Flipkart To Roll Out Same Day Delivery In 20 Cities From FebruaryIANS
In a strategic move, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is planning to venture into the quick-commerce business, aiming to deliver orders to customers instantly after purchase. This initiative is expected to be launched in select locations as early as May 2023. The company’s commitment to meeting evolving customer expectations and delivering excellence in value, selection, and speed is driving this move. This development comes at a time when Flipkart is also exploring the acquisition of the instant-delivery firm Dunzo, indicating a broader expansion of its delivery capabilities.
The decision to enter the quick-commerce market is driven by several key factors. Firstly, Flipkart aims to cater to evolving customer demands for faster delivery, which is a crucial aspect of the modern e-commerce landscape. Secondly, the rapid growth of e-commerce, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has accelerated the need for instant or same-day delivery services. Thirdly, the quick-commerce segment is growing, and Flipkart sees this as a chance to expand its offerings and capture a share of the market.
Flipkart’s Strategy and Alignment with Existing Business Models
The integration of instant-delivery services into Flipkart’s business model aligns with its existing business strategies. By offering instant delivery, Flipkart hopes to differentiate itself and provide a more convenient and efficient shopping experience for its customers. The company’s investments in logistics and the development of its digital infrastructure are essential for supporting these new services. The quick-commerce move likely builds on the foundation laid by its existing delivery network and digital payment solutions.
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The potential acquisition of Dunzo, a firm known for its efficient last-mile delivery services, would allow Flipkart to expand its instant-delivery capabilities more rapidly and effectively. With Dunzo’s expertise, Flipkart can quickly integrate instant-delivery services into its existing platform, providing customers with a wider range of products that can be delivered instantly or within a short timeframe. The acquisition would also enable Flipkart to offer a more comprehensive and consistent experience to customers, as they could access instant delivery for a broader range of products and services, including groceries, essentials, and other on-demand items.
Challenges and Potential Solutions
However, Flipkart’s entry into quick-commerce and its potential acquisition of Dunzo present several challenges. High costs associated with instant delivery, including labor, logistics, and infrastructure, can eat into Flipkart’s margins. Compliance with local regulations, especially around labor laws, data privacy, and competition, can pose challenges. The company may also face market saturation with existing players already established in the quick-commerce space. Ensuring the quality of products and services at scale can be challenging, and attracting and retaining customers in a highly competitive market is crucial.
To address these challenges, Flipkart may need to optimize its supply chain and logistics operations, engage with policymakers and industry bodies, differentiate its services, invest in stringent quality control measures, and focus on customer acquisition and retention. By doing so, the company can successfully navigate these challenges and establish a strong presence in the quick-commerce market.
In conclusion, Flipkart’s foray into quick-commerce and the potential acquisition of Dunzo are expected to reshape the Indian e-commerce landscape by driving competition, innovation, and changes in consumer behavior, while also influencing the broader retail and logistics sectors. These developments reflect several broader trends in the global e-commerce industry, including the shift towards providing seamless, customer-centric experiences, leveraging technology for logistics optimization, and prioritizing last-mile delivery to meet the evolving needs of consumers. As the e-commerce landscape continues to evolve, companies like Flipkart are leading the way in adapting to these changes and setting new standards for the industry.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
There was no official announcement from the company as to what caused this massive outage across its platforms.
While Facebook logged users out of their accounts, people were unable to refresh their feeds on Instagram and stories and comments were not loading.
X rival Threads also went down, displaying an error message that read, “Sorry, something went wrong. Try again.”
WhatsApp, also owned by Meta, still appeared to be working.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
Website outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 1 lakh reports of Facebook being down, and the number was increasing.
Instagram also had more than 20,000 reports of outages being faced by users across the globe.
The affected users took to X to write about their woes.
“Instagram, Facebook and Threads are currently down,” posted software engineer Alessandro Paluzzi.
“Facebook, IG & Messenger are all down. Thank god Twitter doesn’t belong to Meta,” another posted.
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This makes one of the biggest outages for Meta in years.
A similar outage happened in 2021 when a configuration issue affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for several hours.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
There was no official announcement from the company as to what caused this massive outage across its platforms.
While Facebook logged users out of their accounts, people were unable to refresh their feeds on Instagram and stories and comments were not loading.
X rival Threads also went down, displaying an error message that read, “Sorry, something went wrong. Try again.”
WhatsApp, also owned by Meta, still appeared to be working.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
Website outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 1 lakh reports of Facebook being down, and the number was increasing.
Instagram also had more than 20,000 reports of outages being faced by users across the globe.
The affected users took to X to write about their woes.
“Instagram, Facebook and Threads are currently down,” posted software engineer Alessandro Paluzzi.
“Facebook, IG & Messenger are all down. Thank god Twitter doesn’t belong to Meta,” another posted.
