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Hello and welcome back to Five Things AI! Wow, this was another week that went by quickly! Lot’s of stuff happened in AI, but let’s look beyond the headlines, shall we? Big Tech’s AI spending spree is not stopping anytime soon and this is not just bad news for startups, it will also have huge impact on the business models. Somehow all those billions invested right now need to be earned again, which means larger invoices for all the enterprise customers the big AI platforms are gunning for. Also, I’m happy to report that Taylor Swift now does her part in educating the public about AI. AI Startups Struggle to Keep Up With Big Tech’s Spending Spree
AI startups need massive fundings if they want to develop and train their own models. Big Tech are investing even more in their datacenter structures, which puts even more pressure on the startups. Aleph Alpha already announced a pivot, away from building a model to consulting. America Is Primed for an AI Election Backlash
“Generative AI continues to not upend society so much as accelerate its current dysfunctions.” - let’s see how this develops, and how bad it will be. How much will AI help in the next pandemic?
I still doubt that we will be better prepared for the next pandemic, because I’m sure that we will somehow forget what we learned during the last one, but AI surely could help in detecting a new pandemic and also speed up the process of developing new vaccines. Will AI make us overconfident?
Suddenly, we can do so much more. Can we, really? There’s Another Important Message in Taylor Swift’s Harris Endorsement
Taylor Swift helped educate millions of people about AI being used to create fake images. What a powerful statement that will resonate not just with the Swifties. If you missed last week’s edition of Five Things AI, you can read it here: That’s it for Five Things AI this week! 🤖 — Nico You're currently a free subscriber to Five Things. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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