OpenAI now allows military applications; Apple to shut down 121-person AI team

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🤖 AI will hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF warns. Link

• Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF head, stated that AI will impact 60% of jobs in advanced economies and 40% in emerging markets, with potential for deepening inequalities and job losses.

• An IMF report suggests that half of the jobs could be negatively affected by AI, while the other half might benefit, with varying impacts across different economies and a risk of exacerbating the digital divide.

• Georgieva emphasized the need for new policies, including social safety nets and retraining programs, to address the challenges posed by AI, especially in low-income countries.

🥱 Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called 'I cannot fulfill that request'. Link

• Amazon products have been found with unusual names resembling OpenAI error messages, such as "I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy."

• These product listings, which include various items from lawn chairs to religious texts, have been taken down after gaining attention on social media.

• Product names suggest misuse of AI for naming, with messages indicating failure to generate names due to issues like trademark use or promotion of a religious institution.

🤖 OpenAI now allows military applications. Link

• OpenAI recently removed "military and warfare" from its list of prohibited uses for its technology, as noted by The Intercept.

• The company's updated policy still forbids using its large language models to cause harm or develop weapons despite the terminology change.

• OpenAI aims for universal principles with its policies, focusing on broad imperatives like 'Don’t harm others', but specifics on military use remain unclear.

🍎 Apple to shut down 121-person AI team, relocating to Texas. Link

• Apple is relocating its San Diego Siri quality control team to Austin, with employees facing potential dismissal if they choose not to move by April 26.

• The San Diego employees, who were expecting a move within the city, can apply for other positions at Apple, though relocation comes with a stipend or severance package and health insurance.

• The move comes as Apple continues to invest in its AI capabilities, including quality checking Siri and optimizing large language models for iPhone use, with plans to reveal more in June.

❌ Instagram's founders shut down their startup. Link

• Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are shutting down their AI-driven news app Artifact one year after its launch due to insufficient market opportunity.

• The Artifact app, which included features like AI-powered article summaries and a system to identify clickbait, is winding down and will cease to support comments, with news reading available until the end of February.

• The eight-person team behind Artifact will disband, with Systrom expressing enthusiasm for future AI-related projects despite the app's closure.