Reka AI Unveils State-of-the-Art Language and Vision Models, Google CEO Addresses Bias in AI

Reka AI releases Reka Flash, an efficient and capable multimodal language model. Google's CEO admits bias in AI tool's photo diversity. Plus, Amazon AI introduces BioBRIDGE, a parameter-efficient machine learning framework. Also, tech firms express concerns over new Australian standards for AI and online safety.

Sources:
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/02/28/reka-ai-releases-reka-flash-an-efficient-and-capable-state-of-the-art-21b-multimodal-language-model/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/28/google-chief-ai-tools-photo-diversity-offended-users
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/02/28/amazon-ai-research-introduces-biobridge-a-parameter-efficient-machine-learning-framework-to-bridge-independently-trained-unimodal-foundation-models-to-establish-multimodal-behavior/
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/29/australia-ai-safety-security-laws-microsoft-chatgpt

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:42) Reka AI Releases Reka Flash: An Efficient and Capable State-of-the-Art 21B Multimodal Language Model
(00:02:59) Google chief admits ‘biased’ AI tool’s photo diversity offended users
(00:06:21) Amazon AI Research Introduces BioBRIDGE: A Parameter-Efficient Machine Learning Framework to Bridge Independently Trained Unimodal Foundation Models to Establish Multimodal Behavior
(00:09:19) Tech firms say new Australian standards will make it harder for AI to protect online safety