The AI Breakdown First Five - Wednesday May 31, 2023

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5. China Has AI Anxitement

Xinhua is reporting about a meeting yesterday led by Chinese premier Xi Jinping where he called for “a dedicated efforts to safeguard political security and improve the security governance of internet data and artificial intelligence.” In April, China released draft regulation on AI that encourages AI, but a version of it that fits within the CCP system.

4. You Can’t Even Trust A Zoom Interview Anymore

A new AI tool that provides live, real-time transcription and can suggest answers to questions in real time has everyone chattering about the potential for hacking your next job interview. Could this be another way in which AI contributes to put pressure on people to return to offices?

3. The Internet Finds A New Dumb Thing to Be Mad About

AI can provoke some severe reactions. There are questions of ethics, copyright and fair use; questions of jobs disruption; even existential questions. So it makes sense then that people on the internet are really mad about…..people using Photoshop’s new generative fill feature to expand paintings and album covers? I dunno man, just seems kinda harmless and fun.

2. HP Boss Says AI Will Change PCs

HP CEO Enrique Lores is convinced that the rise of AI will fundamentally change how we think about personal computers. For its part, HP is reimagining computers that have deeper AI integration for advanced functionality. Lores said “I have never seen an opportunity like this, to really drive innovation and drive new types of customer needs that we think are going to be fundamental.” Then again, he said it on Jim Cramer so the opposite is likely to happen.

1. “AI” Is An Insult Now?

The Atlantic has dedicated a major feature to exploring a trend where calling someone “AI” is coming to mean they’re a knock-off, subpar version of a thing — i.e. NBA player Jordan Poole as “AI Steph Curry.” It’s sort of an extension of calling people NPCs for not having their own thoughts (although ironically Nvidia just announced an AI transformation of NPCs…). To the extent this becomes widespread, it’s an interesting commentary on the anxiety and fear AI is provoking.

PS. Nvidia is officially in the $1T market cap club.

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