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We’ve started seeing a significant shift in the type of AI services that have become available for public use recently. Innovation is moving from single-function applications such as cover letter generators or profile photo stylizers and progressing towards more sophisticated workflows that harness the full strength of AI.

With the availability of OpenAI APIs (10x cheaper than 3 months ago) you are about to see your beloved brands and apps introducing AI to enhance your experience and make these apps stickier.

And now, let's dive right in! 🤖 

ThisWeek in AI - Five

1) SecondNature AI: This is what the future of training looks like. Its personalized for each individual with targeted feedback to help an individual progress in a specific area. Through the conversational AI, reps can practice their sales pitch while receiving feedback - helping them become even more successful!

In the video below, Head of Sales Enablement at Zoom discusses how their sales team is benefiting from this tech. Zoom is not only a customer but also an investor in this company.

2) AI in Windows 11: Latest update of Windows 11 bring the power of AI/ChatGPT right to your taskbar for super quick and easy interactions with this world-changing tech.

3) Typeface AI: Company founded by former CTO of Adobe, recently came out of stealth and announced raising $65m in Series A from Microsoft and Google venture funds, among others. Company offers AI-powered generative features and is targeting enterprise business.

4) Instacart - AI: OpenAI announced ChatGPT and Whisper APIs that can now be use to incorporate these AI models into applications. The announcement included the shopping experience that’ll come to Instacart soon. Type in what you are looking for, let AI suggest options, make a selection to have the ingredients delivered to your door. Yeaap! It’s that easy!

5) Snap - My AI: Earlier this week Snapchat announced a companion bot powered by AI called My AI. You’ll probably see these popup in many social applications, so this is just first(?) of many.

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ThisWeek in AI - Art

This week I’m shining the spotlight on an artist (yaraeye) who is generating beautiful art.

Click here to see their AI-art portfolio on Midjourney.

ThisWeek in AI - Interesting Reads

• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST'S POINT OF VIEW - Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics have tested the general intelligence of OpenAI's language model GPT-3 using psychological tests to study competencies such as causal reasoning and deliberation, and compared the results with those of humans. GPT-3 performs nearly as well as humans in decision-making but falls behind in searching specific information or causal reasoning, probably due to a lack of interaction with the real world. GPT-3 had to undergo training before being put to work, receiving huge amounts of text from various data sets, and has learned how humans usually use language and how they respond to language prompts. The researchers surmise that in the future, networks like GPT-3 could learn from user interactions to converge more towards human-like intelligence.

• THE IDF INTRODUCES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO THE BATTLEFIELD - The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have reportedly deployed AI tools as part of their military arsenal, including offensive decision-making and border movement safeguarding. However, the deployment of AI-based tools raises questions about the need for a legal review under international humanitarian law to ensure compatibility with applicable rules. The IDF's declaration of their use of AI publicly may indicate a desire to assert their technical superiority, but it is also important to consider the risks of deploying such tools without adequate review or understanding of their capabilities. The authors suggest that maintaining human decision-making in the loop is essential to ensure accountability and prudence in deploying AI-based military tools.

• WHEN DYSLEXICS MEET ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Dyslexia is not related to intellectual ability and people with dyslexia have unique skills that allow them to view issues from multiple dimensions. Dyslexics may have unique advantages in a world where artificial intelligence (AI) will be of growing importance. Dyslexic thinkers can help create unique perspectives that add value to AI in data analytics, customer relations, graphic design, and IT. Employers seeking talent might find that dyslexic thinkers help create unique perspectives that add value to AI. Dyslexics will have unique career advantages as knowledge workers begin to be replaced or augmented by AI systems. The rise of AI will make it more probable that employers will be deliberative in adding dyslexics to their talent capabilities, as their unique way of thinking is hard for AI to duplicate.

• THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULA - The article discusses the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education curricula, highlighting its benefits for both teachers and students. AI can personalize learning experiences for students, assess student performance accurately and quickly, and help students create better papers. The article also mentions different ways to integrate AI in higher education, such as AI-assisted learning, automated grading, tutoring systems, virtual reality simulations, and chatbots. Additionally, the article provides a list of the best colleges for AI, including Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California - Berkeley. Overall, integrating AI in higher education can prepare students with the skills needed to solve real-world problems.

• FDA SEEKS FEEDBACK ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DRUG MANUFACTURING - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a discussion paper, seeking feedback on how to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing techniques into the current regulatory framework for pharmaceutical manufacturing. The paper, released by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), accompanies the agency's release of the International Council on Harmonisation's Q13 guideline on continuous manufacturing. The FDA has been developing plans for incorporating AI into the medical device regulatory framework and is just beginning to consider how to apply these models in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space. The deadline for submitting comments is 1 May 2023.

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