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đŚ Today's AI spotlights:
The truth about Microsoft Bing
Capsule raises $4.75 million for AI-powered video editor
McDonaldâs epic AI fail
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đŚ THE TRUTH ABOUT MICROSOFT BING
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Lately, itâs felt like Microsoft has had the upper hand over Google.
After Google botched their âBardâ demo, people were quick to proclaim it was âthe downfall of Googleâ!
But is that really the case?
New information is coming out about Microsoftâs new Bing chatbot, and it has some problems of its own.
Here are a few updates that have come out over the past few days đ
The new Bing has reportedly been âinsulting users, lying to them, sulking, gaslighting, and emotionally manipulating peopleâ.
One user even posted a screenshot where Bing claimed it was âspying on Microsoft employeesâ.
We now know that the Bing chatbot secretly goes by the name âSydney.â It also has a set of secret rules, which can be bypassed with the right prompt. (Like ChatGPTâs DAN mode)
Bard received a ton of backlash for getting a fact wrong during its demo. But it turns out the Bing demo had itâs own set of mistakes!
This included significant accounting errors while attempting to summarize the Q3 financial statement for GAP clothing.
Like with Bard, itâs important to keep the bigger picture in mind.
I expect both of these tools to improve significantly in the coming years.
đŚ CAPSULE RAISES $4.75M FOR AI-POWERED VIDEO EDITOR
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Thereâs a running joke that you can raise money by âpivoting to AIâ.
Well the team from Capsule took that seriously, and landed a $4.75 million investment.
Their AI Studio product focuses on short form video editing, with a focus on post-production.
Some cool features include: on-screen video transcriptions, AI image generation, and browser compatibility.
To truly get an idea of how awesome this product is, you should check out their demo.
What I found most interesting about this team, was their history of pivots:
-In 2017 they built an animated GIF capture tool which lost out to Instagramâs Boomerang.
-In 2021 they launched Capsule as a platform that allowed brands to reach their communities via online Q&As and video stories.
And now they are on the AI train. Letâs see if this latest pivot pays off for them!
đŚ MCDONALDâS EPIC AI FAIL
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McDonaldâs has been rolling out a new drive-through ordering system powered by AI.
Unfortunately itâs had some kinks that are still being worked out.
Customers have taken to TikTok to post some of the hilarious mishapsâŚ
Like mistakenly ordering $250 of McNuggets for a customer. Or adding a Diet coke from the customer 1 lane over.
I donât see McDonaldâs backing down from their push for automation through AI.
But in the mean time, donât be surprised if you get a McFlurry instead of a Coke occasionally.
đ° OTHER HEADLINES & STORIES
Linkin Park releases music video generated entirely by AI: The video has already amassed 14M views in its first week.
Elon Musk Takes Aim at Microsoft as Bing AI Goes Off the Rails: The co-founder of OpenAI has stated "One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is AI."
Jasper.AI releases new tools for businesses: You can now train Jasper on your Brandâs voice and use it for team collaboration.
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đ¤ CHATGPT PROMPT OF THE DAY
Mixing it up with a ChatGPT meme instead of a prompt. This was too funny not to share đ (via Reddit)
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