How will AI change work

Good morning. It's Monday, June 26, and I’m excited to bring you the latest updates in the world of AI. Let's dive in!

Here are the highlights:

1. Story: How will AI change work? A look back at the ‘productivity paradox’ of the computer age shows it won’t be so simple.

2. Industry Spotlight: The State of Generative AI in Financial Services.

3. AI Tools: AI assistant for software developers. Code faster with whole-line & full-function code completions.

4. Resources: Research paper: The Age of Synthetic Realities: Challenges and Opportunities.

5. AI-Generated Images: Fun images of some of the world’s most famous people as medieval peasants.

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STORIES

1. How will AI change work? A look back at the ‘productivity paradox’ of the computer age shows it won’t be so simple.

2. The Economist magazine's early-adopters index examines how corporate America is deploying AI.

3. DeepMind's co-founder suggested testing an AI chatbot's ability to turn $100,000 into $1 million to measure human-like intelligence

4. Getting too personal? What generative AI could mean for advertising?

5. AI Anxiety: How These 20 Jobs Will Be Transformed By Generative Artificial Intelligence.

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

ECommerce: How Generative AI is Transforming E-Commerce.

Finance: Sharing Our Field Notes: The State of Generative AI in Financial Services. Long but a notable piece by BCV.

Chart credit: BCV 

AI TOOLS

Coding: AI assistant for software developers. Code faster with whole-line & full-function code completions.

Content Creation: 10+ Best AI Content Generators in 2023: Pros and Cons + Key Features

Content Creation: Use words and images to generate new videos out of existing ones.

Marketing. Generate conversion-focused ad creatives and social media post creatives in a matter of seconds using Artificial Intelligence. Get better results while saving time.

RESOURCES

Tutorial: How To Search The Web With 40 ChatGPT Plugins.

GPT Best Practices: This documentation from Open AI shares strategies and tactics for getting better results from GPTs.

Research: Here is a research paper from arXiv.org. arXiv is a curated research-sharing platform open to anyone.

The Age of Synthetic Realities: Challenges and Opportunities. This paper focuses on the implications of synthetic realities for Digital Forensics and society in the context of AI advancements. It emphasizes the urgent need for forensic techniques to identify harmful synthetic creations and distinguish them from reality, particularly in situations involving the spread of fake news, disinformation, and misinformation. The study examines various media forms like images, videos, audio, and text to understand how synthetic realities are crafted and proposes approaches for detecting these malicious creations. PDF download page. Licensing information is included on that page.

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AI-GENERATED IMAGES

Ready for some fun? Here are a couple of AI-generated images of famous people dressed as medieval peasants. Can you guess who they are? See all images and the creator’s details at the cited source. Source: Reddit

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