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Black workers are more afraid of being replaced by AI than white workers, a new survey found. That may be because Black workers have a fraught history with the technology, experts say. Black workers are feeling the pressure, new research suggests. Even before the rise of generative AI, Black workers in low-wage jobs faced a greater risk of being replaced by automation technologies, Goligoski said. "It is insufficient to relegate the responsibility of protecting Black workers from the harms of AI to businesses alone," Hayes said.
Persons: , Emily Goligoski, Goligoski, Myaisha Hayes, Richard Baldwin, Hayes, " Hayes Organizations: Service, McKinsey, Black, Amazon, Companies
ChatGPT users will soon have access to more up-to-date information. The announcement was made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at its first developer day. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe update will only be available to paying users of GPT-4 Turbo model — OpenAI's latest, most advanced large language model to date. The expansion of ChatGPT's knowledge base is just one of many new features Altman announced around OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo model. A preview of GPT-4 Turbo is available for paying developers, and the final model will be available in the coming weeks.
Persons: Sam Altman, , ChatGPT, Sam Bankman, Altman, Bing, OpenAI's Organizations: Service
The graphic design platform used the software to build its own AI tools, Canva's head of AI told Insider. Here's what ChatGPT Enterprise has automated — and what it still has to work on. AdvertisementAdvertisementOpenAI, one of the most influential artificial intelligence firms, rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise, a version of ChatGPT designed for businesses, at the end of August. AdvertisementAdvertisementEngineers used ChatGPT Enterprise to review Canva's blocklist and flag artist names that were similar to dictionary words for human review. While the company expects to keep using ChatGPT Enterprise moving forward, it doesn't plan on shrinking Canva's workforce.
Persons: Canva, , ChatGPT, Danny Wu, Estée Lauder, Wu, Mark Muro, Thomas Hexton, Andy Warhol, OpenAI's chatbot, They're, OpenAI Organizations: Enterprise, ChatGPT Enterprise, Service, Software, Brookings Institute, Engineers Locations: Sydney
The FTX founder was convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges, and faces up to 110 years in prison. Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, who have both taught at Stanford Law, are tied up in the FTX scandal. As the jury announced the verdict, Barbara Fried, Bankman-Fried's mother, seemed to fight back tears. As the courtroom cleared out, Bankman-Fried's parents stood and embraced. Bankman-Fried's parents, both longtime Stanford law professors, were caught up in the FTX scandal.
Persons: Sam, Bankman, Joseph Bankman, Barbara Fried, , Sam Bankman, Joe Bankman, Fried, FTX Organizations: Stanford Law, Service, Alameda Research, Stanford, FTX, Bankman, San Francisco Bay Area Locations: Manhattan, FTX, The Bahamas, San Francisco Bay
The odds of winning a Powerball grand prize are 1 in 292 million. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's common knowledge that the odds of winning big in the lottery are incredibly low. The chances of winning a Powerball grand prize are about 1 in 292 million, and about 1 in 302 million for a Mega Millions grand prize. The biggest Powerball jackpot to date was a $2.04 billion prize, won in California in November 2022. From multi-million dollar homes to medical bills, here's how lottery winners are spending their cash prizes.
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The solitude of remote work seemed to particularly hit Gen Z workers — who began their careers as workplaces went from in-person to virtual — hard. With companies asking — and in some cases mandating — their employees return to the office, Gen Z workers who are going in regularly have said they have a renewed sense of confidence in their jobs. Since Fitchett's employer started mandating employees go to the office, Fitchett said he finally feels a sense of ease at his job. Don't expect a full-scale return to the office quite yetThere's more that goes into a worker's preferences than loneliness, and Gen Z workers are mixed about returning to the office full time. For her — and many other Gen Z workers — the solution may come in some form of flexibility.
Persons: Ben Fitchett didn't, Fitchett, Ben Fitchett, Ben Fitchett Young, Aaron Terrazas, , Cigna, Hubert Palan, Z, Covid —, Palan, Vivek Murthy, it's, Mansoor Soomro, Soomro, Gen, Juanita Garcia, Garcia, who've, Zers, Anita Pan —, Anita Pan, Pan, Ricky Yean, Zers —, Yean, Bianca Wu, Bianca Wu Bianca Wu, Wu, wouldn't Organizations: Company, Teesside University, Starbucks, Flow, Dell Locations: New Zealand, Los Angeles, New York, Washington , DC, Bay
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang credited his style to his wife and daughter in a recent interview. The interest in his signature style comes as the chip maker attempts to cash in on the AI hype. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementJensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, is rarely seen in public without his shiny black leather jacket — but he doesn't take credit for his signature style. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe CEO of the chip giant is married to Lori Huang, who he met when he was 16 in an electrical engineering class.
