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| Here's a look at today's AI briefing: - Anthropic releases its most advanced AI models.
- India asks tech giants to gain approval for public AI models.
- AI images of Trump with Black voters appear online.
- Metro DC had more AI job postings than Bay Area in December.
- California approves Waymo robotaxi rides in parts of L.A., S.F.
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| 1 | | Anthropic released its most advanced family of AI models, called Claude 3, rivaling Google and OpenAI's models. Anthropic's latest AI programs have both text generation and image analysis capabilities. More: - Anthropic's new models include Claude 3 Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, the largest and most advanced.
- Opus outperformed GPT-4 and Google's Gemini Ultra in benchmark tests involving math, knowledge, and reasoning.
- All the models showed improved skills in analysis, forecasting, nuanced content, generating code, and conversing in languages such as Spanish and Japanese.
- Opus and Sonnet are now available on claude.ai and Anthropic's API, with Haiku coming soon.
Zoom out: - Anthropic, founded in 2021 by ex-OpenAI employees Daniela and Dario Amodei, has raised $7.3B over the last year from Google, Salesforce, and Amazon, among others.
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| 2 | | India's government is asking tech companies to seek approval before publicly releasing AI tools that are "unreliable" or still being tested. While not legally binding, the new advisory from India's IT ministry signals that "this is the future of regulation," IT Deputy Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. More: - Chandrasekhar clarified that the advisory targets "untested AI platforms" on India's internet created by large companies, not startups.
- The advisory calls on tech companies to ensure their products and services aren't biased or discriminatory and don't "threaten the integrity of the electoral process."
- It also asks tech giants to "appropriately" label that their AI models' outputs can be unreliable.
Zoom out: - The advisory has surprised some industry leaders, with startups and VCs worried it could weaken India's global AI competitiveness, according to TechCrunch.
- It comes after India's government criticized Google's Gemini chatbot for generating a "biased" response labeling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies as fascist.
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| 3 | | A BBC Panorama investigation uncovered many AI-generated photos of Donald Trump appearing alongside Black individuals. The fake images appear to have been created by some Trump supporters and have no ties to the former president's campaign, according to the BBC. More: - The online images show signs of being AI-generated, such as missing fingers and unnaturally smooth skin.
- Some showed Trump posing with Black men on a porch, with the captions claiming Trump stopped his motorcade for the photo.
- Mark Kaye, a conservative radio host, shared an AI-created image of Trump with Black women to his 1+ million social media followers, according to the BBC.
- Kaye acknowledged that he and his team created one of the images, arguing that if a photo on Facebook sways someone's vote, the issue lies with the individual, not the post.
Zoom out: - The AI photos appear similar to disinformation strategies from the 2020 election that were aimed at the Black community, according to Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter.
- "There have been documented attempts to target disinformation to Black communities again, especially younger Black voters," he told the BBC.
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| 4 | | The D.C. metro area overtook the San Francisco Bay Area in number of AI job postings during December, according to a recent report by JLL. The real estate company believes federal spending and government contracts have made metro D.C.'s tech ecosystem less vulnerable to market changes. 
What the numbers show: In December, the D.C. area had 1,110 AI-related job postings, slightly above the Bay Area's 1,076. New York was a distant third with 574 postings, followed by Dallas at 407 and Boston with 392. What it means: Despite the Bay Area's status as an AI development hub, tech firms there have been cutting staff due to economic and other challenges. Conversely, D.C.'s tech sector, bolstered by federal spending and government contracts, shows more resilience to market changes, according to JLL. This stability, along with the area's industries like defense, healthcare, and finance, is driving a need for AI professionals in the D.C. area. Meanwhile, Northern Virginia's huge data center capacity is also contributing to the demand. Still: About half of the AI-related job openings in D.C. require government security clearances. | | | |
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| 5 | | The California Public Utilities Commission granted Waymo approval to expand its robotaxi service to areas of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Peninsula. Waymo One, its commercial ride-sharing service, can now start charging fares for driverless passenger rides in those areas. More: - Waymo has already been testing its cars in the areas but applied for a passenger safety plan from the state in January.
- The California Public Utilities Commission paused the application last month for additional review but has now approved it.
- The expansion comes despite opposition from officials in San Mateo County and Los Angeles, who wanted more local control over robotaxi operations.
Zoom out: - Waymo already operates in San Francisco and Phoenix.
- California recently revoked the license of self-driving rival Cruise following an accident involving a pedestrian in San Francisco.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is a contributing editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters. She has written for publications including USA Today, the Arizona Business Gazette, and The Arizona Republic, where she received recognition with a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a First Amendment Award for collaborative reporting on state pension cost increases. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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