Will Life Be Better in the Metaverse?

Thursday - March 6 - 2024 

Good morning. “Claude 3” Performance

The benchmark made with Claude 3 (Opus) shows better accuracy against GPT4 on Undergraduate level knowledge (86,8% vs 86,4%), Graduate level reasoning (50,4% vs 35,7%), Grade school math (95% vs 92%), Math problem solving (60,1% vs 52,9%), Multilingual Math (90,7% vs 74,5%), Code (84,9% vs 67%), Reasoning over text (83,1% vs 80,9%) and so on.

It also beats Gemini 1.0 Ultra on the same benchmarks.

Here is the full benchmark matrix shared by Anthropic.

Today’s newsletter :

• Will Life Be Better in the Metaverse?

• The Apple Vision Pro’s Killer App Is … Kitchen Timers?

• Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Shows the Future of Computing Is Bulky and Weird

• Review: Xreal Air 2 Pro AR Glasses

• Take Your Ultrawide Monitors Everywhere With an AR Laptop

• AI Tools Are Still Generating Misleading Election Images

• Overcoming AI Anxiety

• The Dark Side of Open Source AI Image Generators

• This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race

Will Life Be Better in the Metaverse?
Summary:
It’s hard to believe that only two years have passed since we were promised the new dispensation—the digital universe where, as Mark Zuckerberg put it, we would “be able to express ourselves in new, joyful, completely immersive ways.

In the metaverse, brain surgeons in Scotland would operate on patients in New Zealand, and friends would gather in simulated space stations, luxurious alpine retreats, and enchanted forests.

The soaring promo video at 2021’s Meta Connect suggested that the metaverse would remain untainted by the limitations of the real world—even, perhaps, the laws of physics.

(One clip showed the novelist Octavia Butler saying, “There are no closed doors, no walls.”) It certainly was, as you say, thrilling.

Amid the global pandemic’s alternating waves of fear and monotony, I don’t think anyone could have been faulted for wanting to decamp for something new. World without end, amen.

The Apple Vision Pro’s Killer App Is … Kitchen Timers?
Summary:

This week, Apple finally let a carefully selected few people try out its boldest, most portentous product since 2007’s iPhone.

It’s Apple Vision Pro, a spatial computer that is definitely not a VR headset.

It costs a small fortune, some $3,499, yet preorders were wiped out within minutes. It's estimated that up to 200,000 sold before a single normal person tried one.

Indeed, Vision Pro is such a hot ticket, you'd be forgiven for thinking it delivers virtual wonderment on such a scale that only the Apple bods wielding the sorcery that makes it nigh on impossible to remove Songs of Innocence from your iPhone could have magicked it into being.

Let us bring you back to reality—you’ll never guess what the Vision Pro's killer app is. Kitchen timers.

Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Shows the Future of Computing Is Bulky and Weird
Summary:

I SPENT A little more than 30 minutes wearing the Apple Vision Pro today, and I saw the future of computing.

The impressive technology in Apple's upcoming mixed-reality headset lays the groundwork for what's to come, but I am at a crossroads.

I'm not sold on the bulky headset.

Apple announced the Vision Pro at its Worldwide Developer Conference last year.

It's a $3,500 wearable computing platform you don over your head. Preorders start tomorrow, January 19, and it goes on sale on February 2, which is when you'll be able to demo it at Apple Stores worldwide.

My time with it today showcased a final version of the official hardware with some new experiences.

Review: Xreal Air 2 Pro AR Glasses
Summary:

THE XREAL AIR 2 Pro are the latest augmented reality (AR) glasses to land on my face. As a second-generation device, they feature a raft of improvements, including a brighter virtual display with a higher refresh rate, enhanced audio, and some thoughtful tweaks that make them more comfortable and easier to use.

Before we dive in, it’s worth noting that Xreal used to be known as Nreal, but changed the name after Epic Games (owner of the Unreal Engine) sued for trademark infringement. Replacing the Xreal (Nreal) Air are two models of new AR glasses, the Xreal Air 2 and the Xreal Air 2 Pro.

The only difference is that the Pro version features electrochromic dimming and costs an extra $50.

Take Your Ultrawide Monitors Everywhere With an AR Laptop
Summary:

THE CONCEPT OF working from home has been utterly redefined in the past few years. As long as there’s Wi-Fi and a computer, many people can technically work from anywhere.

But for those who have gotten used to clicking through multiple monitors or walking at a standing desk, working away from the house requires schlepping around a bunch of peripherals in order to be productive.

But what if you didn’t have to crouch over a dark, tiny laptop screen at the coffee shop?

Now you can harness the power of a multi-monitor setup with a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses and a keyboard.

Created by a new company called Sightful, founded by former executives of Magic Leap, Spacetop does exactly that.

As the world's first AR laptop, it delivers the convenience of a virtual 100-inch screen with the ability to display as many windows and apps as you need to get work done from wherever you are.

It’s available for purchase through an invitation-only early access program for $2,000.

Delivery to those selected will start in early July. Anyone can apply, but Sightful says it's specifically looking for “enthusiastic early adopters” who will provide feedback the company can use to refine the experience.

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AI Tools Are Still Generating Misleading Election Images

Despite years of evidence to the contrary, many Republicans still believe that President Joe Biden’s win in 2020 was illegitimate. A number of election-denying candidates won their primaries during Super Tuesday, including Brandon Gill, the son-in-law of right-wing pundit Dinesh D’Souza and promoter of the debunked 2000 Mules film. Going into this year’s elections, claims of election fraud remain a staple for candidates running on the right, fueled by dis- and misinformation, both online and off.

Overcoming AI Anxiety

THE METEORIC RISE of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised questions about the responsible use of the technology. This apprehension could serve as a notable hurdle in integrating AI into business operations, potentially impeding its enormous potential to drive productivity, as well as stimulate organizational and societal growth.

Fortunately, businesses can implement clear strategies and policies to help alleviate current AI-related concerns among both their employees and customers. A recent EY survey of 1,000 employees who work a desk/office job and are at least somewhat familiar with AI sheds light on some of the anxieties surrounding AI. It also offers viable approaches organizations can consider implementing to address employee and customer concerns.

The Dark Side of Open Source AI Image Generators

Whether through the frowning high-definition face of a chimpanzee or a psychedelic, pink-and-red-hued doppelganger of himself, Reuven Cohen uses AI-generated images to catch people’s attention. "I've always been interested in art and design and video and enjoy pushing boundaries,” he says—but the Toronto-based consultant, who helps companies develop AI tools, also hopes to raise awareness of the technology’s darker uses.

This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race

Meta shook up the race to build more powerful artificial intelligence last July by releasing Llama 2, an AI model similar to the one behind ChatGPT, for anyone to download and use. In November, a little-known startup from Beijing, 01.AI, released its own open source model that outperforms Llama 2 and scores near the top of many leaderboards used to compare the power of AI models.

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