Mozilla goes beyond Firefox: How the open source giant is shaping the AI era

🛰️🔥 Satellite imagery and AI uncover the dark secrets of the fishing industry🎣

💥 Intel and DigitalBridge back Articul8 AI, a new platform for generative AI in the cloud 💥

A new platform company called Articul8 AI, which is spun out from Intel with the backing of DigitalBridge and other investors. Articul8 AI develops generative AI software that can read text and images, and is optimized for Intel hardware. The spinout is part of Intel’s strategy to raise capital and compete in the AI market.

• 🚀 Intel, a leading chipmaker, is launching a new platform company called Articul8 AI, which focuses on generative AI software for enterprises.
• 💰 Articul8 AI is backed by DigitalBridge, a major investor in data centers, and other venture capital firms. Intel will retain a stake in the spinout and collaborate with it.
• 🧠 Articul8 AI’s software can read text and images and generate new content based on them, such as summaries, captions, reports, etc. The software is optimized for Intel hardware but supports other options.
• 🏭 Articul8 AI targets industries that require high levels of security and domain knowledge, such as financial services, aerospace, semiconductor, telecommunications, etc. The software keeps customer data and AI within the enterprise perimeter.
• 🏆 Intel’s move to launch Articul8 AI is part of its strategy to raise capital and compete with rivals like Nvidia and AMD in the AI market. Intel also plans to deliver new software products and services, including GenAI-powered products, that make Intel hardware more attractive for various applications.

     Read about it here: Link

🌊🐟🚫 Satellite data reveals shocking scale of illegal fishing in protected waters

Satellite imagery and machine learning to reveal the true extent of the global fishing industry, especially the untracked or “dark” fishing vessels that operate in Asian waters and protected areas. The study found that around three-fourths of all industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, and that China alone accounts for about 30% of all fishing on the planet. The article highlights the importance of openly tracking fishing vessels for monitoring fish stocks and the ecological impact of fishing.

• 🐟🚫 The term refers to the fishing vessels that are not publicly tracked or reported, either intentionally or unintentionally. They may be involved in illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. 
• 🛰️👩‍💻 The researchers from Global Fishing Watch used two petabytes of orbital imagery from 2017-2021 to identify millions of vessels at sea and cross-reference them with reported and known coordinates for vessels tracked via AIS. 
• 🗺️📊 The study found that around three-fourths of all industrial fishing vessels and almost a third of all transport and energy vessels are not publicly tracked. The dark fishing industry is huge, perhaps as big as the publicly documented one. The study also revealed the regional disparities in tracking and reporting, with Asia having the lowest levels and Europe having the highest. 
• 🌍👏 The study highlights the need for more transparency and accountability in the global fishing industry, as well as the potential of satellite imagery and machine learning to provide a more accurate and comprehensive picture of the maritime activities and their ecological impact. 

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Mozilla 🔥 up its AI game: How the Firefox maker plans to take on the tech giants with open source and trustworthy AI 🚀

Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is shifting its focus to AI and open source large language models. It aims to make it easier and more trustworthy for developers and consumers to use these models in various applications. It also plans to evolve the browser to be more protective and helpful for users in the AI era. Mozilla recently acquired Fakespot, a startup that helps users identify fake reviews, as part of its AI efforts.

• 🚀 Mozilla is looking beyond Firefox and focusing on how to bring its values of openness and trustworthiness into the AI space. 
• 🧠 Mozilla.ai aims to make it easier to use any of the open source large language models in a privacy-sensitive, affordable way. It is building a wrapper that can fine-tune, optimize, and deploy any open source model. 
• 🕵️‍♂️ Mozilla acquired Fakespot, a startup that helps users identify fake reviews on online platforms. This is an example of how Mozilla wants to use AI to protect and help users on the internet. 
• 🦊 Mozilla plans to use AI to make the browser more personalized and proactive for users. It wants to create an assistant that can summarize articles, notify users, and act as a pop-up blocker for the AI era. 

     Read about it here: Link

👏👏 Humane’s AI Pin is coming soon! The screenless wonder that lets you talk to AI on your palm! 🤩🤩

Humane, a company founded by former Apple employees, has announced that its AI Pin, a device that lets you interact with AI services without a screen, will start shipping in March 2024. The AI Pin is a wearable computer that uses voice, gesture, and touch inputs, and can project information and interfaces on your hand. The device costs $699 and requires a monthly subscription. Humane claims that the AI Pin is a more humane way of using technology.

• 📌Humane’s AI Pin is a device that lets you interact with AI services without a screen. It uses voice, gesture, and touch inputs, and can project information on your hand. 
• 🚚 The device will start shipping in March 2024, with priority orders getting their devices first. 
• 🌐 The device can access various AI services, such as search, translation, navigation, and more. It also has a phone number and cellular data. 
• 💰 The device costs $699 and requires a $24 per month subscription to use cellular data and get a phone number. 
• 🍎 Humane is a new company founded by former Apple employees, who left the tech giant in 2017 to pursue their vision of creating a more humane technology. The company has raised over $100 million in funding. 

Read about it here: Link

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