๐ GPU Flaw Risks AI Data; Apple Vision Pro Debuts; Samsung's AI Phones
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A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data. As more companies ramp up development of artificial intelligence systems, they are increasingly turning to graphics processing unit (GPU) chips for the computing power they need to run large language models (LLMs) and to crunch data quickly at at massive scale. By Lily Hay Newman via WIRED
๐: This vulnerability was found by the talented @Tyler_UCSC and highlights the unknown security posture of the ML stack (i.e., GPUs) and the increased attack surfaces faced when deploying LLMs and ML models. - Dr Heidy Khlaaf (ูุงูุฏู ุฎูุงู) (@HeidyKhlaaf)
Apple Vision Pro hands-on, redux: Immersive Video, Disney+ app, floating keyboard, and a little screaming. With pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro headset opening this week, the company is getting ready to launch one of its most significant products ever. It announced this morning an โentertainment format pioneered by Appleโ called Apple Immersive Video, as well as new viewing environments in the Disney+ app featuring scenes from the studioโs beloved franchises like the Avengers and Star Wars. By Cherlynn Low via Engadget
๐: Had my 4th demo of the Vision Pro this AM and Apple finally let us take a photo with it on.My first three demos (1 in June,ย 1 in November, 1 in December) were all with the Solo Knit Band and I really felt the weight of the face computer on my face. Today I tried the Dual Loop Band. Not as elegant looking but definitely more comfortable. - Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern)
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The AI phones are coming. Samsung is announcing new phones this week, and they're going to be the most AI phones that ever AI'ed. That's not a guess, although it would be an easy one coming off the heels of โPut a ChatGPT on itโ CES 2024. No, Samsung is telling us in the loudest ways possible โ including putting it on the Sphere, which is the 2024 equivalent of shouting it from the rooftops. By Allison Johnson via The Verge
Uber steps up efforts to get drivers into Teslas. Uber is working with Tesla to encourage its drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its broader goal to be emissions-free in the U.S. and Canada by 2030, the ride-hailing company tells Axios exclusively. By Joann Muller via Axios
๐: NEWS: Uber steps up efforts to get drivers into Teslas - Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt)
OpenAI announces team to build 'crowdsourced' governance ideas into its models. OpenAI says it wants to implement ideas from the public about how to ensure its future AI models โalign to the values of humanity.โ To that end, the AI startup is forming a new Collective Alignment team of researchers and engineers to create a system for collecting and โencodingโ public input on its modelsโ behaviors into OpenAI products and services, the company announced today. By Kyle Wiggers via TechCrunch
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