👾 Discord Rolls Out Major AI Update

Also: Steven Spielberg is worried about AI. Plus: AI funding news in education and medicine.

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  • 👾 Discord rolls out major AI update

  • 🎬 Even Steven Spielberg is worried about AI

  • 🤑 AI funding in education and medicine

  • 🌿 AI has more in common with nature than you think

  • 🛠️ 5 tools to add to your tech stack

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📌 BIG NEWS

Discord Rolls Out Major AI Update

All aboard the AI hype train

Discord is the latest platform to jump on the AI hype train—and they're taking the whole ChatGPT integration to a new level with four major AI updates all at once:

  1. Their mascot, Clyde, is powered by ChatGPT now. He can share gifs, recommend playlists, and even be an additional online friend if your actual human Discord friends are offline.

  2. They're rolling out their AutoMod tool that can alert mods when server rules are broken. Very handy!

  3. They're also experimenting with AI-generated conversation summaries that bundle messages into topics.

  4. They're also opening an AI incubator to fund developers and startups who want to build AI on Discord.

The AI rollouts are currently on beta, with Discord hoping their 350 million registered users to help them spot possible errors to their AIs.

Discord's only one of the latest tools to embrace AI (GPT, specifically) joining the ranks of Snapchat and Slack.

📰 MORE AI NEWS

Even Steven Spielberg is 'very nervous' about AI. 🎬 We're giving computers "autonomy over your point of view and yourself as the human person" according to him. Celebs, they're just like us! (Mashable)

Deepfakes are easy and cheap to make. 👹 Free tools make deepfakes too accessible. Meme-makers and marketers are making it go viral. “Everybody can do it now.” (The New York Times)

Google's 2021 AI ethics debate foreshadowed future problems. ⚠️ Biased output and misinformation concerns are raised. Rushed AI developments are the culprit. Responsible AI framework is needed. (Emerging Tech Brew)

AI-assisted SEO will grow in 2023. 📈 New research says only 10% of marketers use AI for SEO. But 58% plan to do so this year. (Search Engine Land)

GM working on AI assistant for cars. 🚗 No self-driving just yet. GM’s in-vehicle AI will function like ChatGPT. Need help changing tires? The AI will provide instructions. (Engadget)

Wingstop tries AI voice ordering. 🍗 The restaurant chain is piloting a voice AI solution. It leverages AI virtual assistants to process phone orders. (Chain Store Age)

💰 AI FUNDING

USC launches Center for Generative AI and Society. 💡$10M seed money was invested. Focus will be funding research on ethical AI innovation. Aims to prepare students for jobs that use AI tech. (USC News)

Transcarent to acquire part of AI startup 98point6. 🤝 Transcarent will take 98point6’s physician group and AI software. The deal is worth up to $100 million. (Forbes)

🛠️ TOOLS

  • Fireflies.ai: AI voice assistant. Transcribes your meeting notes. Generates transcripts from video and audio. Integrates with Zoom and Google Meet.

  • Mem.ai: Workspace knowledge manager. Organizes all business information. Stores project data, contacts, apps, files. All in one place for quick access.

  • ElevenLabs: AI speech software. Create voices from scratch. Clone your own voice. Generate voice-over narration from text.

  • Papercup: Video transcription and translation. Transcribes dialogue from videos. Translates them into other languages. Subtitling and synthetic voices included.

  • Stylized: AI-assisted product photography studio. Transforms smartphone-captured pics into professional-looking photos. Customizes backgrounds and lighting. Ideal for ecommerce sellers.

🎙️ FROM PODCASTS (Powered by Deciphr AI)

Eye on AI: Discussion on the nature of algorithms. Algorithms are created, but sometimes they’re discovered. Some AI models are based on principles found in nature.[“Terry Sejnowski on NeurIPS and the Future of AI” episode at 0:08:56]

Gradient Dissent: Discussion on using Jupyter Notebooks in ML. Users have different priorities when using Jupyter Notebooks. Some do it for initial velocity. Others do it for validation. [“Shreya Shankar — Operationalizing Machine Learning” episode at 0:29:03]

Disconnected: AI photo restoration tools are ideal for restoring damaged photos. Not yet super effective on blurred photos. They still have a ways to go before they’re used beyond entertainment purposes.[“Introducing the Next Wave of Artificial Intelligence Tools with Jag Sharma & Jason Kapadia - Episode 38” episode at 0:21:31]

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