Amazon's Mysterious Video AI Model Leaked

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  • ๐ŸŽฅ Amazon's secret "Olympus" AI Leaked.

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Amazon has reportedly developed a new advanced AI model codenamed "Olympus" that focuses on video and image processing capabilities. The model is rumored for a potential release as soon as next week.

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How better can Olympus do?

  • Excels at detailed video analysis, tracking elements like ball trajectories and equipment issues

  • Aims to compete through video prowess, less advanced than top models in text generation.

  • Represents Amazon's in-house AI development efforts alongside its Anthropic partnership

How does this fit into Amazon's strategy?

  • Amazon recently invested $8 billion into Anthropic, suggesting a dual approach of partnership and proprietary AI

  • The company has been relatively quiet in the AI race up to this point

  • Olympus could help Amazon carve out a niche in specialized video processing applications

Why does this matter?

  • Targets a relatively untapped market segment that could appeal to sports, media, and industrial sectors

  • Demonstrates Amazon's ambitions to be a serious contender in the rapidly evolving AI landscape

  • Signals increased competition and innovation in the AI arms race

What's next?

  • Potential release of Olympus as soon as next week

  • Possible expansion of Amazon's AI capabilities and product offerings

  • Continued jockeying for position among tech giants in the AI domain

Amazon's emergence with the Olympus AI model suggests the company is ready to make a splash in the specialized video processing space, challenging established players and diversifying the AI competitive landscape.

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  • U.S. Police Department is increasingly adopting artificial intelligence tools to ease administrative burdens, introduced Draft One, an AI tool that generates police narratives from bodycam audio reducing crime report-writing time by over 60%, saving officers approx 45 hours per month.

  • Google Labs, has launched GenChess, a web-based game integrating AI-driven image generation through Gemini Imagen 3, letting Players to customize their chess pieces by inputting text prompts, choosing between a traditional or abstract design.

  • Chinese researchers introduces LLaVA-o1, a structured approach to vision-language models (VLMs) for improved multimodal reasoning, inspired by OpenAI's o1 model. It utilizes a four-stage reasoning process: Summary, Caption, Reasoning, and Conclusion, ensuring logical flow by independently managing each stage.

  • Tesla has upgraded its Optimus humanoid robot with a redesigned hand, now featuring 22 degrees of freedom and an additional three in the forearm. The hand is coated with a soft, protective layer that preserves its tactile sensing abilities while enabling it to handle delicate objects with precision.

  • OpenAI has filed a trademark application to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its latest model, o1, marking a crucial step for OpenAI, as it moves to protect its intellectual property (IP).

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