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| Hi Insiders, Welcome to the Inside AI newsletter! Here are today's top stories: - Amazon won't host its machine learning and automation conference this year.
- AI's role in audiobook production is expanding.
- Researchers warn of AI model collapse.
- Only human creators are now eligible for Grammy Awards.
Scroll down for some "Quick Hits" and our "Question of the Week," and let us know of any topics you'd like covered in future issues. Beth
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| 1 | | Amazon has confirmed that it will not host its re:MARS conference this year, which focuses on cutting-edge technologies like AI and robotics. re:Mars, launched in 2019, stands for "Machine learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space." More: - According to the company, the decision to cancel is not due to budgetary constraints.
- After consulting with customers and the community, Amazon will instead integrate re:MARS topics, including machine learning, automation, and robotics, into its existing AWS events for 2023, a spokesperson said.
- In the past, re:MARS served as a platform for showcasing futuristic innovations like delivery drones and warehouse robots.
- During last year's conference, Amazon launched CodeWhisperer, an ML-powered coding companion, and showed off a feature for its Alexa voice assistant that can imitate any voice, including those of deceased family members.
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| 2 | | The news: Audiobook sales are projected to surpass $35B annually by 2030, with AI playing an increasingly bigger role in production. Why it matters: AI technology is already replacing human narrators in audiobooks, as seen in new offerings from Google Play and Apple Books. However, challenges remain in areas such as delivery, timing, and pronunciation. For its digital narration, Apple combines advanced speech synthesis AI with the expertise of audio engineers, quality control specialists, and linguists. Presently, Amazon's Audible has an audiobook recording service but mandates that they be narrated by humans. The bigger picture: The decision to use AI voices in audiobook production still depends on cost, time, and listener preferences. Voice actors have different views on AI's impact on their profession, with some believing AI can't match human voices' nuances and emotions, while others see it as a useful tool for licensing their cloned voices. What the numbers say: With the rise of smartphones, the audiobook industry has already experienced a decade of significant growth. According to Wordsrated, audiobook sales are projected to grow at an impressive 26.4% annually from 2022 to 2030, making it the world's fastest-growing book format, with AI's role in audiobook production likely to expand significantly. 
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| 3 | | Researchers from top universities are warning about the issue of AI model collapse, which occurs when generative AI models are trained on data created by other AI models. The process leads to performance degradation, increased errors, and repetitive responses. Training models on machine-generated data rather than human-created data causes them to "forget," which could pose a problem as LLMs contribute more and more to the language found online. More: - Model collapse arises from the accumulation of errors during training, distorting the model's understanding of reality.
- Recursive training exacerbates this problem, causing models to drift further from the original data distribution.
- In their study, the researchers simulated the effects of training generative models on their own data and observed complete changes in data distribution within 50 generations.
- To maintain the quality of future generative models, the researchers emphasize the importance of training with human-generated content and ensuring fair representation of minority groups in the datasets.
- They suggest preserving the original human-produced dataset, periodically incorporating it into model training, and introducing new, clean, human-generated datasets.
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| 4 | | OpenAI's COO, Brad Lightcap, acknowledged that while AI technology may create new job opportunities, it will also eliminate some existing ones. Speaking at a WSJ event in France today, Lightcap stressed the need for humans to guide AI models, assigning tasks and ensuring their accuracy. More: - Lightcap specifically mentioned jobs related to contract review for revenue recognition, stating that such positions may not exist in the future.
- According to Lightcap, companies using AI to double their computer code output will need additional employees for tasks like product design, distribution, operations, and sales and marketing.
- Meanwhile, he said workers can become more productive by delegating mundane tasks to AI, leading to a noticeable boost in productivity.
Zoom out: - AI has already begun replacing some human jobs, with nearly 4,000 positions lost in May due to the technology, per a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
- According to the report, U.S. employers had over 80,000 layoffs in May, a 20% jump from April. AI was responsible for around 5% of those job cuts, making it the seventh-highest contributor.
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| 5 | | The Recording Academy has announced that only human creators are eligible for Grammy Awards. However, music created with the help of AI can still qualify in certain categories, according to the academy. More: - While AI-assisted songs can be considered for awards, fully AI-generated tracks are disqualified.
- To be eligible, the updated rulebook emphasizes the need for a "meaningful" human contribution to the music.
- The academy has yet to disclose the specifics of determining AI usage or the threshold for human involvement.
Zoom out: - The decision comes amid intense discussions about the ethical implications of AI in creative fields.
- AI's impact on creative fields like screenwriting and acting has sparked strikes and negotiations by organizations such as the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild.
- Recently, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) reached a tentative three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), agreeing to ensure that DGA members aren't replaced by AI or other "technological advances."
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| 6 | | AI Events and Conferences: - Deep Learning World: June 18-22, Las Vegas.
- Ai4 2023: Aug. 7-9, Las Vegas.
- AI Hardware Summit: Sept. 12-14, Santa Clara, California.
- Edge AI Summit: Sept. 12-14, Santa Clara, California.
- MLCon NYC 2023: Sept. 25-28, New York or online.
- AIAI Computer Vision Summit — Berlin: Oct. 5, Berlin, Germany.
- AI World Barcelona: Generative AI Conference: Nov. 14-15, Barcelona, Spain.
- AI & Big Data Expo Global 2023: Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Olympia, London.
- The AI Summit New York: Dec. 6-7, New York City.
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- Singapore is not currently exploring AI regulations. Instead, its government is promoting AI responsibility and collaboration among companies to use its AI Verify, a toolkit for testing AI models.
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