Last week was bustling with AI advancements and discussions. Here’s a roundup of the top 6 AI stories that caught our eye:

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1. Adobe's AI Ascent: Adobe is stepping up its game by integrating more generative AI into its products, offering enhanced creativity and productivity tools for users. This move underscores Adobe's aim to remain at the forefront of digital innovation.

2. Big Tech's AI Dilemma: The struggle is real for Big Tech when it comes to monetizing AI. Despite the investments, making AI profitable remains a hurdle. Yet, the potential of AI keeps the tech giants hooked.

3. TikTok's AI Audio Wave: AI-generated audio is making waves on TikTok. This new trend showcases the growing influence of AI in shaping social media content, adding a new dimension to the platform's appeal.

4. US-China AI Tensions Escalate: The US is weighing more restrictive measures on AI exports to China, underlining the ongoing tensions between the two global AI leaders. The geopolitical AI race continues to heat up.

5. Film Studios vs AI: The debate on AI's role in creative writing took a dramatic turn as top authors joined forces with film studios, asserting that AI cannot replace human creativity. Meanwhile, Mistral AI released a high-performing Language Model under Apache 2.0, triggering discussions on AI's potential in content creation.

6. Llama2: A Mojo Marvel: Aydyn Tairov shared his journey of creating Llama2, a popular project on Mojo—a new SDK released last September. Venturing into Mojo with a love for Python and performance akin to C, Aydyn embarked on implementing Llama2. Facing challenges like initial lack of file I/O support in Mojo, he leaned on the community for solutions. His journey unveiled a 60x speedup in Llama2's performance compared to its Python version, marking a noteworthy stride in AI performance optimization​​.

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Stay tuned for more updates from the AI realm next week!

Sources:

1. Last Week in AI by Substack​

2. TechCrunch on Generative AI Technologies

3. AI Business on GitHub, Google, and Meta's AI ventures​

4. TechCrunch Panel on Big Tech's investment in Machine Learning tools​

5. Community Spotlight: How I built llama2.🔥​