Don’t Miss Out! 5 AI Developments That Could Change Your Life
1. Google Cloud and Spotify announce partnership
On Thursday, Spotify announced a partnership with Google Cloud so that the music streaming platform utilizes Google’s artificial intelligence technology. In the release, Google Cloud revealed that Spotify leverages large-scale language models (LLM) to identify users’ listening habits, including podcasts and audiobooks, to provide tailored content and recommendations. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said: “Through this expanded partnership, Google Cloud’s AI tools will help Spotify improve the listening experience for its customers. Spotify also recognizes the potential of AI in their business, and together we will continue to deliver innovative technologies that benefit their business.”
2. AI companies need to figure out a better way to pay backers
In the latest episode of the Bloomberg Originals series AI IRL, Jaron Lanier, a technology pioneer and chief unifying scientist at Microsoft Corp., said AI companies need to figure out a better way to compensate the people who contribute the most data to AI tools like ChatGPT. “To do this, we need to calculate and present the provenance of which human sources were most important for a given AI production. We don’t currently do that. We can do it effectively and efficiently, we just aren’t. It has to be a societal decision to move to it,” Lanier said.
3. Sapeon releases new AI chip
Artificial intelligence chip startup Sapeon announced its latest artificial intelligence chip on Thursday. According to a Reuters report, the SK Group-backed startup’s new chip, called the X330, was developed for data centers and “represents about twice the computing power and 1.3 times better power efficiency” than competitors. In addition, it has more than double the performance. power efficiency of its predecessor X220.
4. Artificial intelligence could threaten millions of South Korean jobs, study claims
A study by the Bank of Korea released Thursday revealed that more than 4 million jobs in South Korea could be replaced by artificial intelligence. According to a Bloomberg report, the number is about 14 percent of all jobs in the country. People with higher incomes and better educational backgrounds may be at greater risk of getting the ax because AI can perform analytical and cognitive tasks more easily.
5. Noteshelf unveils generative AI features
Popular note-taking app Noteshelf on Thursday announced a new update called Noteshelf 3 that includes generative AI features. According to the release, the new Noteshelf AI feature can create handwritten notes on any topic, which can help students take better notes faster. Rama Krishna, founder of Noteshelf said, “AI meets handwriting” is the tagline of Noteshelf 3 and the app lives up to the hype. Students are excited about new features that make note-taking more fun and efficient. we are working much more in this area on innovations that are sure to amaze our users.”