LinkedIn Embraces AI to Empower Professionals with New Features 🤖

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LinkedIn is tapping into advanced AI to solve pain points across its product portfolio and Meta brings new AI power to its advertising tools.

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

• A chart to kickstart your day 📈: AI regulation across the years

• LinkedIn Embraces AI to Empower Professionals with New Features🤖

• Meta's New AI Tools Help Advertisers Save Time and Boost Results

• Trending AI Tool of the Day: Movie Deep Search by AI Keytalk: Find the perfect movie for you, every time

• AI Image of the day🎨: Video Game Characters as real people

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

AI regulation: Finally catching up?

AI regulation is on the rise, with 127 countries passing new laws in 2022, up from just one in 2016. The new laws cover a wide range of topics, including national security, bias mitigation, and consumer protection.

This trend is likely to continue in the current and coming years, as governments around the world grapple with the ethical and legal implications of AI.

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LINKEDIN

LinkedIn Embraces AI to Empower Professionals with New Features

LinkedIn is unveiling new AI-powered features across its platform, including tools for recruiting, learning, marketing, and sales. The professional network aims to show how AI can provide real value to its nearly 1 billion users.

Key details:

• Recruiter 2024 gets AI assistance to improve talent searches and surface better candidate lists

• LinkedIn Learning will be incorporating an AI coach that provides personalized guidance and tips on soft skills

• Marketers get AI optimization for LinkedIn ad campaigns with Accelerate

• AI helps LinkedIn Sales users find and connect with prospects more efficiently

LinkedIn is still in the early stages of exploring how to use AI, but the potential benefits are significant. By leveraging AI, LinkedIn can become an even more valuable tool for professionals to network, learn, and grow their careers.

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META

Meta's New AI Tools Help Advertisers Save Time and Boost Results

Meta is bringing some new AI power to its advertising tools. The company announced this week the rollout of generative AI features to help advertisers streamline and optimize their ad creative.

Features announced:

• Background generation: AI can generate multiple background images for product photos

• Image expansion: Tools to easily expand images to different aspect ratios

• Text variations: Ai can generate up to 6 text variations of an ad copy for testing

Meta has tested these new generative AI features with a small but diverse group of advertisers, who reported saving 5-plus hours per week. However, the company considers there is still room for improvement and claims there are more AI features to come.

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Trending AI Tool

Movie Deep Search by AI Keytalk: Find the perfect movie for you, every time

Movie Deep Search by AI Keytalk is a new and innovative way to find movies to watch. It uses artificial intelligence to understand your search intent and recommend movies that are tailored to your specific preferences.

Unlike other search engines, Movie Deep Search doesn't just rely on keywords. It takes into account a wide range of factors, such as the genre, mood, tone, and themes of the movies you've watched in the past. It also considers your ratings and reviews of other movies, as well as the ratings and reviews of other users with similar tastes. This allows it to recommend movies that you're more likely to enjoy, even if they're not necessarily popular or well-known. It's also a great way to discover new movies that you might not have otherwise found.

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AI Image of the day

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The latest in AI and Tech

Deepfake Scams Are on the Rise: MrBeast, BBC Presenters Impersonated

Deepfake videos impersonating popular YouTuber MrBeast and BBC presenters are scamming people online. One TikTok video falsely offered free iPhones from MrBeast, while a Facebook video used likenesses of BBC journalists to promote a scam "endorsed" by Elon Musk. Social media platforms are struggling to curb these deceptive deepfakes. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Visa Bets $100M on Generative AI to Transform Commerce and Payments

Visa is betting big on the future of AI. The payments giant recently announced a $100 million investment fund focused entirely on backing generative AI startups. Dubbed the "Generative AI Ventures Initiative," Visa hopes to find and support companies building the next wave of AI tech that will transform commerce and payments. The initiative will be led by Visa's venture capital arm, which has been investing in payments and commerce startups since 2007.

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Irish Researcher's Project Aims to Integrate AI into Blood Pressure Treatment

An Irish researcher aims to revolutionize blood pressure treatment using AI. Dr. Conor Judge secured €700,000 to develop an AI program that makes personalized treatment decisions like experts. The 4-year project analyzes clinical trials to train the AI. Safety features will ensure reliable recommendations. Surveys will gauge clinician and patient perceptions. Thorough evaluation in real-world settings is the final step. The goal is to bridge the care gap in hypertension management and potentially pioneer AI integration in routine care.

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