OpenAI's copyright deal with Axel Springer and the Associated Press is also mentioned, as well as Spotify's job cuts as it leverages AI for efficiency. The article concludes with a discussion on the emerging role of prompt engineering in AI, with Raphael Ouzan, founder and CEO of A.Team, outlining the different levels of prompt engineering.
Key takeaways:
- Actor Jack Black expressed optimism about the future of AI, suggesting it could be a tool to make the world better and potentially solve major issues like curing cancer or perfecting space travel.
- Investors poured nearly $10 billion into genAI startups in 2023, more than double the $4.4 billion invested the previous year, despite overall venture capital investment in tech startups falling.
- Elon Musk has released his Grok AI in beta to subscribers who pay $16 a month for his X Premium+ service in the US, with the AI designed to answer questions with a bit of wit.
- Intel and Nvidia are using AI to accelerate the design of processors, with AI tools catching bugs early in the design process and overseeing manufacturing to increase efficiency.