Here's what caught my eye in the world of AI this week:

1. Top 75 Generative AI Startups Innovating In 2024 -

   • A comprehensive list of leading AI companies broken out by market segment. Perfect for keeping an eye on the industry's movers and shakers!

2. Introspective Agents 🤖 post by LlamaIndex -

• I’ve used a simple version of this to improve my ideas and writing. Workflow: Write —> ChatGPT —> Edit —> ChatGPT —> Final Edit.

• Andrew Ng has a great thread on this.

3. Simple overview of RAG research that has been taking place since it was first introduce by Facebook AI Research in 2020.

4. Any list of links today would be incomplete without a shoutout to OpenAI’s GPT-4o there new flagship model that can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time.

5. “OpenAI Rules the Changes But Meta Changes the Rules” by Alberto Romero

   • Written on 5/8/24 and already feels dated! Key takeaway: Will a public or private generative AI model come out on top?

     • Prediction: A public one!

       • Significantly less expensive

       • Tailorable for specific proprietary use cases

       • Better transparency, crucial for large enterprises

6. Friday Funnies 🤣 . I created this one myself! Help me make it even funnier.

7.  7 free AI classes you can take online from top tech firms, universities

8. Introducing the Model Spec - To deepen the public conversation about how AI models should behave, OpenAI shared the Model Spec, their approach to shaping desired model behavior. This is great input for the creation an AI Product Requirement document.

   • How have your PRD’s been evolving with AI?

Wrap Up:

As you dive into these cutting-edge insights, envision how they can supercharge your current projects and shape your future ventures. Thinking AI first is the mindset change that will help you stay ahead of the curve.

See you next Friday, and keep navigating the AI landscape one bit at a time!

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