Microsoft & others release LLaVA, an LLM that combines vision & text

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/promptography-artist-rejected-photography-prize-221952937.html

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Mini-GPT4: A chatbot that combines images & text for input & output

https://www.kdnuggets.com/2023/04/minigpt4-lightweight-alternative-gpt4-enhanced-visionlanguage-understanding.html

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OpenAI expands context length of GPT-4 from 8K to 32K tokens

https://www.ruetir.com/2023/04/gpt-4-was-already-a-giant-leap-from-chatgpt-gpt-4-at-32k-is-simply-a-game-changer/

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Magic Leap is now conformant with OpenXR through ML2 AR Headsets

https://www.roadtovr.com/magic-leap-2-openxr-support-complete-strengthen-industry-standard-apple/

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Palantir’s military platform (AIP)
now integrates LLMs for AI based chat

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvb4x/palantir-demos-ai-to-fight-wars-but-says-it-will-be-totally-ethical-dont-worry-about-it

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Hugging Face releases HuggingChat, a FOSS competitor to ChatGPT

https://www.unite.ai/hugging-face-introduces-an-open-source-competitor-to-chatgpt-huggingchat/

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Stability AI releases DeepFloyd IF, a novel OSS text-to-image model

https://stability.ai/blog/deepfloyd-if-text-to-image-model

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Tiktok releases generative AI tool for avatar profile pics

https://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1651012552376156166

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Jio India launches JioDive VR headset that streams IPL cricket in 360 deg

https://www.jio.com/dive

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Imagia, startup working on AR lens technology raises US$4.5 Million

https://optics.org/news/14/4/44

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Taqtile launches ‘Touch Alignment’ to replace QR codes with AR tags

https://www.auganix.org/ar-news-taqtile-develops-qr-code-alternative-for-ar-spatial-anchoring-with-new-touch-alignment-feature/

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LLVision LEION Hey AR Glasses with features for hearing impaired

https://www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/news/augmented-reality-eyeglasses-sabic-ultem-hearing-loss-compensation-spoken-language-translation/

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Brilliant Labs releases Monocle, open-source AR glasses with FPGA

https://spectrum.ieee.org/augmented-reality-eyepieces

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Meta releases AR Ad features in Instagram Reels & Facebook Stories

https://adage.com/article/special-report-newfronts/meta-brings-ar-ads-reels-and-more-its-newfronts-pitch-brands/2492836

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Amazon Anywhere is a new immersive shopping experience for mobile & AR

https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/09/amazons-new-service-lets-users-buy-physical-items-in-games-and-apps/

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Google launches Geospatial Creator for virtual buildings & world-scale AR

https://winbuzzer.com/2023/05/12/google-greatly-improves-arcore-adds-geospatial-capabilites-and-geospatial-creator-xcxwbn/

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Stability AI releases Stable Animation SDK, a new text-to-animation tool

https://game-news24.com/2023/05/13/the-authors-of-stable-diffusion-released-a-tool-that-creates-videos-for-stable-animation/

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Apple's new Reality Pro AR/VR headset has a variety of component suppliers

https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/15/apple-reality-pro-availability/

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Meta to license Magic Leap AR tech to compete with Apple’s Reality AR

https://www.engadget.com/meta-reportedly-wants-to-license-magic-leaps-ar-technology-213923148.html

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Sightful releases Spacetop, a virtual screen laptop device with AR Glasses

https://www.core77.com/posts/123566/Spacetop-A-No-Screen-Laptop-with-AR-Glasses-Providing-Huge-Virtual-Monitor

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Viture launches VITURE ONE XR Glasses with mobile dock for immersive gaming

https://arpost.co/2023/05/23/viture-one-xr-glasses-hit-the-market-in-style/

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