Real World AI: A Weekly Peek into Today’s Tech
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This week’s AI news covers groundbreaking innovations and unexpected challenges, from new streaming services and energy strains to covert influence campaigns.
We’ll highlight the fascinating launch of a new streaming service by Fable, which allows viewers to create their own shows using AI. We also explore the unexpected strain AI advancements are placing on energy resources, causing the US to delay plans to retire coal-fired plants. Plus, we’ll take a peek into OpenAI’s report on the covert use of its AI tools by Russia and China in influence campaigns.
These are just a few highlights. Join us in the full blog post for links and more insights, including advancements in AI bots and collaborations among tech giants to develop next-gen AI chip components.
AI in the News
OpenAI says Russia and China used its A.I. in covert campaigns: Iran and an Israeli company also exploited the tools in online influence efforts, but none gained much traction, according to an OpenAI report.
Hollywood nightmare? New streaming service lets viewers create their own shows using AI. Fable, the studio behind the viral AI-generated ‘South Park’ clips, has announced a streaming platform that allows users to create their own content.
US slows plans to retire coal-fired plants as power demand from AI surges: New technologies are straining power supplies and forcing a shift in plans to reduce use of the fuel source.
Anthropic’s AI now lets you create bots to work for you: It can buy shoes, read emails, or do whatever you want.
Tech giants form an industry group to help develop next-gen AI chip components. Intel, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other tech heavyweights are establishing a new industry group, the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Promoter Group, to guide the development of the components that link together AI accelerator chips in data centers.
The results of evaluating the performance of ‘ChatGPT’, ‘Copilot’, ‘Gemini’, ‘Claude’ and ‘Perplexity’ in everyday conversations are published.
Cool Tools
Pro AI – Auto-generates custom business plans and pitch decks.
ReplyMind – Your social growth assistant.
Outfit FM – Your virtual dressing room.
AI Menti Builder – AI-generated polls, surveys and quizzes.
As we bookmark the end of this week’s AI explorations, we look forward to continuing to dive deeper into the world of artificial intelligence with you. Stay tuned for our next installment, where discovery meets innovation.
