Shelly Palmer - All iPhones Will Get an AI Boost

Bloomberg is reporting some pre-release details about Apple's AI plans. Basically, Apple is going to slow play AI until their version is truly ready for primetime. Apple Intelligence is coming, though, and when it does we might not realize the importance of the incremental improvement… but we should.

My Sunday essay, Intelligence Decoupled from Humanity, is an exploration of the world Apple is leading us toward: a world where anything that can be automated will be automated, where AI-based businesses sell to AI-based customers and humans need not interfere. How should we plan to live in such a world? It's a quick read; reply to this email and tell me what you think. -s

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Shelly's Blog: Intelligence Decoupled from Humanity

With all that is going on in the world -- real problems, real wars, real issues that are happening in real time -- it's easy to understand why we don't hear much about the potential socioeconomic impact of AI. There's lots of talk about regulations, privacy, safety, ethics, and intellectual property rights, but not much talk about how AI is going to truly impact how we spend our day. Let's explore.

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We’re Entering an AI Price-Fixing Dystopia

Algorithmic collusion appears to be spreading to more and more industries. And existing laws may not be equipped to stop it.

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Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised an over $60M Series A at $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say

Anysphere, a two-year-old startup that’s developed an AI-powered coding assistant called Cursor, has raised over $60 million in a Series A financing at a $400 million post-money valuation, two sources familiar with the deal told TechCrunch.

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Microsoft might be resurrecting its mixed reality business

Microsoft has reportedly struck a deal with Samsung for OLED panels that could power a new line of mixed reality headsets.

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92% of IT jobs will be transformed by AI

The biggest change will be experienced by mid- and low-level positions, as manual tasks become less relevant or easily replaceable by this technology.

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JPMorgan Chase is giving its employees an AI assistant powered by ChatGPT maker OpenAI

The move by JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank by assets, shows how quickly generative AI has swept through America since the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022.

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ABOUT SHELLY PALMER

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.