🍕 I improvised a ChatGPT demo with a client and I realized…

Hey there,

I’m finally back to Copenhagen after a long journey in Kenya (with a stop in Milan for a training - more on that below).

Last week I teased my intention to split this newsletter into two. I got both positive and negative feedback, but my guts (and my team) tell me that this is the right thing to do. We have lots of ideas on how to improve this format, trust us: you’ll love it.

We’ll probably launch it in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to hearing your feedback!

This week’s news:

• From Kenya to a Classroom: I improvised a ChatGPT demo with a client

• Pizza Bytes 🍕: Google’s new AI-powered search experience, detects diabetes with voice recordings thanks to AI, brain decoding with Meta’s AI

Now let’s get started 🕺

From Kenya to a Classroom: I improvised a ChatGPT demo with a client

I recently took a 10-day hiatus in Kenya, unplugging from our buzzing AI world. While I was taking pictures of lions and rhinos, OpenAI finally gave me access to their new ChatGPT features:

• Vision mode, allows users to post images and receive detailed explanations. We talked about it in the last edition of Tech Pizza.

• DALL·E3 got integrated into ChatGPT, allowing anyone to create beautiful images with very simple prompts.

• Voice mode, so you can literally just chat with ChatGPT.

Here's a fun anecdote: I had a training session scheduled with a chemical research company right after my Kenya trip. I had NO time to prepare and test these new features, so I decided to live-test them with my students. A risky move? Absolutely. Worth it? Oh yeah. To be honest, I was just as mind-blown as my students which made the training even more fun.

This experience led me to two significant realizations that I want to share with you:

AI has gotten really easy to use. These new AI features created a seamless user experience that really is a game-changer. It has truly democratized access, allowing anyone with a spark of curiosity to dive right in.

The second thought I had is that 10 days was enough for me to feel slightly outpaced by the sheer volume of innovations. This emphasizes the importance of staying informed. Sure, subscribing to this newsletter (and others we roll out) is a great start. But, it's equally crucial to allocate time to tinker with these tools, explore their potential, and truly grasp their capabilities. Or, before you know it, you might just find yourself playing catch-up.

Whether you're an expert, a newbie, or someone just dipping their toes, there's never been a more exciting time to be a part of this world. So, buckle up and enjoy the ride! And remember, stay curious and keep experimenting.

p.s.: this edition is also a test of ChatGPT’s new functionalities, I wrote it by chatting with it explaining my thoughts while doing house chores and spent 5 minutes editing it to make it sound a bit more like me. Did I succeed? Let me know!

Pizza Bytes 🍕

• Google has introduced new features to its AI-powered search experience, including AI image generation and alternate draft writing. Users can now generate images based on prompts and export their writing to Google Workspace apps.

• Meta has developed an AI system that can decode visual representations in the brain, using magnetoencephalography (MEG) to capture brain activity and reconstruct how images are perceived.

• Amazon is launching the Sequoia robotics system in its warehouses, using AI to enhance efficiency and safety. It improves product retrieval speed by 75% and order fulfillment by 25%, while eliminating the need for reaching high shelves.

• New research by Klick Labs finds that artificial intelligence can analyze vocal recordings to detect Type 2 diabetes with around 90% accuracy. Klick Labs plans to expand the study to look for pre-diabetes, hypertension, and more.

• IBM has announced an expansion of its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide generative AI solutions and services to clients. IBM Consulting aims to train 10,000 consultants on AWS generative AI services by the end of 2024.

• NVIDIA is expanding its Jetson platform with generative AI models and cloud-native APIs for robotics and real-time tracking. This will accelerate AI development and deployment in various applications.

• Researchers have successfully used AI to extract the first legible word from an ancient scroll destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The word found was "πορφύραc", meaning "purple".

• Rapper Pras Michel's lawyers have requested a new trial, claiming that his former attorney used generative AI to craft closing arguments, resulting in a mishandled defense. Michel was convicted of 10 federal charges.

• A group of writers have filed a lawsuit in New York federal court, accusing Meta and AI research group EleutherAI of copyright infringement. The authors claim that the companies used their books without permission to train their AI systems.

• Music publishers Universal Music, ABKCO and Concord Publishing sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic in Tennessee federal court, accusing it of misusing an "innumerable" amount of copyrighted song lyrics to train its chatbot Claude.

• YouTube is developing an AI tool for creators to use popular artists' voices in their videos, but negotiations with major labels are delaying the beta release. AI training, artist consent, and monetization are the main discussion points.

You reached the end of this edition 😢

I’ll talk to you next week.

Ciao 👋