[ML News] Microsoft to spend 100 BILLION DOLLARS on supercomputer (& more industry news)

1. Microsoft plans to invest $100 billion in a supercomputer for OpenAI.

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Microsoft's significant investment aims to power OpenAI models, potentially hinting at ambitions for AGI.

• Critics question the rationale behind such a massive investment.
• Speculation arises on whether the investment is tied to achieving AGI.
• OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft limits commercialization to technologies short of AGI.

2. Stability AI undergoes leadership transition with CEO Emad Mustak resigning.

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Emad Mustak steps down, emphasizing the importance of AI remaining open and decentralized.

• Stability AI shifts strategies from open source to a more commercial model.
• The future direction of Stability AI post-CEO transition remains uncertain.

3. Twitter introduces Grock 1.5 model with enhanced reasoning capabilities.

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Grock 1.5 boasts improved reasoning and a context length of 128,000 tokens, showing advancements in AI models.

• The model is a notable upgrade over its predecessor, Grock 1.
• Long context understanding up to 128,000 tokens indicates progress in AI capabilities.

4. OpenAI explores synthetic voices with a custom voice engine.

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OpenAI experiments with a voice engine for creating custom voices, showcasing advancements in voice synthesis technology.

• Users provide text input and a 15-second audio sample to generate natural-sounding voices.
• The voice engine represents a significant development in synthetic voice technology.