Happy Wednesday everyone, and welcome to another edition of Big Brain!

Today, we’re putting the spotlight on tools that end in GPT. Yes, this acronym has gotten a ton of press this year, and for good reason!

Let’s see what other companies are cooking up with this model. 👀

🔦 Today's AI spotlights:

• Salesforce ushers in new era of CRM with ‘Einstein'

• D-ID launches app to give ChatGPT a face and voice

• Microsoft's new medical AI program has issues

🔦 SALESFORCE USHERS IN NEW ERA OF CRM WITH ‘EINSTEIN’

Salesforce has announced a generative AI initiative called EinsteinGPT!

This new system will generate text, pictures, and code.

Einstein is built on OpenAI’s GPT model (but customers can bring their own). 

Notably, it will source information from Salesforce's propriety data cloud.

The technology will be available in a pilot version immediately. And customers can expect a full version to be live in late 2023.

But Salesforce’s AI announcements didn’t stop with Einstein…

Salesforce Ventures also announced a $250M generative AI investment fund.

This fund is investing in four startups: Anthropic, Cohere, Hearth.AI, and You.com.

Each of these companies focuses on utilizing responsible AI within their products. 👏

📰 Read the full article here

📢 SHORTFORM: HOW TO KEEP CHATBOTS FROM RUINING EDUCATION

We’ve talked a lot about the impact that generative AI may have in education. 

That’s why I really enjoyed this Shortform article: How To Keep Chatbots From Ruining Education.

This explainer sourced information across 7 different articles including Forbes and WIRED.

Here were my 3 biggest takeaways👇

• There are legitimate pros (streamlining research) AND cons (plagiarism) to AI in education.

• New AI software & screening methods will need to be introduced to recognize AI-driven plagiarism.

• Teachers should actually create assignments that TEACH students how to leverage AI.

You can access dozens of other AI explainers like this one on Shortform today.

Last chance: Join through our link for a free trial and 25% off the annual subscription - that’s 3 months free!

🔦 D-ID LAUNCHES APP TO GIVE CHATGPT A FACE AND VOICE

Israeli startup D-ID has announced their new product “Chat.D-ID”. (aptly named)

The application enables users to talk face-to-face using photorealistic AI. This is done through combining text-to-video streaming tech with ChatGPT.

This is why Chat.D-ID has the potential be a game changer for those who can’t read and write.

The beta version of the app features an avatar named Alice who can answer almost anything.

D-ID plans to add more avatars, with the ability to upload any image of your choice.

What was that? You'd like to use Dumbledore's likeness? Don’t worry, D-ID’s got you covered.

The startup is also helping victims of domestic violence. This is being done by using generative AI for global online support.

📰 Read the full article here

🔦 MICROSOFT’S NEW MEDICAL AI PROGRAM HAS ISSUES

Have you heard about an AI system called BioGPT?

It's supposed to answer medical questions in a reliable manner…one would hope.

So, how does it perform?

It recently produced some misinformation on medical topics.

One of them was about a ghost that haunted an American hospital. This alleged event came from nonexistent data from the American Hospital Association.

Another focused on unproven claims about childhood vaccines causing autism.

Despite this, the company defended their decision to release BioGPT. Still, critics continue to raise concerns about its potential for generating misinformation.

So, you may be asking: how will BioGPT be moving industries any time soon?

To that, we answer: Rome wasn’t built in a day.

📰 Read the full article here

📰 OTHER HEADLINES & STORIES

• Top Generative AI Startups in Gaming

• HubSpot intros AI tools to make content creation easier

• How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening (non paywall here)

🛠️ AWESOME AI TOOLS

• Whimsical: Level up your mind maps with AI-powered suggestions

• Twig AI: AI to answer complex technical questions from customers

• Fireflies.ai: Automate your meeting notes

• Coolaiid: Interior design ideas using AI

🖼️ AI ART PIECE

“In my mind” — by Nathan Lichter

🤖 CHATGPT PROMPT OF THE DAY

Close enough 😂