- Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle to consumer goods multinational Unilever, are experimenting with using generative AI software like ChatGPT and DALL-E to cut costs and increase productivity.[1]
- The New York Times may sue OpenAI over its AI chatbot ChatGPT, which uses the newspaper’s stories to generate text. The paper is unhappy that OpenAI is not paying for the use of its content and is also worried that ChatGPT could reduce its online traffic by providing answers based on its reporting.[2]
- Mantella allows you to have natural conversations with NPCs in Skyrim using your voice by leveraging Whisper for speech-to-text, ChatGPT for text generation, and xVASynth for text-to-speech. NPCs also have memories of your previous conversations and have awareness of in-game events.[3]
- British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to spend 100 million pounds ($130 million) to buy thousands of computer chips to power artificial intelligence amid a global shortage and race for computing power.[4]
Sources:
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/mad-men-machines-big-advertisers-shift-ai-2023-08-18/
[3] https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/98631
[4] https://cointelegraph.com/news/rishi-sunak-buy-ai-chips-in-race-for-computing-power
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