Hi Hope you had excellent weekends! The weather in Hanoi still can’t make up it’s mind whether it’s full-blown 40°+ summer or not and, while I’m generally okay with that, a little less rain please ⛈️ Anyway, Monday’s here now so let’s kick it off with a few headlines from the world of AI: Musk … Read more
Hi Hope you had excellent weekends and that the week ahead is shaping up well for you all. A few headlines from the world of AI to kickstart your week: The battle for AI ownership: OpenAI’s News Corp Deal and just who owns Scarlett Johansson’s voice? Big moves on the question of copyright and ownership … Read more
Hi Phew! This last week was probably one of the craziest in the young history of AI – Monday OpenAI held an event where they released some pretty incredible new developments. Not to be outdone, a day or so later Google held their I/O event where they also dropped bombs. This is going to be … Read more
Hi Hope you had excellent weekends. The blossoms are blooming everywhere in Hanoi at the moment and it’s in that lovely period before the thermostat breaks 40°. Love this time of year 😍🤩 Anyway, here’s a few notes from the world of AI to start your Monday: OpenAI Pulls Back the Curtain: The ‘Model Spec’ … Read more
Hi Normal service resumes… hope all’s well with you and yours wherever you are. A few notes from the world of AI to kickstart your week: AI Arms Race: Big Tech’s Latest Moves There have been a lot of big technical announcements either released or teased in the last week or so: The Rise of … Read more
Hi Hope you’re all well. To those of you in 🇻🇳, hope you had an excellent Reunification Day holiday – to those elsewhere, sorry for the radio silence – we’ve been on holiday here most of the last week #lovingit. Better late than never though, a few notes from the World of AI to wind … Read more
Hi Hope you had wonderful weekends – esp. those of us in 🇻🇳 who were lucky enough to enjoy a day off Thursday for the Hung Kings Festival. ❤️ me a mid-week weekend! A few quick notes from the world of AI to kick off your Monday: Llama 3: Meta’s Open-Source Powerhouse Challenges AI Frontrunners … Read more
Hi Hope you had excellent weekends. Mouldy March is holding on a bit longer than we’d like in Hanoi but, balanced against that, it’s a short week with the Hung Kings Festival on Thursday #winning. A few headlines from the world of AI to kick off the short week: Is 2024 the Year of AI … Read more
Hi Hope you all had wonderful weekends. I floated back into the office on Friday morning after three days on motorbikes out on the border of 🇻🇳 and 🇨🇳 – still buzzing. If you ever get a chance to ride Ha Giang, I cannot recommend it enough – already planning the next trip 🤩🏍️. In … Read more
Hi Huge apologies for the late post this week! I was away riding motorbikes on the Ha Giang loop on the border of China and Vietnam. I thought I’d scheduled this to post at the usual time but clearly not – going to blame the excitement 🤩🏍️ Anyway, that said – a few lines from … Read more