Hot AI News For The Week!
Microsoft and LinkedIn are partnering up to accelerate the growth and adoption of Generative AI - with a FREE course on the subject!
Tyler Thompson
July 05, 2023
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< A Warm Welcome To All AI Fans!
"We are early on in the Age of With™ - an era defined by human with machine collaboration - yet we see signs that businesses are ever closer to realising AI opportunity and applying next-level human cognition."
- Nitin Mittal, Irfan Saif and Beena Ammanath, Deloitte State of AI in the Enterprise 5th Edition Report
Check Out This Week’s Lineup Of Exciting AI News:
💬 (Top Story) Equip Yourself With All The Right Skills In Generative AI
💻 Feast Your Eyes On The Latest Programming Language: English!
🤔 This Is How People Actually Feel About AI
☮️ Is AI Going To Save Us All?
< Equip Yourself With The Right Skills In Generative AI
Microsoft and LinkedIn are joining forces to push Generative AI to the masses with their launch of the AI Skills Initiative certificate program.
Consisting of five modules, beginners and professionals have access to free coursework on generative AI skills and approaches in applying generative AI
to their work.
The importance of AI skills training is growing. And fast.
More than 75% of companies plan to adopt AI in the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum. And because training employees in AI and big data is among the top three priorities for companies in terms of skills development, The AI Skills Initiative shows promise in accelerating the use of generative AI.
To bring more excitement to the mix, Microsoft is running a grant competition to encourage ideas on training employees of nonprofit organisations, social enterprises, and research or academic institutions to utilise generative AI.
The winners, chosen from different regions, will receive a monetary award of up to $250,000, as well as access to a Microsoft-supported cohort, data training, technical guidance, and Azure cloud computing space.
Read the article here > 🔗Link
< An Exciting & New Programming Language: English!
To simplify and enhance the development process, an English SDK as a new programming language for Apache Spark is being introduced to the public.
While AI-assisted code development tools like GitHub Copilot have been powerful, they often require users and reviewers to understand the generated code. Which ends up just limiting broader adoption.
Developers can now interact with Spark using simple instructions in English, reducing the need to comprehend complex generated code. The English SDK aims to make Spark development more accessible, intuitive, and efficient by leveraging the power of language models.
Read the article here > 🔗Link
< How Does The World Feel About AI?
What do people really think about AI?
To find out, The Verge teamed up with Vox Media’s Insights and Research team to poll more than 2,000 US adults on their thoughts, feelings, and fears about AI. The results tell the story of an emerging, uncertain, and exciting technology — where many have yet to use it, many are fearful of its potential, and many still have great hopes for what it could someday do for them.
Of the people surveyed:
74% agree that AI will have the biggest impact on society, followed by Electric Vehicles (69%) and Virtual Reality (60%).
Search (68%), Brainstorming (54%) and Artwork (27%) are the most frequent use cases for AI.
Artwork (61%), Emails (60%) and Coding (59%) were among the top areas that AI excels in when compared to human efforts.
Read the article here > 🔗Link
< Is AI Going To Save Us All?
Is AI a threat or rather a tool that can improve various aspects of our lives?
Clarifying what AI is and dispelling some of the common misconceptions, Marc Andreessen positions AI as not a destructive force like the robots portrayed in movies. Instead, AI is a computer program that can generate valuable output across fields such as coding, medicine, law, and the creative arts.
We can all agree that human intelligence has consistently led to incredible outcomes throughout history. But with AI offering the opportunity to augment human intelligence even further, we can expect to see new and boundary-pushing feats. A future where AI tutors and assists children, AI assistants support individuals throughout their lives, and AI collaborates with scientists, artists, engineers, and leaders.
Read the article here > 🔗Link
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