# The New York Times Bans AI Training with Its Content # *In Today's Plate* 🥑🍜🥕 * 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](https://hu.ma.ne/) will reveal 'Ai Pin' on October Eclipse ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1692055751320/6fb9e5a3-3c2c-4fd3-9486-5347d06d2d5b.gif align="center") * **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)](https://www.sktelecom.com/index_en.html) * 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** 1. **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](https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-frequently-wrong-about-coding-but-sounds-smart-2023-8) 2. **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 3. **White House Launches 'AI Security Challenge'** to Protect Government Systems From Cyberattacks - [link](https://www.techtimes.com/articles/295057/20230814/white-house-ai-security-challenge-protect-government-systems-cyberattacks.htm) 4. **Ivix** receives $12.5M to **help combat tax evasion with AI**\-[link](https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/12/ivix-ai-financial-crimes/) 5. Logistics "only at the beginning" of AI technology adoption - [link](https://www.aircargonews.net/technology/logistics-barely-at-day-one-on-ai-tech-adoption/) 6. **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.** 7. **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" 🤣 --- *For sharing any interesting details, please reach out to us through a direct message on Twitter:* [*Saran*](https://twitter.com/Saran_ilango)