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| Here's a look at today's AI briefing: - Sanders cites AI as reason to cut workweek to 32 hours
- FTC looking into Reddit's AI licensing deals
- Poll: 68% of people report using AI at work
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| 1 | | Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) introduced a bill for a 32-hour workweek, citing advancements in AI and automation as reasons to justify the change. The "Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act" would shorten the standard U.S. workweek from 40 to 32 hours over four years without cutting pay. More: - The bill, also from Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), would require 1.5x overtime pay for workdays over eight hours and double pay for days over 12 hours.
- In a news release, Sanders said that financial gains from AI, automation, and technology should benefit the working class, not only CEOs and Wall Street investors.
- He argued that increased productivity from AI justifies the bill.
- "It is time to reduce the stress level in our country and allow Americans to enjoy a better quality of life," he wrote.
- Republicans criticized the plan as harmful to small businesses and industries like retail, arguing it would intensify inflation.
- Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) introduced a companion bill in the House.
Zoom out: - In October, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon predicted AI could cut workweeks to three to five days
- Bill Gates later said that AI will not replace humans but rather help them transition into a three-day workweek.
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| 2 | | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into Reddit's deals to license content to AI companies for model training. Reddit disclosed the inquiry in an updated IPO prospectus filed today. More: - According to the filing, the FTC is investigating how Reddit licenses, sells, and shares user-created content with third parties so they can train AI models.
- "We do not believe that we have engaged in any unfair or deceptive trade practice," the social network stated.
- The company revealed it secured data licensing deals in January but did not disclose the partners.
- The deals are worth $203M over two to three years, with $66.4M expected to be realized in 2024.
- Last month, Reuters reported that Reddit will supply data to Google for AI training in a deal worth $60M annually.
Zoom out: - The filing notes that Reddit is in the "early stages" of its "data licensing efforts."
- Reddit's revenue rose by 20% to $804M last year, with 98% from advertising and the rest from data licensing.
- The deals could help Reddit boost its valuation ahead of its IPO, scheduled for March 21.
- The company seeks to raise up to $748M, targeting a valuation of up to $6.4B.
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| 3 | | A recent Celonis survey revealed that 68% of the people polled have used AI at least occasionally at work. The figure was higher than a 2023 Pew Research Center survey, which found that only 16% of U.S. adults aware of OpenAI's ChatGPT had used it for work. 
What happened: Celonis, a SaaS company based in Germany, surveyed 5,800 of its LinkedIn followers in separate AI-related polls in February and March. What the numbers show: In one survey, 28% of participants said they used AI "extensively" and 40% "occasionally" in their workplace. A smaller portion, 17%, rarely used it, while 15% had never used AI at work. Another survey found that their main use of AI at work is productivity, chosen by 48% of respondents. Content generation (26%) and data analysis (23%) were the second and third most popular uses. The bigger picture: AI use at work has spiked since ChatGPT came out in late 2022. A CNBC|SurveyMonkey survey found that most people using AI at work think it's making them more productive. Gen Z and millennials use AI more than Gen Xers and baby boomers. Despite the hype, 42% are worried about how AI might change jobs in the long run. 
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| 4 | | India's government will no longer require tech companies to seek approval before launching untested or unreliable AI tools. The advisory, while not legally binding, has now been updated and only recommends that companies label under-tested and unreliable AI models. More: - The initial guideline asked companies to seek government approval before publicly releasing AI tools that are "unreliable" or still being tested.
- Some industry leaders worried that could weaken India's global AI competitiveness.
- According to TechCrunch, India's Ministry of Electronics and IT removed the guideline in an updated AI advisory today.
Zoom out: - The advisory also 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.
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| 5 | | Google's May developer conference is expected to focus on the company's latest AI advancements. Reports suggest the event could focus on Gemini, Google's text-based AI chatbot, which has faced controversy in recent weeks. More: - Today, Google sent out invites to the 2024 I/O event, which takes place on May 14 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.
- Its Gemini large language model is expected to be a key topic.
- Last month, Google paused Gemini's ability to create images of people after the AI model produced historically inaccurate images and is now working on a fix.
- The bot portrayed historical figures, including the U.S. Founding Fathers and Nazi soldiers, as people of color, in what seemed to be an effort to counteract AI's racial biases.
Zoom out: - At I/O, Google could potentially announce another upgrade to the AI model.
- The latest version, Gemini 1.5, launched in February and can process video, images, audio, and text.
- Google may also reveal its Pixel 8A smartphone along with new features for Chrome, Android, and services like Gmail.
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| 6 | | Weekly roundup — The top AI stories you might have missed this week: - EU lawmakers gave final approval to the AI Act, paving the way for the world's first major rules governing AI to take effect later this year. The consumer safety law evaluates AI systems based on risk, with riskier applications facing more scrutiny or outright bans, such as outlawing emotion recognition in schools and workplaces.
- Google said it's restricting its Gemini chatbot from answering election-related questions in countries with upcoming elections. AI has heightened concerns about election misinformation as voters in over 60 countries head to the polls this year.
- Former President Donald Trump falsely accused Congressional Democrats of using AI to fabricate videos of him fumbling or misremembering words during speeches and interviews. The videos were shown during this week's congressional testimony of Robert Hur, the former Special Counsel who investigated President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.
- OpenAI's Sora, which generates 60-second videos from text, will launch publicly sometime this year and as early as within several months, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati told the Wall Street Journal. Once it launches, Sora users will be able to edit the videos after they are generated.
- A new report commissioned by the State Department calls for U.S. intervention to curb emerging threats posed by advanced AI, such as its weaponization and the risk of losing control of the technology. AI safety company Gladstone AI compiled the report, which states that AI in a worst-case scenario could cause an "extinction-level threat to the human species" and suggests policy actions to avoid catastrophic AI risks.
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- SoftBank is considering investing in French AI startup Mistral AI, potentially valuing the OpenAI competitor at over $2B.
- Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings launched an AI video generator that animates still images through text prompts. The tool, "Follow-Your-Click," is available on GitHub.
- Soul Machines debuted "Digital Marilyn," an AI chatbot avatar of Marilyn Monroe, with Authentic Brands Group, which holds rights to Monroe's image and likeness. Powered by GPT 3.5, the "hyper-real" bot can express emotions and hold conversations for about 20 minutes.
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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 Christopher Hachey | |
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