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Google’s Bard Isn’t Search, It's a “Collaborative AI Service”

03-06-2023

March 06, 2023

⚡ Today’s Highlights

  • 📰 News: Google’s Bard won’t be all about search and Romania created an AI political advisor

  • 💰 Funding: Character.ai, Click-Ins, Ramp, and NPS

  • 🦾 Tools: A faster way to access AI chatbots and a better way to browse the web

  • 📅 Events: The “Data Dividend” Series, ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2023, and Convergence Conference are all TOMORROW

📰 Today's Top Stories

(10 min read) (Source: CNBC)

TLDR: Google executives have been trying to clean up the mess from the company’s announcement of its artificial intelligence engine, Bard, but their efforts to clarify have caused further confusion among the workforce. In an all-hands meeting on 4 March, executives answered questions from Dory, the company’s internal forum, with most of the top-rated issues related to the priorities around Bard.

Jack Krawczyk, the product lead for Bard, said the technology is not search, but a collaborative AI service. The attempt to separate Bard from search appeared to signify a pivot in the initial strategy. Several Google employees told CNBC that the inconsistent answers from executives have led to greater confusion.

(8 min read) (Source: Washington Post)

TLDR: Romania's prime minister has revealed the world's first AI-powered government aide called "Ion." It is said to interpret the opinions of the country's population and convey them back to the government, allowing ministers to formulate policies that are more in touch with everyday concerns. The bot identifies opinions shared on social media or submitted to a portal and prioritizes their importance, delivering the information back to decision-makers. Ion is expected to one day even be able to propose its original ideas.

The tool allows the government to synthesize large amounts of data about people's concerns in real time, something officials believe is not currently possible without AI. The technology is being touted as a democratic innovation allowing Romanians to influence decision-making at the highest levels of government in real-time without having to wait for elections. However, there are concerns that the algorithm that is used to identify which concerns on social media will be prioritized for decision-making could itself be biased, resulting in biased decision-making.

The Big Picture: An AI political advisor that’s trained on social media? What could go wrong 🙄 Anyone else feeling any deja vu? 

(6 min read) (Source: The Economist)

TLDR: Google has blocked access to certain news content in Canada in a five-week trial as the country's Senate considers a bill that would force internet companies to pay publishers for displaying links to their stories. These news/media outlets are losing revenue to companies like Google which are increasingly providing answers directly on the search page, reducing the traffic that clicks through to the source of the information. Governments in Australia, Britain, and Spain have also proposed laws that aim to extract money from Silicon Valley and direct it to local media companies.

Search engines are becoming better at displaying information without referring visitors to external sources and even circumventing paywalls. According to Semrush, about a quarter of desktop Google searches now end with no onward clicks. Integration of AI chatbots such as Bard and Bing promises to improve this capability which would reduce the amount of click through to news websites taking away even more revenue from the news/media outlets. The chief counsel of a large media company believes AI search companies should license the content they use, as Spotify pays record labels to play their songs, and publishers' complaints about platforms seem increasingly justified.

(8 min read) (Source: Wall Street Journal)

TLDR: Apple has blocked an update to BlueMail, an email app that uses OpenAI's GPT-3 language model due to concerns that it could generate inappropriate content for children. The app-review team asked BlueMail to move up its age restriction to 17 and older or include content filtering, which the company claims to already have in place. The app's current age restriction is set for users four years old and older. The rejection highlights how Apple may scrutinize apps with ChatGPT functionality in the same way it does others with concerns about the user experience and appropriate nature of the content or service provided by the app.

(4 min read) (Source: LinkedIn)

TLDR: Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has resigned from the board of OpenAI as his venture capital firm, Greylock Partners, invests in more AI companies, including those that use OpenAI's products. In a LinkedIn post, Hoffman expressed his belief that the impact of AI will be on a greater magnitude and urged for the development of AI technologies that transcend individual applications, companies, and industries.

💰 Funding Alerts

  1. Character.ai, a generative AI chatbot company, has received over $200 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at about $1 billion. Character.ai uses large language models, like ChatGPT, to generate conversations in the style of various characters. The company plans to use the funds to further develop their technology and expand their team.

  2. Click-Ins has developed an AI-based solution that uses machine learning, computer vision, and proprietary Visual Intelligence technology to examine damage caused to vehicles based solely on images, without the need for special equipment or skilled personnel. The insurtech company raised $7.5 million in a funding round that included investors such as Shlomo Group, Mobilion Fund, Adar Ltd., the American Scharf Group, Summus VC, and UMI Israel. The company plans to use the funds to expand its Visual Intelligence AI technology and bring its solution to more rental, insurance, and automotive companies.