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This makes one of the biggest outages for Meta in years.
A similar outage happened in 2021 when a configuration issue affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for several hours.
Elon Musk takes a dig at Meta as it suffers massive outage across platformsIANS
As Meta suffered a massive outage on Tuesday across its platforms, Elon Musk took a dig at Mark Zuckerberg-run services, posting a meme where X is seen as the captain leading the team of Instagram, Facebook and Threads as Penguins.
In one of the worst outages for Meta, its entire family of apps — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads — went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
The users took to X to write about their woes, as it was the only social media platform working.
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Musk also posted a meme with X leading the team of apps, along with an image of a post by Meta spokesperson Andy Stone.
“We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” posted Stone on X.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millionsIANS
Musk said: “If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working”.
Earlier in the day, the tech billionaire said that he is ready to fight Zuckerberg anywhere, anytime, with any rules.
Elon Musk wanted ‘absolute control’ of the company: OpenAIIANS
Sam Altman-run OpenAI has hit back at Elon Musk’s lawsuit, saying as the company discussed a for-profit structure in order to further the mission, “Musk wanted us to merge with Tesla or he wanted full control”.
In a blog post, the ChatGPT maker alleged that Musk wanted “majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO.”
In the middle of these discussions, “he withheld funding”.
OpenAI co-founders Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Sam Altman, and Wojciech Zaremba said that “We couldn’t agree to terms on a for-profit with Elon because we felt it was against the mission for any individual to have absolute control over OpenAI.”
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Musk left OpenAI, “saying there needed to be a relevant competitor to Google/DeepMind and that he was going to do it himself. He said he’d be supportive of us finding our own path”.
According to OpenAI, they couldn’t agree to terms on a for-profit with Musk because “we felt it was against the mission for any individual to have absolute control over OpenAI”.
The billionaire then suggested instead merging OpenAI into Tesla.
Musk soon chose to leave OpenAI, “saying that our probability of success was zero, and that he planned to build an AGI competitor within Tesla”.
In December 2018, Musk sent OpenAI an email, saying “Even raising several hundred million won’t be enough. This needs billions per year immediately or forget it”.
OpenAI said it is focused on “advancing our mission and have a long way to go”.
Musk alleged in his lawsuit that OpenAI has become “a closed-source de facto subsidiary” of Microsoft.
In this digital and connected era, where distractions are easier than slicing butter with a hot knife, focusing on things deemed essential can prove to be a challenge. How often do you find yourself distracted with those cat videos or that funny reel your friend just sent you while working on your next big thing. reMarkable, a Norwegian tech brand, takes a focused approach to putting all those distractions away with its minimalistic e-ink tablet, which marked its debut in India with the launch of reMarkable 2.
Priced at Rs 43,999 for the tablet along with the Marker Plus pen, Rs 53,799 for a bundle that consists of a Book Folio, and an additional Rs 19,499 adds a Type Folio keyboard to the bundle. If you want it all, reMarkable 2 with its pen, folio, and keyboard, will set you back Rs 73,298. Yes, it doesn’t come cheap, but is it worth the bargain? Let’s dive into the tablet and its use cases, which will give you a clearer picture of whether this is the gadget you need to add to your existing setup.
Key specs:
Display: 10.3-inch LCD monochrome paper display
RAM: 1 GB LPDDR3
Storage: 8 GB internal storage
CPU: ARM A9 Dual-core 1.2 GHz processor
Battery: 3000mAh
OS: Linux-based Codex
Add-ons: Wi-Fi 802.11ac, USB-C, PDF and ePUB support
Weight: 476g
Dimensions: 24.61 x 18.8 x 0.48 cm
Note: reMarkable 2 comes with a free one-year Connect subscription, which gives access to unlimited cloud storage, mobile and desktop note-taking, a tablet protection plan, and a lot of exclusive features like text conversion and more. In India, the subscription costs Rs 299 per month after the one-year free trial, or Rs 2,990 for a year.
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What’s in the box?
reMarkable 2 packaging is kept as simple as the tablet. Besides the tablet, there’s a USB-A to USB-C charging cable and a quick-start guide. That’s about it. Since the tablet comes with a Marker Plus stylus, it comes in a separate box of its own, which also has a pack of 8 tips. If you bought the Type Folio keyboard, that’s one extra box. All these products have minimalistic packaging, which is in line with the company’s design ethos.
Design and display
reMarkable 2 looks like a product designed by Apple engineers. The aesthetics and minimalistic design are simply brilliant. The tablet doesn’t have a camera, speakers, or even a backlit display, which may come as a surprise to many, but what you get in return is a traditional paper-like texture without any glare for a distraction-free writing experience. This is by design, and it makes sense.
