Google Pauses AI Image Generation After Controversy 🔥

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Google has recently faced controversy over its Gemini AI image generation tool, which has been producing 'inaccuracies' in historical pictures. Today, the company acknowledged the issue and took some unexpected actions.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: AI's impact on freelance jobs

• Google Halts Gemini's Image Generation of People After Backlash 🔥

• Microsoft Strikes Multi-Billion Dollar Custom Chip Deal with Intel

• AI Tutorial: How to use Adobe’s new AI assistant

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

AI's impact on freelance jobs

• Since ChatGPT was released, the 3 job categories with the largest declines are writing, translation, and customer service jobs.

• Most of the other job categories were not negatively impacted – in fact, the number of jobs actually went up.

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AI News

GOOGLE

Google Halts Gemini's Image Generation of People After Backlash 🔥

Google has announced a temporary suspension of Gemini's ability to generate images of people. The decision comes as the tech giant aims to address recent issues related to historical inaccuracies in Gemini's outputs.

Details:

• The move is aimed at improving the historical accuracy of Gemini's image outputs as Gemini had been generating incongruous images of historical figures, leading to criticism

• Examples of inaccurate images have been going viral on X

• Google promises to re-release an improved version of Gemini soon

The Gemini image generation tool, launched just earlier this month, is unfortunately attracting attention for the wrong reasons. We'll see how they approach and fix these issues.

INTEL

Microsoft Strikes Multi-Billion Dollar Custom Chip Deal with Intel

Microsoft and Intel just struck a deal that could be worth billions for the chipmaker - and might help put Intel back on top of the semiconductor game.

Details:

• Intel will produce custom chips designed by Microsoft specifically for Microsoft's use

• The deal is worth over $15 billion according to Intel

• The chips will use Intel's 18A process, which is a huge part of Intel's comeback plan

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger was brought back to aid in revitalizing the company after some rocky years. Landing a marquee client like Microsoft is a major win for Intel as it aims to regain its position as the world's top semiconductor manufacturer.

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AI Tutorial

How to use Adobe’s new AI assistant

Yesterday, Adobe launched an AI assistant that can search and summarize PDFs. Here’s how you can get access to it:

1.  Sign up for a free trial to get access to the tools

2. Find the AI Assistant in beta

3. Upload your pdf

The AI assistant will automatically generate a summary

4. Ask questions

Following that, you can request information or utilize the recommended prompts, and the AI assistant will respond using information from the PDF.

AI Tools to check out

✍🏻 Shownotes: AI-powered tool that automatically summarizes podcast episodes and creates a landing page with a full transcript and captions file.

🗣 SecondNature: Sales training software that uses conversational AI to have actual discussions with sales reps.

🤖 Melon: Personal AI learning companion designed to help users organize and apply knowledge from various digital sources.

📚 Zenfetch: Helps you leverage all the information you've saved including articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos.

👨‍💻 Lindy: Build your own AI agents in 5 min with no code.

The latest in AI and Tech

Google is reportedly Reddit’s $60 million per year AI content licensing customer

Reuters has uncovered the name of the tech giant behind Reddit's mysterious AI data licensing deal. According to sources, Google is the AI company shelling out a staggering $60 million per year to access Reddit's extensive amount of user-generated content.

Google launches Gemini for Workspace

Google has unveiled Gemini for Workspace, a new business-centric offering that delivers the company's most capable AI model, Gemini Ultra 1.0, across Workspace applications with enterprise-grade data protections. Available in two pricing tiers, it provides improved capabilities and is a rebranded version of the previous Duet AI for Workspace

Nivida’s stock soars after AI boom lifts revenue 265%

Nvidia shares soared after the artificial intelligence powerhouse announced a massive 265% jump in quarterly revenue from a year ago, reassuring investors that its AI edge remains strong. CEO Jensen Huang declared, "Accelerated computing and generative AI have hit the tipping point, Demand is surging worldwide"

Samsung expands Galaxy AI features to more devices

Samsung has announced that it is bringing its Galaxy AI features to a broader range of devices through an upcoming One UL 6.1 update scheduled for late March. The AI capabilities, previously introduced for the Galaxy S24 series, will soon be available on the Galaxy S23 series, S23 FE, Z Fold5, Z Flip5, Tab S9 Ultra, Tab S9+, and Tab S9.

Disney bets on AI

As part of the tenth anniversary of the Disney Accelerator program, Disney is investing in five groundbreaking AI startups, including ElevenLabs, pioneers in synthetic voice creation. The other companies selected are AudioShake, Nuro, PrometheanAI, and StatusPro. Disney is betting big on the transformative power of AI to shape the future of entertainment

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