A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI.
General News, Articles, and Analyses
Introducing canvas: A new way of working with ChatGPT to write and code | OpenAI
https://openai.com/index/introducing-canvas/
(Thursday, October 3, 2024) “We’re introducing canvas, a new interface for working with ChatGPT on writing and coding projects that go beyond simple chat. Canvas opens in a separate window, allowing you and ChatGPT to collaborate on a project. This early beta introduces a new way of working together—not just through conversation, but by creating and refining ideas side by side.”
What to know about generative AI: insights from the World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/10/generative-ai-impact-latest-research/
Author: Andrea Willige
(Friday, October 4, 2024) “Generative AI is drawing ever wider circles across science, industry, public services and our daily lives. At the same time, it’s still a rapidly evolving technology. This piece rounds up some of the World Economic Forum’s research in these areas, from governing genAI to how it’s transforming areas such as education, health and finance.”
Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo
Author: Benj Edwards
(Friday, October 4, 2024) “On Friday, Meta announced a preview of Movie Gen, a new suite of AI models designed to create and manipulate video, audio, and images, including creating a realistic video from a single photo of a person. The company claims the models outperform other video-synthesis models when evaluated by humans, pushing us closer to a future where anyone can synthesize a full video of any subject on demand.”
Gaming firms embrace AI for development
https://www.baselinemag.com/news/gaming-firms-embrace-ai-for-development/
Author: Adam Campbell
(Saturday, October 5, 2024) “The gaming industry is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline game development and create new revenue opportunities. Companies like Gaxos.ai, PlayStation, and Series Entertainment are leading the charge, while Nintendo stands apart with no immediate plans to incorporate AI into its game creation process.”
AI is an opportunity for game devs, Fallout creator Tim Cain says
(Thursday, October 10, 2024) “Fallout co-creator Tim Cain shares his thoughts on how artificial intelligence tools, including generative AI, will affect the video games industry.”
4 steps to build brand alignment in the age of generative AI | World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/10/4-ways-genai-can-help-businesses-build-brand-alignment/
Author: Tiffany Xingyu Wang
(Thursday, October 10, 2024) “The impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on the media and entertainment industry is nothing short of revolutionary. It is transforming the advertising sector by offering unprecedented capabilities for personalization, optimization and creativity at scale. GenAI-led advertising is now expected to become a $200 billion market by 2032, according to Bloomberg. This immense potential comes with significant challenges, however. Many boards and C-suites are grappling with a critical question: How can we harness the power of AI-driven marketing while ensuring that the outcomes align with a carefully cultivated brand equity?”
Generative AI, the American worker, and the future of work | Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/generative-ai-the-american-worker-and-the-future-of-work/
Authors: Molly Kinder; Xavier de Souza Briggs; Mark Muro; and Sifan Liu
(Thursday, October 10, 2024) “In this report, we frame generative AI’s stakes for work and workers and outline our concerns about the ways we are, collectively, underprepared to meet this moment. Next, we provide insights on the technology and its potential impact on jobs, drawing on our analysis of detailed data from OpenAI that explores task-level exposure for over a thousand occupations in the labor market. Finally, we discuss three priority areas for a proactive response—employer practices, worker voice and influence, and public policy levers—and highlight immediate opportunities as well as gaps that need to be addressed.”
AI Chipsets
AMD Gives Nvidia Some Serious Heat In GPU Compute
https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/10/10/amd-gives-nvidia-some-serious-heat-in-gpu-compute/
Author: Timothy Prickett Morgan
(Thursday, October 10, 2024) “If there is any market on Earth that is sorely in need of intense some competition, it is the datacenter GPU market that is driving the AI revolution. Nvidia pretty much owns it. But with every passing year, AMD’s Instinct GPU accelerators are getting more competitive, and with today’s launch of the Instinct MI325X and the MI355X, AMD can stand toe to toe with Nvidia’s “Hopper” H200 and “Blackwell” B100 at the GPU level.”
Articles Related to Other News
Technology Changes Jobs | YouTube
Author: Timothy Cain
(Thursday, October 10, 2024) “I talk about how technological advances change jobs, and I give my prediction for AI and its effect on the game industry.”