16th issue: Adobe has got your back 🙌

🌯 Wrap for the week

A close look at all the main headlines in AI

Adobe could pick up your legal tab if you got claimed due to its AI-generated images

Adobe has thrown a Firefly-shaped lifeline to all enterprise users who are uneasy about dipping their toes into the generative AI artwork pool.

Armed with an indemnity clause, Adobe promises to pick up the tab if a copyright claim arises from works created by Firefly, their own generative AI art tool. It's like buying art insurance before you've even started doodling.

The underlying fear of many enterprises is using generative AI without understanding how it's trained. They crave a safety net similar to the rights they secure when using stock images in campaigns. Scott Belsky, Adobe's chief strategy officer, revealed that this concern was echoed loud and clear during their talks with big enterprises.

"We had to be safe regardless [of how the courts might rule]," Belsky commented. The company is not training on the open internet, but only on content it can legally use, reducing the risk associated with offering indemnity.

But hold your horses! The company has a cap on its indemnification. If you create Firefly-generated art, Adobe's got your back. But if you go rogue and add, say, a Spiderman lookalike to the artwork, you're on your own.

That’s Adobe, folks, offering some peace of mind in an unsettled copyright landscape. Just remember, no matter how tempting, leave the superhero capes out of your AI-generated masterpieces!

Main news credit:
Adobe indemnity clause designed to ease enterprise fears about AI-generated art from TechCrunch

A couple of data players are also joining the AI race.

I personally think this is a good strategy for data companies to join the AI race as data plays such an important role in getting a meaningful AI application up and running.

First of all, we have Databricks, a leader in data and AI, inked a deal to acquire MosaicML.

The acquisition, valued at a hefty $1.3 billion, brings together two trailblazers aiming to make generative AI and large language models (LLMs) accessible for all organisations. MosaicML, renowned for its state-of-the-art MPT LLMs and cost-effective model-building solutions, will now boost Databricks' offerings.

The partnership will enable users to build, own, and secure models without high costs. It's worth noting that MosaicML’s auto-optimization of model training accelerates the process by 2x-7x, making it faster and cheaper to train multi-billion-parameter models. As part of the agreement, MosaicML's team, including its industry-leading research department, will join Databricks, further fuelling innovation in AI model training.

Secondly, Snowflake, the cloud-based data storage giant, is expanding its horizons by introducing a new container service and a partnership with Nvidia.

This move aims to simplify the process of building generative AI applications that leverage the vast amounts of data stored on Snowflake and run on Nvidia GPUs. The company's recent acquisitions, Neeva and Streamlit, along with Snowpark Container Services, are part of a strategy to enable computations on enterprise data without needing to move it to external systems.

The partnership with Nvidia further amplifies Snowflake's capabilities by integrating Nvidia's NeMo framework, thereby facilitating fine-tuned machine-learning models.

Main news credit:
Databricks Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire MosaicML, a Leading Generative AI Platform from PRNewswire
Snowflake-Nvidia partnership could make it easier to build generative AI applications from TechCrunch

Other top AI headlines for the week

Y Combinator’s Latest Batch Is 35% AI Startups from Bloomberg

Giving all the eyes are on AI nowadays, it is no wonder that startups are also spending their time heavily in this area as well. Even for startups not specifically focused on developing AI, it is also interesting to know that as many as half of the newest cohort involve AI in their business.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis Says Its Next Algorithm Will Eclipse ChatGPT from Wired

I think pairing the tree search strategy used in AlphaGo with Bard would be a winning combo. Let’s see if this time Google would turn the table around.

Introducing OpenAI London from OpenAI

Initially, my bet for the first OpenAI international office would be in Japan given all the laws are really supportive of AI development. Well, London is certainly a good choice as well.

🎬️ Guess that movie

Adding a bit of fun to your weekend reading, let’s guess the famous movie from the 10-emoji description created by ChatGPT:

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If it is a bit hard to figure out, you can find the answer with some explanation from ChatGPT at the end of this newsletter.

🧰 Toolbox

Check out this week’s tools and resources that give you more superpowers with prompt crafting!

1. 🔧 LangTale Playground
If you are keen to test functional calls from OpenAI, this is the tool for you. Although, you do need to supply your own OpenAI API key to run it.

2. 📺️ Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn
If you want to get the basics about generative AI and a badge at the same time, this is a cool offering from Microsoft and LinkedIn. It is only 4 hours of content, so you should be able to finish this in a day and get one of those LinkedIn badges.

3. 📚️ AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born
This is an interesting report from the Verge looking at what the internet could look like in a post-ChatGPT world.

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🖼️ Image of the week

Bob Ross using a “new” tool to make art 🤣 

🎬️ Guess that movie - answer

The answer is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" 🥳 

Did you guess that right? Here is ChatGPT’s explanation:

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This summary captures the main elements of the story: a couple in love (💑), a breakup (💔), the brain or mind (🧠), a medical procedure (💉), a reversal or change (🔄), sleeping or unconsciousness (😴), memories or dreams (💭), the beach setting (🏖️), a train ride (🚆), and eventually rekindling love (💕).