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Google has introduced a new 'Proofread' feature for beta users of the Gboard keyboard for Android. Here's how it works. News 

Google Gboard’s AI-Enabled Feature Helps You Check Your Text for Errors

Adriana Marais,

Earlier this year at Google I/O 2023, it was clear that the company plans to double down on its generative AI goals by adding new AI-centric features to its product lineup. Now, the search giant has rolled out a new “Proofreading” feature for beta users of Gboard’s Android keyboard. The feature, as reported by 9to5Google, is currently available as of Gboard version 13.4 and appears in the Gboard toolbar. As the name suggests, the feature exists to proofread text for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Users can do that with…

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The order is aimed at identifying potential risks and use cases for the technology. News 

Gavin Newsom Issues Executive Order to Investigate Generative Artificial Intelligence in California

Adriana Marais,

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order directing state agencies to examine the potential risks and applications of generative AI, in a move to address the potential regulation of this technology in the home state of influential AI companies. According to the order, state agencies are tasked with identifying “the most significant and beneficial uses of GenAI in the state” and creating a framework for training state employees to use “state-approved” generative AI tools in their work. Likewise, it directs the same agencies to analyze the technology’s potential…

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'Heart on my Sleeve' may be eligible for songwriting honors. AI 

Grammy Awards to Take into Account Drake and The Weeknd’s Viral Song with AI Vocals for Nominations

Febin Mathew, , ,

The individual responsible for a popular AI-generated song has entered the track for consideration at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy has specified that certain awards are not applicable to such works. Nevertheless, Ghostwriter, the anonymous creator of “Heart on My Sleeve,” has submitted the song in the categories of best rap song and song of the year, which are both recognized for songwriting excellence. The Academy has indicated a willingness to acknowledge compositions primarily composed by humans, even if the recording itself is predominantly AI-generated. Ghostwriter composed the lyrics…

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Salesforce will pilot the generative AI capabilities it developed for Slack later this year. AI 

Slack AI to Automatically Summarize Your Work Conversations This Winter

Febin Mathew,

Salesforce has announced that it will be piloting its generative AI capabilities for Slack, known as Slack AI, this winter. These features are integrated directly into the platform for easy access. One notable ability is the instant generation of channel highlights, which provide users with the most crucial parts of conversations. This feature can be utilized for reports or to catch up on missed discussions. Slack AI can also generate summaries of threads with one click for people who just want to get the gist of specific conversations and not…

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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has launched a new guideline for teachers using generative AI to assist and teach their students. AI 

Educators Get Guide For Utilizing Generative AI To Instruct Learners From ChatGPT Creator

Febin Mathew, , , ,

Microsoft-owned OpenAI has released a new guide for educators using its AI chatbot ChatGPT to help educators effectively incorporate the generative AI tool into their students’ learning. The recently released guide suggested prompts, explained how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the effectiveness of AI sensors, and a discussion of biases. “We are releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom – including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the effectiveness and bias of AI sensors,” OpenAI said in a blog post. In its…

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It addresses questions like the required degree of human authorship and training AI models on existing IP. AI 

Public Invited to Provide Input on AI and Content Ownership to US Copyright Office

Febin Mathew, , ,

The US Copyright Office (USCO) is seeking public input on generative AI and the ownership of its outputs. This technology has become a focal point in the legal system, prompting the office to solicit public comments on various complex issues. These include concerns about companies using copyrighted material to train AI models, determining copyright eligibility for AI-generated content, addressing liability for copyright infringement, and managing machine-generated outputs that imitate the work of human artists. “The adoption and use of generative AI systems by millions of Americans — and the resulting…

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It's one of the first companies to get China's approval to release a generative AI chatbot. AI 

Baidu Makes ERNIE Generative AI Available to All

Febin Mathew, , , ,

Baidu has recently launched ERNIE Bot, its advanced AI language model and generative AI product, making it accessible to the public through different app stores and its official website. In addition to ERNIE, Baidu intends to introduce a series of AI applications that aim to provide users with a comprehensive experience of generative AI’s four fundamental capabilities: comprehension, generation, reasoning, and memory. Opening the ERNIE Bot (which focuses on the Chinese market) to the public will allow Baidu to get much more human feedback, according to CEO Robin Li. The…