  3. UK-based startup Ramp uses AI and ML to automate revenue forecasting, helping teams predict customer behavior and future revenue with speed and accuracy. The company recently closed a $5 million seed round led by AlbionVC and Eurazeo, with participation from Triple Point Ventures and high-profile angel investors. Ramp plans to use the funds to streamline client onboarding and support scale as it continues to onboard new enterprise clients each month.

  4. NPS, an AI-powered digital imaging radar technology provider, received a strategic investment in Series B funding from RTX Ventures. Its NPS AtomicSense™ Platform uses the NPS solid-state MIMO LiDAR™, super resolution SWAM™ radar and cameras to deliver consistent and accurate 360° high resolution data, powered by a new class of estimation and detection algorithms based on the Atomic Norm. The company plans to use the funding to develop radar technology that can provide better resolution and greater range for mobility and defense applications. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

🦾 Trending Tools

  • Poe's AI chat platform is now available on desktop at poe.com, with claims that it’s the fastest and easiest way to communicate with AI across both desktop and iOS platforms. Poe supports ChatGPT from OpenAI and Claude from Anthropic, with speedy responses that include Wikipedia-style links. Poe also offers cross-platform synchronization and is developing mobile web and Android applications.

  • Monica is an AI-powered browser extension powered by the ChatGPT API that assists with copywriting, marketing, programming, and multilingual communication. With the ability to chat with users about any topic, generate copy using over 80 templates, and translate and rephrase text on any web page, Monica is an ideal tool for daily work. Its CMD+M shortcut provides quick access to the sidebar, where users can select text and ask Monica what to do with it, eliminating the need for copying and pasting.

  • OwlOutreach is an AI-powered tool designed to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in their systems and networks. Combining the power of automated scanning with human analysis, it provides customized solutions for businesses to improve their security posture. The tool features manually reviewed reports, 24/7 continuous testing, recurring scans, and on-demand consulting. It includes a mix of open-source vulnerability scanning projects and in-house custom solutions, ensuring comprehensive coverage of potential vulnerabilities.

🌎 Fresh Content

3. There’s a discussion happening on Reddit about which skills will be the most valuable in the era of AI. Check it out here. (Reddit)

r/ArtificialInteligence - What skills will be most valuable in the era of AI?

64 votes and 84 comments so far on Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/11gxw5y/what_skills_will_be_most_valuable_in_the_era_of_ai/

4. When they finally got it open the had a seal-ebration 😎 👉👉 finger guns (Twitter)

👀 More Reading

🧠 Resources

This first resource provides an overview of reinforcement learning in simple terms and compares major platforms for testing reinforcement learning algorithms.

 📅 Upcoming Events

  1. “The data dividend” series (TOMORROW March 7, 2023 / Washington, DC, USA), programmed by Economist Impact and supported by IBM, brings together leaders in government and industry to discuss how to establish the strategy, culture and skills needed to foster a data-driven enterprise and cultivate new ways of thinking and working. In 2023, we break new ground as we tour cities around the world and discuss how organizations can realize their data dreams.

  2. ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2023 (TOMORROW March 7, 2023 / Pheonix, AZ, USA) is a technology summit where regional C-Suite executives, industry experts, and law enforcement will discuss how to optimize and secure businesses for profitability and growth. Topics include maintaining market base during disruptive times, capitalizing on disruption for competitive advantage, and maintaining digital trust while creating value. Process automation, data protection, and cybersecurity are top strategic components for governance and innovation, and digital cybersecurity is crucial for accuracy and speed.

  3. Presenting the second edition of Convergence Conference (TOMORROW March 7-8, 2023 / Virtual), explore the new frontiers of machine learning including novel applications, tools and processes! This free two-day virtual event features 25+ talks, panels and workshops by leading data scientists who share cutting-edge ML techniques to solve complex problems in the real world.

  4. The Women in Data Science (WiDS) central conference (March 8, 2023 / Stanford, CA, USA) is a technical conference featuring outstanding women discussing their exceptional work in data science and related fields, in a wide variety of domains. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. You’ll want to be in the room to experience the energy of this unique conference, connecting with attendees from industry, academia, non-profits, and government and learning from the sessions. Come to be inspired by and learn from outstanding speakers and panellists on topics ranging from, amongst others, algorithm design to data ethics, algorithmic bias to visualization, sustainability to healthcare, and outer space.

  5. Don’t miss the 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) (March 13-16, 2023 / Stockholm, Sweden + Virtual). Researchers from across the world present their best work to HRI to exchange ideas about theory, technology, data, and science furthering the state-of-the-art in the field. The conference theme for HRI 2023 is “HRI for all” and will focus on key HRI theories, methods, designs, studies, and technical advances that aim to understand and promote inclusion and diversity in HRI.

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