On Our "Virtual Route 66" This Week : On the Tech Scene

 Our team pulled together a snapshot of the week that was with thoughts courtesy of the Information and Rundown AI:  

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Elon Musk revealed in an X post that Grok 2 is in training and will “exceed current AI on all metrics“.

Andrew Ng, founder of DeepLearning AI, spoke at Sequoia Capital’s AI Ascent meetup, revealing that GPT 3.5 outperforms GPT-4 through an agentic workflow.

OpenAI has quietly updated an article showing a ‘DALL-E 3 editor interface’ — allowing users to edit images directly in the chat by selecting an area of the image and prompting changes.

The National WWII Museum is using AI and voice recognition to allow visitors to "converse" with World War II-era Americans through volumetric video interviews.

Japan and the US are reported to announce closer cooperation in AI and semiconductors in a joint statement when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with President Joe Biden next month.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has been awarded a knighthood in the UK for "services to artificial intelligence".

Indiana Pacers used Snapchat AI filters to make it look like Los Angeles Lakers fans were crying during a recent NBA game.