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| Welcome to the Inside AI newsletter! In today's edition, we're introducing a new spotlight series that will highlight leading AI tools in areas like audio and video editing, writing, coding, and web design. Here are today's other top stories: - G/O Media employs AI for news content creation.
- Survey reveals mixed impact of generative AI on workforces.
- OpenAI launches GPT-4 API, empowering developers to create applications.
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| 1 | | G/O Media, the company behind websites like Deadspin, Gizmodo, and The A.V. Club, is using AI to create news content. Already, an AI-generated story on Gizmodo's io9 has faced criticism for factual inaccuracies, omissions, and an incorrect chronology of Star Wars films and TV shows. More: - The AI experiment sparked controversy as the article, titled "A Chronological List of Star Wars Movies & TV Shows," appeared under the byline "Gizmodo Bot," surprising the site's editorial staff with no input or advance notice.
- James Whitbrook, a deputy editor at io9, expressed disappointment and sent a statement with a list of corrections to G/O Media.
- According to an internal memo viewed by Adweek, the company plans to do a limited trial using AI to generate a small number of stories for publications including Gizmodo, The Takeout, and Deadspin.
- GMG Union, the Gizmodo union, called the decision unethical and urged readers to avoid clicking on articles with "Bot" bylines.
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| 2 | | The news: A new IBM report suggests that CEOs are taking different approaches to the impact of generative AI on their workforces. What the numbers say: According to the survey of 3,000 CEOs, 46% have already hired more employees due to generative AI, while 26% plan to do so in the next 12 months. However, 43% reported reducing or redeploying staff because of the emerging technology, with 28% planning to do so in the next year. Despite this, only 28% of CEOs have actually assessed the impact of generative AI on their workforces. The big picture: AI is causing disruptions in the tech industry, leading to layoffs and a shift in hiring. Tech companies like Chegg, IBM, and Dropbox have cited AI as a reason for job cuts. While some fear that AI will render entire skill sets obsolete, the immediate impact seems to be a reallocation of resources toward AI technology and a growing demand for workers with AI skills. 
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| 3 | | Spotlight Series: AI tools for audio editing and recording In audio production, recording, sound level adjustments, post-production, and publishing can consume a significant amount of time for both amateurs and professionals. Whether it's marketing teams producing podcasts or social media interns tailoring content for different channels, AI can drastically cut down on that time. Here are examples of AI tools to speed up the process: Recording Editing - Adobe Speech: Filters out extra noise to clean up messy recordings
- Lalal.ai: Splits and extracts sounds such as instrumentals from audio or video
- Captions.ai: Detects and removes uhh/umm utterances and exports text captions
- CrystalSound.ai: Removes unwanted noise to bring out specific voices
Audio-to-audio translation - CloneDub: Switches languages while keeping the same voice
- Auris: Specializes in translated transcripts or captions for audio and video
- Wordly: Exports captions, transcripts, and audio in new languages
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| 4 | | OpenAI has announced the general availability of GPT-4, its latest text-generating model, through its API. Developers can now integrate GPT-4 into their applications using the cloud-based API or application programming interface. More: - According to OpenAI, "millions" of developers have requested GPT-4 API access since the model was announced in March.
- Existing OpenAI developers with paid API access can now utilize GPT-4 immediately, while new developers will gain access later this month.
- GPT-4 surpasses predecessor GPT-3.5 with enhanced text generation, reasoning, code interpretation, and image support.
- The model has the ability to analyze image content and answer related questions, although this capability is currently just being tested with a partner, Be My Eyes.
Related: - OpenAI also revealed the general availability of three other APIs:
- GPT-3.5 Turbo, a more cost-effective version of the GPT-3 model that offers more limited capabilities compared to GPT-4.
- Whisper speech-to-text model.
- DALL·E 2 image generator.
What's next: - Later this year, OpenAI plans to let developers fine-tune GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 Turbo or customization using their own data.
- The company will also deprecate and discontinue some older models in its API to optimize compute capacity amid growing demand.
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| 5 | | The UN's AI for Good Global Summit, held today and Friday, gathers the world's largest assembly of humanoid and other robots. The Geneva-based event brings together 3,000 experts from leading companies, universities, and organizations to showcase positive AI applications and robotics. With 51 featured robots at the event, here are a few noteworthy highlights: - Ai-da, a contemporary and ultra-realistic humanoid artist designed by Aidan Meller.
- Grace, a healthcare nursing assistant developed by Hanson Robotics and SingularityNET.
- Nadine, a social robot designed for companionship and conversation, which can simulate emotions, recall individuals, and provide real-time answers to questions.
- Sophia, built by Hanson Robotics, the UNDP's first robot Innovation Ambassador, who has made appearances on TV shows like the Tonight Show and Good Morning Britain.
- Desdemona, a purple-haired AI robot singer that performs with the Jam Galaxy Band.
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| 6 | | Indian software giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it plans to train 25,000 engineers in generative AI tools and services developed by Microsoft-backed OpenAI. Microsoft's Azure cloud platform will host and provide the services, making them accessible to TCS clients. More: - TCS launched its Generative AI Enterprise Adoption on Microsoft Cloud, which deploys OpenAI's generative AI tools on Azure for businesses.
- The firm, India's largest software services company, is aiming to use generative AI to enhance its business and has already trained 50,000 employees in AI.
- The latest 25,000 employees will receive specialized certification in Azure OpenAI skills to meet client demand in its new business unit.
- TCS, a member of Microsoft's AI Council with a Partner Designation in Data and AI, has obtained Microsoft specializations in AI, machine learning, and analytics on Azure.
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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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