Elon Musk's Neuralink Unveils 'Telepathy' 🧠✨

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Google Bard just dropped a massive upgrade, ready to give ChatGPT a run for its money. Meta's not to be outdone, releases ‘Code Llama 70B’, an open-source free code-generating tool to rival GitHub Copilot & close the gap with GPT4. ChatGPT is still causing drama - leaking passwords and facing GDPR violation accusations in Italy. The U.S. government is about to get nosy, requiring AI companies to report their safety tests. And things turn dystopian with an ex-OpenAI board member freaked out by AI briefings, North Korea reportedly using AI in its nuclear program, and Musk’s Neuralink claiming first human implant successful while also announcing its first product called ‘Telepathy’.

Taylor Swift’s AI deepfake images sparked a US bill against non-consensual, explicit deepfakes. Speaking of protecting vulnerable populations, OpenAI and Common Sense Media are teaming up to curate family-friendly GPTs, and Georgia is proposing a bill to restrict the use of AI in insurance coverage, health care and public assistance. Washington state is setting the pace with guidelines for agencies using generative AI, and schools are getting a playbook for different levels of AI use in classrooms. Meanwhile, the AI poisoning tool Nightshade hits 250,000 downloads in just 5 days, Yelp got a fresh batch of AI goodies, and the Arc browser's new iOS web app is all set to redefine your browsing experience with a sprinkle of AI magic.

On the business side, humanoid robot startup ‘Figure’ is in funding talks with Microsoft and OpenAI for a valuation over $2 billion. Meanwhile, Rebellions lands $124M to develop its new AI Rebel chip with Samsung. Nvidia isn't staying behind, joins $150M funding round for AI chatbot maker, Kore AI. China's largest AI GPU maker (and Nvidia’s challenger) Biren Tech loses its CEO - calling into question China's GPU advances. Blackstone's joining the party, building a $25 billion data center dedicated to AI processing. The New York Times is building a team to explore AI in the newsroom, and an AI breakthrough sparks hope in a missing man case.

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