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Where's the "insert funny and relevant GIF" option? AI 

Duet AI by Google Creates Emails and Documents with Different Styles

Adriana Marais, , ,

Google has provided additional information on the functionality of the Duet AI assistant, which will assist users in quickly creating emails and documents. Within Gmail, this tool enhances existing AI-powered features like Smart Reply. By selecting the “help me write” button, users will be presented with various options to aid them in their writing tasks. Select “write draft” and you can specify the type of message you want Duet AI to create. Google says the tool can use previous messages in a thread to make the draft reply more relevant.…

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SynthID will launch on Google’s Imagen, but it could roll out to third parties later. AI 

Google Seeks to Increase Transparency in AI Art with Invisible Digital Watermark

Adriana Marais, , ,

Google DeepMind has introduced SynthID, a tool designed to enhance transparency in AI-generated images. SynthID, a watermarking and identification tool for generative art, enables the embedding of a digital watermark onto an image’s pixels, which remains invisible to the human eye. Initially, SynthID will be made available to a select group of customers utilizing Imagen, Google’s cloud-based AI art generator. One of the many problems with generative art – in addition to the ethical implications of the training of artists involved in their work – is the potential for deep…

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The virtual assistant will be available in Meet and Chat too. Space 

Google Workspace Apps to Receive Duet AI Feature, But Pro Subscribers Will Incur Additional Cost

Adriana Marais, , ,

During the I/O event, Google unveiled its ambitious plans for generative artificial intelligence, which involved incorporating the Duet AI virtual assistant into its Workspace productivity apps. Now, Google has begun the gradual implementation of Duet AI for users who subscribe to professional versions of Docs, Gmail, Sheets, and other relevant applications. Additionally, the virtual assistant will soon be available on Google Meet and Google Chat. Duet AI is a free trial for Google Workspace. However, to use the virtual assistant in cloud-based applications after that, large organizations must pay $30…

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The feature will have free and paid components. News 

Snapchat Introduces AI-Powered ‘Dreams’ Feature to Transform Selfies

Adarsh V.K, ,

Snapchat has introduced a fresh generative AI capability to its application, known as “Dreams.” This feature bears resemblance to the company’s well-known AR effects, also referred to as lenses. However, instead of employing real-time camera effects, Dreams utilizes generative AI to creatively alter users’ selfies, resulting in captivating images that morph their appearance into different personas. The feature, found in the “memories” section of the app, starts by asking users to take selfies that show their faces from different angles. The app then creates a series of eight images based…

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Concern levels rose by 14 points since December. AI 

Pew Research Reveals Increasing Anxiety Among Americans Over AI Adoption

Febin Mathew,

According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, there has been an increase in concern among Americans regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the past nine months. The survey reveals that 52 percent of respondents are now more worried than excited about the growing use of AI, which is a 14-point increase since December. In contrast, only 10 percent expressed more excitement than worry, while 36 percent stated that their views on the matter were equally balanced. The Pew Research Center emphasized that this concern is…

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It can also delve into businesses’ data to offer quick insights. News 

ChatGPT Enterprise from OpenAI Secures Corporate Conversations

Febin Mathew, , ,

OpenAI has officially introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, a subscription service tailored for businesses, after teasing it in April. The company assures that its AI models will not be trained on any business data or conversations as part of this new offering. OpenAI emphasized in a blog post that their models do not learn from user interactions. Furthermore, the enterprise plan ensures the encryption of business chats both during transmission and storage, and it complies with SOC 2 regulations. OpenAI revealed that several companies, including Block, Canva, Carlyle, The Estée Lauder Companies,…

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Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he expects the artificial intelligence boom will last well into next year and made what could be the largest single bet yet in the tech sector to back up his optimism. AI 

