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Here's the beat today:

• The MCU embraces an AI not named Ultron

• A huge VC fund lures in AI companies with GPUs

• AI conspiracy theories are here to stay

• Senator Chuck Schumer wants this to be the summer of AI regulations

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MARVEL UPSETS THE STATUS QUO

We have a controversy in the Marvel Universe. It's about an unlikely villain: Artificial Intelligence.

Marvel's newest series, "Secret Invasion," hit Disney+, and fans are buzzing. There are plot twists and character arcs. But the controversy swirls around the show's AI-generated opening credits.

That's right, a team of human artists didn't craft the dazzling intro sequence set to greet millions of viewers. Instead, it was cooked up by an AI tool, as confessed by the show's director, Ali Selim. He didn't spill the beans on which model the team used or how it all works.

However, one can assume that it was a top tool used by the industry.

This AI artistry has ruffled feathers.

Visual artists fear AI creations will devalue their work and put their careers at stake. Imagine spending hours crafting a piece of art to have an AI churn out something similar. Unsettling?

Jeff Simpson, who lent his talents to "Secret Invasion," aired his dismay on Twitter, claiming AI was unethical and a threat to artists' careers. Many others echoed his sentiments, with some viewers even vowing to boycott the new series.

Sure, AI isn't new to Disney.

And it's done some nifty things, like turning back time for Harrison Ford in the latest "Indiana Jones" flick. But this is a first for a Marvel TV show, and it's stirred up quite the hornet's nest.

Marvel hasn't addressed the uproar yet, but one thing's clear: in the clash between human artistry and AI, the audience is watching, and they have opinions.

Ultron looks like a walk in the park compared to this mishap, huh?

VENTURE CAPITALISTS FLASH THEIR GPU STACKS TO HELP REEL IN DEALS

Here's a fresh twist in the venture capital world that'll have you saying, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, two successful founders turned venture capitalists, have devised a strategy causing quite a stir. What's the big idea? They're offering AI startups a golden ticket to advanced servers, kitted with top-of-the-line chips for training machine-learning models.

According to The Information, they've raised a hefty fund—over $1 billion—to invest in AI and infrastructure startups. They also managed to get their hands on 2,512 Nvidia H100 server chips, worth a cool $100 million, which they're offering to startups in exchange for equity.

This clever tactic is turning heads in the VC world.

Other firms are considering similar moves, and cloud providers like Google and Oracle are also leveraging their cash and chip access to nab stakes in promising AI companies.

These GPUs are beasts capable of training AI software up to 9 times faster than previous-generation GPUs. This decision means that smaller startups will now have the kind of access to computing resources that were once only available to the big kids on the block.

Friedman and Gross aren't just about the chips, though.

Their AI investments include several exciting companies, such as Character.ai and Scale, and they also run an AI grant program offering $250,000 in funding and $250,000 in cloud credits.

So, will this gamble pay off for Friedman and Gross?

Only time will tell, but their innovative approach is a sure sign that venture capitalists are pulling out all the stops to get a piece of the AI pie.

Quick Nuggets

🎾 Wimbledon is adding AI coverage this year

📦 Dropbox wants you to search for your stuff all over the internet using AI

🫏 Chuck Schumer is pushing for AI regulations this summer

🇨🇳 Go behind the scenes into the world of China’s ChatGPT grifters and opportunists

🕹️ AI text analysis can assist you in video game development. Here’s how

🐈‍⬛ DeepMind’s RoboCat can perform a number of robotic tasks now

❓ The age of AI conspiracies is here, and experts don’t expect it to go away soon

🔮 A recent study indicates that AI may be able to predict political views based on looks

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