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There appear to be some tensions between Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer over Labour's approach to workers' rights, but they remain focused on presenting a united front to win the next election[1][2].
Rayner has warned that Labour needs "diversity of thought" and can't just be "a load of Keir Starmers"[2]. She believes the party must have a range of voices and not just align with the leader's positions. Rayner sees herself as representing the party's traditional industrial base and trade union supporters[1].
However, Starmer and Rayner continue to campaign together and most in Labour believe they complement each other well[1]. Rayner has been given an expanded role covering housing, levelling up and workers' rights, suggesting her position in the party is secure for now[2].
While Rayner and Starmer don't agree on everything, they recognize the need to present a united front to win power[2]. Rayner has described their relationship as an "arranged marriage" that has evolved over time[2]. She sees it as her job to challenge Starmer, but ultimately they have to settle on a common position to govern effectively[2].
Zitate: [1] Is Angela Rayner being frozen out by Keir Starmer? - New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2023/06/angela-rayner-influence-labour-party-keir-starmer [2] Angela Rayner warns Labour must be more than 'a load of Keir ... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-rayner-keir-starmer-labour-election-b2452977.html [3] The long-running tensions with Keir Starmer behind Angela ... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/09/how-labour-fault-lines-led-to-a-seismic-event-with-angela-rayners-sacking [4] Angela Rayner's housing scandal: storm in a teacup or nightmare ... https://theconversation.com/angela-rayners-housing-scandal-storm-in-a-teacup-or-nightmare-scenario-for-keir-starmer-228112 [5] Are Angela Rayner's troubles a sign of what's to come for Labour? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68805211
Microsoft is working on a new large-scale AI language model called MAI-1, which could potentially rival state-of-the-art models from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, according to a report by The Information.
This marks the first time Microsoft has developed an in-house AI model of this magnitude since investing over $10 billion in OpenAI for the rights to reuse the startup's AI models. OpenAI's GPT-4 powers not only ChatGPT but also Microsoft Copilot.
The development of MAI-1 is being led by Mustafa Suleyman, the former Google AI leader who recently served as CEO of the AI startup Inflection before Microsoft acquired the majority of the startup's staff and intellectual property for $650 million in March. Although MAI-1 may build on techniques brought over by former Inflection staff, it is reportedly an entirely new large language model (LLM), as confirmed by two Microsoft employees familiar with the project.
With approximately 500 billion parameters, MAI-1 will be significantly larger than Microsoft's previous open source models (such as Phi-3, which we covered last month), requiring more computing power and training data. This reportedly places MAI-1 in a similar league as OpenAI's GPT-4, which is rumored to have over 1 trillion parameters (in a mixture-of-experts configuration) and well above smaller models like Meta and Mistral's 70 billion parameter models.
The development of MAI-1 suggests a dual approach to AI within Microsoft, focusing on both small locally run language models for mobile devices and larger state-of-the-art models that are powered by the cloud. Apple is reportedly exploring a similar approach. It also highlights the company's willingness to explore AI development independently from OpenAI, whose technology currently powers Microsoft's most ambitious generative AI features, including a chatbot baked into Windows.
Reportedly, the exact purpose of MAI-1 has not been determined (even within Microsoft), and its most ideal use will depend on its performance, according to one of The Information's sources. To train the model, Microsoft has been allocating a large cluster of servers with Nvidia GPUs and compiling training data from various sources, including text generated by OpenAI's GPT-4 and public Internet data.
Depending on the progress made in the coming weeks, The Information reports that Microsoft may preview MAI-1 as early as its Build developer conference later this month, as reported by one of the sources cited by the publication.
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A serial entrepreneur called a “progressive Jordan Peterson” by Fast Company, NYU professor Galloway, host of the Pivot podcast and author of Adrift and Post Corona, presents his “best practices for succeeding” in the “rapacious beast” of capitalism. His advice, he notes, is not for those with mountains of debt, but rather for readers “who have their act together and want to ensure they make the best of their blessings.” The “algebra” of the book’s title is broken down into four components. The first part covers Stoicism, and the author examines a list of ways in which readers can develop a “strong character” that helps their journey to wealth. It’s a salad of suggestions that include exercising, working hard, and marrying “someone who is better at money than you.” The second section, “Focus,” features Galloway’s extensive career advice. “Don’t follow your passion,” writes the author, explaining that most people can’t articulate a passion and that “passion careers suck.” For example, “only 2% of professional actors make a living from their craft.” Galloway then moves on to “Time,” which covers spending, budgeting, and saving for the future. The last section, “Diversification,” is the most technical, with Galloway “coaching” readers through “strategies for investing [their] capital.” Throughout the book, the author includes the type of anecdotes that readers have come to expect in this genre of personality-driven finance book: Galloway writes frankly about his childhood growing up “without much money,” how everything changed when his first child was born, and his divorce. The author references many of the current hot ideas in the modern self-help landscape: grit, the flow state, growth mindset, Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours, and black swan theory.
An agreeably told but unoriginal entry in the field of financial self-improvement.
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