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Top 3 AI Updates
Google, Y Combinator's Paul Graham and Hugging Face in the talk!
Today’s top-3 AI updates
Google apologises for inaccuracies in its AI Overview feature.
Paul Graham says Sam wasn’t forced out from YC.
Hugging Face discloses a security breach on its platform.
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1. Google apologises for inaccuracies in its AI Overview feature
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This comes after numerous online criticisms from Google's users.
Liz Reid, Google VP, acknowledged that AI Overviews sometimes misinterprets queries and lacks sufficient information.
Google plans improvements, including better detection for nonsensical queries and limiting user-generated content in certain responses, aiming to refine AI Search's reliability.
2. Paul Graham says Sam wasn’t forced out from YC
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Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, denied claims that Sam Altman was pressured to resign as Y Combinator president in 2019 due to conflicts of interest.
Graham stated Altman chose OpenAI over Y Combinator, contradicting reports alleging Altman was forced out.
This follows recent criticism from former OpenAI board members regarding Altman's trustworthiness amidst profit incentives pressures.
3. Hugging Face discloses a security breach on its platform
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Hackers had gained unauthorised access to its Spaces platform, affecting private keys and tokens.
The company revoked compromised tokens and recommended users refresh their keys.
They are investigating with cybersecurity specialists and have notified law enforcement.
Notably, Hugging Face faces scrutiny over security after recent vulnerabilities were exposed by Wiz and other security firms.
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