Persons: Jensen Huang, , Ryan Patel, Patel, Huang, Lori Huang, Huang isn't, Nvidia didn't Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Wilson Jackets, Bloomberg, Google, Microsoft
OpenAI is building a new "Preparedness" team to further AI safety. The ChatGPT-maker's newest team aims to address potential risks linked to advanced AI, including nuclear threats. The Preparedness team is hiring for a national security threat researcher and a research engineer. The Preparedness team will help "track, evaluate, forecast, and protect against catastrophic risks," including chemical, biological, nuclear, and cybersecurity threats. As part of the team, OpenAI is hiring for a national security threat researcher and a research engineer.
Persons: , OpenAI, Aleksander Madry, Aleksander Madry didn't, Elon Musk, cofound OpenAI, Sam Altman, Lex Fridman's, we're, Claude, Yann LeCun Organizations: Service, MIT, Intelligence
Eric Schmidt invested $100 million in Steel Perlot, a company led by Michelle Ritter, Forbes reported. He is a "very, very active chairman," Ritter, the company's CEO, told Forbes of Schmidt. Screenshots of SteelPerlot.com; Wikipedia.comHe is a "very, very active chairman," Ritter, the company's 29-year-old CEO, told Forbes of Schmidt. As of today, Steel Perlot has invested at least $20 million, Forbes reported. Steel Perlot, Schmidt Futures, and The Schmidt Family Foundation, did not respond to Insider's requests for comment before publication.
Persons: Eric Schmidt, Michelle Ritter, Forbes, Schmidt, Ritter, " Ritter, , Eric Schmidt — who's, Steel, Eric Schmidt's, Perlot, Steel Perlot, Wendy Organizations: Google, Schmidt, Service, Columbia Law School, New York Post, Galactic, Steel, Forbes, New York Times, Schmidt Futures, Family Foundation Locations: Forbes, New Mexico
OpenAI rival Anthropic revamped its constitution around AI safety using public input. Users of its AI chatbot, Claude, want it to admit flaws, and avoid racist or sexist responses. The new guardrails follow months of concerns from tech and government leaders around AI safety. The updates to Anthropic's constitution follow months of concern around AI safety, including from some technology leaders. Read the full version of Anthropic's new AI constitution here.
Persons: Anthropic, Claude, , Dario Amodei, Sam Bankman, Fried, didn't, Elon Musk, Nadella, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, Anthropic's Amodei Organizations: Service, Amazon, Intelligence, Microsoft, Google, Apple, White Locations: OpenAI, San Francisco, Washington
Recruiters told Insider they caught candidates using the AI chatbot to write cover letters and answer questions. AdvertisementAdvertisementKnowing how to use OpenAI's ChatGPT could potentially help you land your next job — unless you trust the AI chatbot to apply for roles for you, recruiters told Insider. Shapiro admits that using ChatGPT can be "great' in helping applicants "brainstorm verbs" and reframe language that can "bring a level of polish to their applications." AdvertisementAdvertisementA "really bad practice"If used improperly, ChatGPT can actually stop a job applicant from moving forward in the hiring process. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe human touch may be what stops job candidates from getting replaced by AI.
Persons: , ChatGPT, they've, Alex Shapiro, she's, Shapiro, Jasper, shouldn't, Coronini, he's, Lindsey Duran, Chris Foltz, Duran, Nvidia's Duran, Ashley Couto Organizations: Service, Nvidia, National Bureau of Economic Research, IBM Locations: Jasper
Jon Stewart's Apple TV+ show "The Problem" has ended over editorial disputes, NYT reported. Sources told the Times that Apple execs were concerned over show topics regarding China and AI. AdvertisementAdvertisementJon Stewart's show on Apple TV+ is reportedly hitting the chopping block over creative differences, The New York Times first reported. Apple told Stewart he needed to be "aligned" with the company on the topics he chooses to discuss, but Stewart wanted full creative autonomy over his series, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. In turn, Stewart and Apple reportedly both agreed to go their separate ways.
Persons: Jon Stewart's, Apple execs, , Stewart, Jon Stewart, Apple, Rich Klubeck, didn't, Stewart —, Stephen Colbert's, Tim Cook, Cook, BuzzFeed, Wang Wentao Organizations: Times, Apple, Service, New York Times, Hollywood, Research, CNBC Locations: China, Wuhan, Beijing, Chengdu .
Get ready for 'AI factories'
  + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Nvidia is expanding its partnership with Foxconn to build data centers called "AI factories." The aim is for the AI factories to enable development of robots, self-driving cars, and generative AI services. AdvertisementAdvertisementCountries like the US are seeing a factory boom — and so-called "AI factories" could follow. "And the data centers that produce it are AI factories." The announcement of the AI factories comes as major technology companies like Microsoft invest billions into AI-efforts like building new data centers in an effort to cash in on the generative AI hype.