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All you get on the tablet is one port and one button, which functions as a lock and power button. The port is a USB Type-C port used for charging. But then there are some crucial elements that make using the tablet easier. For instance, there’s a metal bezel on the left, which helps while holding the tablet in one hand for reading. The same bezel holds the power button and the USB Type-C port, which is aesthetically pleasing. If you look closely, there are three magnetic spots on the left edge, which are used to connect the tablet to its folios.
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The Marker Plus, which is crucial for the tablet’s functionality, can be magnetically attached to the right side of the tablet, but I wish the tablet was more powerful. You cannot just attach the pen to the side of the tablet and slide it in the bag, it’s more of a convenience while you’re using the tablet. For this reason, you’ll have to be careful, as misplacing can be easy, and there’s no tracking function.
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But what I absolutely love about the tablet is just how sleek and light it is. reMarkable 2 is just 4.8mm thin and weighs just 476 grams, making it the thinnest and lightest tablet in the market; even by e-ink tablet standards. This makes note-taking so much easier when you have to hold the tablet in one hand or read those e-books and PDFs while on the go.
reMarkable 2 has a 10.3-inch e-ink display, which is fantastic in its own way but has its setbacks. Night owls who prefer reading on the paper-like e-ink display in the dark will be disappointed, as there’s no LCD or backlit display. The grayscale display is ideal for reading text, be it e-books or PDFs. The display supports capacitive touch, making navigation easier, but there’s an evident lag while registering touch—something you’ll feel having used AMOLED and LCD panels. But it’s not a deal-breaker, as you’d be doing more writing and less navigating, thanks to the straightforward interface.
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Gestures that help you get around reMarkable 2:
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Performance & software
reMarkable 2’s minimalist approach extends beyond its design into the software and performance. Under the hood, it runs on a Linux-based OS, which primarily focuses on writing and reading without the distractions of any apps or features. It has a 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM processor and 1 GB of RAM, which powers all the functions and features of the tablet. In all fairness, this configuration may not seem much in 2024, but it is more than sufficient for what’s being performed.
reMarkable 2 is a fabulous tablet to write on, seamlessly mimicking the pen and paper feel to offer an enjoyable experience. Thanks to the simplistic UI, creating new pages using the “quick sheets” and organizing content through folders and notebooks is self explanatory. There are plenty of templates to suit your tasks, like a storyboard, checklist, and day planner, and it helps a lot.
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The menu bar has all the customization options, and I could choose from various writing utensils, thickness, and color choices. With options like a ballpoint pen, fineliner, pencil, and marker, I could get an accurate representation of different writing sources. Just to be clear, you won’t see any colour on the tablet itself, but it’s useful when reviewing notes on a PC or mobile. I personally loved the organisational feature of page tagging, which comes in handy while having many notes.
While taking notes, it is natural to make mistakes. Nostalgia hits hard here. The Marker Plus pen has an eraser at the opposite end of the tip. Of course, it only mimics the eraser function, but it does it with such precision, it took me back to my sketching and school days.
The lack of backlit display ensures added precision while writing with the pen. The accuracy with which every stroke of the pen is defined is just a work of art. The tablet also supports gestures for navigation and multi-touch as well.
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I recently reviewed a 21-page sale agreement and added notes where corrections were required on my reMarkable 2 and it saved me a lot of effort by having printed those documents. I also helped my friend make changes to some structural drawings in his house plan’s PDF, and boy, was he impressed. Wherever I used the reMarkable 2, it was sure to grab attention, and everyone seemed to love the idea behind it.
The settings menu has limited options, too. You’ll find your personal account info and preferences in general settings, along with software and the option to restart or turn off the tablet. Then there’s Wi-Fi, which lets you connect to available networks. The battery menu gives you two options: whether or not to show battery percentage and enabling auto sleep after 20 minutes. In the storage menu, you get disk space information along with the USB web interface and cloud connection sync. Under security, there’s a passcode and personal message to be displayed when the tab is locked. Finally, Accessibility lets you choose left- or right-handedness and font size.
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The left menu bar lets you filter files, access favourites, sort by tags, and access Google Drive personal files. In any case, if you get lost, there are guides to help you just below the Trash menu, where you can access all your discarded files.
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Since reMarkable 2’s core USP is distraction-free note-taking, I was able to get a lot of work done in less time. Writing reviews while comparing notes taken on the tablet was an enjoyable and satisfying task. It gave me a sense of satisfaction while working without all the distractions.
Type Folio keyboard
Since we got the Type Folio keyboard along with the reMarkable 2, it makes sense to put it to use every now and then. I must admit, I loved the paper-like writing experience on the tablet more, but that doesn’t mean the keyboard is completely out of use here. In fact, it comes in handy while writing lengthy notes or reviews, like this one.
