The AI Breakdown First Five - Tuesday August 29, 2023

5. Disney Joins NYT in Blocking OpenAI

The media’s cold war with AI grows as the list of news and entertainment companies blocking OpenAI’s web crawler expands to include the New York Times, Reuters, Disney, Axios, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, ESPN and more.

4. The ABA Is Forming A Lawyer Superteam to Deal with AI

Every industry is grappling with the implications of generative AI and it turns out the legal profession is no different. The American Bar Association has formed a group of high profile special advisors to convene a task force to help legal firms adapt.

3. Pew Says 52% of Americans Concerned with AI

Another day, another survey showing Americans are freaked about artificial intelligence. This time it’s from Pew, and among more than 11,000 participants recently surveyed, 52% said they were more concerned than excited. That’s up from 38% last year.

2. Elon and Zuck Go To Washington D.C.

The cage match may not be happening, but both Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are among the tech execs who will attend a set of closed door Senate forums on AI next month organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The forums are meant to help the pols get rapidly up to speed so they can figure out how to make policy around AI.

1. ChatGPT Finally Launches Enterprise Edition

OpenAI has released the much anticipated big business edition of ChatGPT. The updated service includes a longer 32k context window, more emphasis on privacy and security, unlimited GPT-4 access, and is likely quite expensive. The question still remains: will big companies trust it over spinning up their own custom solutions?

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