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Today’s AI insights:

• 🍏 Meta opts out of Apple’s AI scraping

• ❌ OpenAI Opposes AI Safety Bill

• 🎤 TikTok now offers custom AI voiceovers

• 📘 Create step-by-step guides with Scribe

• 🗞️ Latest AI and tech news

• 🛠 New AI tools

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AI NEWS

META & APPLE

Meta opts out of Apple’s AI scraping

Meta has recently blocked Apple’s web-crawling bots, Applebot and Applebot-Extended, from collecting data from Instagram and Facebook for AI training. This is part of a wider trend where major news sites and social media platforms are choosing to stop Apple from using their data to train AI models.

The Details:

• Meta’s Decision: Meta has stopped Apple’s bots from scraping its platforms to prevent the data from being used in AI training.

• Role of Applebot: Applebot and Applebot-Extended are designed to improve Apple services like Siri and Spotlight by collecting data from websites. Applebot-Extended, specifically aimed at AI training, was launched three months ago.

• Opting Out: Websites can easily block Applebot-Extended by updating a file on their website called robots.txt.

• Comparison of Blocking Rates: Only a small percentage of top websites and 25% of news outlets have blocked Applebot-Extended, which is lower than the blockage rates for similar bots from OpenAI and Google.

Meta’s move to block Apple’s bots, along with similar actions by other platforms, shows increasing caution around privacy and the use of website data for AI training. The low rate of opt-outs for Applebot-Extended suggests that many website owners might not be aware of how to use the opt-out feature or the implications of AI data scraping.

OPENAI

📰 OpenAI opposes California AI safety bill

OpenAI is opposing a new California bill called SB 1047, which aims to set safety standards for developing powerful AI systems. This bill requires AI systems that cost over $100 million to develop to go through safety testing and includes a provision for a “kill switch” to shut down AI systems if they become dangerous.

The Details:

• Purpose of the Bill: SB 1047 is designed to prevent harm from AI, such as cyberattacks or misuse in creating bioweapons, by ensuring AI systems are safe before they are deployed.

• OpenAI’s Concerns: OpenAI believes this bill could limit innovation and argues that AI regulation should be handled by the federal government, not at the state level.

• Changes to the Bill: The bill was changed to address some concerns from the tech industry, including removing a new regulatory body and reducing penalties, but tech companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic still think it could harm innovation.

• Industry Reaction: These companies are worried that the bill’s requirements could slow down their work and make it hard for smaller startups to grow.

Despite changes meant to address industry concerns, there’s still significant opposition to SB 1047 from OpenAI and other tech companies. They feel it could restrict innovation by imposing tough regulations. Senator Wiener defends the bill as crucial for ensuring AI safety, arguing that it merely enforces what companies have already committed to doing themselves. The bill is nearing a final vote in the California Assembly.

AI TUTORIAL

AI TUTORIAL

📘 Create Step-by-Step Guides with Scribe

Scribe is a powerful tool that automates the creation of step-by-step guides for any digital process, making it easier to document workflows and instructions.

Steps to follow:

1. Add the Scribe extension from the Chrome Web Store to your browser.

2. Open the process you want to document. Click the Scribe extension icon and start recording. Perform the steps you want to document.

3. Once you’ve completed the process, stop the recording. Scribe will automatically generate a step-by-step guide with screenshots and descriptions

4. Review the generated guide. You can edit the text, add annotations, and redact any sensitive information.

5. Share your guide via a link, embed it in your documentation, or export it as a PDF or HTML file.

AI & TECH NEWS

TikTok now offers custom AI voiceovers

TikTok has introduced a feature that lets users create custom AI voices for video clips, which can also translate voice overs into multiple languages. While this adds convenience, some critics worry it may reduce the authenticity of social interactions on the platform, as relying on AI-generated voices could undermine the genuine essence of social media.

Researchers combat AI hallucinations in math

Researchers at UC Berkeley have significantly reduced ChatGPT’s math error rate, known as “hallucinations,” by having it solve algebra problems multiple times. Their study showed that by solving the same problem 10 times, the error rate dropped from 29% to just 2%. While challenges in statistics remain, this breakthrough points to a promising future for automated tutoring systems.

ChatGPT’s weekly users have doubled in less than a year

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has reached over 200 million weekly users, doubling its numbers since last November. This growth reflects the chatbot’s rising popularity, despite strong competition from tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Meta. Additionally, 92% of Fortune 500 companies are now utilizing OpenAI’s products, with API usage increasing significantly following the launch of the more affordable GPT-4o Mini model

Spotter rolls out AI tools to spark YouTubers' creativity

Spotter has launched Spotter Studio, an AI-powered creative suite designed to help YouTubers with video brainstorming, thumbnail ideas, project planning, and team collaboration. It analyzes billions of YouTube videos to provide personalized suggestions tailored to individual creators’ preferences and past performance.

SparkLabs closes $50M fund to back AI startups

SparkLabs has launched a $50 million AIM AI Fund to back AI startups globally, including those in its AIM-X accelerator in Saudi Arabia. The fund will focus on AI ventures, with 35% allocated to accelerator participants and the remaining 65% targeted at Series A and B investments. The fund highlights the growing global interest in AI, with the U.S. still leading in the number of AI startups. SparkLabs aims to invest in 50 to 70 companies with this new fund.

NEW AI TOOLS

NEW AI TOOLS:

🧮 Abacus AI- AI platform for building AI agents and systems.

🎨 Arvin- AI assistant for art, summaries, and content

🗣️ Audimee- Voice-to-voice tool for transforming vocals

🔍 HotBot- AI-powered search engine for smart answers.

🤳 SwapMyFace- AI face swap tool for any image

🗨️ ChatTTS- Voice generation model for conversational scenarios

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