Nvidia Invests Heavily in AI, Plans to Repurchase $25B of Its Shares

Nitin Misra, ,

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects the AI boom to last well into next year and made the biggest single bet in the tech industry to date to support his optimism. The company’s sales forecast on Wednesday exceeded Wall Street’s expectations and it said it would buy back another $25 billion of its stock. Most companies make this move when their management believes the company is undervalued. However, Nvidia’s share price has more than tripled this year and was set to hit an all-time high after Wednesday’s results. Nvidia…

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AI-made art, without any human input, cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law, a U.S. court in Washington, D.C., has ruled. AI 

US Court Rules AI-Generated Artwork Not Subject to Copyright

Nitin Misra, ,

A work of art created by artificial intelligence without human input cannot be protected by copyright under US law, a US court in Washington DC has decided. Only works with human input can be copyrighted, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said Friday, upholding the Copyright Office’s rejection of an application filed by computer scientist Stephen Thaler on behalf of his DABUS system. Friday’s decision follows Thaler’s losses in U.S. patent bids covering inventions he says were created by DABUS, which stands for Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience.…

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An attempt to overturn a US Copyright Office decision was rejected. AI 

Court Declares AI-Created Artwork Not Subject to Copyright Protection Due to Lack of Human Authorship

Adarsh V.K, ,

A federal judge in the US has concurred with government officials that a work of art created by artificial intelligence cannot be granted copyright protection due to the absence of human authorship. Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated in the ruling, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, that copyright laws do not extend to safeguarding creations produced by technology without any human involvement. The judge emphasized that human authorship is an essential prerequisite for copyright protection. Dr. Stephen Thaler sued the US Copyright…

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Satya Nadella has compared AI to the dawn of the Internet itself, saying AI is 'as big' as the Internet revolution, and recalled Bill Gates' 'tidal wave' memo. AI 

Satya Nadella Predicts AI Revolution to be as Impactful as the Internet

Febin Mathew, ,

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has compared the recent development of artificial intelligence to the Internet boom of the 1990s. He referred to a 1995 memo by Bill Gates in which he described the Internet as a “tidal wave” and said artificial intelligence will similarly have a major impact on society. In a conversation with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang on The Circuit, Satya Nadella compared the potential of AI to the impact of the Internet in 1995, saying he believes AI will be “as big” as the Internet. He added, “We in…

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About 40 per cent of workers will need to reskill due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation over the next three years.

Study Finds 40% Of Global Workforce Must Receive AI Training Within 3 Years

Febin Mathew,

Around 40 percent of workers will need to be retrained due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the next three years, representing 1.4 billion of the world’s 3.4 billion workforce, a new study has found. According to technology giant IBM, about 87 percent of executives said generative AI should augment jobs rather than replace them. The number is closer to three-quarters in marketing (73 percent) and customer service (77 percent), and more than 90 percent in procurement (97 percent), risk and compliance (93 percent), and finance (93 percent). More…

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About 40 per cent of workers will need to reskill due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation over the next three years.

Study Finds 40% Of Global Workforce Must Receive AI Training Within 3 Years

Febin Mathew,

Around 40 percent of workers will need to be retrained due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the next three years, representing 1.4 billion of the world’s 3.4 billion workforce, a new study has found. According to technology giant IBM, about 87 percent of executives said generative AI should augment jobs rather than replace them. The number is closer to three-quarters in marketing (73 percent) and customer service (77 percent), and more than 90 percent in procurement (97 percent), risk and compliance (93 percent), and finance (93 percent). More…

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About 40 per cent of workers will need to reskill due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation over the next three years. AI 

Study Finds 40% Of Global Workforce Must Receive AI Training Within 3 Years

Febin Mathew,

Around 40 percent of workers will need to be retrained due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the next three years, representing 1.4 billion of the world’s 3.4 billion workforce, a new study has found. According to technology giant IBM, about 87 percent of executives said generative AI should augment jobs rather than replace them. The number is closer to three-quarters in marketing (73 percent) and customer service (77 percent), and more than 90 percent in procurement (97 percent), risk and compliance (93 percent), and finance (93 percent). More…

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