Editing Music with AI, Eureka AI School, and RoboTaxis

A brand new AI system, Instruct-MusicGen, lets users edit existing music based on text instructions. Developed by Queen Mary University of London, Sony AI, and MBZUAI’s Music X Lab, it builds on Meta’s MusicGen model.

Instruct-MusicGen excels at tasks like adding, removing, or separating instruments, key functions in music production. It achieves this with minimal overhead – just 8% more parameters and 5,000 additional training steps in comparison with MusicGen.

The researchers have openly shared the code, weights, and examples, promoting further development on this area. Read more.

Andrej Karpathy, a former engineer at OpenAI and Tesla, has launched Eureka Labs. This recent platform disrupts traditional education by integrating AI directly into the training experience. Teachers can design courses aided by an AI teaching assistant to guide students.

The platform’s first product, LLM101n, is an undergraduate-level class that helps students train their very own AI models. Karpathy, who holds a PhD from Stanford University, has a history of making educational content, including tutorial videos on solving Rubik’s cubes and exploring AI concepts. Eureka Labs represents Karpathy’s commitment to integrating AI into education, constructing on his extensive background in the sphere. Read more.

Elon Musk has postponed the debut of Tesla’s robo-taxi prototype, citing an “essential design change” that requires additional development time beyond the anticipated August 8 launch date. This delay, likely lasting weeks or possibly months, comes amid heightened investor scrutiny following recent reports questioning the project’s readiness.

Musk’s social media post hinted at surprises accompanying the updated prototype, though specific details weren’t disclosed. Enthusiasts speculate these surprises may include enhancements for the upcoming Roadster model or introduction of a brand new entry-level automobile.

In April, Tesla strategically launched its robo-taxi initiative to strengthen confidence in its growth narrative amid concerns about product competitiveness and delivery figures. Despite timeline disruptions, Tesla is actively managing expectations ahead of upcoming announcements and earnings disclosures. Read more.