Here are the shortcuts for your reference in case this is something new to you:
reMarkable 2 Keyboard Shortcuts
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The keyboard is easy to set up. Just place your tablet inside the folio while making sure the magnetic pins on the tab connect to the ones on the keyboard. It can only be attached one way, so there’s no way you can go wrong.
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Once connected, you’ll get on screen prompts so you can choose your keyboard preferences. In four taps, you’ll be good to go. I like how well the keyboard is concealed, and you just lift the tablet from the base to reveal it. The keyboard layout, spacing, and structure are reminiscent of a Mac keyboard. I could slide my fingers across the keys just as I would on my MacBook Air to type. The keys registered nice feedback, and I didn’t need any time to adjust to the layout. It was a typo-free typing experience from the get go.
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Understanding the value of Connect
One big part of reMarkable 2 experience is its Connect subscription, which may be free for a year, but it has great value even if you choose to continue later. Besides the unlimited cloud storage, which is a boon considering you get only 8GB of on-device storage, the subscription offers a rather useful handwriting-to-text conversion, which enhances productivity. This worked great when I was carefully taking notes rather than scribbling my thoughts in a hurry. I’m eagerly waiting for some Indian languages to be added to the handwritten conversion since only a handful of them, like Italian, French, German, and others, are supported. I want to brush up on my Urdu while I’m at it. But there’s more to the Connect subscription.
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In a relief, reMarkable offers a 3-year protection plan, which assures a free replacement as long as it is not “accidental damage or similar external factors.” It is important to note here that the device doesn’t have any IP protection, so be careful around liquids and while carrying the tablet in areas with exposure to sand and water (read beaches). The product itself is durable enough, and it so happened that one of the reMarkable 2 was accidentally dropped with its folio and landed pretty harshly on the floor during the product’s briefing event in Mumbai. It was fine, and there was no visible damage as well. It was pretty impressive!
The seamless synchronisation of notes created on the reMarkable 2 worked like AirDrop on steroids. I could access all my notes on my MacBook and iPhone, and syncing was almost real-time as long as all devices were connected to the internet.
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Though there’s no app or an option to share files from the tablet directly, there’s an incredible convenience that lets you email converted notes in the form of PDFs to any email address. Since you’re email is already connected to the device during the setup, if you’re sharing any notes via email, the same address will be used. Of course, you have more sharing options on your PC and mobile, but I found this to be effectively convenient.
I could also add e-books simply by dragging and dropping content on the website or importing them using the mobile app. I wish there was page turn animation as seen in other book readers, but it got the job done nonetheless. I even added the reMarkable Chrome extension, and it made reading all the articles super convenient.
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All of these features are made possible with Connect, and anyone buying the reMarkable 2 must continue the subscription for as long as they use the tablet. I feel the tablet without it would be crippled in so many ways, limiting its true potential and convenience. If you can spend as much as you’d on an iPad for this device, that subscription is a value-ad.
Battery life
reMarkable 2 is powered by a 3,000mAh battery, which isn’t huge, but considering the low power requirement of the tablet, it offers an impressive battery life. It is quite common for e-book readers to last days or even weeks; reMarkable 2 isn’t any different.
With regular use of at least 2 hours every day, the reMarkable 2 lasts over two weeks. The standby of the device is impressive as well, making sure it stays on for months. reMarkable promises a standby of 3 months on a single charge, but we haven’t left it untouched for so long. But going by the depletion pace, I wouldn’t second-guess the longevity. The tablet requires so little power, since it lacks backlight, speakers, or even a camera and apps. There was no reason to keep the tablet on when there was no need to take notes or read. Even when the tablet is locked, it shows the reMarkable icon and says it is sleeping along with personal info at all times.
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Verdict
Despite its limitations in functionality, which is by design and for good reason, the reMarkable 2 proves to be an incredible extension of my work setup for distraction-free writing. Is it for everyone? Not really.
One must clearly understand that the reMarkable 2 is not a replacement for your laptop or even your smartphone. Rather, it is an extension. reMarkable 2 lets you enter a zone of undivided attention for tasks that need to be done without any distractions. There are no apps or even an app store on this tablet. This gadget is the most addictive piece of hardware I’ve used in a while, and that’s a good thing in this age of digital addiction. It takes digital note-taking to a whole new level, let’s focus—all while bringing the good-old practice of writing on a paper.
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A few things could’ve improved the tablet experience, like the backlight, which limits the use of the tablet in light. When I asked Henrik Faller, vice president of communications at reMarkable, he said the reason for it was to keep the paper-like writing experience as real as it is. Adding a backlight wouldn’t have allowed reMarkable to achieve that absolute level of accuracy.
reMarkable 2 didn’t make it to my bedside table, but surely added value to the work setup and the fact that I could carry it anywhere without hassle gave me no reason to leave it behind. And it looks gorgeous, so that’s just the icing on the cake.
