👗 Vaquera's AI Couture at the #MetGala

PLUS: Kamala’s AI Agenda

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  • 🧪 Research highlights: 99.8% Accuracy and Counting: A Neural Network's Guide to Biomarker Detection

  • 🚨 Industry news: The Anitas Are Coming: Vaquera's AI-Generated Celebrities Take Over the Met Gala

  • ⚖️ Policy and regulation: AI Talks: Kamala Harris Meets Tech CEOs

  • 🌐 AI and society: Will Star Employees Share the Paycheck with Robots?

  • 🧰 Tool of the day: Casper: Insight Sharing Made Easy

  • 🧠 Let’s get smart with AI: From Babble to Brilliance: NLU Teaches Machines to Speak Human

✔️ 99.8% Accuracy and Counting: A Neural Network's Guide to Biomarker Detection

Using optofluidic sensors, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a machine learning system to improve the detection of biomarkers.

Based on a deep neural network, the system obtained 99.8% accuracy in real-time classifying particle signals.

The researchers overcame the problem of weak signals in the field by training the neural network to recognize patterns and identify new signals.

Data security is enhanced by the system's portability and lack of internet connectivity.

The researchers intend to enhance the signal processing capabilities of the system and integrate them into the optofluidic device design.

What the heck is optofluidics? Don’t worry; we got you: Optofluidics is a fancy word that combines two things: "Opto," meaning light, and "fluidics," meaning tiny things that move in liquids. So, optofluidics is about using light to control and study really small things in fluids.

Imagine you have a small chip that has special channels like tiny pipes. These channels are so small that only little drops of liquid or individual cells can flow through them. Now, imagine shining a unique light on these channels.

Interestingly, when the light shines on the liquid in the channels, it can do incredible things. It can make the tiny particles in the liquid move or change a certain way. By studying how light affects the particles, scientists can learn important things about them, like what they are made of or whether they are healthy.

Optofluidics is like having a superpower to use light to investigate and control these tiny particles in liquids. It helps scientists learn more about how things work on a very small scale. It can also be used to develop new technologies and tools for medical diagnoses or environmental monitoring.

So, in simple terms, optofluidics is all about using light to study and manipulate really tiny things in liquids, which can help scientists understand and solve significant problems.

There, a crash course in optofluidics.

Why did the light become best friends with the tiny particles in the liquid?

Because they both understood optofluidics like no one else! They had a bright and fluid friendship! 😂

🏛️ The Anitas Are Coming: Vaquera's AI-Generated Celebrities Take Over the Met Gala

Special report #MetGala edition

At the 2023 Met Gala, the fashion house Vaquera fooled designers and fashion fans by dressing fictitious celebrities in AI-generated gowns.

As A-listers arrived at the gala, the Parisian label posted four AI-generated images of their designs to Instagram.

Vaquera, a company known for its ironic take on the fashion industry, has received many accolades for its designs.

Scientists are hesitant to voice their concerns about the ethical implications of AI because of the potential for it to blur the distinctions between reality and simulation.

Meanwhile, the departure of AI's revered "godfather," Geoffrey Hinton, highlights the issue of monopoly large tech companies have on the field.

ION: Script Wars: Hollywood's Writers Guild Takes on the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is fighting Hollywood studios over using artificial intelligence (AI) to create film and television screenplays.

The WGA wants to limit the use of artificial intelligence, claiming concerns about their material being used to train AI systems and having to revise "sloppy first drafts" generated by AI.

On the other hand, Hollywood studios have rejected the concept and are only willing to consider new technology once a year.

The disagreement about AI is one of the numerous concerns that prompted the walkout by film and television writers.

The argument over artificial intelligence's role in the creative process is considered critical to the future of entertainment.

Writers are concerned about being sidelined or paid less if AI-generated work becomes more popular; thus, they propose that AI-generated material not be labeled "literary material" or "source material" to protect their pay rates.

The WGA is likewise concerned about the possibility of intellectual property theft and refers to AI as "plagiarism machines."

🤝🏻 AI Talks: Kamala Harris Meets Tech CEOs

Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) with the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

The meeting aims to discuss the need for safeguards to mitigate the risks associated with artificial intelligence and highlight the significance of ethical and trustworthy innovation.

Additionally, senior members of the Biden administration will be present for the discussion.

The meeting occurs when generative AI, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard, is gaining popularity and raising questions and concerns among regulators and industry leaders.

The White House views the meeting as part of a more significant endeavor to engage with experts and ensure the safety of AI products before their public release.

💸 Will Star Employees Share the Paycheck with Robots?

Based on a recent study by Stanford University and MIT, artificial intelligence (AI) may revolutionize how companies compensate their employees.

The researchers examined the effect of generative AI on customer service representatives at a Fortune 500 software company.

By recommending responses, the AI tool, trained using previous client conversations, made the lowest-skilled employees 35% faster.

Nonetheless, the highest-skilled employees, whose responses were already exceptional, did not gain as much from the program.

The study suggests that companies may need to compensate outstanding employees for their contributions to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and their output. This has implications for performance management systems and recognizing contributions of value. Companies that need to adequately compensate their best performers adequately risk losing them.

👻 Casper: Insight Sharing Made Easy

Casper is an AI-powered Chrome plugin that improves professional workflow by generating the content, summarizing articles, and sharing insights. Casper enhances productivity and streamlines the workplace by providing insights and summaries via OpenAI’s GPT.

Learn more about the tool here.

👨‍🏫 From Babble to Brilliance: NLU Teaches Machines to Speak Human

Natural Language Understanding (NLU) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) concerned with enabling machines to comprehend and interpret human discourse similarly to how humans do. NLU entails the creation of algorithms and models that will allow computers to understand and make meaning of natural language input, such as written text and spoken words.

- Paul Daugherty, chief technology and innovation officer, Accenture

In our business, we discuss emerging technologies and how they impact society. We’ve never seen technology move as fast as AI has to impact society and technology. This is by far the fastest-moving technology we’ve ever tracked regarding its impact, and we’re just getting started.

- Zig Ziglar

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.

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