Ethan B. Holland

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Business and Enterprise AI News: Week Ending 03/01/2024

March 4, 2024

“A GPT-4 powered customer service bot “is doing the equivalent work of 700 full-time agents” after a month. This is a press release from the company deploying it, so take it with a grain of salt, but it does match what I am seeing elsewhere and it suggests big implications. https://t.co/bmfQl677IO” / X – https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1762885468528533573

Tyler Perry Raises Alarm on AI, Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tyler-perry-ai-alarm-1235833276/amp/

Introducing Microsoft Copilot for Finance in Microsoft 365| Microsoft 365 Blog – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/02/29/introducing-microsoft-copilot-for-finance-transform-finance-with-next-generation-ai-in-microsoft-365/

Tyler Perry Raises Alarm on AI, Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold – https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tyler-perry-ai-alarm-1235833276/amp/

OPENAI FEATHER – OpenAI, Inc. Trademark Registration

OPENAI FEATHER™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of data labeling and annotation services, namely, data processing and systemization services using automated labeling and annotating of images, audio, video, text and other forms of electronic data; updating and maintenance of data in computer databases; data processing services; compilation and management of computerized databases and consulting services related thereto

– https://uspto.report/TM/98010856

“Zoom just keeps adding AI features randomly that I don’t know if anyone uses, but which offer exciting new possibilities for weird conference calls. Like you can prompt for backgrounds during a call. https://t.co/ViuwnLnvzu” / X – https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1763648456235814930

“Google Meet dynamically increase the size of your video based on how much you talk during a meeting https://t.co/9fGjMaIO4Y” / X – https://twitter.com/soren_iverson/status/1763942652314341842

“Excited to announce our seed round led by @khoslaventures. Myko AI is a conversational AI for sales and revenue teams that instantly answers questions and builds reports from a user’s existing data sources, with an enterprise grade security you can trust. https://t.co/CrOL9coW3D” / X – https://twitter.com/TrevorJLee20/status/1762145053688865190

Introducing: Vimeo Central, a New Searchable AI Video Hub – https://vimeo.com/blog/post/introducing-vimeo-central/

“Today’s service that AI is disrupting? Landscaping. When I was a kid I’d get paid a few bucks to mow the neighbors’ lawns. This morning I visited a robotics/AI company, @sheeprobotics, that’s disrupting the same job. When I drove around America last year I noticed a lot… https://t.co/E39aaS4qVq” / X – https://twitter.com/Scobleizer/status/1762329092689711300

“Artificial intelligence tools tailored for small and medium-sized e-commerce teams have arrived! With iFoto, your e-commerce team can quickly produce high-quality images suitable for e-commerce, including clothing model images, product background images, image product color… https://t.co/MaCuXnDN0x” / X – https://twitter.com/Lewis_Owen_/status/1761997788697739371

“🛍️ Customer Services Support in your Shopify Store made easy with https://t.co/t7VnNsQZqh! Just focus on your products 📦 and let our chatbot handle syncing 🔄 with your inventory. It’s available 24/7 to assist you and recommend products to your customers! #Chatbots… https://t.co/ioD6YsLwbL” / X – https://twitter.com/ysu_ChatData/status/1761850280482906251

Klarna says OpenAI’s AI agent does the work of 700 support agents – https://the-decoder.com/klarna-says-openais-ai-agent-does-the-work-of-700-support-agents/

AI startups require new strategies: This time it’s actually different – https://longform.asmartbear.com/ai-startups/

New AI model could streamline operations in a robotic warehouse | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology – https://news.mit.edu/2024/new-ai-model-could-streamline-operations-robotic-warehouse-0227

Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools – https://www.404media.co/tumblr-and-wordpress-to-sell-users-data-to-train-ai-tools/
Generative AI document & PDF tool | Adobe Acrobat – https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/generative-ai-pdf.html

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AI News #22: Week Ending 03/01/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 25 Stories

The post you just read is an extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.

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