Friday, December 6, 2024
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Hi, it’s Chad. Every Friday, I serve as your AI guide to help you navigate a rapidly evolving landscape, discern signals from noise and transform cutting-edge insights into practical leadership wisdom. If you’d like me to work with your team or speak at an event in 2025, please get in touch asap. The first quarter of the year is always busy for me. And now, on to the content. Here’s what you need to know:
1. Algorithmic Musings: Vision Language Models
It feels like we just got used to the phrase LLM or Large Language Models. Now we need to grapple with whatever a VLM or Vision Language Model might be. Let’s break this down.
Remember when computers could only identify objects in images like a toddler playing a pointing game? Well, Vision Language Models (VLMs) crash through that barrier, combining the visual processing power of computer vision with the sophisticated communication abilities of language models. It’s like giving AI both eyes to see and a voice to eloquently describe what it’s seeing – a genuine “Xerox PARC moment” in artificial intelligence.
Under the hood, VLMs are pulling off something remarkably similar to what our brains do effortlessly: they’re processing visual information through sophisticated neural encoders (think: AI’s visual cortex) and seamlessly translating that into natural language through advanced language models. The result? AI that can not only recognize that cat sitting in a business suit behind a desk but also explain why it’s hilarious.
Looking ahead, VLMs feel like they’re at that same inflection point as early GUIs – we can see the potential, but we’re probably still underestimating their impact. From revolutionizing how we search visual content to enabling more natural human-AI interactions, these models are laying the groundwork for a future where machines don’t just see or speak – they understand and communicate about our visual world in ways that feel genuinely human. The show’s just getting started, and if history’s taught us anything about transformative tech, we’re in for quite a ride.
2. Paper Trail: AI Research Decoded
Understanding AI Vision-Language Models
New research reveals how AI vision systems process images with surprising efficiency, potentially reducing computational costs by up to 80% while maintaining high accuracy. Here are the key takeaways:
- Middle layers of vision-language models do most of the heavy lifting, suggesting potential for significant optimization
- Visual information is stored in two complementary ways: compressed global representations and precise local details
- Results demonstrate potential for more cost-effective AI vision implementations for business applications
Adopting RAG for LLM-Aided Future Vehicle Design
AI will play an increasingly large role in automotive design as new research demonstrates how RAG integration enables secure LLM deployment in automotive design while maintaining sensitive data privacy. GPT-4o leads in accuracy but open-source alternatives show great promise for local deployment. Here’s the high level overview:
- RAG enables secure LLM deployment by keeping sensitive automotive data within organizational boundaries while leveraging model capabilities
- Model performance varies significantly, with GPT-4o achieving 4.5/5 accuracy while local alternatives like LLAMA3 and Mistral reach 2/5
- Two-stage search process maintains fast response times even with large document sets, showing promise for scalable enterprise deployment
Read our full analysis of each of these research papers at AI for the C Suite
3. Sound Waves: Podcast Highlights
Our latest podcast episode drops this coming Monday, December 9th. Tune in to hear my conversation with Philip Swan as we dive deep into the world of AI. Check it out and Subscribe for free today on your listening platform of choice to ensure you never miss a beat.
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4. Digital Dojo: AMA
Many thanks to Vistage Chair Joni Naugle and Alvernia College for hosting my AI workshop yesterday. Four hours is a lot of time to spend with me (just ask my children) yet it’s wonderful being able to share the rapidly-evolving world of AI with an eager, receptive audience. Kudos to Joni and all of the attendees for their active participation. Speaking of which…
Our next subscriber-only AMA is on Tuesday, December 17 at 12pmET. Subscribe to AI for the C Suite today to participate and begin your journey into the world of AI.
5. AI Buzz: Fresh Bytes
On Wednesday, 12.04.24 Open AI announced its “12 Days of Shipmas” which kicked off yesterday (12.05.24) with 12 consecutive days of product launches and announcements. Next week we’ll run down the most important ones – including more on the ChatGPT Pro reasoner subscription. Until then, check out the first two articles detailing their punny release schedule plus an interesting AI development about weather forecasting.
- OpenAI’s ‘Shipmas’ to bring 12 days of new features
- OpenAI confirms new $200 monthly subscription, ChatGPT Pro, which includes its o1 reasoning model
- Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts (paywall)
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As we navigate this unprecedented fusion of human and machine intelligence, remember: the best leaders aren’t just adapting to change – they’re actively shaping it. Until next week, keep pushing boundaries.
Chad