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The way AI is built is about to change.
OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever predicts that pre-training will end soon. The next generation of models, he predicted, “is going to be truly agentic.”
He also said that future AI systems will be able to do things in a step-by-step manner that is comparable to thinking, unlike today’s AI, which often patterns-matches based on what the model has seen before.
OpenAI, meanwhile, wants payment. The ChatGPT creator published a blog post featuring Elon Musk’s old emails in which he pitched a for-profit AI startup. The move comes in response to Musk’s court move to prevent OpenAI from going into for-profit business.
The published emails also revealed that Musk wanted to become CEO of OpenAI and outlined a plan where he said he would “obviously have initial control of the company” but that it would be temporary. Two other OpenAI co-founders objected, saying he would hold too much power.
ICYMI: Why OpenAI whistleblower, Sucheer Balaji, who committed suicide, was criticizing ChatGPT.
While many people on Instagram are having a light-hearted moment enjoying AI-generated spoofs of Bollywood movies, investors are serious about where to put the big bucks.
Software firm Databricks, which helps enterprises process and analyze their data using AI, is close to a deal that could become one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history. It is close to raising $9.5 billion.
If finalized, it would surpass OpenAI’s $6.6-billion funding round — the largest venture capital round in history.
Talk about scoring big bucks.
We will talk about it in today’s newsletter
- A glimpse into the reading list of Indian entrepreneurs
- Amit Trivedi on balancing creativity with business
- This bar serves cocktails ‘ASPER’ seasons
Here’s your trivia for today: What is considered the oldest library in the world?
Books
Inside Reading List of Indian Entrepreneurs
As the Indian startup ecosystem continues to innovate and disrupt the tech infrastructure, entrepreneurs and investors continue to turn to business manuals and handbooks that have helped keep their decision-making skills up to speed.
YS life Dives into the personal libraries of some notable Indian entrepreneurs and investors to uncover the books that will shape their thought processes in 2024.
Page turner:
- Kaivalya Vohra: Co-Founder, Zepto: Atomic Habits James Clear reminded me that progress is about compounding those small 1% improvements every day—whether it’s improving customer experience or team efficiency.
- Kunal Bahl: Co-founder, Snapdeal and Titan Capital: I love it Poor Charlie’s Almanackof (check spelling of title) (by Charlie Munger) Multidisciplinary approach, emphasis on mental models, and focus on integrity and lifelong learning.
- Priyanka Gill: Co-Founder, Good Glam Group: Hard talk about hard things Like a trusted advisor for navigating the realities of running a business. It addresses the complex, complex challenges of entrepreneurship with unfiltered honesty.
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Amit Trivedi on balancing creativity with business
Earlier this year, playback singer and composer Amit Trivedi announced his latest album-Independent support— which features 22 music artists across 13 tracks. Amit has worked with artists including Sunidhi Chauhan, Armaan Malik, Zubin Nautiyal and Neeti Mohan to celebrate the diverse voices in the Indian music industry.
“It’s the freedom of expression, like creating a resonance with me, and putting it out there without anyone telling me what to make and how to make it,” he reflects.
Passion for Music:
- “There is no such thing as struggle, you just flow and you need to love what you are doing, and be very passionate and dedicated…things just flow and fall into place, that’s what happened to me,” says Amit.
- Time limits in particular are a spoilsport for creativity. “Creativity is very fluid, it’s not stuck to a fixed time frame… But as far as films are concerned, their release dates are fixed in advance. We have to work according to those dates.”
- At the end of the day, music composition is art, says Amit. Having said that, to keep creating ‘professional’ tracks and resonate with the masses, it’s important to find a balance.
Wine and food
This bar serves cocktails ‘ASPER’ seasons
It’s not just the skyline of Gurugram that is up for grabs; Its cocktail-forward restaurants and bars, too, are buzzing for the right reasons. The newest kid to join the block is ASPER, set in the popular hotspot of the millennial city, The Kitchens, DLF Phase 3.
Highlights:
- The Dolce & Banana cocktail is a spin on fashion brand D&G. This whiskey-based drink from the ‘spring’ section bursts with tropical flavors, with banana cordial, cinnamon, tincture and lime juice.
- If you’re an out-and-out chai fan, there’s a drink called Between the Leaves. The masala tea-infused gin cocktail contains tender coconut water and pandan leaves, creating an earthy flavor on your palate.
- Among the small plates, shrooms and burratas, the yam kubideh kebab with fresh pita, labneh and fresh chili sauce, and the tamarind caramel pork belly with crispy garlic chips on the side made an impression.
News and updates
- Fake news: The BBC has filed a complaint with US tech giant Apple over AI-generated fake news shared on an iPhone and attributed to the broadcaster. One of the group notifications by Apple Intelligence suggested that the BBC News website had published an article which claimed that Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in the US for the murder of a healthcare executive, had committed suicide.
- Mainstream: MicroStrategy, a favorite high-beta play on the value of bitcoin, will join the Nasdaq 100 index, a move that could boost demand for the controversial stock, which has been on a high run this year along with the cryptocurrency’s value.
- Social media ban: A US appeals court rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would have given its Chinese parent company ByteDance by January 19 to remove the short-video app or face a ban on the app.
Which is the oldest library in the world?
Answer: The Royal Library of Ibla is located near Mardikh, Syria. It is estimated to be 2500-2250 BC.
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