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| Welcome to Inside AI! Here are today's top stories: - Google's AI-powered search can now generate images.
- U.S. bill would ban unauthorized AI-generated likenesses.
- Google offers legal protection to AI users facing copyright challenges.
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| 1 | | Google's AI-powered search feature can now generate images using text prompts directly in the search bar. The image-generating feature is a part of Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE), which is currently being tested among users who sign up. More: - SGE is Google's vision for the future of web search, where it generates AI content in response to natural language queries.
- To generate images in SGE, users type in a description, and Google provides four image options to select from or edit.
- The image-generating tool is powered by Google's Imagen text-to-image diffusion models.
- To access the feature, users need to be registered for Google Labs, its space for testing out early products, and enrolled in the SGE program.
- The image generator is currently limited to the US, in English, and users over 18.
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| 2 | | A bipartisan U.S. bill seeks to protect actors and recording artists from any unauthorized use of their AI likeness. Four Senators have released a discussion draft of their Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act, which bans people and companies from copying the "image, voice, and visual likeness of individuals" without the artists' permission. More: - The draft bill bans individuals from creating or distributing unauthorized AI-created replicas of a person for an audiovisual or sound recording without that person's consent.
- The person who creates or shares the unauthorized replication would be held liable for any damages caused by the AI-generated fake.
- The bill provides exceptions for digital duplicates in parodies, satire, and criticism, as well as for commercials involving news, documentary, or parody content.
- Its sponsors are U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).
Zoom out: - The proposal comes as negotiations between Hollywood studios and the striking actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, have come to a standstill.
- SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher expressed gratitude that the senators are "working to give performers recourse and providing tools to remove harmful material."
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| 3 | | Google said it will offer legal protection to users of its generative AI products facing copyright challenges. The protection applies to specific Google software, including Duet AI in Workspace, Vertex AI Search, and others. More: - Google said it will assume legal responsibility if customers are challenged on copyright grounds,
- The approach covers indemnification for both training data and the outputs of its foundation models.
- Microsoft is also offering legal protection to customers who use its AI Copilot products in the event of copyright infringement lawsuits.
- Adobe is opening up access to its Firefly AI image generator to large business customers with a pledge to pay any legal fees if they're sued by creators for copyright infringement.
Zoom out: - Meanwhile, Google is facing a lawsuit accusing the company of scraping internet data without permission to train its AI products, violating copyright and privacy laws.
- The complaint against Google claims it could owe at least $5B.
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| 4 | | Only 12% of hiring professionals said they currently use AI to recruit or manage new employees, according to Criteria's 2023 Hiring Benchmark Report. 
What the numbers show: 77% of organizations polled said they currently don't use AI in their recruitment or talent management processes, with an additional 11% expressing uncertainty. Among those that are currently using AI, nearly half are applying it to create job descriptions. About 36% use it for talent sourcing, 34% for assessments or testing, 32% for screening applications, and 30% for communicating with candidates. Regarding the tools they prefer, 64% opt for platforms like ChatGPT. What it means: AI adoption in HR is just getting started. For the handful of organizations using AI, it's most common in the technology, finance, and professional services industries. Larger companies tend to employ AI more frequently, likely because they have more data to play with and a greater need to scale up. | | | |
| 5 | | According to The Information, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has revealed that the company is currently generating $1.3B in annual revenue. This marks a significant leap from 2022, when the company's revenue for the entire year was $28M. More: - The latest figure suggests revenue of over $100M monthly, a 30% increase from August, when the Microsoft-backed startup was on a $1B annual pace.
- The growth is primarily driven by subscriptions to ChatGPT following the launch of its paid version in February.
- By comparison, OpenAI competitor Anthropic generates around $100M annually, equivalent to about $8M per month.
Related: - OpenAI is hosting its first-ever developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, on Nov. 6 in San Francisco.
- According to Reuters, the company will announce new updates, including memory storage and vision capabilities, to make its technology more cost-effective for developers.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is an editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters, with a career spanning journalism since 2007. She has written for publications including The Arizona Republic and USA Today and authored a book on the solar industry in 2016. Reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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