Digital sweatshops powering AI?

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• Above the Fold: Behind the AI boom, an army of overseas workers in digital sweatshops • WSJ

• Startups: Ideogram launches AI image generator with impressive typography • VentureBeat

• Fund Raises: a16z-backed AI video generator Irreverent Labs raises funding from Samsung Next • TC

• Quick Bytes: If AI becomes conscious: here’s how researchers will know • Nature

📰 Above the Fold

→ Digital sweatshops powering the AI boom? Self-driving cars are less likely to detect children and people of color. Amazon improves customer reviews experience with generative AI. The Next Frontier of Human Experience. What’s the Matter with the smart home? Apple's new iPad Pro will have an OLED display and new keyboard. VFX artists show that Hollywood can use AI to create, not exploit. FTX, Genesis, BlockFi Customer Data At Risk in Bankruptcy Hack. OpenAI opens GPT-3.5 Turbo up for custom tuning. AI is here to save the metaverse. Nvidia’s AI chip partner’s stock is soaring. ChatGPT's Bitcoin price prediction is beyond imagination. William Shatner takes on an AI chatbot. Generative AI and intellectual property.

🦄 Startups

→ Ideogram introduces an AI image generator showcasing impressive typography, redefining visual communication possibilities. Read more

Dipp leverages AI to transform user experiences, redefining how people interact with digital platforms. Read more

Sedaro secures a contract from Space Force to develop spacecraft digital twins, advancing the utilization of digital twin technology in space exploration. Read more

💸 Fund Raises

→ A16Z-Backed AI Video Generator Irreverent Labs secures funding from Samsung Next, bolstering its efforts to revolutionize video content creation. Read more

EvolutionaryScale, an AI biotech startup founded by ex-Meta researchers, has raised $40 Million in funding from Lux Capital for an AI biotech startup that aims to innovate in the intersection of AI and biotech. Read more

Modular an AI development tools company, raises $100 million to further enhance its offerings and support the development of AI-powered solutions. Read more

🔗 Quick Bytes

• How will researchers know if AI becomes conscious?

• This humanoid robot can fly an airplane simply by reading the instruction manual.

• What Are Digital Twins?

• What can a virtual village made up of AI chatbots tell us about human interaction?

• Mineralogy meets zero-shot computer vision.

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