Google Launches AI-Powered Product Studio
PLUS: DeepMind's AlphaFold AI now predicts proteins and other molecules with 'atomic accuracy’
Casey Clifton & Alexander Brogan
November 02, 2023
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Google Launches Generative AI Tools For Product Imagery To US Advertisers And Merchants
Google's newly launched AI-powered Product Studio offers advertisers and merchants an innovative approach to product imagery. This deployment allows users to generate custom images based on textual prompts, enhancing the flexibility and creativity of visual marketing strategies.
This tool extends its capabilities beyond mere aesthetics. Businesses can now refurbish low-quality images, remove distracting backgrounds, or even alter the contextual setting of a product image. Think about a skincare company shifting its product image from a summer-tropical scene to a cozy winter vista, all without the need for a reshoot. techcrunch
Why does this matter?
The adoption of this tool could potentially revolutionize the e-commerce landscape by reducing the costs and logistical complexities associated with professional photography. Furthermore, it paves the way for businesses to build a more dynamic and responsive visual branding strategy, aligning their product imagery with ongoing marketing campaigns or seasonal changes at the click of a button.
New AWS Service Lets Customers Rent Nvidia GPUs For Quick AI Projects
In a bid to streamline access to GPUs for AI projects, AWS has launched Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Capacity Blocks for ML. This innovative service allows clients to rent Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs instances in clusters of one to 64, with a reservation window extending up to eight weeks in advance for a maximum of 14 days. This model offers cost certainty by displaying the total cost for the timeframe and resources upfront, akin to reserving a hotel room.
Channy Yun describes this as a "new way to schedule GPU instances", where the instances auto-shutdown post the reserved timeframe. This auction-style environment ensures optimal resource allocation, with prices dynamically varying based on supply and demand. Currently, this feature is available in the AWS US East (Ohio) region. techcrunch
Why does this matter?
The introduction of such time-bound, need-specific GPU rental systems could set the stage for a new trend in AI project execution. This model could pave the way for more cost-effective, flexible solutions, especially for small to medium businesses with tight budgets but big AI dreams.
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DeepMind Claims Its AI Predicts Proteins With ‘Atomic Accuracy’
DeepMind's AlphaFold, already renowned for its protein-predicting prowess, is leveling up. This new iteration supposedly achieves ‘atomic accuracy’ when predicting molecules. It's not just proteins anymore - ligands and nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA are on the table, too. The implications are vast, from accelerating drug discoveries to unearthing fresh insights into disease pathways and biorenewable materials.
DeepMind isn't just enhancing accuracy, it's challenging industry norms. Docking methods - the current standard to determine interactions between ligands and proteins - may become obsolete. AlphaFold's latest version outperforms these methods, sans reference protein structure or ligand pocket location. The ability to predict structures of proteins and ligands that haven't been structurally characterised before? That's a game-changer. techradar
Written by Isaac R. Ward, Casey Clifton, and Alex Brogan.
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