In other news, Techstars is laying off 17% of its staff and ending its J.P. Morgan-backed Advancing Cities Program. Google's 2024 event is set to unveil new hardware, including the Pixel 9 and a new foldable device. Meanwhile, Kenneth Stanley, co-founder of social media platform Maven, is stepping down just three months after the platform's public launch. Other updates include ChatGPT's new Advanced Voice Mode, UK's internet regulator Ofcom's concerns over social media platforms inciting violence, and Apple's testing of an AI-powered search feature on Audible.
Key takeaways:
- Apple's new AI feature, Writing Tools, warns users when it encounters content it's not designed to handle, such as swear words and mentions of drugs or violence.
- Despite the warning, the tool still offers suggestions for sentences containing these words or phrases.
- Apple is likely taking this approach to avoid controversy and potential regulatory issues related to generating problematic content.
- Apple took years to remove a block on swear words from the keyboard’s autocorrect suggestions, and only introduced an autocorrect feature that learns your swears with iOS 17.