In today's episode of "10 Minutes with Sami", we explore three fascinating technological updates. We start by discussing Perplexity AI, a search startup that has achieved the coveted unicorn status after raising $63 million in a financing round. Its innovative approach to generative AI search and its impressive list of investors position it as a formidable player in the field.

Next, we look at Microsoft's launch of Phi-3, a new family of small language models that deliver impressive performance in a compact size. Despite its reduced number of parameters, Phi-3 Mini competes with much larger models in various language comprehension, reasoning, and mathematical and coding ability tests. Finally, we discuss General Motors' concerning practices of tracking driver data without explicit consent and sharing this information with third parties, including insurance companies. This issue has led to multiple lawsuits and highlighted the need for greater transparency and regulation in the automotive industry to protect consumer privacy.

Sources:

https://qat.com/ai_news/perplexity-poised-to-become-latest-ai-startup-to-hit-unicorn-status-report/,

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-launches-phi-3-mini-an-ai-model-that-is-smaller-but-still-rivals-gpt-3-5/,

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/,

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