Good morning, and welcome to your Monday edition of Big Brain!

This weekend it looked like the entire startup industry was going under.

Luckily we appear to be (temporarily) safe. So that means more $ can go into building our AI overlords!

🔦 Today's AI spotlights:

• The end of social media as we know it?

• Discord gives their bot ‘Clyde’ the AI treatment

• An AI artist ages celebrities: Here’s how they look

🔦 THE END OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS WE KNOW IT?

Have you ever stressed about coming up with the perfect social media post?

Well those days may be over soon.

LinkedIn has announced that it’s beginning to use AI to help its users create more engaging content.

The company has started sharing "AI-powered conversation starters". This is being done with the goal of encouraging discussion among its users.

Yes, social media platforms have been using AI to steer users' attention for years. (most social feeds are driven by AI relevance)

But this marks the first time a major platform has intentionally served users AI-generated content.

We don't want to sound doom-and-gloom, but this might mean the end of social media as we know it.

Not to fear though! As one door closes, another opens.

Perhaps to a new form of online entertainment? Time will tell.

 📰 Read the Full Article Here

🔦 DISCORD GIVES THEIR BOT ‘CLYDE’ THE AI TREATMENT

Discord is integrating ChatGPT technology into its platform.

This includes its beloved ‘Clyde’ bot, moderation tools, and other platform features.

Clyde, which has been around for years, is being transformed into a chatbot. This will allow it to answer questions and have conversations with users.

Discord is also experimenting with other tools:

AI-generated conversation summaries and an AI-powered AutoMod (its autonomous moderation tool).

The Discord team is taking a cautious approach by rolling out these features to alpha folks first.

They are asking for feedback to tweak and tune the models, before giving all Discord users access to them.

One of the bigger concerns may center around the spreading of false information via the AutoMod.

However, Discord is confident that its AI experimentations will not be in vain.

Their hope is to provide engaging and fun interactions with both consumers and researchers alike.

 📰 Read the Full Article Here

🔦 AN AI ARTIST AGES CELEBRITIES: HERE’S HOW THEY LOOK

Ever wonder what your favorite celebrity will look like in a few decades?

Thanks to a lawyer/digital artist named Alper Yesiltas, you don’t have to anymore!

Take a look for yourself. Above is a comparison of Harry Styles now vs. Harry Styles a few decades from now.

Or how about this one of Billie Eilish below 👇

You can see other celebrities like Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson and Emma Stone here.

📰 OTHER HEADLINES & STORIES

• MIT professor to Congress: “We are at an inflection point” with AI

• An A.I. Chatbot Asked Bill Gates What He Would Have Told His Younger Self — Here’s What He Said

• Life Saver or Job Killer? Why AI Tools Are So Polarizing (no paywall here)

• NYT Writer Ezra Klein’s OpEd About AI: “This Changes Everything”

🛠️ AWESOME AI TOOLS

• Typing Mind: A better UI for ChatGPT

• Stravl: The future of travel - travel planning powered by AI

• Learn.xyz: AI powered learning platform

• Wonder dynamics: AI tool that automatically animates, lights and composes CG characters

🖼️ AI ART PIECE

Midjourney v5 alpha is out and the early images are INSANE. Here’s an example shared by Dave Lee.

🤖 CHATGPT PROMPT OF THE DAY

Seems a bit unfair? 🤔 (via Reddit)