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🤖 OpenAI launches the business version of ChatGPT
💼 Google's new AI can create presentations, write emails, and attend meetings for you
🏢 Amazon CEO tells staff ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ unless they visit office three days a week
🚗 Elon Musk forced to intervene in Tesla self-driving demo
🛑 Meta removes thousands of Chinese accounts linked to disinformation campaign

🤖 OpenAI launches the business version of ChatGPTLINK

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise, providing enterprise-level security, privacy, and faster GPT-4 experience.

ChatGPT Enterprise offers unlimited usage, advanced analytics, GPT-4 access, and free API credits.

OpenAI addresses privacy concerns, stating that ChatGPT Enterprise doesn't use customer data for model improvement, complies with SOC 2 standards, and encrypts all conversations.

💼 Google's new AI can create presentations, write emails, and attend meetings for youLINK

Google introduces Duet AI, a real-time AI collaborator for Workspace applications like Slides, Meet, Gmail, and Chat.

Duet AI assists with tasks such as summarizing emails, creating presentations, attending meetings, and providing real-time translations.

Interactions with Duet AI are private, and features include automatic translated captions, optimized video experiences, and enhanced chat capabilities.

🏢 Amazon CEO tells staff ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ unless they visit office three days a weekLINK

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy insists employees return to the office for at least three days a week, warning those who refuse it might not work out at the company.

Jassy expressed frustration during a meeting and stated that employees unhappy with the mandate could seek employment elsewhere.

Amazon's return-to-office policy sparked resistance, with some workers petitioning against the requirement, while Jassy cited observations of increased engagement and collaboration in person.

🚗 Elon Musk forced to intervene in Tesla self-driving demoLINK

Elon Musk live-streamed a test drive of Tesla's unreleased full self-driving (FSD) system version 12, which exhibited smooth operation but attempted to run a red light at an intersection, prompting Musk's intervention.

FSD v12 uses neural nets and was trained on traffic footage; Musk explained that more video of controlled left turns is needed to improve the system's behavior.

The safety of Tesla's autopilot and FSD systems has faced scrutiny, and while critics raised concerns about the red light incident, supporters highlighted the overall progress and the beta nature of the software.

🛑 Meta removes thousands of Chinese accounts linked to disinformation campaignLINK

Meta removes thousands of fake accounts tied to a major Chinese disinformation campaign across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube.

The campaign spreads positive messages about China, criticizes the US, and disseminates Covid-19 misinformation in multiple languages.

Meta highlights the campaign's failure to reach a wider audience and warns of future disinformation efforts as the 2024 US elections approach.

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Senate Majority Leader Schumer will convene tech CEOs including Musk, Zuckerberg, and Altman for an AI policy forum to shape legislation addressing AI's risks and benefits.LINK

Microsoft's Brad Smith emphasizes the potential weaponization of AI and the need for human control, calling for laws and safety measures, while also highlighting AI's role as a tool that supplements human work rather than replacing jobs.LINK

Workers in Disney's visual effects team, responsible for movies like Aladdin and Pirates of the Caribbean, filed for a union election with the goal of joining the VFX Union for fair treatment and benefits, following a similar move by Marvel VFX workers.LINK

Google is launching a suite of new sustainability APIs, including the Solar API that provides real-time solar potential, air quality, and pollen level information to developers, aiming to collectively reduce 1 gigaton of carbon equivalent emissions annually by 2030 through these tools.LINK

A fast-food worker allegedly engaged in a "free-riding" scheme, using credit to buy nearly $200,000 in meme stocks before his brokerage account was frozen, ultimately leading to legal consequences.LINK

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