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Shelly Palmer has been named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” and writes a popular daily business blog.
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For your weekend reading pleasure, I offer a synopsis of interesting articles about AI you may have missed this week.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

 

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

 

Shelly's Blog: If You Can’t Tell the Difference, There Is No Difference

The debate over AI and its role in creative industries often centers on one question: Can AI ever be as creative as humans? While it’s tempting to philosophize about inspiration and ingenuity, this line of inquiry misses a crucial point for anyone tasked with making practical decisions about content creation: If the audience can’t tell the difference between AI-generated and human-generated content—or if they don’t care—then, for all practical purposes, there is no difference.

ChatGPT? That will be $2,400 please.

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pro, a premium subscription priced at $200 per month. It's probably not for you. For $2,400 per year, power users and researchers (who require advanced AI capabilities) will get unlimited access to OpenAI's latest models, including o1, GPT-4o, and Advanced Voice Mode.

"Today we are all Draco's widows"

Last week, most of the Harry Potter character bots mysteriously disappeared from character.ai… but why?

OpenAI Hits 300 Million Weekly Active Users

OpenAI’s user base has surged to an impressive 300 million weekly active users, CEO Sam Altman revealed at The New York Times DealBook Summit. His ambition is to get to a billion by next year.

VIDEO: Top Tips to Avoid Holiday Shopping Scams

Shelly Palmer, tech expert and Professor of Advanced Media at Syracuse University, shares essential tips to avoid holiday shopping scams and highlights the best tech deals of the season. From avoiding AI-generated phishing sites to scoring big savings on Apple Watches, Meta Quest 3 headsets, Google Nest cameras, and even a high-quality pizza oven, this episode has you covered for safe and smart shopping during the busiest time of the year.

Amazon Announces Nova: A New Family of Frontier Models

Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Nova, a new family of multimodal AI models, at its re:Invent conference. The Nova lineup includes four text-generating models—Micro, Lite, Pro, and Premier—and two media-focused tools: Nova Canvas for image generation and Nova Reel for video creation. Here's a brief overview.

About Shelly Palmer

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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