Apple Intelligence: A New AI Era For Apple Devices
Musk threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT integrations, OpenAI hires Nextdoor and Instagram veterans as CFO and CPO.
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Welcome to the 294th edition of The AI Edge newsletter. This edition features “Apple Intelligence: A New AI Era For Apple Devices.”
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In today’s edition:
🍎 Apple introduces Apple Intelligence, its new Gen AI tech
🚫 Musk threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT integrations
💼 OpenAI hires Nextdoor and Instagram veterans as CFO and CPO
📚 Knowledge Nugget: Understanding the real threat generative AI poses to our jobs by
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Apple introduces Apple Intelligence, its new Gen AI tech
Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, a personal intelligence system deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Leveraging Apple silicon's power, it understands and creates language/images, takes actions across apps, and simplifies tasks using personal context. With Private Cloud Compute, Apple sets a new privacy standard in AI by flexibly processing between on-device and dedicated Apple silicon servers.
Apple Intelligence will power new features like AI-generated Bitmojis, natural language images, and video search, as well as enhanced integration with apps and Siri.
Apple also partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT with its apps, including Siri. This will allow users to directly access GPT-4 through Apple's platforms. Additionally, Apple confirmed plans to work with other models in the future, including Google's Gemini. The iPhone 15 Pro and devices with M1 or newer chips will be the first to receive the full suite of Apple Intelligence features.
Why does it matter?
This is generative AI as only Apple can deliver it– put at the core of its products, accessing users’ personal data for truly helpful AI assistance but keeping it secure through on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute. Apple’s long-known focus on user privacy + exceptional UX could inspire a new era of AI development.
Musk threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT integrations
Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and other Apple devices from his companies, such as Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, over Apple’s announcement of ChatGPT integration into its OS. Musk thinks this integration will allow ChatGPT to access too much private user data through Apple devices. He claims Apple doesn't understand OpenAI's tech and is putting user privacy at risk.
However, Apple and OpenAI stated that users will be asked permission before any data is sent to ChatGPT.
Why does it matter?
This highlights Musk's skepticism about the privacy implications of Apple's AI strategy. But it could significantly impact Apple users in the future, as they may no longer be able to use iPhones and other Apple devices at Musk's companies
OpenAI hires Nextdoor and Instagram veterans as CFO and CPO
OpenAI has hired two experienced executives to fill important leadership roles. Sarah Friar, previously the CEO of the neighborhood app Nextdoor, was appointed OpenAI's new chief financial officer (CFO). Kevin Weil, a former Instagram and Twitter executive who oversees product teams, has been named OpenAI's chief product officer (CPO).
As CFO, Friar will manage OpenAI's financial operations and investments as the company expands globally. As CPO, Weil will lead product development utilizing OpenAI's AI research to create new products for consumers and enterprise customers.
Why does it matter?
This indicates OpenAI's ambition to scale as it commercializes its AI technology. It also suggests that OpenAI is solidifying its position as a major force in the AI industry while navigating the recently surfaced challenges around AI safety.
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Knowledge Nugget: Understanding the real threat generative AI poses to our jobs
In this post,
argues that while generative AI is unlikely to cause a true "robot jobs apocalypse," it still poses a significant threat to workers, especially in creative and precarious fields. The author notes that, historically, employers use new technologies to squeeze more productivity out of workers, keep wages down, and replace certain specialized jobs - rather than wholesale replacement of all human workers.The author suggests the bigger risk is that employers will leverage the fear of AI to their advantage. They may use the threat of AI to discourage workers from asking for raises or organizing, even if the technology isn't deployed. Even if AI is implemented, the remaining workers may have to do more work to check the AI's output rather than see productivity gains.
Why does it matter?
While generative AI may not eliminate jobs wholesale, it can still be highly disruptive. So, workers must be prepared to confront and navigate its impacts to ensure that it doesn’t become a tool for employers to cut costs at the expense of their livelihoods.
What Else Is Happening❗
⏳ AI could save financial advisors 10-15 hours per week
Morgan Stanley is using an AI tool to transcribe and categorize client conversations, saving financial advisors 10-15 hours per week. It allows advisors to better prepare for client meetings by reminding clients of past discussions and anticipating their needs. The AI tool can automatically summarize meetings and generate follow-up emails. (Link)
🤖 Anthropic reveals Claude 3’s character training process
Anthropic has developed a "character training" process for their AI assistant, Claude, to imbibe traits like curiosity, open-mindedness, and thoughtfulness. It aims to make Claude more discerning in their interactions and able to express their own views while also displaying openness to other perspectives. (Link)
👑 FanVue introduces the world’s first AI beauty pageant contest
Influencer marketing platform FanVue hosted the world's first AI-powered beauty pageant, "Miss AI,”. Over 1,500 AI-generated digital models worldwide compete for the title and a $20,000 prize pool. The contest aims to showcase the capabilities of AI in creating photorealistic digital avatars that can function as influencers and brand ambassadors. (Link)
🔍 Perplexica provides an open-source AI search alternative for Perplexity
Perplexica uses LLMs, machine learning algorithms, and embedding models to provide refined search results and clear answers from cited sources. Perplexica offers multiple modes, like various "Focus Modes" tailored for specific question types. (Link)
🧒 AI tools secretly use real images of children for training
Over 170 images and personal details of Brazilian children have been repurposed by an open-source AI training dataset called LAION-5B without the children's consent. The images were originally posted on mommy blogs and personal social media. Researchers are concerned these images could be used to generate deepfakes or reveal sensitive information. (Link)
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