MoonDream 2.0 🌝, OpenAI Social Network 🫂, Nvidia H20 Exports to China 🇨🇳

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OpenAI Explores Social Network (2 minute read) OpenAI is testing an internal prototype of a ChatGPT-integrated social feed focused on image generation, potentially expanding into a standalone social network. Nvidia H20 Exports to China Restricted (1 minute read) The U.S. now requires Nvidia to obtain a license for exporting its H20 AI chips to China, citing potential misuse in supercomputers. 🧠 Research & Innovation TxGemma Open Model for Therapeutic Development (12 minute read) Google has released another model based on its suite of Gemma models. This one is tuned to help discover therapeutic treatments in medical sciences. It outperforms most specialized and all open generalized models. Data Decide (17 minute read) AllenAI has released a tool that can be used to help decide which data to include in pre-training. This framework is quite useful for understanding what goes into a filtering run for pre-training. Conversion Rate Prediction in Ad Systems (11 minute read) Pinterest researchers have proposed a multitask framework that uses Deep Hierarchical Ensemble Networks to improve CVR predictions in ad systems. It shows state-of-the-art results through feature combination and auxiliary learning. 🧑‍💻 Engineering & Resources Open Source OpenAI Production Kernels (GitHub PR) OpenAI has open sourced some of its fp4 and MoE kernels to the Triton language GitHub. Nemotron H Models (Hugging Face Hub) Nvidia's ADLR team has released the weights for the hybrid mamba Nemotron models, which have strong long context performance and decent general benchmark abilities. Auto Deploy (GitHub Repo) A new way to transform PyTorch and Hugging Face models into a faster, deployable, format for fast inference. 🎁 Miscellaneous OpenAI's Updates Preparedness Framework (7 minute read) OpenAI has revised its safety strategy and introduced sharper risk categories, stronger evaluation processes, and new guidelines for managing advanced AI capabilities. Canada Has Answer to Energy Needs in AI Race, Ex-Google CEO Says (1 minute read) Canada has 250 data centers and aims to expand by leveraging its abundant energy resources, like hydro and nuclear. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre advocates for increased resource production to boost economic benefits domestically. Jack Ma Advocates for AI to Serve Humanity, Not Dominate (11 minute read) Jack Ma advocates for AI development focused on enhancing human life, warning against technologies that dominate. He urges global collaboration to create ethical guidelines, ensuring AI complements rather than replaces human capabilities. His call reflects broader public sentiment favoring technology that supports societal welfare. ⚡ Quick Links Transforming Data into Insights with Multimodal LLMs in AI Studio (Sponsor) Discover how HP's AI Studio is transforming medical research and diagnostics. Join us to learn how AI Studio can help you effectively integrate and analyze different data formats. Register now to secure your spot for the webinar Notion Launches AI-Powered Email (2 minute read) Notion Mail is a Gmail-integrated client that helps users manage, search, and reply to email using AI. OpenAI slashes AI model safety testing time (5 minute read) OpenAI has reduced the time and resources for safety testing its AI models, raising concerns over rushed releases without proper safeguards. 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