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ChatGPT Can Now See and Hear

The race towards multimodal LLMs is heating up! With rumors of a big impending launch of Google Gemini, OpenAI is racing to push out their multimodal features. Today they launched the ability for ChatGPT to carry on audio conversations, as well as to use images as inputs. Before that on the Brief, Amazon to invest up to $4B in Anthropic. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://th

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Americans Are Getting Less Trustful of Artificial Intelligence

On today's episode, NLW looks at a set of recent survey results surrounding attitudes towards AI. They range from broad based surveys of the general American public to more specific industry and profession-level studies. Links: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/19/23879648/americans-artificial-general-intelligence-ai-policy-poll https://www.axios.com/2023/09/19/mitre-harris-poll-ai-security-risks https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/19/nearly-half-of-ceos-believe-ai-could-replace-their-own-jobs-

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

6 Months After the "6-Month Pause" Letter, Has the AI Safety Conversation Changed?

Six months ago, a group of scientists and other leaders signed a letter asking for a six month pause in the development of advanced AI. Now, six months after the letter, when the pause would have expired, they reflect on what, if anything, has changed in the AI safety discourse. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The

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Is This The First AI-Powered Operating System?

Microsoft announced that the complete Windows 11 operating system was going to have access to their Copilot AI assistant. Before that on the Brief, YouTube launches a slate of tools for AI creators. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe t

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5 Reasons DALL-E 3 in ChatGPT is a Huge Deal

OpenAI has announced that DALL-E 3 image generation is coming natively to ChatGPT. NLW explores 5 reasons the announcement is a huge deal, including how it represents a significant market-driven acceleration in AI product releases. Before that on the Brief, Amazon is updating Alexa with a dedicated LLM. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions

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The AI Daily Brief

Will Intel's New Chip Usher in the 'Age of the AI PC'?

Intel has announced a new AI focused chip that they say will allow generative AI applications to run directly on device without being connected to the internet. The chip comes out in December. Also on today's episode, NLW explores the controversy around the UK's decision to invite China to its upcoming AI Summit. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and d

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The AI Daily Brief

Google Bard Gets Major Update While OpenAI Races to Multimodal

Google Bard announced a big update including a deep integration with Google Workspace apps. At the same time, The Information reports that OpenAI is racing to beat Google to release a multimodal model of GPT-4. Before that on the Brief, Microsoft AI researchers accidentally expose 38 terabytes of private data. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and disc

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The AI Daily Brief

Knowledge Workers Produce 40% Better Results When Using AI - Study

A new study undertaken by Boston Consulting Group and prominent AI researchers shows that consultants who used generative AI did more work, more quickly, and better when they were using AI. NLW discusses the nuance and implications. Before that on the Brief: a new study reveals that many large companies are hesitant to fully embrace AI due to concerns around bias; Gen Z is the generation most likely to trust AI and about a quarter of senior finance professionals are worried AI will replace them.

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

GPT-4 More Creative Than the Average Person According to Recent Study

On this research recap, NLW looks at AI creativity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40858-3 BrainLM https://t.co/MUobqXULfb RETFound retinal model https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02881-2 Any-to-Any Multimodal https://huggingface.co/papers/2309.05519 AI that can smell: https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1701611251376497046 TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understan

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

Should OpenAI Have Been A Government Program?

That's what Sam Altman argued, but the state of America's civic life brings up many questions of whether the government is actually up to the challenge that AI presents. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube

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SCOOP: Google Testing Gemini With Partners -- Launch Soon?

The Information has another Google AI scoop with reports that Google has pushed Gemini to testing with a number of external partners, suggesting that launch is close. Before that on the Brief: AI market enthusiasm leads to big private rounds and the best IPO in two years. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Brea

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$550B In Net Worth Met In D.C. To Talk AI: Did Anything Get Done?

Senator Chuck Schumer hosted an AI Summit with the CEOs of most of the world's biggest tech companies. NLW explores what went on, and why big challenges remain when it comes to regulating AI. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The A

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