Google dominated the generative AI news earlier in 2024. The unexpected introduction of Gemini 1.5 is covered in depth, and guest host Allen Firstenberg discusses his first-hand experience testing the model. We also cover the Gemma open-source models and Google's latest PR misstep related to its image generation. Also on tap are discussions around Mistral, NVIDIA, Adobe, Pindrop, and a few more.

Top Stories of the Week 🔦

• Google Goes Big on Context with Gemini 1.5 and Dips Into Open-Source with Gemma

• Google Unveils Gemini 1.5 Pro LLM With Staggering 1M-Token Context Window

• Google Unveils Open-Sources Gemma Generative AI Models as Lightweight Gemini Alternative

• Trust is the Hidden Force Shaping the Generative AI Market and Google Keeps Squandering It

Generative AI Product Garden 🪴

• Mistral Introduces Two New High-Performance LLMs, and Neither Are Open-Source

• Pindrop Launches Real-Time Audio Deepfake Detection Tool Pindrop Pulse

• Adobe Brings Generative AI Assistant to Help Extract Information from 3 Trillion PDFs

• Microsoft Introduces a New Red Teaming Toolkit for Generative AI Security and Safety Testing

• Stability AI Upgrades Synthetic Media Engine to Stable Diffusion 3

Generative AI Funding Fountain and Money Gusher 💰⛲️

• NVIDIA is Officially the Giant of Generative AI

• Abridge Raises $150M for Automating Medical Documentation and Plans to Create Generative AI Foundation Models

• Generative AI Image Editing Startup Photoroom Raises $43M

Generative AI in the World 🌎

• Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over contract breach

• The Surprising Tactics of Deepfakes Targeting Contact Centers Today

• Klarna Says the Quiet Part Out Loud - Generative AI Can Replace a Lot of Contact Center Staff