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👀 Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
Die AInauten
November 17, 2024
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👀 Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
AI-HOI and happy weekend, dear AInauts!
Maybe you didn't catch all the exciting news, tools and hacks about AI last week, or maybe you've just joined us. No need to worry!
We have summarized our highlights of the past week:
And of course, we have also put together the most important quick news for you - keep an eye on all relevant developments with just one click! Ready? Let's go!
Want to make ChatGPT more personal and use it more efficiently? With a few clever tricks, the chatbot becomes a real power tool!
For example, use the memory function for answers that are more in line with your persona. You can have your LinkedIn profile analyzed, save the 16Personalities.com result, and describe your writing style. The formula is simple: "ChatGPT, save this to memory!"
With Custom Instructions you determine how ChatGPT responds, and under "Personalization" you can set preferences. And for more speed: Shorthands! Define abbreviations such as "T:" for "Translate this". Combine these features for a real productivity boost.
Imagine AI as your personal life coach ... Tom, Kashmir Hill and Cori took the plunge. The realization: With lame standard prompts, you also get mediocre results. Therefore, you need specialized AIs or build your own coach.
We have unleashed our cheeky coach Nauti onto the world, because digital life coaches definitely have great potential. And hundreds of you have already spoken to Nauti!
FlexOS presents the top 100 most popular AI tools for business, measured by web traffic. At the top is ChatGPT with 500 million new visits, followed by Canva Magic Studio and Quillbot. NotebookLM also impresses with 200% visitor growth. Other winners of the month are Perplexity with +25% more traffic, You.com with +23% and Gamma AI with +39%.
We went deep into the rabbit hole of AI agents! Ever since Anthropic showed how AI can control a computer, we've been dreaming of autonomous AI helpers that do tasks for us.
Dharmesh Shah, HubSpot co-founder and secret innovation driver, has focused on AI agents with agent.ai. The first use cases are already available in HubSpot Breeze AI: whether social media, researching leads, customer service or building websites - the AI agents are ready to go!
Google has secretly released a new tool: Learn About. Simply ask a question, and it will provide you with interactive content with images, links and videos. The follow-up suggestions are so good that you can easily spend hours - we speak from experience! Is this the secret Google 2.0 search? Maybe. Unfortunately, it is not yet available everywhere, but a VPN will help here too.
The AI robot Ai-Da has painted a portrait of Alan Turing, the father of modern AI. This work of art was auctioned off at Sotheby's for over 1 million US dollars! Maybe not so crazy in times of NFTs? It's a real painting, painted by a real (robotic) arm. And: the proceeds go straight back into Ai-Da herself. After all, she already needs a third arm - apparently, androids also have issues with joints!
📰 AI news quickie: The HAI highlights from the industry
Not sure if you caught all the most important AI news last week? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Let's start with an inspiring example of AI in the classroom - the future of learning is very bright!
I love this AI use case so much.
A teacher used AI art to bring kids’ dream jobs to life🤯
Imagine seeing your future self as an astronaut, doctor, or even an artist…inspiring
h/t @visualfeastwang
— Nathan Lands — Lore.com (@NathanLands)
3:27 AM • Nov 13, 2024
New tools and applications: AI for everyday life and business
You can test the new Claude Computer Use function right here on the web, or build something yourself - even with open source, thanks to LangChainAI.
Soon, OpenAI's AI agent "Operator" will also automate your tasks. Working with Apps Extension for Visual Studio Code is the first step - an important step!
Windows fans, watch out! The ChatGPT desktop app is now available - quick access with Alt + Space and hands-free thanks to Advanced Voice Mode.
OpenAI has also published a guide for students - focus: write more effectively and improve your skills.
Kimberly Tan from @a16z says: AI will automate processes intelligently! And with the new Stripe API feature, AI agents can already spend money.
Anthropic improves prompts by up to 30% with a new prompt improver tool that automatically optimizes your inputs.
Learn from the Bolt founder himself how to develop and launch apps at lightning speed with Bolt and AI without code. Your next startup is waiting!
Google launches Gemini for iOS, Gemini (Exp 1114) is the new overall winner in the chatbot arena and the models are now available in the OpenAI library.
Get Grok 2 & API for free with X Premium and $25 API credit.
APIPark introduces an open source gateway for over 100 models to simplify model management.
The new Particle app uses AI to organize and summarize news.
DeepL launches DeepL Voice - real-time voice and video translations.
AI politics and power games: From Trump to Europe
Trump is concerned about the hunger for energy of AI systems, which is said to be twice as high as the energy production of the USA.
Gartner confirms that up to 40% of AI data centers will be affected by power shortages by 2027.
His allies are working on a comprehensive regulation to catapult America to the forefront of AI development.
And a petition wants to place Musk as an AI advisor in the new administration.
The US has ordered TSMC to stop supplying advanced AI chips to China... The technological battle is heating up.
The EU publishes its first guidelines for general purpose AIs. OpenAI, Google and others must prepare for a tough regulatory landscape.
Never miss an AI regulation again! Fairly AI's tracker keeps you up-to-date globally.
Companies in a race: Growth, crises and strategies
Dario Amodei from Anthropic chatted with Lex Fridman about the superintelligence timeline. Absolutely worth listening to!
OpenAI is planning Project Stargate, a gigantic new data center that will be five times larger than existing systems.
At the same time, Greg Brockman returns after a 3-month sabbatical following the departure of VP of Security Lilian Weng.
AlphaFold 3 was made open-source and is available to everyone. It revolutionizes the modelling of proteins.
Microsoft launches ten autonomous AI agents that set new standards in sales and support, putting Salesforce under pressure.
Perplexity tests sponsored follow-up questions in the USA.
Security and ethics: dangers and solutions
The award-winning short film Writing Doom shows the dark side of superintelligence.
Eric Schmidt warns that AI systems could develop potentially deadly viruses and that this danger urgently needs to be regulated.
Security researchers reveal that ChatGPT can be hacked using simple hex codes and then generates exploit scripts.
Rapid Response is a new framework designed to prevent LLM jailbreaks. An important step forward.
DeepMind presents Gemma Scope, a tool for visualizing the decisions of an AI. It is designed to create transparency and prevent unethical outputs.
David Shapiro's Post-Labor Economics Manifesto is a bold plan for a decentralized economy and more power for the individual.
Generative AI shakes up the online job market: Writing jobs drop by 30% while AI skills like ChatGPT are in demand.
Creativity and culture: AI conquers art and music
The voice of Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia lives on thanks to ElevenLabs and now reads books and articles in 32 languages. Thanks again, Jerry!
AI-generated albums flood Spotify. The platform is facing new challenges in dealing with fake content ...
Country musician Randy Travis sings again thanks to AI and delights his fans with new versions of old classics.
The Washington Post launches the "Ask The Post" bot, which answers readers' questions without a subscription.
Can chatbots turn from mere tools into friends? Joanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal has tried it out.
And that’s a wrap! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Your AInauts,
Fabian & Reto
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