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Welcome back, AI’ers!

Friday’s Top Story: Google has just launched an update that allows you to enter the @ sign to chat with Gemini.

Step 1: Type “@” in the desktop address bar and select Chat with Gemini

Step 2: Write your prompt

Step 3: Get your response on http://gemini.google.com

It’s cool to see the platform implement AI in real-time. Try it out.

Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

• 🤖 ChatGPT to Launch Search Engine

• ✨ 2024 AI & Business Report

• 📰 News Hot Off The Press

• 💰️ Newly Added AI Tools

TOOL HIGHLIGHT

TODAY’S FEATURED TOOL

🖥️ BeamAI

BeamAI is a leading platform for Agentic Process Automation, widely used by Fortune 500 companies and scale-ups. It is designed to automate manual workflows with AI agents, thereby boosting productivity and allowing teams to focus on more critical tasks.

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AI IN THE NEWS

ChatGPT to launch search engine...

OpenAI appears to be developing its own search engine, potentially launching it as soon as May 9th, 2024. The company has registered the domain search.chatgpt.com and has been hiring for events staff, hinting at a major announcement. While the search engine may not directly challenge Google, it could provide an alternative search option powered by OpenAI's advanced language models.

📫️ The details:

• OpenAI has registered the domain search.chatgpt.com, indicating it is working on a search functionality.

• OpenAI has been hiring for in-house events staff and an events marketing manager, suggesting a major announcement is planned for May 2024.

• The search engine is expected to be powered by OpenAI's technology, including its GPT language models, but may not directly compete with Google Search.

🧠 Our thoughts:

If ChatGPT launches a search engine, what happens to Perplexity? Google, anyone?

To be honest, ChatGPT has the resources and distribution to pull something like this off, and we’re excited to see it come to light.

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Microsoft bans U.S. police departments from using enterprise AI tools…

Microsoft has banned U.S. police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service, a managed enterprise-focused version of OpenAI's technologies, citing concerns over the use of generative AI and facial recognition by law enforcement.

📫️ The details:

• The new terms of service prohibit integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from being used "by or for" police departments in the U.S., including OpenAI's text and speech analysis models.

• The policy also explicitly bars the use of "real-time facial recognition technology" on mobile cameras like body cams and dashcams to identify people in uncontrolled environments.

• This move comes after criticism over the use of AI-powered tools by law enforcement and follows similar bans by Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM on selling facial recognition software to police.

🧠 Our thoughts:

You know, we can't say we’re too surprised by Microsoft's decision here.

As AI capabilities have advanced, there's been a growing chorus of concern over how these powerful technologies could be misused, especially regarding law enforcement and issues of privacy and civil liberties.

At the same time, we can't help but wonder if this is just the tip of the iceberg. As AI continues to evolve, we'll see more and more of these ethical quandaries pop up.

Tech companies, lawmakers, and the public will have to grapple with some really thorny issues around privacy, bias, and the appropriate use of these technologies. It's not going to be easy, but it's a conversation we can't afford to shy away from.

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ChatGPT is…dumb?

According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, GPT-4 is the "dumbest" AI model that humans will ever have to use, as future AI systems will be much more advanced.

Altman believes that each new generation of AI models, from GPT-5 to GPT-6 and beyond, will be significantly smarter than the previous ones. He is confident that OpenAI will continue to push the boundaries of AI capabilities, even if it requires significant investment.

📫️ The details:

• Altman stated that "ChatGPT is like mildly embarrassing at best. GPT-4 is by far the dumbest model any of you will ever ever have to use again."

• The CEO believes that there will be much more powerful AI systems in the coming years, saying with a high degree of scientific certainty that humanity will have more advanced models every year.

• Altman did not provide a timeline for the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), but he told MIT Technology Review that he believes there will be several versions of AGI that are more or less suitable for certain tasks.

🧠 Our thoughts:

Altman's bold claims about the future of AI suggest that OpenAI is poised to make rapid advancements in the field. His confidence in surpassing GPT-4 with even more capable models indicates that the company is committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

While the timeline for AGI remains uncertain, Altman's vision of AI becoming deeply integrated into our daily lives, taking on real-world tasks, is an intriguing prospect that could significantly impact how we work and live.

However, Altman's acknowledgment of the potential risks associated with powerful AI systems underscores the importance of responsible development and regulation to ensure these technologies are used for the benefit of humanity.

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QUICK BITS

National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT (link)

Ukraine Unveils AI-generated Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman (link)

 Type “@” in the desktop address bar and select Chat with Gemini (link)

Planning Research with Generative AI (link)

Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal (link)

TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement (link)

FKA Twigs uses AI to create deep fake of herself (link)

OpenAI slapped with GDPR complaint (link)

AI TRAINING YOU MISSED

📺 Editing Images With ChatGPT

How To Edit DALLE-3 Images In ChatGPT (link)

AI ON SOCIAL

FROM THE WEB

✨ 2024 AI & Business Report: Uses, Tools, and Business Impact

Sam Parr from Hampton asked 100 founders how they use AI in their businesses and created a report.

There’s some interesting data in there, like:

High AI Adoption: About 89.6% of founders surveyed already use AI or plan to implement it soon within their business​.

R&D Budgets: 35% of the surveyed companies have dedicated budgets for AI research and development, with 65% allocating over $100k.

Industries with High R&D Budgets: Finance, biotech, and SaaS sectors have the highest average AI R&D budgets, with Finance leading at $1.95 million​.

Categories of AI Tools in Use: Chatbots, grammar checkers, and image generation tools are widely used, with chatbots used by 87 companies in the survey​.

AI's Measurable Business Impact: Notable measurable impacts include handling 70% of customer chats, reducing book writing time by 80%, and handling support tickets without human involvement​.

Check it out here.

NEW TOOLS

Robopic - an AI tool that generates photorealistic images and videos of people.

Tess Design - the first and only AI Image Generator that pays artists when it uses their visual style.

MysticQuill - an AI-driven business suite designed to enhance the LinkedIn presence of professionals and businesses.

Braintrust AIR - an AI-powered recruiting tool designed to reimagine and streamline the hiring process for businesses.

BeamAI - a leading solution in the realm of Agentic Automation.

WitChat - an AI-integrated customer service system intended to optimize various channels of customer interaction.

Toolblox - a no-code AI tool for creating custom on-chain workflows to tokenize real world assets.

Puurl - an AI-native review management platform designed for hotels.

Superseek - a GPT ChatGPT-powered AI assistant that can be customized and embedded on your website for customer service and support.

See more of the newly added tools here.

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That’s it for today.

Until next time, stay safe.

-Best of AI Team

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