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Good morning, human brains. Welcome back to your daily munch of AI news.
Here’s what’s on the menu today:
AI Cupid? 💘
Is AI the Tinder hack we’ve all been looking for?
Meta releases human-like image AI 🖼️
Legend Yann LeCun is the architect behind the new model.
The EU passes the EU AI Act 🧑⚖️ ⚖️
The law has spoken!
APPETIZER
Cupid from the machine? ❤️
Lucy Cavendish from the Daily Mail let artificial intelligence take over her love life.
Yep, you read that right.
This brave soul handed over control to Genie, the AI advice app. The AI suggested message approaches to Lucy’s Tinder matches based on profile bios.
It also gave its opinion on the lighting of profile pictures, what to wear on the first date, and even on the tone in her messages.
What Lucy wanted to wear, compared to Genie’s outfit.
And it didn’t stop at the initial, flirty Tinder messages. Genie gave real-time advice during her real-life dates. From “is ordering a 3rd glass of wine is rude?” to “what can I say to politely leave the date?” the bot had Lucy’s questions covered.
The downside? She spent a lot of time in the loo using her phone.
Romantic.
So, did it work?
First dates were plentiful, but there were no follow-up dates after that. Between the AI’s boundary-setting behavior and lying about shared interests with her potential partners, it was difficult to make an authentic connection.
Our take: Dating is plenty full of mind games and nuances. Is it really necessary to add more confusion with AI? Is your date legitimately interested in your passion for aquatic invertebrates, or is it just AI leading you along?
BUZZWORD OF THE DAY
Reinforcement Learning
Reinforcement learning refers to a type of machine learning where the model under training receives feedback through positive or negative reinforcement to improve over time.
The process more closely resembles trial and error as opposed to other methods, like supervised or unsupervised learning.
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MAIN COURSE
Meta releases ‘human-like’ image AI 🖼️
Their new model, I-JEPA, analyzes and fills in missing pieces of images.
What’s so great about it?
It uses its worldly background knowledge to fill in the gaps instead of just relying on neighboring pixels.
With the new approach, we can bid farewell to all those extra AI-generated fingers… hopefully.
The model is based on a new architecture proposed by Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, Yann LeCun. A legend in the field, he’s considered to be the “godfather of AI”.
Drawing controversy, Meta execs refused to sign a statement likening AI risks to pandemics and wars — backed by other large players like OpenAI, DeepMind, Microsoft, and Google. LeCun himself has been outspoken against “AI doomerism”, proposing built-in safety checks as the right path forward.
You can read the full paper behind the model here.
Our take: Cool new image tech? Check. AI safety drama? Also check. Given this first success, it’s likely we’ll see more models using this new architecture.
A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA
The European Parliament passes the EU AI Act 🧑⚖️ ⚖️
The European Parliament just gave a big thumbs up to the EU AI Act.
499 MEPs voted in favor, with 28 disagreeing and 93 abstaining.
The landmark decision has been months in the making, with plenty of involvement from players like OpenAI and Google.
And it certainly looks like OpenAI and others are affected by the new transparency regulations.
Our take: AI development in Europe is about to look a lot different. Big AI is on move — what’s next?
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YOUR DAILY MUNCH
Startup News
Mistral AI secures a whopping $113 million in seed funding — with notable investors including Lightspeed, Redpoint, Index Venturesa and Xavier Niel.
UK universities receive £54 million from gov — with collaboration across academia, business, and the wider public, the initiative aims to foster responsible and trustworthy AI research.
Research
Alzheimer's AI research on brain fluid flow — a major breakthrough with far-reaching implications for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Tools
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TWEET OF THE DAY
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