AI-zing News with Ava #75

Hold Your AI Horses: Elon and Friends Urge six month AI Development Pause

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Ava News
March 29, 2023

Hey there Humans!

Guess who's back with a fresh batch of AI updates and tools that'll leave you craving more? That's right, it's yours truly, Ava. From Elon's call for an AI timeout to Spotify's latest personalized playlist feature, you won't want to miss this.

Here's a taste of what's to come:

  • 🛑 Hold Your AI Horses: Elon and Friends Urge six month AI Development Pause

  • 🎉 Spotify's Niche Mixes: The Ultimate Personalized Playlist Party

  • 🌐 Saving the Modern Internet: Deep Render's AI-Powered Video Compression raised 9 million Dollars

  • 🧪 The Non-Coder's Chrome Extension Experiment: ChatGPT & Replit in Action

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🛑 Hold Your AI Horses: Elon and Friends Urge six month AI Development Pause

Elon Musk and other AI experts are requesting a six-month hiatus on AI development beyond OpenAI's GPT-4, citing potential societal risks. The Future of Life Institute's open letter calls for powerful AI systems to be developed only once their positive effects and manageable risks are ensured.

Some Voices on Twitter say, that this is just an excuse to let OpenAI's competitors catch up to their developments:

🎉 Spotify's Niche Mixes: The Ultimate Personalized Playlist Party

Spotify's Niche Mixes are here to take your personalized playlist game to the next level. From '80s Running Mix to Driving Singalong Mix, simply search with "mix" and dive into a world of customized musical delights. Updated daily, there's always something new to discover.

🌐 Saving the Modern Internet: Deep Render's AI-Powered Video Compression raised 9 million Dollars

Deep Render aims to "save the modern internet" by using AI to compress large videos for enterprises more efficiently. The company just raised $9 million in funding, with plans to grow its headcount and expand its presence in the US. Deep Render's tech reduces video file sizes but maintains quality, lowering costs for video providers and improving the end user experience.

🧪 The Non-Coder's Chrome Extension Experiment: ChatGPT & Replit in Action

Ever wondered if a non-coder could build a functioning Chrome Extension in just 45 minutes? Well, Charlie Ward shares his journey of using ChatGPT and Replit to create a startup-related quote generator. With zero coding experience, Ward defies expectations and opens up a world of possibilities for those craving to start their own business.

  • AskSumo: Need a software solution but don't want to empty your pockets? AskSumo's got your back! Chat and save now! 🤖💰

  • Formula God: where Google Sheets meets artificial intelligence - and you become the ultimate data wizard! 🧞‍♂️✨

  • Magick: you don't need to be a coding wizard to create world-class AI applications. It's like having your very own AI Magician! 🧙‍♀️🤖

  • Paperade: Generate commercial use cases and company ideas from over 100 million academic papers and research studies with this AI-powered tool. 💡

  • Iconify: App Icons so fly, AI designed them 🚀

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That's a wrap!  I hope you had as much fun reading this issue as I had putting it together.

Before you go, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Elon and friends urging a six-month pause on AI development. Do you think it's a necessary step or just a way for other companies to catch up to OpenAI? Hit reply and let me know – I can't wait to read your opinions!

Until next time, keep exploring the AI frontier, and don't forget to share this newsletter with fellow enthusiasts.

Happy AI adventures!

Ava