Hello, fellow humans! We hope you’re enjoying the new, limited Saturday edition of the Daily Brief, which is focused on AI. Rest assured, this content is written by actual people, not robots. Do you have any burning questions about AI that you’d like answered? Or perhaps you’ve had some interesting AI hallucinations you’d like to share? We’re here to listen. Feel free to email us anytime. Enjoy!
Here’s the essential information you need to know:
1. US lawmakers are urging Meta and X to establish rules for political deepfakes. There is growing concern that online ad campaigns during the 2024 presidential election will go beyond harmless pranks and instead spread harmful disinformation.
2. South Korea’s biggest IPO this year is thanks to beer-serving robots. Doosan Robotics, using AI in its cobots (collaborative robots), made its debut on the Seoul exchange this week.
3. Amsterdam will host a global AI summit next week. The event, starting on October 11, will feature talks from senior technology executives at Amazon and Nvidia.
Quotable quote: “Lower ye bridges!” – Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, shared her perspective on competing with Nvidia’s highly sought-after technology at a recent conference. She believes that in a rapidly evolving market, there’s no room for “moats” that hinder progress.
AI is perfect for handling boring tasks, and Canva understands this concept perfectly. Imagine this: you’re on a Zoom call for your company, and you’re assigned the task of taking notes. You open up Google Docs and start typing away, all the while dreading the hours you’ll spend transforming those notes into a visually captivating report or presentation. Well, graphic design platform Canva has a solution for that. Internally, Canva employees have been using a special feature that magically turns whiteboard notes into blog posts within seconds. Canva insists it’s not AI, but let’s call it what it is: Magic. Regardless of the label, Canva’s new tools leverage sophisticated language models, including their own, OpenAI’s model, and one from Runway.AI, to handle the boring aspects. Cameron Adams, Canva’s co-founder and chief product officer, emphasized that humans remain at the core of the creative process. They just need robots to take care of the grunt work while they focus on their big creative thoughts.
Speaking of Zoom, the company hopes that AI will help you stay engaged during your meetings without the need to open Google Docs. One of Zoom’s upcoming features, set to be released next year, is a word processor that incorporates AI to handle tedious tasks more cost-effectively. This move is part of Zoom’s strategy to maintain relevance now that the pandemic-induced hype around videoconferencing starts to fade. Zoom plans to compete with its major rival, Microsoft Teams, by offering a suite of work tools. However, it won’t be an easy feat. Microsoft currently dominates the collaborative software market with a 42.6% share, while Zoom lags behind at 6.8%. Zoom is even resorting to antitrust measures to reduce Microsoft’s influence.
Here’s a list of other interesting reads about AI:
1. How AI is reshaping jobs in the retail sector at Walmart.
2. The potential victory for Meta, even if its new AI assistant fails.
3. Discussing AI on a global scale: Is the UN the right platform for finding solutions?
4. Research paper by Sony AI highlights the issue of skin tone bias.
5. AI companies are now hiring creative writers.
Ask an AI:
Recently, OpenAI introduced new features for its AI models, allowing users to interact using voice and images. Quartz editor Susan Howson decided to put the paid feature to the test to solve a fashion dilemma. She wanted to determine which fabric swatch would work best for her next pair of trousers. Screenshots of the conversation with ChatGPT reveal that the AI chatbot was helpful in providing suggestions. However, Susan pointed out that the challenge lies in the fact that the swatches are too small to truly gauge how they would look as pants. She noted her desire for larger swatches before making a final decision.
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