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| Hey Insiders, Welcome to Inside AI! Here are today's top stories: - Google DeepMind is developing a Gemini chatbot to rival ChatGPT.
- 64% of C-suite leaders say they plan to increase hiring due to generative AI.
- U.S. House members were instructed to limit ChatGPT usage to the paid version.
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| 1 | | Google DeepMind, its AI research lab, is developing a new chatbot called Gemini that could rival or surpass OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to CEO Demis Hassabis. Gemini, built on the capabilities of DeepMind's AlphaGo AI system, could analyze text, plan, and solve problems, Hassabis told Wired. More: - AlphaGo is DeepMind's AI system that defeated a professional human player in the board game of Go.
- Gemini aims to combine the strengths of AlphaGo's decision-making with advanced language capabilities.
- The large-scale, text-based language model is expected to leverage innovations in reinforcement learning, a technique that rewards or punishes AI systems to teach them desired behaviors.
- Gemini is still months away from an official launch. It's expected to cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for its development.
Zoom out: - Although DeepMind previously introduced Sparrow, a dialogue agent focused on safe and appropriate responses, Gemini is the lab's most ambitious project in the space.
- Previously, Hassabis said DeepMind might release Sparrow for a private beta sometime this year.
- Separately, Google released its own AI chatbot, Bard, in March.
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| 2 | | What happened: While generative AI tools like ChatGPT are raising job loss concerns, nearly 65% of C-suite leaders in an Upwork survey said they actually plan to increase hiring due to the technology. Details: Upwork hired the independent research firm ClearlyRated to poll 1,400 U.S. business leaders across industries on their use of generative AI. What the numbers say: Nearly 50% of business leaders say they will hire more freelancers and full-time employees as a result of generative AI. A disconnect also exists between the C-suite and their leadership team about the technology's adoption. While 73% of C-suite executives embrace it, the percentages are lower among VPs, directors, and senior managers. The results also showed that 68% of full-time remote companies actively embrace generative AI, while only 53% of office-based companies do so. The takeaway: While tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft 365 Copilot can enhance worker efficiency and productivity, they still have limitations in fully automating human jobs and tasks. "You can't really automate the entire job or task because of this tool," according to Kelly Monahan, managing director of Upwork's research institute. 
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| 3 | | U.S. House members have been told to restrict their use of ChatGPT to only the paid version with privacy settings enabled, Axios reported. No other large language models are currently authorized for use, according to a memo from House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor. More: - The Committee on House Administration has provisionally approved ChatGPT Plus for use under certain conditions.
- ChatGPT Plus offers built-in privacy features that are "necessary for House data," Szpindor wrote in the notice.
- Additionally, she told House members that they could only use ChatGPT for publicly accessible and non-sensitive data and "research and evaluation" rather than everyday use.
- To better ensure privacy, the memo informs lawmakers not to paste any blocks of text in the chat interface that weren't already made public.
Zoom out: - According to a new report by cybersecurity firm Group-IB, over 100,000 login credentials for OpenAI's ChatGPT were leaked on the dark web.
- The credential theft started a year ago but peaked with nearly 27,000 stolen logins last month.
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| 4 | | Unity, known for its video game engine, has launched a marketplace for developers to access AI software to generate game graphics, dialogue, and more. The marketplace, located within Unity's Asset Store, offers AI tools from independent companies in the areas of generative AI, AI/ML integration, and behavior AI. More: - The new AI marketplace includes Convai for AI-based characters, Leonardo AI for rapid game asset creation, and Zibra AI for VFX and physics creation.
- Unity's customers can choose among various AI-powered software offerings from independent companies like Inworld AI or Polyhive.
- The companies can distribute their software through the store and charge for their offerings.
Related: - In addition, Unity introduced two new AI tools for 3D content developers:
- Unity Muse includes a chatbot that provides advice and teaching for its engine users. The eventual goal is for developers to create "almost anything" in the Unity Editor using text prompts and sketches.
- Unity Sentis allows developers to integrate neural networks into game builds for real-time AI-driven content generation.
- The tools, now in closed beta, are due to launch globally later this year.
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| 5 | | Thomson Reuters has signed a deal to acquire Casetext, an AI-powered legal startup, for $650M in cash. Casetext's flagship product, CoCounsel, is an AI legal assistant powered by GPT-4. More: - Casetext, founded in 2013, uses AI and machine learning to develop automated workflows and tools for lawyers.
- Its CoCounsel product can review documents, prepare depositions, analyze contracts, and aid legal research.
- The California-based company benefitted from early access to OpenAI's GPT-4 language model.
Zoom out: - Thomson Reuters CEO Steve Hasker described the acquisition as a step in the media company's "build, partner, and buy" strategy to bring generative AI to its customers.
- The deal is slated to close in the second half of this year.
- CFO Michael Eastwood recently revealed the company's plan to spend ~$100M annually on AI investments.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is a writer and editor at Inside.com covering artificial intelligence and daily technology news. She has written the Inside AI newsletter since 2019. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@inside.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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