Persons: Foxconn, , Jensen Huang, Huang, Foxconn didn't, Jonathan Gray, Blackstone Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Foxconn, Hon, Reuters, Microsoft, Research, University of Massachusetts Locations: Taipei, San Francisco and New York, Sweden, Netherlands
Companies are hiring for AI talent as they seek to cash in on the generative AI hype. Insider spoke to four hiring leaders to get their advice on how to land a job in AI. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT last November, generative AI technology has taken the corporate world by storm. Here are 4 tips from hiring leaders on how to increase your chances of landing a job in AI. 2) Demonstrate your interest in AI during the interview — and be able to prove itIf you're lucky enough to land an interview, be prepared to talk about your interest in generative AI.
Persons: , OpenAI, ChatGPT, it's, Lindsey Duran, Chris Foltz, Flavien Coronini, Coronini, Alex Shapiro, Jasper AI, Shapiro, they've, there's, Jasper, Duran, Foltz Organizations: Service, Venture, Netflix, Employers, IBM, Nvidia, Jasper Locations: Jasper
Hybrid workers say they spend an average of $51 a day when they go into the office, an Owl Labs survey found. That's $36 more than they reported spending on the typical day working from home. Hybrid workers said they spend an average of $51 each day that they go into the office, according to a recent survey conducted by video conferencing firm Owl Labs. 27% of the respondents were hybrid workers, going to the office sometimes either by choice or due to a company mandate. Hybrid workers surveyed by Owl Labs said company reimbursements for commuting costs, free or subsidized food and beverages, and on-site daycare services are all good incentives.
Persons: , Racz, It's Organizations: Owl Labs, Service, Workers, Google
Researchers found many teens have the iPhone and the Apple Watch — and also use Apple Pay. Still, Apple Music doesn't lead the way: More teens use Spotfiy, the survey says. The report says 42% of teens were found to have used Apple Pay, the tech company's cash transfer app. And 34% of teen respondents said they own an Apple Watch. An incoming call on on Apple Watch, the most popular watch brand among teenagers.
Persons: Piper Sandler, Spotfiy, , Gen, Piper, Max —, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Lockheimer, Thomas Haigh, doesn't Organizations: Apple Watch, Apple, Service, Casio, Garmin —, YouTube Music, Amazon Prime, Street Journal
Meta's new AI dating assistant, Carter, refuses to openly discuss sex or "explicit" acts. Meta's AI dating coach comes as dating apps seek to include AI features in their platforms. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta's conversational AI dating coach is happy to provide daters with tips on how to flirt and kiss. Insider"Sexual topics are beyond my scope," the AI chatbot said when asked why it's uncomfortable talking about specific sexual acts. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe rise of Meta's AI dating coach comes as singles turn to generative AI tools to help them land dates.
Persons: Carter, , chatbot, it's, Gen Z, John Gottman's, Emily Nagoski's, Meta didn't Organizations: Service
Some tech leaders see the gadgets as the iPhone of the AI era, a way to own the hardware we use to interact with AI. A true iPhone successor could be tech's "golden goose," but past attempts have failed. The race is on as generative AI tools like ChatGPT, OpenAI's conversational AI chatbot, take the world by storm. Even though he said AI hardware innovations represent "the golden goose for tech players in the next decade along with software," he doesn't think all of them will be successful. AdvertisementAdvertisementYet, despite AI's impressive capabilities, Haigh said that smartphones may still be easier to use for the average consumer than AI devices, which means that AI personal devices may take awhile to gain public interest.
Persons: , Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's Ray, Zuckerberg, Victor Virgile, Imran Chaudhri, @ImranChaudhri, knEBVdC7zl, 3vvbPVAFsS, Chaudhri, Jony, Sam Altman, Masayoshi Son, Altman, Marc Benioff, Brad Stone, Jeff Bezos, Dan Ives, Nadella, Cook, Ives, Thomas Haigh, Haigh, Siri Organizations: Service, Tech, Meta, Facebook, Apple, TED, Wedbush Securities, Big Tech, University of Wisconsin, Modern Computing, Google Locations: Milwaukee
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said Google's dominance of online search is hurting Bing, WSJ reported. Bing is struggling to compete with Google, even with its new AI developments, Nadella said. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, may not think the company's search engine Bing has a chance against Google. "You get up in the morning, you brush your teeth, and you search on Google," Nadella told the Justice Department. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe result for Microsoft, Nadella said, is a "vicious cycle" — and Bing can't keep up.
