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In this article, the author explores the world of AI girlfriends, seeking a virtual romantic experience. While apps like Replika, AI Girlfriend, and Dream Girlfriend allow customization and engaging conversations, they fall short of genuine human interaction as the AI chatbots eventually request payment and lack unique perspectives. Real people, unlike AI, have their own experiences and emotions and aren't solely focused on the user's needs. Despite attempts to bypass limitations using ChatGPT, an AI language model, meaningful continuity in the relationship remains unattainable. The allure of AI romance may not live up to its promise, leaving individuals longing for authentic emotional connections beyond the capabilities of current AI technology.

🗞️ Here are the top items from each section in today’s newsletter:

• EXECUTIVE — How Productive Is Generative AI Really?

• IDEAS & QUESTIONS — ChatGPT is a black box: how AI research can break it open

• LEARNING — Attention is all you need: The Transformer model explained

• AI TOOLS — MirrorThink: Unleash the power of AI for science and find answers to all your burning questions about scientific methods, research, papers, and more.

• INDUSTRY & FUNCTIONS — As actors strike for AI protection, Netflix lists a $99,000 AI job

• WORK — Generative AI is empowering the digital workforce

• JUST FOR FUN — AI-generated movie trailer "The Whimsical Fellowship" by Curious Refuge

🗞️ EXECUTIVE

How Productive Is Generative AI Really?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is making its mark in corporate settings, automating creative tasks like content generation and coding. While its benefits vary across use cases, managers need to carefully assess its potential impact. According to this article published in The European Business Review, Slidor, a French communication company, already relies on generative AI for 50% of marketing presentations and GitHub code writing. Despite concerns about job displacement, historical evidence shows that technology adoption often leads to job creation and productivity growth. Few studies focus on productivity improvements with generative AI, but recent experiments show significant gains ranging from 1% to 4% at the firm level. Companies should approach adoption cautiously, experimenting, identifying suitable use cases, and addressing transparency and compliance concerns. Early adopters are well-prepared to leverage generative AI's advantages amidst competition.

State of IT report: Generative AI will soon go mainstream, say 9 out of 10 IT leaders

IT leaders anticipate generative AI's prominent role in organizations soon, according to Salesforce's State of IT report. The report covered shifting priorities, automation, security, and sustainability in surveys of over 4,000 IT decision-makers worldwide. Key findings include growing AI adoption, concerns about generative AI ethics, and the rising importance of integration for customer and employee experiences.

🗞️ IDEAS & QUESTIONS

ChatGPT is a black box: how AI research can break it open

The article discusses the historical significance of Alan Turing's "imitation game" as the Turing test to determine whether machines can think. It highlights the relevance of language-based evaluation in the context of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Google's Bard. These LLMs have raised excitement and concerns about AI's impact on humanity, but understanding their underlying mechanisms and capabilities is crucial for their safe and effective use in various fields. Scientists are investigating LLMs' behavior, with debates on whether they exhibit true reasoning and understanding or are merely brittle. The article emphasizes the need for systematic tests to assess LLMs' strengths and weaknesses, similar to the approval processes for medicines, and the importance of unraveling the models' underlying mechanisms. However, a lack of transparency from AI companies in revealing training data poses challenges to this understanding.

🗞️ LEARNING

Attention is all you need (Transformer) - Model explanation (including math), Inference, and Training

The video introduces the Transformer model, an improvement over RNNs for sequence tasks. It addresses RNN problems, like slow computation and vanishing/exploding gradients. The Transformer uses self-attention and positional encoding for efficient word relations and position information. Multi-head attention enables considering different word aspects. The encoder-decoder structure with cross-attention is explained for translation tasks. During inference, the decoder generates output step-by-step until an "end of sentence" token is reached. Various strategies for inference in translation models are discussed.

Source: Umar Jamil

🗞️ AI TOOLS

Monic AI: Create assessments, flashcards, summaries, and study guides in seconds.

MirrorThink: Unleash the power of AI for science and find answers to all your burning questions about scientific methods, research, papers, and more.

Ingox Narrator: Start your day off right, listening to your new unread emails, with the quality of an AI assistant you would only expect to exist on movies.

EnergeticAI: EnergeticAI is TensorFlow.js, optimized for serverless environments, with fast cold-start, small module size, and pre-trained models.

Vidds: Video automation tools that let you generate videos in 30 seconds or less.

Disclaimer: 1) The tool descriptions may include messaging from each tool site. 2) Please thoroughly read the site details before using and/or acquiring any of the tools listed above.

🗞️ INDUSTRY & FUNCTION

As actors strike for AI protection, Netflix lists a $99,000 AI job

Hollywood executives argue that it's unrealistic to pay actors more, despite the majority earning less than $26,000, while they invest lavishly in AI programs. Specifics about Disney's AI investments remain undisclosed, but job postings and financial disclosures indicate their embrace of the technology. Netflix is offering up to $900,000 for a single AI product manager position. In response to the actors' and writers' unions striking for better wages and AI regulations, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers proposes a groundbreaking AI proposal to protect actors' digital likenesses. The unions demand protections against AI manipulation of their scanned likenesses without fair compensation. Netflix and Disney are among the companies utilizing generative AI for content creation, raising concerns among actors and writers about job loss and ethical implications.

🗞️ WORK

Generative AI is empowering the digital workforce

Generative AI is seen as a productivity multiplier that can integrate information from various sources, reduce tedious work, and create better-quality outcomes. Business leaders believe that adopting generative AI in workflows is inevitable, and it will be used frequently by employees. The technology is expected to unlock intelligence hidden in vast stores of information and enable more personalized work experiences. While there are concerns about AI replacing humans, when applied thoughtfully, generative AI can amplify employee productivity and engagement. Responsible implementation and prioritizing projects that empower the workforce are crucial for a successful and exciting future with generative AI.

🗞️ JUST FOR FUN

Lord of the Rings by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Whimsical Fellowship

Source: Curious Refuge

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