Intelligent Automation Newsletter #127

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The 5 news you can't miss this week:

1?? [Future of work] The Randstad Workmonitor Pulse survey reveals a mixed perception of AI in the workplace: 47% of employees are enthusiastic about it, but 39% have reservations.

• Additionally, a majority, 52%, believe AI will enhance their career prospects, yet only 13% have received any AI training in the last year, and 22% express a desire for such training.
• The data underscores the urgency for organizations to invest in AI education for their workforce, especially as AI skills become increasingly in demand; failing to do so could lead to job displacement and underutilization of AI's potential benefits.

2?? [AI] Zoom is set to introduce an AI Companion, a rebranded and expanded version of its previous ZoomIQ tool, aimed at enhancing productivity by assisting users with a range of office tasks like document search and meeting preparation.

• Customers can choose their desired large language model — either from Zoom, Meta, OpenAI, or Anthropic — to power the AI companion.
• The new tool will allow users to interact with it during video conferences, effectively acting as a virtual assistant for real-time tasks like filing support tickets or answering questions, though it could rekindle concerns about the data used to train such AI systems.

3?? [Tax]?The IRS uses AI to identify tax evasion schemes among wealthy individuals and large partnerships, such as hedge funds and real estate investors.

• AI can enhance pattern recognition and reveal previously hidden trends.
• The IRS aims to target around 1,600 taxpayers with reported incomes over $1 million and owe more than $250,000 in back taxes.

4?? [Tech] Microsoft has announced that it will assume legal responsibility for commercial customers who are sued for copyright infringement while using its AI Copilot services.

• "Copilot Copyright Commitment" to pay legal damages for commercial AI customers sued for copyright infringement as long as they use the paid versions and the built-in safeguards and filters.
• The announcement comes as Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI already face legal challenges over Copilot, and it aims to navigate the complexities of copyright law.

5?? [Language Model] Late in the race, Apple is significantly increasing its investment in AI technologies, spending millions of dollars daily on research and development.

• This includes the training of advanced language models that reportedly surpass OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in capabilities.
• The company is working on various AI-related projects, such as a chatbot for AppleCare, streamlining Siri for complex tasks, and other research areas, including conversational AI, visual intelligence, and multimodal AI that can process text, images, and videos.

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The 2 posts you can't miss this week:

?? Incredible video captures T-cells fighting cancer

?? When your commute becomes a source of renewable energy!

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