Today’s top AI Highlights:

1. Build enterprise-grade applications with AWS’s Low-Code Generative AI studio

2. LMSYS open framework for LLM routing that saves 85% cost with 95% GPT-4’s performance

3. Build, deploy, and operate fully custom AI Copilots with this opensource kit

4. Turn any website into an API with AI with SmartCrawl

& so much more!

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Latest Developments 🌍

AWS’ AI-Powered Low-Code Studio for Creating Apps 🧑‍💻

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced AWS App Studio, currently in public preview, for users to build enterprise-grade custom applications quickly, using natural language instead of traditional coding. App Studio offers a streamlined process to create functional applications with user interfaces, data models, and business logic in minutes.

Key Highlights:

1. Generative AI for App - Just describe your desired application in plain language, and App Studio’s AI will generate the core components, including the UI, data structures, and basic logic.

2. Built-in Connectors - The Studio offers pre-built connectors for services like Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and Salesforce to integrate data for applications.

3. Visual Building Environment - You can refine your applications with a simple drag-and-drop interface for UI design, and easily define workflows and automations.

4. Role-Based Access Control - App Studio integrates with AWS IAM Identity Center for secure user management so the administrators can define granular permissions for different user groups.

5. Managed Infrastructure - AWS App Studio handles application deployment and operations. You can also test it before pushing it to production.

Opensource Framework for Cost-Effective LLM Routing ↖️↗️

Deploying LLMs in real-world applications often presents a dilemma: more capable models deliver higher-quality results but come at a higher cost, while smaller models are more budget-friendly but may compromise performance.

LMSYS has developed RouteLLM, an open-source framework for cost-effective LLM routing. This system acts as an intelligent gatekeeper, analyzing incoming queries and intelligently directing them to the most appropriate LLM based on both the task’s complexity and the capabilities of available models.

Key Highlights:

1. Preference Data-Driven - RouteLLM is trained on preference data which allows it to learn the strengths and weaknesses of different LLMs and match them to specific types of queries.

2. Data Augmentation Techniques - It incorporates data augmentation methods that further improve routing accuracy, even with limited training data.

3. Cost Reductions - In tests, RouteLLM achieved cost savings of over 85% on the MT Bench, 45% on MMLU, and 35% on GSM8K compared to using only GPT-4, all while maintaining 95% of GPT-4’s performance.

4. Open-Source and Available - RouteLLM, along with its datasets and trained routers, is publicly available on GitHub and HuggingFace.

Quick Bites 🤌

1. OpenAI’s text-to-speech API is now integrated into their Playground, so you can easily generate audio from text using six voices. You can try it here! (Source)

2. The Washington Post has released a new AI chatbot “Climate Answers” that answers questions about climate change and related topics, powered by OpenAI’s LLM. It generates responses using information from The Washington Post’s climate section articles dating back to 2016 and cites its sources. (Source)

3. AMD is acquiring Silo AI, Europe’s largest private AI lab, for $665 million to boost its enterprise AI solutions. This acquisition will allow AMD to integrate Silo AI's expertise in developing AI models and solutions. (Source)

4. Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, shared an update on X about its device. Key takeaways:

   • Long-Term Goals - Neuralink aims to mitigate AI risks, treat brain and spinal cord injuries, and restore sight to the blind.

   • First Patient - Neuralink’s first human patient is using the device to control a computer with his thoughts, breaking world records for cursor control speed while enjoying games and internet browsing.

   • Future Research - Neuralink is exploring ways to restore mobility using the device to control wheelchairs and robotic limbs. Research also includes treating mental health conditions like schizophrenia, memory issues, and expanding our understanding of the brain.

Tools of the Trade ⚒️

1. CopilotKit: Build and deploy AI copilots into your applications, such as chatbots, AI assistants, and AI-enhanced text areas, using simple components and APIs. You can customize these features to interact with your application’s data and perform actions.

2. Viral Factory: Automatically creates various social media content formats like videos and scripts. You can customize its production process in detail, including text-to-speech, background visuals, and uploading to platforms like TikTok.

3. SmartCrawl: Turn any website into an API with AI. Extract structured data from any website and access it via API. You can use this data to automate tasks or integrate it into your apps.

4. Awesome LLM Apps: Build awesome LLM apps using RAG for interacting with data sources like GitHub, Gmail, PDFs, and YouTube videos through simple texts. These apps will let you retrieve information, engage in chat, and extract insights directly from content on these platforms.

Hot Takes 🔥

1. Computers will control the future
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   They already do ~
   Elon Musk|
   

2. The biggest puzzle in AI is why the dozens of companies that raised billions in funding can’t catch up to Sonnet 3.5 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ ~
   Bindu Reddy

Meme of the Day 🤡

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