AI's Leap in 2023: The Dawn of a New Era or a Step Too Far?

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Hello Productive Minds!

Welcome back to the latest issue of the 'Productive AI' newsletter! Wow, 2023 has been quite the rollercoaster in the world of AI, hasn't it? From big tech giants throwing billions into AI investments to quirky applications🎨🤹 that made us rethink how we interact with technology. It's like watching a sci-fi movie, but in real life. Let's break it down together, shall we?🕵️‍♂️🔍

Picture us gathered in a cozy virtual living room, with a holographic fireplace 🔥💫 crackling in the background , ready to recount the extraordinary saga of AI's adventures in 2023. Are your virtual reality headsets adjusted just right? Perfect, let's reminisce about the year AI reshaped our reality! 🌐🔥 

Ida Khanna,
Founder ProductiveAI Club

Today’s Menu

• Monthly Recap: Key AI Milestones of 2023

• DeepMind's Healthcare Innovations: How Med-PaLM 2 is reshaping clinical consultations.

• Next-Gen AI Tools: From digital timeline archiving with Rewind to transforming home designs with Room AI.

• Learn With AI: Creating GIFs using ChatGPT and DALL-E 3.

• Times Collide: A medieval knight’s humorous journey into the modern tech world.

2023: A Year in Review - The AI Revolution's Biggest Moves and Shakers

January:

• Microsoft goes big, dropping a whopping $10 billion into OpenAI's piggy bank. That's a whole lot of zeros!

February:

• Meta steps up with Llama 2, eyeing to outshine OpenAI's tech wonders.

• Meanwhile, OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Plus - because who doesn't love premium chatbots? And Microsoft gives Bing a brain boost with AI superpowers.

March:

• OpenAI rolls out the red carpet for GPT-4, the reigning AI champ. Midjourney's V5 makes a grand entrance, adding more flair to AI imagery.

• And Microsoft's Copilot for 365 is like your new best friend at work.

• Google jumps in too with Bard, because why let OpenAI have all the fun?

April:

• Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and 1,100 others essentially say, 'Hold your horses!' with a petition against ultra-powerful AI models.

May: 

• Samsung hits the pause button on Gen AI tools, citing security jitters. OpenAI keeps the party going with new ChatGPT plugins and web browsing tricks.

• Nvidia's stock soars like a rocket - 27% overnight! Looks like GPUs are the new gold.

June:

• Adobe dazzles with Firefly, their shiny new image wizard.

• Accenture, not to be outdone, throws a cool $3 billion into the AI pot.

July:

• ChatGPT flexes its muscles with code interpreting and data analyzing features.

• Stack Overflow watches in disbelief as its traffic gets halved - thanks, AI!

August:

• Salesforce reportedly leads financing of Hugging Face with a hefty $4 billion.

• OpenAI releases ChatGPT Enterprise for businesses.

September:

• Dall-E 3 makes a splash at OpenAI, bringing images to life like never before. And multimodal features? ChatGPT's just showing off now.

• Meta's not far behind, unleashing AI chatbots and more into its tech jungle.

October:

• Google's new Pixel phones are smarter than your average smartphone, thanks to Gen AI.

• The 90s called, and they're loving Epik's AI-powered nostalgia trip.

• China’s Baidu says, 'We’ve got our own ChatGPT, thank you very much.'

November:

• Elon Musk's Grok steps into the ring, ready to spar with ChatGPT.

• OpenAI unveils Custom GPTs and GPT-4 Turbo, because why stop at awesome?

• Nvidia unveils its H200 chips, set to fuel the future of AI technology.

• OpenAI dramatically dismisses and then swiftly reinstates Sam Altman in a surprising turn of events.

December:

• Pika Labs says, 'Watch this!' with their AI video magic in Pika 1.0.

• Google’s Gemini claims it can outsmart GPT-4, throwing down the gauntlet.

• Midjourney’s V6 update takes AI imagery to new heights.

1. Google DeepMind's AI in Healthcare: DeepMind's Med-PaLM 2 model, which can pass the U.S. medical licensing exam, enables clinicians to interact about complex conditions, highlighting AI's evolving role in healthcare​​​​.

2. IBM's Quantum Computing Breakthrough: IBM's new quantum processor, Quantum Heron, shows a five-fold error reduction and can accurately process over 100 qubits, outperforming classical computing approaches​​​​​​.

3. EU's Ethical AI Guidelines: The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act establishes comprehensive rules to ensure AI is safe, respects fundamental rights, and promotes innovation, while banning certain high-risk AI applications​​.

4. Meta's Advanced VR Headset: The Meta Quest 3 offers enhanced visual resolution, audio range, and a mixed reality experience, powered by the new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform​​​​​​​​​​.

5. Increase in AI-Powered Cyber Attacks: AI is being used both to conduct more sophisticated cyberattacks globally and to improve cybersecurity defenses through enhanced threat detection and analysis​​.

Next-Gen AI Tools: Revolutionizing Digital Interactions and Content Creation

1. Rewind: A digital timeline tool that archives your internet activities, making it easy to find any online interaction or content you've encountered.

2. Ubique: Create over a thousand personalized videos from a single recording, ideal for targeted video marketing and engagement.

3. Earnbetter: An AI-powered service for creating professional resumes and cover letters quickly and at no cost.

4. Room AI: Transform your home design ideas into professional interior designs with this AI-assisted tool.

5. AiListz: Efficiently generate unique, SEO-optimized content for your blogs, advertisements, emails, and website, significantly reducing hours of work.

How to make GIFs with ChatGPT

First, open ChatGPT Plus and go to DALLE-3. Enter the prompt:

Make a sprite sheet depicting the evolution of a dancer in 16 frames.

Now, upload the image in Advance Data Analysis and give the prompt below:

slice this sprite sheet into frames, 6x4. then animate into gif

Times Collide: Medieval Meets Modern

Why did the medieval knight buy a smartphone? To upgrade his 'armor' to 'armored text'! So, what do you think was his favorite app – Knightly News or Chainmail Messenger?