👨🏼‍🦳 Joe Biden calling voters not to vote

It goes without saying that AI is already in the corner of every industry.

New AI research, tools and applications are coming out everyday.

Some of them make perfect sense for their existence.

However, many of them raise the question

“That’s cool, but is it neccessary?”

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Affect You and Me

👨🏼‍🦳 Joe Biden called voters not to vote

A deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden has been circulating in New Hampshire, causing concern among voters and officials.

The call discourages people from voting in the primary elections, sparking fears about the potential misuse of AI and deepfakes in spreading disinformation.

🤬 AI Chatbot swore at customer

DPD, a parcel delivery firm, had to disable part of its AI-powered chatbot after it swore at a customer and criticized the company.

The incident occurred after a system update and quickly went viral on social media.

The chatbot was even coaxed into writing a poem about the company's poor service.

🥽 VR will make you walk miles

Disney has unveiled HoloTile, a research project that introduces a multi-person, omni-directional, modular, and expandable treadmill floor.

This technology could revolutionize VR/AR experiences by allowing real-time walking and movement of objects, potentially solving VR's movement problem.

🛡️ AI powers skin cancer detection device

The FDA has cleared DermaSensor's AI-powered skin cancer detection device, which provides primary care physicians with a non-invasive, real-time tool for detecting common skin cancers.

The device demonstrated a 96% sensitivity rate across all skin cancers in a study involving over 1,000 patients.

It also showed that a negative result from the device indicated a 97% probability of the lesion being benign.

🔥 AI to spot nature hazards

AiDash, a California-based startup, has secured $50 million in funding to enhance its AI and satellite technology for detecting wildfire and weather risks on power lines.

This investment will help open a European headquarters and reflects Silicon Valley's commitment to climate change adaptation for energy companies.

💃 Barcelona going metaverse

Barcelona is embracing immersive VR and AI experiences, offering a range of activities that blend technology with the city's unique charm.

From the VR Experience Barcelona and VIRTUA Barcelona, which offer a variety of VR games, to immersive exhibitions like "Modernist Dragons, Legends of Fire", and the Barça Virtual Dream at FC Barcelona's stadium, the city provides a plethora of tech-driven experiences for locals and tourists alike.

🌳 AI learns to stimulate how trees grow

Purdue University researchers have developed AI models that can simulate the complex growth patterns of trees, factoring in both genetic and environmental influences.

This innovation could transform urban planning, landscape design, and ecological studies by providing precise tree growth modeling.

🚘 BMW uses robots to make cars

BMW has partnered with the humanoid robot startup Figure to integrate AI-powered robots into its manufacturing processes.

This move mirrors Tesla's efforts with its Optimus robot.

Figure's robots, which can operate for five hours on a full charge and walk at 2.7 mph, are designed for versatility across various industries.

AI Insider

 🔳 OpenAI is looking to build chips too

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking billions in funding to establish a global network of AI chip factories.

This move is driven by concerns over potential chip shortages as AI becomes more pervasive.

Altman's ambitious project involves working with top chip manufacturers and has attracted interest from potential investors like SoftBank Group.

🦄 Voice cloning startup becomes unicorn

ElevenLabs, a startup specializing in voice cloning, has raised $80 million in a Series B round, reaching a valuation of over $1 billion and achieving unicorn status.

The funding will be used for product development, team expansion, AI research, and enhancing safety measures for responsible AI development.

The company's browser-based speech generation app can create lifelike voices with adjustable characteristics, and it's increasingly investing in tech for creating audiobooks, dubbing films and TV shows, and generating character voices for games and marketing.

🕌 India’s version of ChatGPT

BharatGPT, developed by CoRover.ai, aims to be the go-to open-source foundational model for Indic language AI, rivalling Meta's Llama 3.

BharatGPT a multilingual platform supporting over 12 Indian languages in voice and 22 in text, integrated with Google Cloud for data sovereignty.

🚧 Experts scared of Zuckerberg’s ambition

Mark Zuckerberg has announced Meta's ambition to build an artificial general intelligence (AGI) system and potentially make it open source.

Critics argue that the technology could be dangerous if not properly regulated, while Zuckerberg believes it will benefit everyone.

The concept of AGI refers to AI with human-like cognitive abilities, but it remains largely theoretical and unproven.

🎓 OpenAI’s first partnership with a university

OpenAI has announced its first partnership with a higher education institution, Arizona State University (ASU).

Starting in February, ASU will have full access to ChatGPT Enterprise for coursework, tutoring, research, and more.

The university plans to build a personalized AI tutor for students, allow students to create AI avatars for study help, and expand its prompt engineering course.

🎞️ Google’s new text-to-video AI tool

Google AI's new model, Lumiere, is a text-to-video diffusion model that excels in creating realistic and coherent motion in videos.

It uses a novel architecture to generate smooth camera and object movements, showing potential for various creative applications.

🤏🏻 Rise of small AI models

Microsoft's research division has made a significant breakthrough with its small AI model, Phi 1.5, which can now view and interpret images.

This development could lead to a proliferation of small, highly capable models, complementing larger foundation models like GPT-4.

The two types of models could be used simultaneously for different tasks depending on the needs of users.

AI Magics

🔎 GenAI features in your Chrome browser

Google Chrome is introducing three new generative AI features to enhance browsing experiences with features including:

• Tab Organizer, which automatically suggests and creates tab groups based on open tabs

• AI-generated Themes, which allow users to create personalized themes based on subject, mood, visual style, and color

• Writing assistant feature called "Help me Write", which assists users in drafting text for public spaces or forums

▶ Next level of AI video-editing

RunwayML has introduced a new feature, the Multi Motion Brush, which allows creators to animate up to five objects in a single image using AI.

This tool provides unprecedented control over video generation, enabling users to emphasize specific objects, apply unique effects, and draw attention to particular elements within a video.

⚖️ Your 24/7 standby legal advisor

AI Lawyer is a personal AI legal assistant that offers a range of features to boost productivity, including document automation, advanced research, and real-time legal advice.

It's designed for consumers, practicing lawyers, and law students, providing a quick, easy, and affordable legal tech solution.

💵 Defend artist’s work from AI scraping

Kin.art is a new platform designed to protect artists' work from unauthorized AI scraping.

It offers an AI-safe portfolio platform that prevents artwork from being used in AI datasets without permission, streamlining the commission process and providing secure payment transactions through an escrow service.

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