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PLUS: Microsoft leads generative AI forward with Orca
Alan Buxbaum & Alex Valaitis
June 23, 2023
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Hey there, Big Brain readers!
Alex here with your Friday rundown of all the juicy AI news that's fit to print. Buckle up!
Today's AI spotlights:
Amazon is spending $100 million on AI education 🍎
US-based AI job postings surge 20% in May 📈
Microsoft leads generative AI forward with Orca 🐳
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Amazon is injecting $100M into its AWS Generative AI Innovation Center to help clients like Highspot, Twilio, Ryanair and Lonely Planet develop AI products.
The move is a direct challenge to Microsoft's Azure and Google, aimed at boosting AWS cloud services sales.
Despite criticism of Amazon's generative AI tools being 'vague' and 'incomplete,' CEO Adam Selipsky maintains the firm's long-term perspective.
As the generative AI market, fueled by successes like OpenAI’s Dall-E and ChatGPT, is expected to surge to $1.3T by 2032, Amazon is all-in to grab a slice of that pie."
"They'll take our jobs!", screams much of modern-day media about AI...
But, is that actually the case? When it comes to AI-related jobs, definitely not.
In fact, according to Indeed, generative AI job postings in the US surged 20% last month!
The figure is double 2021’s level, signaling AI’s growing prominence.
The top roles tend to be:
Data scientists
Software engineers
Machine learning engineers
Data engineers
Of course, this is despite a 43.6% dip in overall US tech job openings (which can be attributed to a multitude of factors). Many of these cuts are taking place at companies like Meta and Amazon.
The takeaway? If you're looking to ride the AI wave, now's the time.
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Sure, it's not as big as OpenAI's GPT-4, but size isn't everything.
Orca can hold its own against the big boys thanks to its efficient data analysis abilities and compact size. No need for dedicated data centers here.
And its performance? Outstanding.
Rivaling GPT-4 on Big-Bench Hard benchmarks, it's also flexing its brain on LSATs and GREs.
From chatbots to virtual assistants and content generation - this pint-sized AI is ready to disrupt.
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