At a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are making groundbreaking advances, Benjamin Muller, Ph.D from INRIA Paris, currently pursuing a postdoc at Meta in NY, is pioneering efforts to overcome language barriers globally.
Muller’s research focuses on making AI systems comprehend and articulate various languages. This challenge is not just technical – it is a quest to improve human connectivity and democratize technological access.
We sat down with Benjamin to explore his journey and uncover insights on AI’s role in redefining language barriers in the digital age.
Q: Can you share your journey into AI and NLP with us?
A: I got into AI in 2015 when Deep Learning, a machine learning approach that uses trainable artificial neural networks, started to massively impact Natural Language Processing by improving the quality of AI systems on many tasks like machine translation and document classification. At the time, we had to design and train one model per specific NLP task, making every progress constrained to a particular domain and use case.
Fast-forward to 2018, when I started doing full-time research as a PhD student, the BERT model was released by Google. It was the first genuinely general-usage language model, a revolution for the field.
That’s when I started to intensely work on scaling language models multilingually. More specifically, our idea was to make BERT a better multilingual model by adapting it to languages it was not designed for. We adapted it to Bambara, Nigerian Pidgin, and North African Arabic. We were one of the first teams in the world to show that it was feasible with only a limited amount of data.
Q: What inspired you to focus specifically on scaling AI technologies to multiple languages?
A: First, I’m fascinated by the idea that, while I will never be able to speak or understand more than a few languages (I speak about three now), AI systems can help us understand, speak, and generate text in dozens. When seen this way, AI expands what we can understand. It opens up our awareness of the world.
Next, my passion for mathematics and an interest in languages naturally led me to this field. The possibility of AI helping us understand and communicate in numerous languages beyond our human capacity truly fascinated me.
For example, when I got into AI, I was captivated by one statistical property of AI systems. Words are typically represented in vectors to build AI systems. Around 2015, it was shown that learning a geometrical transformation of these vector spaces makes it possible to map one language into another. I explored this technique in 2016 and improved the classification of documents in French using data in English.
Q: What are your primary research goals?
A: There are about 7,000 languages in the world today. In Africa alone, this linguistic diversity flourishes, with estimates ranging between 1,250 and 3,000 languages spoken across the continent. One of my primary research goals is to extend AI’s reach to cover as many of these languages as possible, including primarily spoken ones. Essentially, my goal is to make AI systems more robust and general to the infinite linguistic diversity of human languages. To put things into perspective, AI and digital technologies currently cover, at most, about 5% of the world’s languages. Additionally, beyond the 30 most studied languages, the quality of NLP technologies, such as search engines, machine translation systems, and speech recognition, degrades drastically.
With more than 500 languages, Nigeria is a fascinating example of such linguistic diversity. The languages with the most speakers, such as Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba, benefit from a limited coverage of technologies. Other languages like Bade or Reshe have nearly no technological coverage. They are spoken by a few hundred of thousands of speakers and are in danger of extinction.
For these languages, NLP technologies have the potential to help preserve and potentially revitalize them by providing tools for communities. For example, NLP can help translate content into these languages and transcribe and digitize content to help linguists describe them.
My second goal is to develop AI systems that understand and generate multiple modalities like speech or images. My hope and intuition is that multimodal models will enable AI systems to process speech and pictures along with text and improve our models’ textual abilities. For instance, multimodal models could help us achieve better multilingual capabilities.
Q: How do you see the current state of NLP technology’s ability to handle multiple languages?
A: Until a few years ago, scaling NLP technology to new languages was very challenging. We had to collect a large quantity of training data for each language and use case, such as human-annotated examples, from which the system would learn. This data collection is usually time-consuming and costly.
Self-supervised learning techniques have been a game-changer, allowing us to build multilingual systems for about 100 languages without requiring extensive human-annotated data. However, many challenges remain. Scaling to the following thousand languages is still unsolved. Additionally, making AI systems work and adapt to the socio-cultural context of users across all these languages is an open technological problem.
Q: What NLP breakthroughs do you anticipate seeing in the next few years?
A: I anticipate even more progress in what we call multimodal modeling. Multimodal models integrate text, speech, and images within a single model, potentially enhancing the reasoning abilities of AI and its proficiency in multiple languages.
Q: What are the biggest challenges in scaling AI for a broader language spectrum?
A: The primary challenge is creating evaluation benchmarks for new languages and collecting sufficient raw textual data.
To address this need, I recently worked on releasing the Belebele benchmark (Belebele means big, large, fat in Bambara). Belebele is a first-of-its-kind evaluation benchmark. Before this release, no massive multilingual benchmark for reading comprehension evaluation existed. Reading Comprehension is one of the foundational skills of Large Language Models.
Thanks to Belebele, it is now possible to measure progress and hill climb better AI systems for up to 122 language variants. I hope this will pave the way for future progress in multilingual AI systems. Belebele reached hundreds of thousands of downloads in a few months. This shows the great interest from researchers and developers in making progress on this topic.
