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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

Nathaniel Whittemore

A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.

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  • Oct 4, 2023 · 18 min

    Anthropic Raising at a $20B-$30B Valuation

    Just a couple weeks after announcing their big Amazon deal, Anthropic is out fundraising again with a $2B round that is reported to have Google's involvement and is seeking a $20B-$30B valuation. Before that on the Brief, a Mr. Beast deepfake ad scam; Morgan Stanley says 40% of workers impacted by AI in the next 3 years, and more. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Oct 3, 2023 · 20 min

    The AI Wearable Wars

    Tab and Rewind Pendant both announced AI wearables this week, while Humane premiered on a fashion runway. In this episode, NLW looks at the emerging wearable wars, and asks whether these are even use cases that people want? Before that on the Brief: Jamie Dimon says a 3.5-day workweek is possible and Satya Nadella testifies that AI can't stop Google's search dominance. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Oct 2, 2023 · 18 min

    Mobile LLMs? The Battle to Get AI on Our Phones

    Stability AI has released a new 3b model that outperforms some 7b and 20b models, and previews the forthcoming battle to get local LLMs on our mobile devices. Before that on the Brief: DALL-E 3 is available now for free for Bing users, with 100 speed boosts per week; Apple appears to be hiring for AI roles in the United Kingdom. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Oct 1, 2023 · 12 min

    Warriors, Doomsayers, Reformers: Understanding the Factions in AI

    NLW explores an argument from a recent essay around the three factions that drive discourse in artificial intelligence. He reads excerpts from "The A.I. Wars Have Three Factions, and They All Crave Power" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/opinion/ai-safety-ethics-effective.html and then discusses what the authors might have missed. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 30, 2023 · 16 min

    Are Copyright Battles Against AI Destined to Fail?

    NLW looks at three arguments around AI and copyright and why the current contentious approach being taken by some authors, publishers, and policymakers may not hold up long term. Including excerpts from: Does the First Amendment Confer a ‘Right to Compute’? The Future of AI May Depend on It - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-the-first-amendment-confer-a-right-to-compute-the-future-of-ai-may-depend-on-it/ The Copyright Office is making a mistake on AI-generated art https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/opinion-dont-exclude-ai-generated-art-from-copyright/ My Books Were Used to Train Meta’s Generative AI. Good. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/books3-database-meta-training-ai/675461/ 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 30, 2023 · 20 min

    ChatGPT Vision: 8 Ways People Are Using It Already

    ChatGPT Vision hasn't even been broadly rolled out yet and already people who do have access are showing off some amazing use cases. Before that on the Brief: have the AI phone wars begun? 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 28, 2023 · 22 min

    The 5 Most Important AI Announcements from Meta Connect

    Yesterday at Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg announces that AI was going everywhere across the Meta suite of apps including Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. NLW counts down the top 5 new features. Before that on the Brief: ChatGPT's ability to browse the internet is back; Biden talks about his forthcoming executive order on AI and a survey of 1600 scientists. Today's Sponsor Netsuite | The leading business management software | Get no interest and no payments for 6 months https://netsuite.com/breakdown 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 27, 2023 · 19 min

    OpenAI Raising at $90B and Trolls Everyone, Saying AGI Has Been Achieved

    OpenAI man. The company is reportedly offering employees a chance to sell shares between an $80b-$90b valuation; discussing an AI hardware device with iPod designer Jony Ive; and scaring the hell out of people with a troll that "AGI has been achieved internally." Before that on the Brief: Apple is the most AI acquisitive Silicon Valley giant, and the CIA is working on a chatbot for intelligence agencies. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 26, 2023 · 19 min

    Automated AI Translations Come to Spotify, Undermining Numerous AI Startups

    Last week Youtube announced automated dubbing features and now Spotify has unveiled AI translation for podcasts. NLW explores the news, as well as what it says about the challenge of being a startup. Before that on the Brief: Getty Images launches a rights-ready image generation platform. 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 25, 2023 · 17 min

    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://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 24, 2023 · 9 min

    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-poll.html https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/2023/sep/18/three-quarters-of-firms-delay-ai-due-to-ethics-concerns/ https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/fintech/23-of-senior-finance-professionals-fear-ai-could-put-them-out-of-a-job/ 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 23, 2023 · 10 min

    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 AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 22, 2023 · 19 min

    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 to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 21, 2023 · 20 min

    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 in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 20, 2023 · 13 min

    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 discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 19, 2023 · 18 min

    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 discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 18, 2023 · 18 min

    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. Today's Sponsor Netsuite | The leading business management software | Get no interest and no payments for 6 months https://netsuite.com/breakdown 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 17, 2023 · 12 min

    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 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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 16, 2023 · 12 min

    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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

  • Sep 15, 2023 · 19 min

    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 Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/