USA vs AI

Plus one simple AI trick...

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
June 10, 2024

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Welcome back, AI’ers!

Monday’s Top Story:  iOS 18 is rumored to bring AI-powered features to built-in apps like Voice Memos (real-time transcription), Messages (automated replies), and Photos (advanced editing).

Siri will likely be overhauled to control individual app functions, analyze user behavior, and enable voice control of app features.

Apple may introduce AI-generated emojis and partner with OpenAI to bring a ChatGPT-like chatbot to its devices.

Bloomberg is reporting these new features will come during Apple's WWDC 2024 this week.

Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🤖 USA vs AI

  • ✨  Simplifying Concepts Using AI

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

  • 💰️ Newly Added AI Tools 

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TRENDING STORIES

TODAY’S TOP STORIES

US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI

The U.S. antitrust authorities are launching investigations into Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI's roles in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry.

  • The Department of Justice will investigate Nvidia, while the Federal Trade Commission will examine the business relationships between Microsoft and OpenAI.

  • The FTC initiated antitrust probes into tech companies' investments in AI firms in January 2023, sending letters to Alphabet, Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI.

  • Nvidia, a dominant player in AI chips, had not previously been a focus of U.S. antitrust discussions, but its soaring valuation has drawn attention

Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"

Microsoft is laying off 1,000-1,500 employees across its Azure cloud and mixed reality departments, despite a strong third quarter. In a leaked memo, executive Jason Zander stated the company's focus is to "define the AI wave" and these layoffs align with Microsoft's long-term vision and strategy.

  • The layoffs come as Microsoft is investing heavily in AI, including a potential $10 billion deal with OpenAI and plans to incorporate AI into all its products.

  • Certain Azure cloud services are being halted and teams reorganized to support the AI push.

  • This follows Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees in January 2023 while simultaneously investing billions in OpenAI

Google Co-founder Testing AI Military Drones

Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO, has secretly founded a military drone company called White Stork that is testing AI-guided drones in Silicon Valley and Ukraine.

  • White Stork was established in late 2022 and recently began testing AI-guided aircraft.

  • The company is utilizing AI to help drones pinpoint battlefield targets.

  • Schmidt has recruited about a dozen employees from companies like Apple, SpaceX, and Google for his venture.

QUICK TIP

AI QUICK TIP

✨ Simplifying Concepts Using AI

AI is amazing when it comes to simplifying concepts.

Start by asking AI: "Explain gravity."

Now try:

"Explain gravity to an 8-year-old"

"Explain gravity to a lawyer using bullet points"

Notice the adaptability of the AI.

These types of explicit instructions produce better results than open-ended prompts.

This simple trick greatly enhances the human-AI interaction and improves the accuracy of the AI's response.

QUICK BITS

MORE NEWS

Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics show off the first project: an open-source robot that does chores (link)

Google upgrades NotebookLM, an AI research and writing assistant powered by Gemini 1.5 (link)

Alibaba's new open-source LLM, Qwen2, outperforms Meta's Llama 3 in specialized tasks (link)

Cohere releases a library of tutorials to build powerful AI applications, like agents, with RAG and semantic search (link)

Silicon Valley in uproar after California lawmakers demand AI firms install ‘kill switch’ (link)

New York passes legislation to ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids (link)

OpenAI's new method shows how GPT-4 "thinks" in human-understandable concepts (link)

Opaque Unveils the First and Only Platform for Running AI Workloads on Encrypted Data (link)

Perplexity is directly 'ripping off' content from news outlets (link)

Microsoft Says You Don’t Have to Use Recall On Copilot+ If You Don’t Want To (link)

KLING is the latest AI video generator that could rival OpenAI's Sora (link)

Wix’s new tool taps AI to generate smartphone apps (link)

AI song generator Udio gets multiple new features (link)

Elon Musk accused of selling $7.5 billion of Tesla stock before releasing disappointing sales data (link)

Eko Health Raises $41M to Scale AI-driven Heart, Lung Detection (link)

AI anime flood - An infringement investigation of 90,000 images (link)

Eric Schmidt is secretly testing AI military drones in a wealthy Silicon Valley suburb (link)

AI ON SOCIAL

FROM THE WEB

✨ From Image to Functioning Code

GPT-4o is good at generating code. But we didn’t know that you could sketch an idea and tell GPT to create the code.

Alvaro Cintras, did exactly that in a video he shared on Twitter X.

This is just another example of how AI can assist humans in creating.

NEW TOOLS

FROM OUR DATABASE

ISO 27001 Copilot - an AI-based assistant designed to aid in the preparation and implementation of ISO 27001, a globally recognized standard for information security management.

ITVA - an AI-driven tool designed to automate and simplify the management of an entire IT infrastructure using natural language.

PS2 Filter AI - a tool that leverages artificial intelligence to transform photos into images resembling PS2 Playstation video game characters

MaxartAI -  a tool designed to aid in creating and editing images using artificial intelligence technology. Its performance is driven by various generative AI models that serve a range of use cases.

Trag - an AI-powered code review tool designed to optimize the code review process. Trag works by pre-reviewing the code and identifying issues before they are reviewed by a senior engineer, thus speeding up the review process and saving valuable engineering time.

Free AI Music Generator - a high-tech music-generating tool that uses advanced artificial intelligence algorithms and machine learning techniques to produce original music across various genres.

My Perfect Essays' Grammar and Spell Checker - an AI-powered tool known as the Grammar and Spell Checker which assists users in producing error-free and polished text.

Groundsales - an AI-driven tool designed to facilitate accurate sales forecasting, thereby empowering businesses to make informed decisions based on data.

Plansom - designed to multiply productivity and enable operational excellence by streamlining strategy formation, task delegation, and prioritization.

Flibbo - revolutionizes social media interaction by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), networking, and commerce. This unique platform offers a space where users can connect and share experiences while discovering new subjects.

TextBrew - an automated product description generator designed for e-commerce use. Utilizing EAN/GTIN codes, TextBrew generates accurate and swift product descriptions for different marketplaces and languages.

Adspire - an AI-powered tool developed by Trendicator LLC, provides an intelligent solution for generating ad creatives. 

No-Code Scraper - a tool designed for effortless data extraction from websites without the need for programming knowledge. The tool utilizes AI capabilities to enable users to scrape data simply by entering the URL of the target website.

Frodo - an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. It was developed by the company, Prototyper. The chatbot's main function is to interact with users and respond to their inquiries.

Assistena - an AI tool designed to optimize study efficiency and improve academic performance. It provides a set of features tailored for seamless studies with the aim to enhance overall results and conserve time.

Skott - a sophisticated Artificial Intelligence Content Marketer designed to enhance a brand's digital presence and generate more leads.

See more of the newly added tools here.

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