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As you read this, one of our founders, Regal, is at the hospital with his beautiful wife Ra, who is delivering their second child. Writing that sentence made me smile. Congratulations, Ra and Regal ❤️
In the spirit of new birth, this issue brings news of beneficial AI applications that offer tangible benefits to humanity.
Without further ado, let’s dive in.
In today’s newsletter:
Top News: AI discovers new superbug killer, AI will save the workforce, and Nvidia’s $1T valuation
TL;DR Rundown: IAEA guidelines for AI regulation, why Nvidia is so much better, and AI will save the economy
Tool of the day: Text-to-website builder
AI Canon: The best place to really understand AI
Hustlin’: New age hustlers be like..
Top News 🔝
Three biggest stories if you’re in a rush
Given the stir Covid caused, we wouldn’t blame you for flinching when you hear words like “superbug” and “antibiotic,” (dare we say “vaccine?”)
What if, though, we told you that thanks to an AI algorithm, researchers at MIT and McMaster University discovered a new form of antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria?
Happily, that’s what we’re telling you.
Acinetobacter baumannii, a species of drug-resistant bacteria, is often found in hospitals. It leads to lethal illnesses such as pneumonia and meningitis - and up until now, it’s been utterly resistant to our medicines. Using a machine-learning model trained to evaluate the growth inhibition properties of compounds for A. baumannii, researchers identified the new drug that, if developed for human use, can help revolutionize antibiotic treatments, including treating drug-resistant bacteria….which would mean they’re no-longer drug resistant…
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Problems with AI:
AI can spread believable misinformation (think The Pentagon attack)
AI might “Go Terminator” (to use the eloquence of Elon Musk)
AI will replace 300 million jobs in the US and Europe (according to Goldman Sachs)
#1 is indisputable. #2 remains to be seen. #3 isn’t a problem, according to Eric Schmidt, former Google Chief Exec.
Why? Because the current birth rate in developed countries (namely the US and Europe) means there won’t be enough working-age adults to support the aging population in twenty years. So, Schmidt argues, the fact that AI is revolutionizing the job market is something society needs to keep moving forward. All hail The Machines.
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AI does more than makes fake but convincing images - it also makes people filthy rich. Particularly, anyone who owns stock in Nvidia, the company whose chips are powering this AI storm (along with other AI chip stocks, like AMD, ASML, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.). Nvidia shares soared more than 24% last Thursday, closing in on the trillion-dollar valuation mark at $939B. In 2023 alone, Nvidia’s price has more than doubled. Could still be worth a flutter…
TL;DR Rundown 🐂
Summary of note-worthy trending articles
Albany threatens state-level tax spike if film and TV production companies replace humans with AI. (link)
By boosting spending, AI will help save the market and the economy. (link)
AI film apps could see ‘blockbusters created in bedrooms’ by the end of the year. (link)
The future of AI depends on semiconductor chips from companies like Nvidia. (link)
ChatGPT maker may stop operating in Europe if AI law moves forward (the law plans to require companies with generative AI products to disclose the use of copyrighted material in AI-system training). (link)
After inviting anyone to make AI Grimes songs, Grimes reviews them. (link)
Microsoft unveils a new proposal to keep AI technology under control. (link)
Five deep dives into how AI will change the world. (link)
Boston leads the way in local government AI adoption, but who else will follow? (link)
OpenAI sees the IAEA as the future model for regulating AI. (link)
JPMorgan is developing a ChatGPT-like product for investment advice. (link)
TikTok tests AI chatbot ‘Tako’ in the Philippines. (link)
How do generative AI models like ChatGPT impact the planet? What are their carbon footprints? (link)
Why Nvidia outperforms AMB and other semiconductor stocks in AI. (link)
RizzGPT - If you’re boring, you’ll love this. (link)
Tool of the Day ⚒️
AI tools we’ve used, loved, and highly recommend
Today’s tool is Stunning.
Stunning is a text-to-website builder. Using a ChatGPT user interface, you simply describe the website of your dreams, and Stunning creates it. It costs $9 a month but comes with everything - custom domain, hosting, SSL, E-commerce plugins, website hosting.
It really is the easiest way to design and host a brand-new website in a matter of minutes.
AI Canon
A curated list of resources to get smart about modern AI
If you’re an AI expert, keeping up with the industry's development rate is tricky.
If you’re a beginner, it’s damn near impossible.
This invaluable resource from Derrick Harris, Matt Bornstein, and Guido Appenzeller, The AI Canon, collates a collection of “papers, blog posts, courses, and guides that have had an outsized impact on the field over the past several years.”
If you really want to wrap your head around AI, how these models are developed, and how it all works, there is no better place to learn.
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