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Good morning, Tuesday!

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is "freeware" for AI training. What do you think? Share your opinion in our poll below!

Also, if you use ChatGPT 4o, be cautious with the links it provides—they may not be as reliable as you think.

What are on FIRE 🔥

• 🔍 Boost Learning with AI Insights

• 🚀 AI Companies See Huge Market Cap Gains

• 🌟 AI Highlights

• 📈 AI Stock Daily

• 💸 Daily AI Fundraising

• 📚 AI Sources From AI Fire

• 🏅 AI Tools

• ⚡ 5 AI Quick Hits

• 📊 AI Chart

• ✏️ AI Tutorials: Transforming Any Design into A Custom, Personalized Document

• 🎯 A Prompt to Visualize and Strategize 10x Business Growth

• 🖼️ AI-Generated Images

• 💼 4 AI Jobs

AI REPORT

🔍 Boost Learning with AI Insights

Microsoft's AI in Education Report shows how AI is reshaping schools' approach to learning and problem-solving.

Key Takeaways:

• 47% of education leaders use AI daily.

• 68% of educators and 62% of students have used AI at least once.

• 37% of leaders use AI for operational efficiency.

• 24% of educators use AI to create lesson plans.

• There is an urgent need to increase AI literacy and create usage guidelines.

• AI can help lighten educators' workloads and boost productivity.

Why it matters: Understanding AI's role in education is important as it can transform learning experiences and improve efficiency, preparing students for a future shaped by AI advancements.

AI INSIGHTS

🚀 AI Companies See Huge Market Cap Gains

AI-focused companies, especially chipmakers, saw significant market cap increases in June, with Nvidia briefly overtaking Microsoft.

Key Takeaways:

• Nvidia's market cap reached $3.34 trillion, a 27% rise in June.

• Microsoft's market cap increased by 7.6%.

• Apple's market cap surged 9.6% last month.

• Amazon hit $2 trillion in market value.

• Broadcom saw a 20% jump in market cap.

Why it matters: The rising market cap of AI-focused companies underscores the significant role of AI in driving technological and economic advancements, reflecting its transformative potential in the market.

TODAY IN AI

AI HIGHLIGHTS

⚠️ OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o directs users to a scammy site, County Local News, flooding screens with fake virus warnings and malware.

⚖️ Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says that content on the open web is considered "freeware" for training AI models, highlighting confusion over AI and copyright laws.

🔍 Robinhood buys Pluto Capital to integrate AI, providing users with advanced data analysis and personalized investment strategies; CEO Jacob Sansbury joins Robinhood.

🛠️ CriticGPT, based on GPT-4, helps spot errors in ChatGPT code, improving human trainers' performance by 60%. Aiding RLHF, provides better error detection in ChatGPT outputs, with plans to scale its integration for future models.

🔄 Amazon hires 66% of Adept's team and licenses its AI tech, following Microsoft's pattern with Inflection to avoid antitrust scrutiny.

🔬 University of Tokyo researchers, led by Prof. Shoji Takeuchi, created a robot with living skin, using a collagen gel for seamless attachment, enhancing human-like appearance.

🌐 Google Translate's new AI-powered update includes 110 languages, helping over 614 million speakers with diverse languages like Tamazight and Seychellois Creole.

AI STOCK

DAILY AI FUNDRAISING

Illumex raises $13M to improve data preparation for AI models, enhancing data reliability and accuracy for businesses with its Generative Semantic Fabric platform.

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AI QUICK HITS

1. 🤖 Best AI Chatbots of 2024 (Read more)

2. 🕵️‍♂️ Amazon investigates Perplexity for scraping abuse claims (Read more)

3. 🖼️ Meta changes 'Made with AI' label to 'AI info' (Read more)

4. 🤳 Instagram lets creators make AI versions of themselves (Read more)

5. 📞 Character.AI lets users call AI avatars now (Read more)

AI CHART

One-third of researchers currently use generative AI, which is the fastest-growing tool in the industry, with a 25-point jump from 2023. Machine learning, AI, and text analytics also saw strong increases, falling into the world of AI.

Traditional methods like telephone surveys and in-person qualitative research are declining, showing a shift towards advanced, AI-driven research techniques.

AI TUTORIAL

Transforming Any Design into A Custom, Personalized Document

• Open the design you want to change in Canva.

• Click on 'Magic Switch', select 'Transform', and enter your details in the box.

• Press the 'Transform on doc' button to start.

Get more AI tutorials →

AI PROMPT

A Prompt to Visualize and Strategize Business Growth

I’m imagining my business being ten times bigger. My business is [describe your business, e.g., "a digital marketing agency specializing in SEO and content creation"] and it [describe the result you create, e.g., "helps businesses increase their online visibility and drive more organic traffic"] for [describe your dream customer, e.g., "small to medium-sized e-commerce companies"].

At ten times its size, it looks like [give details on your business at this size, e.g., "having multiple international offices, a team of 100+ experts, and a portfolio of high-profile clients"].

Your task is to figure out how this 10x growth happened. Ask questions about the people, partnerships, processes, and strategies I might have used. Think about different departments, roles, and technologies that contributed to this growth.

For example:
- People: What key hires or roles were critical? E.g., "What new leadership positions were created?"
- Partnerships: What strategic partnerships were formed? E.g., "What collaborations helped scale the business?"
- Processes: What processes were streamlined or introduced? E.g., "How did the project management approach evolve?"
- Technology: What technology upgrades were necessary? E.g., "What new tools or platforms were adopted?"
- Marketing: What marketing strategies were pivotal? E.g., "How did the marketing strategy change to attract more clients?"
- Customer Engagement: How did customer service evolve? E.g., "What changes were made to improve client retention?"
- Financials: How was funding managed? E.g., "What were the key financial strategies implemented?"

The goal is to identify growth areas to focus on now to move towards this vision. Be thorough in exploring every aspect that could have contributed to this growth.

AI-GENERATED IMAGES

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AI JOBS

• Hogarth: AI Solutions Consultant (Link)

• Centrica: Digitalisation & AI Director (Centrica Energy) (Link)

• Google: Marketing Generative AI Specialist, Acquisitions, Ads Marketing (Link)

• OpenText: PS Program Manager - AI and Analytics (Link)

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