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| Here’s your daily AI briefing. - 🌐 Microsoft AI aims to speed nuclear approval
- ❄️ Deep Dive: Snowflake invests heavily in generative AI
- 🎵 Spotify AI playlists to personalize music discovery
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| 1 | | Microsoft is utilizing generative artificial intelligence to streamline the approval process for nuclear power projects by training a large language model based on OpenAI's technology to process U.S. nuclear regulatory and licensing documents. Leveraging hastens the typically lengthy and expensive nuclear power project approval process, potentially reducing human hours spent on approvals by up to 90%. More: - The corporation aims to utilize nuclear power, which emits no carbon and offers uninterrupted electricity, to fulfill its increasing electricity requirements for supercomputing and artificial intelligence.
- Microsoft is conducting experiments with generative AI as part of its quest for novel approaches to power data centers.
- With nuclear generation down 4% last year and its share of the global electricity market at approximately 9.2% — the lowest in four decades — the nuclear power sector is confronting challenges on a worldwide scale.
- Microsoft is now researching small modular reactors, or SMRs, and has advertised a position for a nuclear power specialist to help integrate SMRs into its electricity planning.
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What the numbers say: In Q3 2022, Snowflake, a Montana-based cloud computing-based data cloud firm, saw its R&D spending increase by 57% to $332.1M, while revenue rose 32% to $734.2M. Over the last fiscal year, R&D accounted for 38% of the company's $788.1M spending, reaching around 45% of revenue in the latest quarter, with expectations to generate revenue from AI tools in the second half of the following year. Relevance: Snowflake is increasing R&D spending, particularly in generative AI, to facilitate customer testing and refinement of AI models on its platform, deviating from its usual strategy to stay competitive. Amid competition with Databricks and Amazon.com, Snowflake has launched AI-focused services like Snowflake Cortex and Snowpark Container Services, expecting revenue from these offerings in the second half of the upcoming year. More data: Snowflake expects a 35% revenue boost in the next fiscal year, with 5% to 10% from generative AI. Unlike other software firms, Snowflake charges based on data and queries; despite a Q3 2022 net loss of $214.3M, its growth is noteworthy to investors, aligning to achieve profitability about eight years post-IPO. | | | |
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| 3 | | Spotify is experimenting with a feature named "AI playlists," enabling users to create playlists using AI technology and prompts. The feature, confirmed by Spotify after being discovered in the wild, lacks specific details on the technology used or an anticipated launch date, and users can access it by tapping the plus (+) button in the "Your Library" tab on the Spotify app. More: - Using an AI chatbot-style box, users can input their own prompts or select from pre-suggested ones like "explore a niche genre like Witch House" or "get focused at work with instrumental electronica."
- Spotify emphasizes the AI playlist feature is in testing, currently available only in English, and cautions against elevated expectations, as test outcomes may or may not lead to broader experiences.
- Spotify has been investing significantly in AI; the AI DJ was introduced earlier this year, offering individualized playlists and commentary.
- CEO Daniel Ek of Spotify has indicated additional possible applications of AI, including audio advertising, podcast summarization, and supporting musicians in their creative endeavors.
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| 4 | | Arkansas-based publisher Helena World Chronicle has filed a class action lawsuit against Google and Alphabet, alleging anticompetitive behavior and violations of U.S. antitrust laws, including the Sherman Act, on behalf of news publishers. Google is accused of unlawfully diverting news publishers' content, readers, and ad revenue through anticompetitive methods. More: - The lawsuit highlights how emerging AI technologies — such as Google's Search Generative Experience (SGE) and the Bard AI chatbot — are aggravating the problem.
- According to Helena World Chronicle, Google's activities are "starving the free press," costing publishers billions of dollars.
- Distractions from publishers' websites are also linked to Google's older technologies, such as the Knowledge Graph and "Featured Snippets" capabilities.
- Concerns over the effects of AI on publishers' businesses are addressed in the lawsuit; estimates indicate that when Google's AI products fully launch, website traffic may decline by 20%-40%.
- In addition to other claims, the lawsuit asks for damages and an injunction compelling Google to get publishers' permission before using their website data for AI product training.
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| 5 | | According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a network of more than 4,500 YouTube channels has been uncovered disseminating pro-China and anti-U.S. narratives and employing A.I. voices for video essays in a unique approach to influence operations. Approximately 30 channels in the network gained almost 120 million views and 730,000 subscribers in the past year, emphasizing narratives on Chinese technological superiority and U.S. economic decline. More: - Widespread disinformation, including false assertions such as Southeast Asian nations adopting the Chinese yuan, was pervasive, with the videos promptly reacting to current events.
- In response, YouTube said it is investigating coordinated influence operations and has removed several channels listed in the study due to infringements on its policies.
- According to Jacinta Keast, an analyst at the Australian Institute, this campaign is regarded as one of the most influential Chinese influence operations on social media, utilizing artificial intelligence to create convincing content at a cheap cost and on a large scale.
- A broader trend of increased aggression in distributing propaganda is shown in China's use of artificial technology for disinformation efforts, which has garnered significant attention.
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| 6 | | Weekly roundup — The top AI stories you might have missed this week: - Apple introduced an AI-powered journal app for iPhones in the iOS 17.2 update, leveraging artificial intelligence. The Journal app, announced in June, utilizes Siri to intelligently suggest topics for journaling, such as prompting users to document music preferences, appointments, or completed workouts.
- Snapchat is rolling out new AI features for premium subscribers, allowing the creation and sharing of AI-generated images from text prompts. Users can generate, edit, download, and share AI-created images by selecting from prompts or entering their own text.
- The SEC, led by Gary Gensler, is scrutinizing investment advisers for using artificial intelligence. As part of a sweep, the SEC has requested information on AI-related aspects, including marketing documents, algorithmic models, third-party providers, and compliance training.
- In its annual report, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) highlights artificial intelligence as a significant risk to financial markets for the first time. Chair Janet Yellen foresees ongoing AI adoption growth among banks and investors.
- Google has unveiled the availability of its potent generative AI model, Gemini, for enterprise application development. Additionally, the company announced updates to its Imagen 2 text-to-image diffusion tool and introduced a suite of foundation models tailored for the healthcare industry within the AI domain.
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- OpenAI's $1M Startup Fund invites founders to apply for a six-week program with exclusive resources, as announced by CEO Sam Altman on X (formerly Twitter) under "Converge 2."
- Instagram introduced a generative AI-powered background editing tool for U.S. users, enabling background changes in images through prompts for Stories, as announced by Meta's Ahmad Al-Dahle on Threads.
- Salesforce is upgrading its AI with vector database support and enhancing its Einstein Copilot generative assistant's AI search capabilities, timed with the upcoming World Tour NYC.
- Microsoft has unveiled the integration of Meta Platforms' rival AI model, Llama 2, into Azure AI Studio, its cloud platform AI clearinghouse, offered in the format of a "model-as-a-service."
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 | Freelance Writer | | Shriram is pursuing Master’s in Business with Marketing at Warwick Business School. He worked as a Senior Consultant in Tech and Political Consultancies before his Masters. He is passionate about Tech, Marketing, Strategy, Anthropology and Politics. He is also the Postgraduate Ambassador for Warwick Business School. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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