Q: How does your work contribute to bridging the digital language divide?
A: AI technology is impacting our daily lives. It has a massive influence on the workplace by improving productivity and automating repetitive tasks. It also has the potential to revolutionize how we learn and access information.
By building better multilingual AI systems, I hope my research will contribute to democratizing access to digital experiences, ensuring that AI technologies offer the same quality of experiences to speakers of all languages.
Q: How do you perceive the evolution of AI and NLP in the global tech landscape?
A: AI has evolved from rule-based systems to models capable of learning from raw data. This trend towards minimal human intervention in the learning process is set to continue, paving the way for more autonomous and sophisticated AI systems.
Q: Where do you see your research leading you in the next five years?
A: I’m enthusiastic about the potential of multimodal modeling. My future projects will focus on designing better multimodal language models (i.e., models that can understand and generate images, audio, and potentially videos). I hope that multimodal models will unlock better multilingual modeling by integrating richer socio-cultural contexts and providing better experiences to users in languages different from English.
Final Thoughts
Benjamin Muller’s contributions to AI and NLP represent a significant step towards a world where language no longer divides but unites. As AI continues to improve and evolve, Muller’s work paves the path for a future where digital experiences are universally accessible and transcend linguistic boundaries.
In the realm of modern education, personalized learning has emerged as a vital approach to cater to the diverse needs of students. With the advent of AI technology, particularly AI video repurposing, educators now have powerful educational tools to enhance this personalized learning experience.
One of these education tools is OpusClip, an advanced AI-video tool that transforms lengthy educational videos into shorter, more focused clips, optimized for consumption on various platforms.
In this blog post, we will explore seven ways in which AI video repurposing enhances personalized learning, revolutionizing the delivery and consumption of educational content. Join us as we delve into the transformative potential of AI-driven personalized learning and its profound impact on education.
Enhanced Learning Through OpusClip’s Video Repurposing
OpusClip revolutionizes the educational landscape by repurposing videos to enhance learning in several ways.
Leveraging advanced AI algorithms, OpusClip transforms lengthy educational videos into concise, engaging clips tailored to meet the unique needs of learners. Here’s how OpusClip enhances learning through video repurposing:
Condensed Learning Experience:
OpusClip condenses lengthy educational videos into shorter, more focused clips, ensuring that learners can access key information without investing extensive time.
By distilling complex concepts into digestible segments, OpusClip optimizes the learning experience, enabling students to absorb information more efficiently.
Visual Engagement:
With OpusClip, educational content becomes visually engaging, captivating learners’ attention and fostering deeper engagement. Through dynamic layouts, graphics, and animations, OpusClip enhances the visual appeal of educational videos, making learning more enjoyable and impactful.
Targeted Content Delivery
OpusClip enables educators to deliver targeted instruction by identifying and extracting key concepts from longer videos. By focusing on essential topics, OpusClip ensures that learners receive precise, relevant information, enhancing comprehension and retention.
Accessibility Features:
OpusClip enhances accessibility by providing features such as captioning and translation, making educational content more inclusive and accessible to diverse learners.
By catering to the needs of students with disabilities or language barriers, OpusClip ensures that all learners can engage with the material effectively.
Personalized Learning Paths:
OpusClip facilitates personalized learning paths by offering adaptive recommendations based on individual learning styles and preferences.
By analyzing student data and behavior, OpusClip tailors educational content to match the unique needs of each learner, promoting personalized and effective learning experiences.
Efficiency in Content Consumption
Efficiency in content consumption is a cornerstone benefit of AI video repurposing in personalized learning. Traditional educational videos, often lengthy and dense, can pose challenges for students in terms of attention span and retention.
AI video repurposing addresses these challenges by condensing lengthy videos into shorter, more focused clips, tailored to match the pace of modern learners.
Bite-Sized Learning
By breaking down complex topics into bite-sized chunks, AI video repurposing allows students to absorb information in manageable increments. This approach is particularly effective for students with shorter attention spans or those who prefer to consume information in smaller doses.
Instead of overwhelming learners with lengthy lectures or tutorials, educators can deliver content in concise segments that are easier to digest and retain.
Targeted Content Delivery
AI video repurposing also enables educators to target specific learning objectives more effectively. By identifying key concepts within a longer video and extracting them into separate clips, educators can ensure that students receive targeted instruction on the most important topics.
This not only saves time but also allows educators to prioritize content based on student needs and learning goals.
Multi-Modal Learning
Furthermore, AI video repurposing enhances multi-modal learning by incorporating visual and auditory elements into educational content. Short video clips can be supplemented with graphics, animations, and sound effects to reinforce key concepts and engage multiple senses.
