How Your CEO Is Thinking About AI

The 2024 Gartner Survey reveals that 34% of CEOs see AI as the key to future transformation, though detailed plans are still developing.

Key takeaways include:

• 34% of CEOs view AI as the top transformative technology;

• 64% believe 2023 AI breakthroughs justify the hype;

• 75% of CEOs used ChatGPT in early 2023;

• 49% have GenAI in their productivity plans;

• 87% think AI benefits outweigh the risks;

• and 86% expect AI to help grow revenue by improving customer experience and talent productivity.

While AI's potential to revolutionize business is evident, success hinges on how well CEOs can convert their enthusiasm into actionable strategies and measurable results.

Meta 3D Gen: Advanced Text-to-3D Generation

Meta's new research delivers high-quality 3D assets with advanced geometry and textures.

Meta 3D Gen enables text-to-mesh generation with top-tier geometry, texture, and PBR materials, producing high-resolution textures and material maps end-to-end. It offers superior results at 3-10x the speed of previous solutions.

📄 Research paper: Read here

Meta is also publishing research on two key components of the Meta 3D Gen system:

Meta 3D AssetGen: Generates 3D models from text.

Meta 3D TextureGen: Provides high-quality texture generation and AI-assisted retexturing.

📄 Meta 3D AssetGen paper: Read here

📄 Meta 3D TextureGen paper: Read here

Runway in Talks to Raise $450 Million, Valuing Startup at $4 Billion

AI video generation startup Runway is in discussions to secure $450 million in funding, led by General Atlantic, valuing the company at around $4 billion.

Founded in 2018, Runway's AI platform enhances video creation and editing with tools like real-time editing, automated rotoscoping, and motion tracking.

With over $237 million raised to date from investors including Alphabet, Nvidia, and Salesforce Ventures, Runway recently launched Gen-3 Alpha, an AI model generating high-fidelity 10-second videos from text prompts.

The new funding will bolster Runway's position in the AI video space and support the development of safety features such as a provenance system based on the C2PA standard.

Vote now for Runway on GenAI Ranking if you think this tool deserves to be in first place for the text-to-image category or find one you like!

AI to Prevent School Shootings

Cover is developing an AI imaging system to scan for concealed weapons in K-12 schools.

The system generates a point cloud similar to a camera image, allowing for the detection of hidden firearms.

Cover's AI team has built a real-time weapon detection system that autonomously identifies and classifies handguns, even those concealed under clothing or in bags.

Given that 99%+ of school shootings involve concealed weapons, this technology aims to image beneath clothing with low false positives.

In its first week of training, the models are rapidly improving, aided by diverse and synthetically generated weapon datasets.

AI-Focused Tech Firms See Market Cap Surge in June 2024

AI-focused tech companies, particularly chipmakers, experienced a significant increase in market capitalization at the end of June 2024.

Nvidia's shares surged by 27%, boosting its market cap to $3.34 trillion and briefly making it the most valuable company globally, surpassing Microsoft.

However, Nvidia's gains were later tempered by profit-taking and concerns over high valuations.

Microsoft's market cap rose by 7.6%, while Apple's increased by 9.6%.

Broadcom Inc.'s market cap jumped 20% following an upward revision of its AI-related chip revenue forecast and a stock split announcement.

This strong performance reflects growing investor enthusiasm for AI technology development and application.

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