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| Welcome to today's Inside AI! Here are the latest stories: - A new update adds Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant to Windows 11.
- A tentative labor deal would let Hollywood studios train AI tools on writers' scripts.
- A study finds the U.S. and capital owners are poised to benefit the most from AI.
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| 1 | | Microsoft has started rolling out its update that adds the AI assistant Copilot to Windows 11. The rollout of the latest updates for Windows 11 version 22H2 begins today, but it could take weeks or months before it reaches many devices. More: - Copilot is Microsoft's AI-powered digital assistant for launching apps, answering queries, controlling PC settings, and more.
- The assistant will be available via a new Windows 11 sidebar.
- There will also be Copilot integrations throughout Windows.
- There's still a separate Windows 11 23H2 update for the year, which is due out in Q4.
Zoom out: - In addition to Copilot, the latest updates add over 150 new features.
- These include an AI image creator in Microsoft Paint, AI text extraction in the Snipping Tool, auto-compose in Clipchamp, background blur in the Photos app, and more.
- The app updates are now rolling out to a limited number of consumers, with full availability expected in the coming months.
Q: For Windows users, which tasks do you think Copilot could be helpful for in your daily PC experience? Share your thoughts and join the discussion here. |     | |
| 2 | | According to the Wall Street Journal, a tentative labor agreement between Hollywood studios and writers would allow the studios to legally train AI models on the writers' scripts. The deal still guarantees writers credit and compensation for their script work, even if studios partially use AI. More: - The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative agreement on Sunday that could end the nearly 150-day writers' strike.
- While details haven't been released publicly, the WSJ reports that studios would retain rights to train their in-house AI tools on TV and movie scripts penned by writers.
- The studios didn't want to give up those rights because AI platforms were already training models on scripts and similar materials.
- AI tools could be used for tasks ranging from script summarization to special effects and promotional marketing, according to the WSJ.
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| 3 | | The U.S. and other advanced economies are poised to benefit more from AI than China and emerging economies, according to a study by Capital Economics. The economic insights firm also predicts that AI will boost high-skilled labor and concentrate capital returns within a small tech sector, thereby increasing income inequality. 
Details: The Capital Economics study ranked economies based on their potential to benefit from AI, highlighting that the U.S., Singapore, the U.K., and other wealthy nations stand to gain the most. China, while strong in AI innovation and investment, ranked in the middle because of its strict regulations that could hinder AI technology adoption, according to the findings. The bigger picture: Perhaps more importantly, the researchers believe AI will exacerbate a trend where emerging market incomes are catching up with developed-world incomes at a slower rate than during the 2000s. One prediction is that AI could hinder India's economic growth by slowing the outsourcing of business processes from developed nations. Overall, AI is predicted to raise income inequality as owners of capital stand to benefit more from the technology than employees. | | | |
| 4 | | Microsoft may eventually use nuclear energy to power its data centers for the Microsoft Cloud and AI. The move was outlined in a Microsoft job listing for a principal program manager for nuclear technology. More: - The post says the new hire would oversee the company's global strategy for small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and microreactor energy.
- The small, portable nuclear fission power plants are faster and less expensive than full-scale nuclear power plants.
- While SMRs have yet to come online, the job post suggests that Microsoft may use such reactors in the future to power the data centers supporting its cloud and AI technologies.
Zoom out: - Microsoft has invested over $10B in OpenAI.
- The company recently signed a power purchase agreement with Helion, a nuclear fusion startup, for electricity procurement in 2028. Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, is a key early investor in Helion
- Bill Gates, Microsoft's co-founder, also chairs the board of TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company working on small modular reactor designs.
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| 5 | | U.S. AI chip startup Kneron has secured another $49M in funding as it seeks to capitalize on massive demand for AI semiconductors. The capital, which was an extension to a prior Series B round from last year, included investors Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., better known as Apple supplier Foxconn, as well as semiconductor maker Liteon Technology Corp. and others. More: - Kneron, based in San Diego, makes chips that power AI features for smart cars, robots, and connected devices.
- Its chips are optimized for inference, or the process of using a trained machine learning model to make predictions or decisions based on new, unseen data.
- Kneron plans to use the funding to expand its customer base, particularly targeting the automotive sector.
- The company has partnered with Foxconn to develop an "ultra-lightweight AI chip" for vehicles. The chip would be able to run GPT-based large language models.
- The latest investment round brings Kneron's total funding to $190M.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is the writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters, with a career spanning journalism and editing since 2007. She has written for publications including The Arizona Republic, USA Today, and others, and authored a book on the solar industry in 2016. Reach out to her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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