Subj : OpenAI video AI leaks ¨, Google's monopoly trial ¨, devs favorite IDEs ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Wed Nov 27 2024 11:36:34 --vOPdNlv0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A group of artists recently made a post claiming that OpenAI was using th= em as unpaid beta testers for Sora, OpenAI's video generator=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C= =C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80= =8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0= =E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2=A0=E2=80=8C=C2= =A0 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Artisan] [4] TLDR 2024-11-27 AUTOMATE= YOUR DEMAND GENERATION WITH AVA =E2=80=93 THE AI SALES AGENT WHO BOOKS M= EETINGS ON AUTOPILOT (SPONSOR) [4]=20 Your time is too valuable for man= ually chasing leads. 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Artists Leak OpenAI's Sora = Video Generator (3 minute read)

A group of artists recently made a post= claiming that OpenAI was using them as unpaid beta testers for Sora, OpenA= I's video generator, and that the company was pressuring them to spin a pos= itive narrative around the tool. OpenAI required every video clip to be app= roved before sharing, suggesting that the early access program was less abo= ut creative expression and critique and more about PR and advertisement. Th= e artists leaked a version of Sora on Hugging Face that could create 10-sec= ond clips but OpenAI shut down early access for all artists three hours aft= er it was posted. The artists said in their post that they hope OpenAI beco= mes more open, more artist friendly, and supports the arts beyond PR stunts= ..
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The most ambitious players in the AI ra= ce are now building super clusters of computer servers that cost billions o= f dollars and contain unprecedented numbers of Nvidia's most advanced chips= .. The push towards superclusters could help Nvidia sustain its growth traje= ctory. The trend is fostering demand for Nvidia's networking equipment, whi= ch is fast becoming a significant business. Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which= are several times as powerful as its current chips, are set to start shipp= ing in the next couple of months.
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China plans to build egg ig= loos on lunar surface (4 minute read)

China has unveiled a mock-up of a moon = colony that shows a handful of egg-shaped gray igloos and space rovers with= Lego-like spacemen grounding between them. The model is a result of carefu= l examination of the conditions on the moon, where there is a lack of raw m= aterials, extreme temperature fluctuations, and cosmic radiation. China is = planning to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2035 and is developin= g detailed plans accordingly. Pictures of the model are available in the ar= ticle.
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Google and the DOJ make the= ir final arguments in the ad tech monopoly case (4 minute read)

Google and the Department of Justice ha= ve made their closing arguments in the antitrust case against Google. The D= OJ argued that Google used a suite of ad tech products to strong-arm site o= wners and advertisers. Google countered that it faces competition from othe= r sources and shouldn't have to cut deals with competitors. US District Cou= rt judge Leonie Brinkema is expected to rule on the case by the end of 2024= ..
Building LLMs is probably n= ot going be a brilliant business (6 minute read)

Large language models are cool, but tha= t doesn't mean that building them is going to be a profitable business. Wha= t makes a good business is industry structure. Airlines have unfavorable in= dustry structure, with only two makers of airplanes, fickle and unloyal cus= tomers, and high amounts of competition. The fizzy-drinks business has a ve= ry favorable industry structure - fizzy drinks are easy to make, customers = aren't very picky, and it isn't easy for new competitors to enter the marke= t. The industry structure for large language model makers isn't very good -= there is only one true supplier (Nvidia), there doesn't seem to be any bra= nd loyalty being built up, and there is a lot of competition in the market.
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A Framework for Evaluating = Browser Support (14 minute read)

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ServiceTitan could be the f= irst of many =E2=80=98dirty' term-sheet IPOs, VCs believe (4 minute read)

ServiceTitan may be the first of a seri= es of late-stage companies being forced to IPO or reveal other ugly terms t= hey agreed to after the VC fundraising market tanked in 2022 and valuations= plummeted.
Uber's Gig Workers Now Incl= ude Coders for Hire on AI Projects (4 minute read)

Uber is recruiting contractors in India= , the US, Canada, Poland, and Nicaragua to handle large-scale annotation ta= sks.
Deno v. Oracle: Canceling t= he JavaScript Trademark (3 minute read)

Deno formally filed a petition with the= USPTO to cancel Oracle's trademark for 'JavaScript' on November 22 to free= the term from legal entanglements and recognize it as a shared public good= ..
SpaceX gets FCC green light= for Starlink direct-to-phone deal with T-Mobile (3 minute read)

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