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For your weekend reading pleasure, I offer a synopsis of interesting articles about AI you may have missed this week. As always, your thoughts and comments are both welcome and encouraged. -s
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This Week's Most Interesting Stories
While companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google focus on responsible AI development, a darker side has emerged on underground networks. Unfiltered AI models are being deployed on the dark web, enabling dangerous applications including tools for cybercrime, the distribution of disinformation, and automated privacy violations. Let's explore.
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Cloudflare announced new tools that allow websites on its network to stop unrestricted AI scraping while also helping content creators identify which content is most scanned by bots, allowing them to eventually charge for access.
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OpenAI has officially begun rolling out its Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to a broader set of ChatGPT’s paying users, starting with those in the Plus and Teams tiers. This new feature enhances the platform’s natural speech capabilities, and it is expected to reach Enterprise and Edu customers next week.
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There have been some big leadership changes at OpenAI this week, starting with Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati announcing her departure after 6.5 years. (If you remember, she took over as CEO when Sam Altman was fired for a weekend last year.) Alongside her, VP of Research Barret Zoph and Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew also announced their exits. Mark Chen has been promoted to Senior VP of Research and Matt Knight will assume the role of Chief Information Security Officer.
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Remember your TI-84 calculator from high school and college? Now, there's a hack that lets you install a fully functional version of ChatGPT on the device. It's awesome!
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How do you feel about AI avatars conducting job interviews? Job seeker Jack Ryan recently posted his HR experience with a synthetic job interviewer on LinkedIn. Let's just say that it looks and sounds sub-optimal. But is there anything to this?
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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.
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