The New York Times Bans AI Training with Its Content
PLUS: Humane will reveal 'Ai Pin' on October Eclipse
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New York Times bans AI training using its content
Humane will reveal 'Ai Pin' on October Eclipse
Amazon introduces generative AI for summarizing product reviews
Anthropic raises $100 million from SK Telecom
Various AI, product launches, and financial news
The New York Times Bans AI Training with Its Content
Updated terms specify restrictions on automated tools (e.g., website crawlers)
Written permission is required for using, accessing, or collecting content
A possible response to Google's privacy policy update
Google may collect public data for AI training (e.g., Bard, Cloud AI)
Large language models (e.g., OpenAI's ChatGPT) trained on vast datasets
Datasets may contain copyrighted/protected materials
Humane will reveal 'Ai Pin' on October Eclipse
Ai Pin: connected and intelligent clothing-based wearable. Reveal date: October 14, 2023
“Connected and Intelligent clothing-based wearable” a.k.a. Ai Pin.
An AI-powered device that can project an interface onto the palm of a hand
Humane is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies for this unique device and form factor.
Amazon introduces a generative AI feature to summarize product reviews for customers
Amazon introduces a generative AI feature to summarize product reviews
Helps shoppers quickly understand customer opinions on products
Saves users time by avoiding reading individual reviews
AI startup Anthropic raises $100 million from Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom
Receives $100 million in funding from one of the biggest mobile carriers in South Korea, SK Telecom (SKT)
Anthropic raised $450 million in a Series C funding round in May
SK Telecom Venture Capital (SKTVC) participated in Series C
Germany-based SAP invested in Anthropic last month
SKT to close investment in Q3, according to chief AI global officer Chung Suk-guen
Product Launches 🚀
Solana Train-to-Earn App 'Synesis' shows AI Data Supply Chain
Synesis One app rewards AI data providers with crypto using blockchain
Promotes transparent data supply chain
The first app to incentivize transparent AI data harvesting
This contrasts with firms requiring political pressure for transparency
Sabre Launches Lodging AI, Enhancing Intelligent Solutions with Sabre Travel AI™
Sabre Corporation announces Lodging AI
Introduction of Sabre Travel AI™ in the lodging sector
Considers property attributes, customer trip segmentation, traveller and agency preferences
Generates custom lodging options & Serves up properties with high booking likelihood
Ericsson and TPG Telecom Introduce Australia's First Analytics and Troubleshooting Solution
TPG Telecom and Ericsson announce multi-year agreement
Australian-first cloud-native, AI-powered analytics tool
Aim to improve mobile network performance for customers
Based on Ericsson Expert Analytics and EXFO Adaptive Service Assurance
Finances💰
After raising $54m in funding, Futureverse unveils ‘JEN 1’ text-to-music AI generator
Futureverse launches JEN 1, a text-to-music AI generator
Described as a "universal high-fidelity model for a text-to-music generation"
Co-Founders Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald express pride in the team's progress
Aim to benefit creators and advance the music industry
Total VC funding in Southeast Asia drops by 25% in H1 2023, according to a report
Southeast Asian startup investments drop 25% YoY in H1 2023
Singapore and Indonesia as focal points for VC funding
Singapore: 60% surge in deals, 19% increase in capital invested in H1 2023
Indonesia: steady deal count, 44% YoY decline in total capital investment in H1 2023
AI Spotlights
ChatGPT appears to use a style-over-substance approach, which can lead people to believe it is more intelligent than it is, according to researchers. - Researchers from Purdue University analyzed ChatGPT's replies to 517 questions posted to Stack Overflow, an essential Q&A site for software developers and engineers. - link
Apple sponsors Dublin conference on speech processing
Apple: main sponsor of 24th Interspeech Conference & Focuses on spoken language computing
Proposal 1: Activate Siri without spoken command
Proposal 2: Improve recognition for people with severe speech impairments
Trigger-less voice assistants, Spatial Audio learning, Voice assistants for people with Dysarthric speech
White House Launches 'AI Security Challenge' to Protect Government Systems From Cyberattacks - link
Ivix receives $12.5M to help combat tax evasion with AI-link
Logistics "only at the beginning" of AI technology adoption - link
Mastercard Releases Research Report: "Navigating Global Business Travel"
Mastercard Study includes over 500 travel-decision makers worldwide
Addresses the need and challenges of business travellers
Corporate travel making a Comeback
Key factors impacting business travel: Hybrid Working World, Shifting Organizational Priorities and Employee Expectations.
UK Deputy PM Oliver Dowden: AI is the most ‘extensive’ industrial revolution yet
“This is a total revolution that is coming. It’s going to transform almost all elements of life over the coming years, and indeed, even months, in some cases.
“It is much faster than other revolutions that we’ve seen and much more extensive, whether that’s the invention of the internal combustion engine or the industrial revolution.”
Some fun tweets or Xs 🐤
Zuckerberg-Musk Cage Match Seems to Be on Hold 🤼♂️
Zuckerberg-Musk cage match unlikely to happen soon
“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg
“Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead,” Zuckerberg wrote. “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me.”
Musk replies on Twitter with "Can't wait to bang on his door tomorrow" 🤣
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