Analytics Power Hour; Google DeepMind develops grandmaster-level chess AI

💸 Apple has been buying AI startups faster than Google, Facebook, likely to shakeup global AI soon LINK

• Apple has reportedly outpaced major rivals like Google, Meta, and Microsoft in AI startup acquisitions in 2023, with up to 32 companies acquired, highlighting its dedication to AI development.

• The company's strategic acquisitions provide access to cutting-edge technology and top-talent, aiming to strengthen its competitive edge and AI capabilities in its product lineup.

• While specifics of Apple's integration plans for these AI technologies remain undisclosed, its aggressive acquisition strategy signals a significant focus on leading the global AI innovation forefront.

🤖 Nvidia CEO plays down fears in call for rapid AI infrastructure growth LINK

• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplays fears of AI, attributing them to overhyped concerns and interests aimed at scaring people, while advocating for rapid development of AI infrastructure for economic benefits.

• Huang argues that regulating AI should not be more difficult than past innovations like cars and planes, emphasizing the importance of countries building their own AI infrastructure to protect culture and gain economic advantages.

• Despite Nvidia's success with AI chips and the ongoing global debate on AI regulation, Huang encourages nations to proactively develop their AI capabilities, dismissing the scare tactics as a barrier to embracing the technology's potential.

♟️ Google DeepMind develops grandmaster-level chess AI LINK

• Google DeepMind has developed a new AI capable of playing chess at a grandmaster level using a language model-based architecture, diverging from traditional search algorithm approaches.

• The chess AI, trained on a dataset of 10 million games and 15 billion data points, achieved an Elo rating of 2895 in rapid chess against human opponents, surpassing AlphaZero when not employing the MCTS strategy.

• This breakthrough demonstrates the broader potential of Transformer architecture beyond language models, challenging the notion of transformers as merely statistical pattern recognizers.

🤷‍♀️ Meet Goody-2, the AI too ethical to discuss literally anything LINK

• Goody-2 is a satirical AI created by the art studio Brain, designed to highlight the extremes of ethical AI by refusing to engage in any conversation due to viewing all queries as potentially offensive or dangerous.

• The AI serves as a critique of overly cautious AI development practices and the balance between responsibility and usefulness, emphasizing responsibility to an absurd level.

• Despite its satire, Goody-2 raises questions about the effectiveness of AI and the necessity of setting boundaries, as seen in its creators' deliberate decision to prioritize ethical considerations over practical utility.