Event Dissection
The Dahlia Agency is my go-to place when I want an event-centric adrenaline boost. Each Thursday, Dahlia El Gazzar, Michelle Bruno and Liz Caruso dish and dissect events on their show Cut the Sh*T, Cue the Genius.
Find past episodes here or watch live on Facebook and LinkedIn.
MWC23 Brings a Does of AI Phones
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was in full swing last week. One of the show’s highlights focused on how to bake generative AI into mobile phones. Folks haven’t had a searing reason to upgrade their mobile phones,
and generative AI might do the trick.
Samsung plans to work with Microsoft and Google to integrate their generative AI tools into phones. In Korea, Samsung’s is working on new phones that can already synthesize an AI
voice to answer your calls. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chips will allow for more on-phone AI processing so it’s faster and more power efficient.
Other hot topics at the show included a new generation of glasses-like VR devices, creating digital twins using IoT, and running the metaverse from smartphones. Plus, if you never saw the value of 5G, make way for the new 6G. Best way to keep up? Read Joanna Stern’s coverage in the Wall Street Journal. It’s fun and profound simultaneously.
And for gearheads, Tom’s Hardware gave a whirlwind overview of the news including
Stand-Up AI
The prompt was to write a series of jokes about aging told in the voice of 6 different real-life comedians. The results were a bit cliche but I’ve heard worse: 6 Stand-up Comics Analyze ChatGPT’s Attempts
at Humor.
WIred Explains Its Generative AI Policies
After the CNET imbroglio, it’s nice to see Wired being completely
transparent about how they will (and will not) use generative AI. (Not for images, yes for research, no for copyediting, maybe for idea generation.)
Talking to the Dead or Imagined
Podcast.ai is a mind-blowing new podcast created entirely by AI. Conversations with Richard Feynman (deceased but with an authentic NY accent) and Oprah Winfrey (alive) are a few of the samples posted. And you can suggest
interviews you’d like to take place (Elon Musk interviews Nikolai Tesla, anyone?) |