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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
November 11, 2024
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Welcome back, AI’ers!
Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today
🧠 AI On My Mind
🤖 New AI Gmail Hack
✨ Another OpenAI Employee Quits
📰 News Hot Off The Press
💰️ Newly Added AI Tools
AI ON MY MIND
Happy Monday!
If you’ve followed this newsletter for a while, you’ll know I’m always testing new things. (If you’re new here, you’ll learn that too.)
This weekend, I took some time to decompress and experiment with new prompting techniques.
Lately, I’ve been using a method I call “Order of Operations.”
Here’s how it works: after crafting a prompt, I conclude with something like, “Here are your order of operations…”
Then, I restate the steps I’ve outlined in the prompt.
From my tests, this approach leads to more consistent outcomes.
Give it a shot in your own prompts—it’s definitely worth trying.
Now, onto the news.
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TODAY’S TOP STORIES
🚨Cyber Attack Warning As Hackers Use AI And Gmail In New Campaign
A sophisticated phishing campaign called CopyRh(ight)adamantys is targeting both individuals and organizations using AI-generated emails sent through dedicated Gmail accounts, claiming copyright violations primarily related to Facebook content.
The campaign utilizes a variant of the Rhadamanthys information stealer malware and appears to be financially motivated rather than politically driven1. Check Point Software researchers have identified this as a large-scale operation where cybercriminals leverage AI capabilities to automate email creation and account generation.
The attackers create dedicated Gmail accounts to impersonate legitimate organizations, customizing their approach for each target
AI is being used for optical character recognition and automation to scale the operation's reach.
The campaign represents an evolution in cyber threats, combining sophisticated malware with automated AI-driven techniques.
💻 Google rolls out its Gemini AI-powered video presentation app
Google has launched Vids, an AI-powered video creation tool integrated into Google Workspace, allowing businesses to easily create professional videos using Gemini AI for storyboards, voiceovers, and content suggestions.
The tool aims to democratize video creation by removing technical barriers and providing templates, AI assistance, and collaboration features for workplace communications. This major release comes after testing earlier this year and is now available to select Workspace subscription tiers, with AI features remaining free until December 2025.
Users can leverage Gemini AI's "Help me create" feature to generate storyboards, scripts, and even AI voiceovers from text prompts or Google Docs.
The platform includes templates, stock media libraries, and editing tools for animations, transitions, and effects, making it accessible for various business use cases.
While currently available to select Workspace subscribers, Google plans to implement usage limits on AI features starting in 202623.
🧑💻 Salesforce to Hire 1,000 People for AI Product Sales Push
Salesforce is making a bold move by planning to hire 1,000 new salespeople to push their AI products, showcasing their commitment to expanding their artificial intelligence offerings. The company is heavily investing in AI technology, particularly focusing on their Einstein AI platform and AI-powered sales tools. This strategic expansion demonstrates Salesforce's confidence in the growing demand for AI solutions in the business sector.
The hiring spree represents one of Salesforce's largest sales force expansions in recent years.
This initiative is centered around promoting and selling AI-enhanced products and services to businesses.
The move comes as Salesforce positions itself as a leader in enterprise AI solutions.
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OTHER NEWS YOU MAY LIKE
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IBM "AI in Action" Report (link)
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AI-generated images threaten science — here’s how researchers hope to spot them (link)
AI On Social
✨ Another OpenAI employee leaves
After working at OpenAI for almost 7 years, I decide to leave. I learned so much and now I'm ready for a reset and something new.
Here is the note I just shared with the team. 🩵
— Lilian Weng (@lilianweng)
11:34 PM • Nov 8, 2024
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