Thanks to the good people of Gadget Lab (
@snackfight
, @LaurenGoode
, and @BooneAshworth
) for having me on the pod to talk about Nvidia this week.
BIG TECH
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Will Knight discusses Nvidia on Gadget Lab podcast
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Corporate politeness as socially acceptable deception
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Yes, there is a kind of blankfaced corporate personality that thinks politeness is a form of socially appropriate lying
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OpenAI Invests in Figure AI for Humanoid Robot Development
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OpenAI is building its AI into humanoid robots.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 29 février 2024
The company just invested in Figure and signed a collaboration agreement to develop next-generation AI models for robots.
Embodied AI is coming in 2024.
But there's more:
Figure also raised $675M at a whopping $2.6B valuation… https://t.co/Cml3YbjkUw pic.twitter.com/QXUGSMbqgCOpenAI is building its AI into humanoid robots. The company just invested in Figure and signed a collaboration agreement to develop next-generation AI models for robots. Embodied AI is coming in 2024. But there's more: Figure also raised $675M at a whopping $2.6B valuation
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Adobe Music AI, Job Displacement, and New AI Tools
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Top stories in AI today: -Adobe previews ‘Photoshop of music’
-AI replaces 700 customer service reps
-Create an expense report using ChatGPT
-Alibaba’s EMO brings portraits to life
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Adobe Launches Project Music GenAI Control for AI-Powered Music Creation
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6. Adobe just demoed Project Music GenAI Control. Dubbed the 'Photoshop of Music,' the tool can easily generate and edit audio with AI — allowing creators to craft custom music tracks using text prompts.
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Apple’s Major Siri AI Update Expected Soon
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4. Apple quietly released subtle AI updates to iOS.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 29 février 2024
Between moves in AI research and recent comments, I think we're about to see a major AI update to Siri soon
It'll probably be the next 'ChatGPT moment' for AI adoption.
Nice find by @jason and @sundeeppic.twitter.com/gTGuw2OobI4. Apple quietly released subtle AI updates to iOS. Between moves in AI research and recent comments, I think we're about to see a major AI update to Siri soon It'll probably be the next 'ChatGPT moment' for AI adoption. Nice find by @jason and @sundeep
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Major AI Announcements from Alibaba OpenAI Apple Adobe More
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It's been a huge day for AI with announcements from Alibaba, Lightricks, Ideogram, Apple, Adobe, OpenAI, and more.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 29 février 2024
The 7 most important developments that happened:
1. Alibaba researchers unveiled EMO, an AI that adds lip-syncing to videos.pic.twitter.com/QlxdMCZFdNIt's been a huge day for AI with announcements from Alibaba, Lightricks, Ideogram, Apple, Adobe, OpenAI, and more. The 7 most important developments that happened: 1. Alibaba researchers unveiled EMO, an AI that adds lip-syncing to videos.
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Google’s AI ‘Woke’ Problem: Complex Solutions Ahead
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Why Google's 'woke' #AI problem won't be an easy fix
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LLMs Replace Wikipedia and Google Search as Information Sources
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LLMs are the de facto successor to Wikipedia and Google search. Most people will find that reading a taylored answer to be much more convenient than looking up individual websites, working through their content and checking veracity, and trust that the Google LLM is correct.
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Technology Governance and Information Integrity in AI Systems
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As a Technology Brother, I understand what happened, and I feel sorry for the poor PM who will be held responsible, but this is similar to Wikipedia being taken over and rewritten by a bunch of political zealots, deleting information and inventing sources to support their agenda.