AI Disclosures in Political Ads
September 8, 2023
Good morning. While Toyota's servers had a little hiccup (or rather… ran out of breath), Anthropic is gearing up to ensure Claude 2 doesn't faint mid-conversation.
In today’s newsletter:
🤖 Anthropic Steps Up: Claude Pro Aims to Challenge ChatGPT Plu
🗳️ Google's Ethical Stance: Mandatory AI Disclosures in Political Ads
🎮 Gaming Gets Smarter: Opera GX Introduces Aria, the AI Assistant for Gamers
🍎 Apple's AI Ambitions: More Powerful than GPT-3.5?
🧑💻 Slack's Winter Update: AI-Powered Summaries and Advanced Search Capabilities
⚖️ Microsoft’s Legal Assurance: Covering AI-Generated Content Copyright Costs
NEWS
Anthropic Unveils Claude Pro: Competition Time With AI Chatbots
Midjourney
Anthropic, an AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI employees, is stepping into the limelight with its new premium subscription plan, Claude Pro, for its chatbot Claude 2. Priced at $20 per month in the U.S., Claude Pro offers users five times more usage than the free tier and accommodates a higher message limit of 100 messages every eight hours. This sets Claude Pro in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus, which has a more restrictive 50-message-per-three-hour limit. Anthropic aims for Claude Pro to serve "power users" who wish to integrate advanced chatbot functionalities into their daily tasks and workflows.
What sets Claude 2 apart is its computational design. Each time it receives a message, the chatbot re-reads the entire conversation, including any attachments, to generate a contextual response. This is particularly significant for subscribers who interact with the chatbot through large attachments or long conversations; However, this unique feature also means the message limit may be used faster. Anthropic explained that setting these limitations is a measure to manage the computational power required to run such an advanced AI model—a concern for the company as it reportedly competes with the $21 million monthly running costs for OpenAI's ChatGPT.
The introduction of Claude Pro aligns with Anthropic's ambitious vision to pioneer a "next-gen algorithm for AI self-teaching." The startup, which has already raised $1.6 billion, aims to develop AI virtual assistants that can autonomously handle tasks like answering emails, generating art, and conducting research. The company estimates it will need a staggering $5 billion over the next two years to realize this vision. Revenue from Claude Pro will be allocated mainly to computing capacity, as the startup’s models require extensive computational resources—specifically clusters with "tens of thousands of GPUs."
Anthropic is not just another startup in the crowded AI marketplace; it has strategic partnerships, including one with Quora, and faces fierce competition from other major players like Cohere, AI21 Labs, and OpenAI. Although the company has "thousands" of customers, it competes in a space where OpenAI alone expects to make $1 billion in revenue next year
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Navigating the AI Frontier: Google's New Rules for Political Ads
Midjourney
In a bold move that could help shape the ethics of political advertising, Google has announced that it will soon require all political advertisers to prominently disclose when their ads feature "synthetic content" made with artificial intelligence. Starting this November, any election-related advertisement employing AI-generated or manipulated images, videos, or audio must bear a conspicuous disclaimer. This label could read something like, "This audio was computer generated," or "This image does not depict real events."
Not all tweaks need to come with a scarlet letter. Minor manipulations like brightening an image or removing red-eye are exempt from this rule. Google's initiative targets only those alterations that significantly change the narrative or manipulate reality, especially in the politically charged realm of election advertising.
The push for transparency isn't happening in a vacuum; it's part of a broader wave of concern over how AI is influencing public opinion and potentially skewing democratic processes. Legislators like Representative Yvette Clarke have even introduced bills to mandate such disclosures, while the Federal Election Commission is mulling over similar restrictions. Tech giants, lawmakers, and regulatory bodies are all grappling with the ethical implications of AI's role in political discourse.
What does this mean for the future? Google's policy could set a precedent for other advertising platforms, elevating the need for transparency in a digital landscape that's becoming increasingly hard to navigate. In an era where "deepfakes" and other AI-generated content can be indistinguishable from reality, Google's policy is a first step toward equipping voters with the tools to discern fact from fiction.
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Today will be a little trickier. We have two images of stadiums. The results for this edition will be released on Monday. In the meantime, we wish you all the best of luck!
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🎮 Opera GX Adds Aria: The AI Assistant for Gamers
Opera has introduced Aria, an AI powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to its gamer-focused browser, Opera GX. Aria assists users with real-time web searches, gaming news, and tips, among other tasks. The feature is integrated with Opera's AI Prompts, which helps generate content such as summaries and social media posts. Aria can be accessed via a new command line, with keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + / for Windows and Cmd + / for Mac. The AI is currently in beta and available only to Opera GX users with the Early Bird feature enabled. It has over one million beta users across 180 countries
🍎 Apple's Ajax GPT: The AI Language Model Touted to Surpass OpenAI's GPT-3.5
Apple is heavily investing in artificial intelligence, with several teams working on multiple AI models. The "Foundational Models" unit focuses on conversational AI and is led by John Giannandrea, Apple's head of AI. Other teams are working on visual intelligence and "multimodal AI," which handles text and visual media. Apple is developing chatbots for AppleCare and automating tasks with Siri. Its most advanced language model, Ajax GPT, is said to be more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and was initially created for internal employee use.
🤝 Winter Preview: Slack to Roll Out AI Summaries and Advanced Search
Slack is launching a new built-in AI tool, aptly named Slack AI, to streamline workplace communication this winter. The feature-rich tool will automatically summarize threads, generate channel recaps to help users sift through unrelated chatter, and search for answers within messages based on queries. In addition, Slack is also testing "Slack lists," a planning feature that enables users to track project assignments and progress directly within the platform. These innovations mark Slack's continued push into AI-driven productivity, building on earlier releases like the ChatGPT bot and audio-only meeting summaries.
🛡️ Legal Shield: Microsoft Vows to Cover AI Copyright Infringement Costs
Microsoft has pledged to cover legal costs for commercial customers who face copyright infringement lawsuits over content generated by its AI software, including GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot, to reassure businesses and remove legal barriers to AI adoption. Microsoft's offer includes "guardrails" like content filters to detect potential infringement. The move follows a similar commitment by Adobe and comes as legal questions around AI and copyright continue to evolve.
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