OpenAI Launches AI Academy

Opting out of LinkedIn AI Data collection (plus an AI comic)

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Brad Reynolds
September 25, 2024

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  • Qualcomm has approached Intel about a potential takeover, though an official offer hasn't been made.

  • Intel faces substantial cuts and strategic shifts, following a $1.6 billion loss and workforce downsizing.

  • Regulatory scrutiny may impact the potential deal, given the significant market implications.

  • Intel's recent struggles include reliance on TSMC for advanced chips and lacking competitiveness in AI server chips.

  • FedEx has laid off 22,000 employees globally and aims to further reduce headcount through AI transformation.

  • Introduced the "Shipment Eligibility Orchestrator," an AI model routing packages dynamically in real time.

  • AI solutions include prioritizing high-priority shipments and optimizing last-mile delivery with "Hold-to-Match."

  • Strategic alliance with Nimble to use autonomous e-commerce fulfillment technology for enhanced operations.

  • 5-minute video touches upon how Honeywell is using Data, Automation and AI to accelerate compliance processes.

  • AI tool cut compliance cycle from ~35 days to 4 days.

  • Honeywell is using data to improve due diligence and test internal controls.

  • Aims to support developers and mission-driven organizations in low- and middle-income countries, leveraging AI for community impact.

  • Program offers training, technical guidance, and $1 million in API credits to enable innovative AI applications.

  • Building a global developer network for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

  • Supports local economic growth across sectors like healthcare, agriculture, education, and finance through AI-driven solutions.

  • LinkedIn opted users into AI data training; policy updated to reflect this.

  • You can opt-out under Data Privacy > "Data for Generative AI Improvement."

  • Also, use LinkedIn’s Data Processing Objection Form to stop other ML uses.

  • Data from EU, EEA, or Switzerland users is excluded from AI training.

  • Apple’s former design chief, Jony Ive, teams up with OpenAI to create a voice-interactive AI device.

  • The project aims to move beyond screen-based interfaces, inspired by the AI assistant, Samantha, from the movie Her.

  • Ive’s company, LoveFrom, has acquired a 32,000-square-foot office in San Francisco and assembled a team of former Apple designers.

  • Funded initially by Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective, the project could raise up to $1 billion from tech investors.

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Brad and Brian

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