This multi-modal approach appeals to a broader range of learning styles, making educational content more accessible and engaging for diverse learners.
Customization of Learning Materials
AI video repurposing also facilitates the customization of learning materials to match individual learning styles and preferences. Through the use of machine learning algorithms, educators can tailor educational content to cater to the unique needs of each student.
This includes personalized captions, translations, and annotations, as well as adaptive learning paths that recommend supplementary materials based on individual student progress and interests.
By providing students with content that is tailored to their specific needs, AI video repurposing enhances engagement and promotes deeper understanding of key concepts.
Accessibility and Inclusivity
Another significant advantage of AI video repurposing through tools like OpusClip in personalized learning is its ability to enhance accessibility and inclusivity.
Features such as captioning, translation, and dynamic layouts make educational content more accessible to students with disabilities, ensuring that all students can engage with the material effectively.
Additionally, AI-driven recommendations for supplementary materials based on individual student progress and interests help foster a more inclusive learning environment, where students of all abilities can thrive.
Adaptive Learning Paths
AI video repurposing enables educators to implement adaptive learning paths that cater to the unique needs of each student.
By analyzing student data and preferences, machine learning algorithms can recommend supplementary materials and learning resources that are tailored to individual learning styles and interests.
This promotes self-directed learning and empowers students to take control of their educational journey, leading to improved academic performance and increased engagement.
Collaboration and Feedback
AI video repurposing also facilitates collaboration among students and educators. Real-time feedback mechanisms integrated into video platforms enable students to receive personalized feedback on their work, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Additionally, features such as active speaker detection and collaborative editing tools enable students to work together on projects, promoting teamwork and communication skills.
Data-Driven Insights and Improvement
One of the most powerful aspects of AI video repurposing in personalized learning is its ability to provide educators with valuable data-driven insights.
By analyzing student engagement, comprehension, and performance metrics, educators can gain valuable insights into student learning behaviors and preferences.
This enables educators to identify areas for improvement and refine their teaching strategies to better meet the needs of their students.
Wrapping Up
AI video repurposing holds immense potential to enhance personalized learning in education. From efficiency in content consumption to adaptive learning paths, AI video repurposing through educational tools such as OpusClip, offers a wide range of benefits that can revolutionize the way we teach and learn.
By leveraging the power of machine learning algorithms, educators can create dynamic and interactive learning experiences that cater to the unique needs and preferences of each student.
As AI technology continues to evolve, the possibilities for personalized learning are endless, and AI video repurposing stands at the forefront of this transformative movement.
In the realm of modern education, personalized learning has emerged as a vital approach to cater to the diverse needs of students. With the advent of AI technology, particularly AI video repurposing, educators now have powerful educational tools to enhance this personalized learning experience.
One of these education tools is OpusClip, an advanced AI-video tool that transforms lengthy educational videos into shorter, more focused clips, optimized for consumption on various platforms.
In this blog post, we will explore seven ways in which AI video repurposing enhances personalized learning, revolutionizing the delivery and consumption of educational content. Join us as we delve into the transformative potential of AI-driven personalized learning and its profound impact on education.
Enhanced Learning Through OpusClip’s Video Repurposing
OpusClip revolutionizes the educational landscape by repurposing videos to enhance learning in several ways.
Leveraging advanced AI algorithms, OpusClip transforms lengthy educational videos into concise, engaging clips tailored to meet the unique needs of learners. Here’s how OpusClip enhances learning through video repurposing:
Condensed Learning Experience:
OpusClip condenses lengthy educational videos into shorter, more focused clips, ensuring that learners can access key information without investing extensive time.
By distilling complex concepts into digestible segments, OpusClip optimizes the learning experience, enabling students to absorb information more efficiently.
Visual Engagement:
With OpusClip, educational content becomes visually engaging, captivating learners’ attention and fostering deeper engagement. Through dynamic layouts, graphics, and animations, OpusClip enhances the visual appeal of educational videos, making learning more enjoyable and impactful.
Targeted Content Delivery
OpusClip enables educators to deliver targeted instruction by identifying and extracting key concepts from longer videos. By focusing on essential topics, OpusClip ensures that learners receive precise, relevant information, enhancing comprehension and retention.
Accessibility Features:
OpusClip enhances accessibility by providing features such as captioning and translation, making educational content more inclusive and accessible to diverse learners.
By catering to the needs of students with disabilities or language barriers, OpusClip ensures that all learners can engage with the material effectively.
Personalized Learning Paths:
OpusClip facilitates personalized learning paths by offering adaptive recommendations based on individual learning styles and preferences.
By analyzing student data and behavior, OpusClip tailors educational content to match the unique needs of each learner, promoting personalized and effective learning experiences.
