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THE PHRASE “AI-NXIETY” IS SILLY, BUT THE EMOTIONS ARE REAL

Whatever marketing agency thought up the term “AI-nxiety” needs to answer for their crimes. You read a lot of puns in this newsletter, but I promise you we’ll never stoop that low.

Anyways, I’ve found myself in an odd position. I was at brunch with some friends this weekend, and we were talking about AI, you know how it is.

The conversation turned personal when one friend asked, “Do you think AI can replace me at work?” I felt the worry in their voice.

AI stresses us the f*ck out.

AI is the polished and sharpened guillotine blade raised by developers and researchers over workers' heads. It’s rationale to worry about the moment it drops.

The rate of development is compounding, and keeping up with new AI news is dizzying. That’s part of why you’re here, right?

It’s also why the term “AI-nxiety” is growing on social media. We can all relate to the fear of AI upending our lives.

But what can we do about it?

This newsletter is an excellent step towards softening the edge of AI worry. Knowledge is power, after all. So keep up with all the new regulations and ways people build new models.

That transparency helps. But it’s not the only thing.

I dive into the world of AI every day to bring you this newsletter. Yes, scary stuff is out there, but I choose the optimist's view.

Why? Because I go for walks and see humans everywhere. We aren’t going anywhere, and machines help us with one aspect of life more than anything else: they help us appreciate humanity and our connections.

Find a way to plug into that reality. Trust me; you’ll find solace in our mundane, imperfect world.

COPYRIGHT CASES LOOM OVER AI MODELS

Artists don’t like AI. You know this, but the consequences are spreading faster than lice in a Kindergarten class. 

The main issue is copyright and attribution. In fact, the WGA strike is about royalty issues, but the messaging keeps returning to the threat of AI replacing people in the writer’s room.

So what’s new in this space?

Lawsuits are what’s new, and lots of them are looming over AI companies like OpenAI and Microsoft. It seems that artists and large media companies found the space in the budget for some legal fees because a swath of potential cases looms large over future AI models.

Before this week, the talk felt like chatter and circumstance. However, recent reporting tells us that artists are tired of their unheard complaints. The strike and the constant pushback from AI researchers are the sparks that lit this bonfire of ill will.

Still, we don’t know the future.

No one knows for sure when the big lawsuit will drop, but all these issues will rise to the surface.

I compare it to the early days of sampling and the pace of legal action in those circumstances. Lawyers and judges will settle all the details. Higher courts will set precedence, and these days of mischief and mayhem will feel archaic.

Until then, inspiration and creativity can reign supreme. After all, how do you stop people from accessing these models? You can reign it in and set some ground rules, but you can’t stop the momentum.

Hollywood pushing their PR messaging is the first step in the chain. That just happened, so expect the lawsuits to come next. Then the court cases, and finally, some kind of clear verdict.

In the meantime, keep using these unfettered models and know that a copyright case is not stopping development. It can slow all this down, but the genie is out of the bottle.

Quick Nuggets

📉 Picking stocks using AI is not as easy as it looks

🤔 Future AI could be split into multiple personalities

➿ Keeping a human in the loop still matters for US media, according to McKinsey

💾 Machine Design: a research paper examining Automated CPU Design with AI

📞 The FTC is sick and tired of fake reviews being left by bots

🔍 Google Bard can help you find images in a new way

💪 A quick prompt to help you stay motivated for fitness

📌 Valve clarifies the reports around them dismissing games that incorporate AI images

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