Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): The EU releases draft guidelines for general purpose AI regulations. The European Union unveiled its initial draft of a Code of Practice for general purpose AI models, outlining transparency, copyright compliance, and risk mitigation standards. This draft … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI’s full o1 model leaks, revealing advanced capabilities. OpenAI’s anticipated o1 model, set for release this year, was unexpectedly leaked, showcasing enhanced reasoning abilities, image analysis, and tool access. Users could briefly access the full version, which … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Google Integrates Real-Time Search Into Gemini AI Platform. Google has added real-time search to its Gemini AI, allowing developers to build applications using up-to-date information from Google Search. This integration supports AI-enhanced tools with fresh data for … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Meta unveils new AI tool Movie Gen, challenging OpenAI’s media generation models. Meta introduced Movie Gen, an AI model designed to generate realistic video and audio clips, positioning it as a competitor to OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Movie … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Google enhances AI in search to allow voice questions about images. Google has updated its search engine with more AI features, allowing users to voice questions about images through its Lens tool. This AI-powered feature builds on … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): FTC targets deceptive AI businesses in new crackdown. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched Operation AI Comply, focusing on deceptive AI practices. The FTC has taken action against companies promoting misleading AI tools, including AI-generated fake … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): YouTube Shorts adds Google AI model Veo for enhanced video creation. YouTube is integrating Google DeepMind’s Veo video generation model into YouTube Shorts, allowing creators to generate high-quality backgrounds and six-second standalone video clips. This AI-powered feature … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI introduces new ‘o1’ AI models with advanced reasoning capabilities. OpenAI has launched a new family of AI models named “o1,” including the o1-preview and o1-mini, designed for complex tasks in science, healthcare, and technology. The o1-preview … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Salesforce acquires AI voice agent firm Tenyx to boost AI capabilities. Salesforce has announced the acquisition of Tenyx, a startup specializing in AI-powered voice agents, to enhance its AI-driven solutions. The deal, expected to close in Q3, … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI and Anthropic sign agreements with US government for AI testing. AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic have signed landmark agreements with the US AI Safety Institute for research, testing, and evaluation of their AI models. These deals … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Meta releases largest open-source AI model yet, Llama 3.1. Meta has launched Llama 3.1, an open-source AI model outperforming GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet on several benchmarks. This model features 405 billion parameters, was trained using Nvidia … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI debuts mini version of its most powerful model yet. OpenAI announced the launch of “GPT-4o mini,” described as the most capable and cost-efficient small model available. The model supports multimodality and will include image, video, and … Read more
In our enthusiasm to embrace generative AI for content creation, we often overlook all the other ways we can apply it. Case in point: predictive analytics and forecasting. Forecasting in a top-of-funnel demand generation context means predicting “when something is likely to happen,” says Christopher S. Penn, chief data scientist at Trust Insights. You can … Read more
Hot take: All that content you’ve been creating? It’s not thought leadership. Or at least most of it isn’t, especially if you leave the writing to AI. In many marketers’ eyes, including many “experts,” content marketing and thought leadership are the same. But although thought leadership can be a pillar of your content strategy, it’s … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Mac App. OpenAI has launched a new desktop app for ChatGPT on Mac, with a Windows version coming later. The app includes features like voice chat and screenshot sharing. A notable feature is a … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Fei-Fei Li’s Spatial Intelligence Startup: Fei-Fei Li, a leading figure in AI research, is developing a startup focused on “spatial intelligence,” which aims to enhance how AI understands and interacts with three-dimensional environments. This technology seeks to … Read more
When Dante Alighieri completed The Divine Comedy in 1321, I doubt he dreamed it would someday inspire dread in something uniquely modern as 21st century B2B marketing. And yet here we are, 700 years later, teetering on the precipice of a demand generation inferno, and the analogy is all too apt. In “Personalization, Demand Generation, … Read more
Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so. Stay in the know. 1. Regulation of AI in Various US States. In response to growing concerns about AI bias, some states are proposing regulatory frameworks that compel companies to perform impact assessments on AI systems that influence significant decisions in … Read more