Efficiency in Content Consumption
Efficiency in content consumption is a cornerstone benefit of AI video repurposing in personalized learning. Traditional educational videos, often lengthy and dense, can pose challenges for students in terms of attention span and retention.
AI video repurposing addresses these challenges by condensing lengthy videos into shorter, more focused clips, tailored to match the pace of modern learners.
Bite-Sized Learning
By breaking down complex topics into bite-sized chunks, AI video repurposing allows students to absorb information in manageable increments. This approach is particularly effective for students with shorter attention spans or those who prefer to consume information in smaller doses.
Instead of overwhelming learners with lengthy lectures or tutorials, educators can deliver content in concise segments that are easier to digest and retain.
Targeted Content Delivery
AI video repurposing also enables educators to target specific learning objectives more effectively. By identifying key concepts within a longer video and extracting them into separate clips, educators can ensure that students receive targeted instruction on the most important topics.
This not only saves time but also allows educators to prioritize content based on student needs and learning goals.
Multi-Modal Learning
Furthermore, AI video repurposing enhances multi-modal learning by incorporating visual and auditory elements into educational content. Short video clips can be supplemented with graphics, animations, and sound effects to reinforce key concepts and engage multiple senses.
This multi-modal approach appeals to a broader range of learning styles, making educational content more accessible and engaging for diverse learners.
Customization of Learning Materials
AI video repurposing also facilitates the customization of learning materials to match individual learning styles and preferences. Through the use of machine learning algorithms, educators can tailor educational content to cater to the unique needs of each student.
This includes personalized captions, translations, and annotations, as well as adaptive learning paths that recommend supplementary materials based on individual student progress and interests.
By providing students with content that is tailored to their specific needs, AI video repurposing enhances engagement and promotes deeper understanding of key concepts.
Accessibility and Inclusivity
Another significant advantage of AI video repurposing through tools like OpusClip in personalized learning is its ability to enhance accessibility and inclusivity.
Features such as captioning, translation, and dynamic layouts make educational content more accessible to students with disabilities, ensuring that all students can engage with the material effectively.
Additionally, AI-driven recommendations for supplementary materials based on individual student progress and interests help foster a more inclusive learning environment, where students of all abilities can thrive.
Adaptive Learning Paths
AI video repurposing enables educators to implement adaptive learning paths that cater to the unique needs of each student.
By analyzing student data and preferences, machine learning algorithms can recommend supplementary materials and learning resources that are tailored to individual learning styles and interests.
This promotes self-directed learning and empowers students to take control of their educational journey, leading to improved academic performance and increased engagement.
Collaboration and Feedback
AI video repurposing also facilitates collaboration among students and educators. Real-time feedback mechanisms integrated into video platforms enable students to receive personalized feedback on their work, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Additionally, features such as active speaker detection and collaborative editing tools enable students to work together on projects, promoting teamwork and communication skills.
Data-Driven Insights and Improvement
One of the most powerful aspects of AI video repurposing in personalized learning is its ability to provide educators with valuable data-driven insights.
By analyzing student engagement, comprehension, and performance metrics, educators can gain valuable insights into student learning behaviors and preferences.
This enables educators to identify areas for improvement and refine their teaching strategies to better meet the needs of their students.
Wrapping Up
AI video repurposing holds immense potential to enhance personalized learning in education. From efficiency in content consumption to adaptive learning paths, AI video repurposing through educational tools such as OpusClip, offers a wide range of benefits that can revolutionize the way we teach and learn.
By leveraging the power of machine learning algorithms, educators can create dynamic and interactive learning experiences that cater to the unique needs and preferences of each student.
As AI technology continues to evolve, the possibilities for personalized learning are endless, and AI video repurposing stands at the forefront of this transformative movement.
Indian-origin Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter (now called X), and three other employees have sued Elon Musk for about $128 million in unpaid severance.
Agrawal, along with ex-chief financial officer Ned Segal, former Twitter head of legal and policy Vijaya Gadde and former Twitter General Counsel, Sean Edgett, have filed the lawsuit against the billionaire.
Musk on Tuesday reacted with just an emoji, when a follower posted: “Parag Agrawal is suing Elon Musk claiming that he did in fact get a lot done that week”.
The lawsuit claimed that the Tesla CEO showed “special ire” towards them by “publicly vowing to withhold their severance payments of around $200 million”, when he took over Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion.
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“Under Musk’s control, Twitter has become a scofflaw, stiffing employees, landlords, vendors, and others. Musk doesn’t pay his bills, believes the rules don’t apply to him, and uses his wealth and power to run roughshod over anyone who disagrees with him,” read the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
In October 2022, Musk informed Agrawal, Gadde and Segal that their employment with the company was terminated.
According to reports, the three top executives had an exit package of more than $100 million when they left the company.
Agrawal was set to receive the largest payout at around $40 million, largely due “to the entirety of his shares vesting upon his firing”.
