Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro Revolutionizes AI, Meta’s Nick Clegg on AI in Democracy

Google's next-generation AI model Gemini 1.5 Pro is now available in public preview on Google Cloud's Vertex AI Platform, offering developers unprecedented capabilities. Meta's Nick Clegg plays down AI's threat to global democracy and emphasizes its role in defending democracy. Symbolica raises $31 million to develop AI systems to compete with OpenAI, challenging the dominance of transformer architectures. Meta discusses buying publisher Simon & Schuster to train AI, raising ethical questions. Stay informed about the latest advancements and debates in AI technology with 'Simply A.I.'

Sources:
https://www.marktechpost.com/2024/04/09/googles-next-generation-ai-model-gemini-1-5-pro-is-now-available-in-public-preview-on-google-clouds-vertex-ai-platform/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/09/metas-nick-clegg-plays-down-ais-threat-to-global-democracy
https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/symbolica-raises-31-million-to-develop-ai-systems-to-compete-with-openai/109169376
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/09/meta-discussed-buying-publisher-simon-schuster-to-train-ai

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:44) Google’s Next-Generation AI Model Gemini 1.5 Pro is Now Available in Public Preview on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI Platform
(00:03:22) Meta’s Nick Clegg plays down AI’s threat to global democracy
(00:06:36) Symbolica raises $31 million to develop AI systems to compete with OpenAI
(00:09:16) Meta ‘discussed buying publisher Simon & Schuster to train AI’