Persons: Satya Nadella, Bing, Nadella, , Google's, Sundar Pichai, Bard, Daniel Tunkelang Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Service, US Department, Street Journal, Apple, Justice Department, DOJ, Bing Locations: Washington, OpenAI,
Most Gen Xers and boomers in a Salesforce study reported not using generative-AI tools like ChatGPT. Out of all the respondents who said they didn't use generative AI, 68% were born between 1946 and 1980. And 88% of nonusers ages 57 and above said they weren't using generative AI because they didn't know how the technology would affect their lives. AdvertisementAdvertisementFrom firsthand experience, Rogers said he believed that AI technology could make a positive impact on the lives of people about his age. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn fact, the Salesforce research suggested that older nonusers were open to using AI under certain circumstances.
Persons: Xers, , Gen Xers, Zers, Chris Rogers, Rogers, he'd, he's, Priscilla O'Kesson Organizations: Service, University of Oxford's Institute, Population Ageing, Spectrum Locations: San Francisco, UK, Australia, India, Oklahoma City, Oxford
Workers using OpenAI's ChatGPT may actually perform more poorly than those who don't, new BCG research finds. AdvertisementAdvertisementIf you're using ChatGPT as a shortcut at work, you may want to be extra careful. For tasks "inside the frontier," consultants using AI were "significantly more productive" and "produced significantly higher quality results" than those who weren't using the chatbot. BCG's findings demonstrate a cautionary tale for workers thinking about using ChatGPT to help do their jobs. AI-generated errors may only get worse: In a recent paper, AI researchers found that generative AI models could soon be trained on AI-generated content — a phenomenon they call "model collapse."
Persons: , it's, Wharton, Saren Rajendran, ChatGPT, NewsGuard, Bard, James Webb Organizations: Service, Boston Consulting, Harvard, MIT, CNET, James Webb Space Telescope
Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's CEO, is one of the world's highest-paid executives, earning $226 million in 2022. Pichai has been at Google since 2004 and rose through the ranks, becoming its CEO in 2015 and taking the helm of Alphabet in 2019. As CEO, Pichai has reorganized Google's workforce, issued mass layoffs, and emphasized AI. AdvertisementAdvertisementSundar Pichai has had a meteoric rise since joining Google as a 31-year-old product manager in 2004. In the 11 years that followed his first steps on the Googleplex, Pichai was promoted four times, eventually becoming the CEO of Google in 2015.
Persons: Sundar Pichai, Pichai, , Larry Page, Jillian D'Onfro, Avery Hartmans, Mary Meisenzahl Organizations: Google, Service
Many of the AI assistants resemble celebrities including Kendall Jenner and Tom Brady. Meta's AI assistants will be able to act as an older sister, opinionated sports debater, and a golf instructor. Enter the celebsMany of the AI assistants even have celebrity personas that can talk and sound similar to them. AdvertisementAdvertisementMeta's other AI assistants are played by celebrities like Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Israel Adesanya, and Roy Choi. AdvertisementAdvertisementZuckerberg said the AI assistants will begin rolling out in beta on Wednesday, ramping up to a wider release in the coming days.
Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, , Zuckerberg, Victor, Dwyane Wade, Amber, Paris Hilton, Snoop, Naomi Osaka, Chris Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Israel Adesanya, Roy Choi, aren't, ramping Organizations: Meta, Service, NBA, Paris, Street Journal, Facebook
iPhone designer Jony Ive and ChatGPT-head Sam Altman may be building an AI product togetherMasayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, is also looped into their conversations, The Information reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The potential AI product is still shrouded in mystery. The announcement of the potential AI hardware product comes as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon race to build AI technology in an effort to beat OpenAI's conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT. Meanwhile, as for the CEO of SoftBank, Son is no stranger to ChatGPT.
Persons: Jony, Sam Altman, Son, It's, , OpenAI's ChatGPT, Jony Ive, OpenAI, Masayoshi, SoftBank, SoftBank didn't, ChatGPT, LoveFrom, King Charles III Organizations: Service, OpenAI's, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Ferrari, Astra, CNBC Locations: OpenAI
"The demand for professionals with knowledge in AI research, machine learning, deep learning — it truly outpaces the available supply of candidates," Sines said. A machine learning researcher role at the trading firm Jane Street indicated a salary range of $250,000 to $300,000, for example. And Disney is looking to hire a senior machine learning engineer with expertise in machine learning, algorithms, and statistical methods; the entertainment giant is offering an annual salary of $145,400 to $199,870. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn May, HR firm Scratch posted a job listing for a remote senior machine-learning engineer for a client. The position — which had a listed salary range of $120,000 to $185,000 — required "familiarity with current AI tools" such as ChatGPT.
Persons: Morrison Foerster, , Aaron Sines, Sines, Jane Street, Alan Schnitzer, Oliver Scholars, Danielle Cox, Cox, Scratch Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Service, Austin, Travelers, Real
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