The Round-Up | Friday 30th March
Jake Williams
Digital Marketing @ BlumeHive | Social Media @ LMSUK | Founder @ Cheqrd | Crafting Impactful Stories Utilising Digital Marketing, Data and Design
We're back with the latest edition of 'The Round-Up'. From the latest in Technology and AI, let's dive in with the hottest news from the past few weeks...
In this week's edition of 'The Round-Up', we have:
- Google Bard Launch ??
- The Last of Us Season One Review ?????♂?
- Apple Music Classical Launch ??
- WWDC 2023 ??
- AI Development Fears ??
Google Bard Launch ??
Google has launched its Bard chatbot in the UK and US, completing its race to release a competitor to Bing Chat and ChatGPT. This is viewed as a make-or-break moment for the company, whose web search service faces the risk of being overtaken by AI chatbots. Despite the current limitations of chatbots to provide consistently accurate and useful results, Google's product lead for Bard, Jack Krawczyk, describes the service as an "experiment" that is "boosting creativity" and "accelerating ideas".
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The Last of Us Season One Review ?????♂?
A whole decade after the initial release of Sony's The Last of Us on PlayStation, HBO began airing weekly episodes back in January of their version of the post-apocalypse plot.
Comprised of nine episodes, and starring The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal alongside Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey, the series came to a close. It saw the journey of Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Ramsey) as they crossed the country in a bid to reach the scientists who can create a vaccine against the fungi-turned-virus, Cordyceps. As we cast our minds all the way back to episode one, it is heart-warming to see how far the characters have grown and developed...
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Apple Music Classical Launch ??
Apple earlier this week launched a new music streaming app called Apple Music Classical, which is specifically designed to cater to the needs of classical music enthusiasts. With this app, subscribers of Apple Music can easily browse through the world's largest classical music collection, using fully optimised search features. They can also enjoy the highest quality audio available and experience classical favourites in a whole new way with immersive Spatial Audio.
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WWDC 2023 Announced ??
Apple has announced that it will be hosting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 5 through 9, 2023 in an online format. However, developers and students will have the opportunity to celebrate in person on opening day at a special experience held at Apple Park. This event is free for all developers and will showcase the latest advancements in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Additionally, Apple will continue to support developers in creating innovative apps by providing them with unique access to Apple engineers and insights into new technologies and tools to help bring their ideas to life.
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AI Development Fears ??
A group of experts in artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk, are advocating for a temporary halt to the development of powerful AI systems due to potential risks to society and humanity. The non-profit organisation, Future of Life Institute, issued a letter signed by over 1,000 individuals warning of the dangers of human-competitive AI systems, such as economic and political disruptions. The letter proposes a six-month pause in the development of systems more powerful than OpenAI's GPT-4, or if not possible, a government-led moratorium. During this pause, AI labs and experts should collaborate to establish shared safety protocols for advanced AI design that are audited by independent outside experts to ensure systems are safe.
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