Hollywood HATES AI 😦, Elon's new AI Venture 🤖, ChatGPT’s newest rival 👀

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Here’s what we got for today:

• What’s New 🌟 

  • Elon’s new AI Venture 🤖 

  • ChatGPT’s newest rival has arrived 👀 

  • Hollywood HATES AI 😦 

  • $8M raised for Resemble AI 📈 

• Founder Curated 👋 

  • How I Lost (then Gained) 300 Followers in 2 Weeks (Twitter) 🤯

  • The #1 Quality Every Entrepreneur Needs (LinkedIn) 💼 

  • Startup Mistakes Metaversity has Gone Through (Instagram) ✅ 

What’s New 🌟 

"Elon Musk Announces New AI Venture, xAI" (3 minute read)

Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk, has announced a new ambitious venture called xAI, aiming to "understand the true nature of the universe". The organization will be led by Musk, along with veterans from DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Tesla, and the University of Toronto. The 12-person team will reveal more about their mission during a Twitter Spaces event this Friday. While no clear details about xAI's goals have been shared yet, the team's expertise in large language models and reinforcement learning provides some insights into the possible focus of their work. This announcement follows earlier rumors about Musk's plans to establish a new AI firm.

"Anthropic Launches Chatbot Claude 2, a Rival to ChatGPT" (4 minute read)

Anthropic, a US artificial intelligence company, has launched a chatbot named Claude 2, designed to summarize extensive volumes of text. The chatbot operates based on principles drawn from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Apple's terms of service, a safety methodology referred to as "Constitutional AI". Despite its ability to summarize large amounts of text, it has occasionally made factual errors, leading to some criticism.Claude 2's launch is amid the successful releases of AI chatbots like ChatGPT by OpenAI, Microsoft's Bing chatbot, and Google's Bard. Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, has held talks with Rishi Sunak and the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, regarding AI model safety.

"Hollywood Actors Join Writers on Strike, Demanding Higher Pay and AI Protections" (4 minute read)

As generative AI tools become increasingly prevalent in Hollywood, members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) have united in their demand for specific contract clauses protecting them from unauthorized AI exploitation. This dispute, incited by the potential for AI to replicate their work without consent and proper compensation, underscores a broader apprehension within creative industries. Though these AI technologies can serve certain purposes, concerns revolve around their limitations and their potential to diminish artists' control over their work and negatively affect their livelihoods.

"Generative AI Voice Cloning Startup Resemble AI Raises $8M in Series A Funding" (4 minute read)

Resemble AI, a company specializing in the creation of realistic voice clones using generative AI, has secured $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Javelin Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and Ubiquity Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to develop its enterprise products further and double its team size by the end of the year. Despite the technology's potential misuse and controversies, Resemble stands out due to its strong ethical stance, including strict usage guidelines, explicit user consent, and ownership rights over created voices.

Founder Curated 👋 

How I Lost (then Gained) 300 Followers in 2 Weeks (Twitter) 🤯

In an awe-inspiring tale of social media resilience, I shared my experience of increasing my follower count from 700 to 1,500 in a month, losing 300 due to an automation tool mishap, and then reclaiming the lost ground within just a week.

The #1 Quality Every Entrepreneur Needs (LinkedIn) 💼 

What's the key quality every entrepreneur needs to be successful? Not the immediately visible traits like intelligence or charisma, but the drive that fuels ambition even when the odds are stacked against you. Whether just embarking on an entrepreneurial journey or already navigating the rough waters of business, the relentless pursuit of your vision becomes your most valuable asset. This piece delves into the power of determination and why it's an essential quality to cultivate in the entrepreneurial journey.

Startup Mistakes Metaversity has Gone Through (Instagram) ✅ 

As part of a student-founder interview series, Navan Kothari takes a deep dive into the missteps encountered by Metaversity, shedding light on the tough lessons that come with launching a startup. This piece serves as an invaluable resource for budding entrepreneurs, providing insights from firsthand experiences.

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