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The $1,000 Ai Pin...
...Humane’s Ai Pin could cost $1,000 — and require a subscription...
Lavena Xu-Johnson
October 30, 2023
Hello. G7 economies will agree to an AI code of conduct for businesses today.
— Lavena Xu-Johnson
⏰ Top 5 Headlines
🔗Link: Biden releases AI executive order directing agencies to develop safety guidelines.
🔗Link: ‘One in three workers fear AI could take their jobs’
🔗Link: UK aims to have AI in every classroom to reduce teacher workloads.
🔗Link: ChatGPT Plus members can upload and analyze files in the latest beta.
🔗Link: A group behind Stable Diffusion wants to open source emotion-detecting AI.
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💬 Deeper Dives
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft funnel billions into rival AI companies
There is just so much money flying in this colossal AI arms race.
Microsoft has poured as much as $13 billion into OpenAI.
Amazon recently reported a potentially $4 billion investment in the Google-backed Anthropic.
Now The Wall Street Journal reports that Google will slide Anthropic a cool $2 billion over time on top of its previous investments in the company.
Humane’s AI Pin could cost $1,000 — and require a subscription
Humane's enigmatic Ai Pin, a multifunctional wearable device, is set to make its debut on November 9th, and the latest buzz hints at a steep potential price tag of $1,000, coupled with a subscription for data access, as reported by The Information. The device, showcased by co-founder Imran Chaudhri at TED, is described as a compact, screenless gizmo with impressive capabilities, including a camera, microphone, sensors, and a laser projector, all linked to a Snapdragon chip for high-level performance. While many details remain shrouded in secrecy, the company's overarching goal appears to be a revolutionary transformation in consumer computing, though skepticism looms over this ambitious vision as we await the Ai Pin's official unveiling on November 9th.
(Read more: The Verge)
Biden to issue first regulations on AI systems
In a historic move set to be announced on Monday (today), President Biden is poised to unveil the inaugural set of federal regulations governing artificial intelligence systems. These groundbreaking regulations encompass requirements, including rigorous testing to ensure that advanced AI products cannot be utilized in the production of weapons of mass destruction, with test results reported to the federal government. In a comprehensive strategy aimed at safeguarding Americans from the ever-expanding realm of AI technology, these rules will also suggest watermarking AI-generated media to combat deep fakes and misinformation, a timely intervention as the 2024 presidential campaign intensifies.
(Read more: NYTimes)
"Poison pill" could sabotage AI trained with unlicensed images
Creators now have a new weapon against AI models that misuse unlicensed images, in the form of an "invisible poison pill" dubbed "Nightshade." This cutting-edge tool allows artists to subtly alter their art with hidden pixels, tricking AI models during training and rendering their results useless. Nightshade, created by Ben Zhao, a professor at the University of Chicago, offers content creators a non-litigious means of penalizing AI developers who infringe upon their work without permission, attribution, or compensation, potentially ushering in a new era of accountability in the AI industry, even though it may spark a game of cat and mouse with developers seeking to patch vulnerabilities in their systems.
(Read more: Axios)
YouTube has AI creator tools, but creators are too busy battling AI to care
YouTube recently unveiled a suite of AI tools designed to assist content creators in various aspects of video production. However, these tools have failed to generate significant excitement among creators. Many YouTubers are more preoccupied with the potential negative impacts of generative AI, such as plagiarism and the de-skilling of newer creators, rather than embracing YouTube's new AI features, which may ultimately lead to longer-term challenges in the creator space. This tepid reception suggests that YouTube's AI tools face an uphill battle in winning over the platform's creative community.
(Read more: Polygon)
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