The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

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.
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/19/238796...

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.
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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.
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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 Ale...

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 invit...

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 expos...

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 t...

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

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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.
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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.
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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.
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At the iPhone/Apple Watch event yesterday we learned about Apple's new, more powerful chip and neural engine. NLW argues that the chip has lots to tell us about Apple's AI strategy. Before that on the Brief, the latest AI announcements from Salesforce, plus AI marketing from Coca...