🗞 Meta's AI Ad Tools Boost Revenue to Record Levels 💰

🔎 The Latest on the AI Frontier:

• Meta's AI Ad Tools Boost Revenue to Record Levels 💰

• AI's Double-Edged Impact on Software Development Debt 💻

• NVIDIA and MediaTek Team Up to Expand G-Sync Availability 🎮

• AI-Generated Cat Videos Take Social Media by Storm 🐱

• Smell-O-Vision brings scents to your living room for $180 🍿

• AI Algorithm Shows Promise in Earthquake Prediction 🌎

• New AI Chip Method Promises Improved Efficiency 💡

• Google's AI Detects Respiratory Illnesses via Cough Analysis 🩺

• Google to Replace Assistant with Advanced Gemini AI on Android 🤖

• Hugging Face Releases Guide for DIY AI-Powered Robots 🛠️

• Trump Shares Misleading AI-Generated Images of Taylor Swift 🎭

• OpenAI Uncovers Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT 🕵️

📈 Meta's AI-powered ad business hits new efficiency record with $1M+ revenue per employee. Link

• Each Meta employee generated over $1 million in revenue on average in H1 2024, a company record.

• AI tools like Advantage+ helped recover from Apple's privacy changes, with 98% of revenue from ads in Q2 2024.

• Ad impressions increased 10% year-over-year in Q2 2024, while average price per ad also rose 10%.

🔋 AI's impact on technical debt: A double-edged sword for software development. Link

• AI can reduce technical debt through automated code analysis, testing, and refactoring, potentially saving time and improving quality.

• However, improper AI implementation may introduce new forms of technical debt, requiring careful management and oversight.

• The implications are significant: AI could enhance development efficiency but also create dependencies on AI tools and infrastructure.

🎮 NVIDIA and MediaTek partner to bring G-Sync to more gaming monitors. Link

• Full suite of G-Sync technologies integrated into MediaTek's popular display scalers, eliminating need for separate G-Sync modules.

• Partnership aims to streamline production and reduce costs, making G-Sync more accessible to wider range of gamers.

• New monitors featuring MediaTek G-Sync scalers announced, including models from ASUS, Acer, and AOC with 360Hz refresh rates and HDR support.

🐱 AI-generated cat videos go viral, sparking debate on digital culture. Link

• Videos of AI-generated cats like "Chubby" have earned millions of views on TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

• Creators use AI tools to produce emotional stories, with one account (@mpminds) generating over 50 million views on a single video.

• The trend raises questions about the intersection of AI, art, and social media algorithms, with some praising creativity while others critique it as "AI slop"

🍿 Smell-O-Vision makes a comeback with MovieScent, bringing scents to your living room for $180. Link

• AI-powered device releases real-time scents synced with TV shows, movies, and streams.

• Launches with 6 pre-bundled scents, including "Ocean" and "Forest," with 40 more planned.

• Compatible with all TVs, PCs, gaming systems, and VR headsets; available September 2024.

🌎 AI algorithm predicts 70% of earthquakes in China trial, shows promise for risk mitigation. Link

• University of Texas AI successfully forecast 70% of earthquakes a week in advance during 7-month test in China.

• AI ranked first out of 600 designs in international competition, demonstrating its effectiveness.

• Researchers aim to test and improve the system in areas like California and Texas with robust seismic networks.

💡 Recogni's new "Pareto" computing method promises revolutionary AI chip efficiency. Link

• Converts multiplications to additions, significantly reducing power consumption while maintaining accuracy in AI inferencing.

• Outperforms existing methods for running large AI models, potentially making chips smaller, faster, and less expensive to operate.

• Tested on models from Meta and Stability AI; partnership for wider availability to be announced in coming months.

🩺 Google's AI model detects respiratory diseases through cough sounds. Link

• Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) AI analyzes coughs to identify conditions like tuberculosis and COPD

• Indian company Salcit Technologies uses HeAR in its Swaasa app to detect tuberculosis from cough audio

• AI-powered acoustic analysis could improve disease screening and make healthcare more accessible, especially for tuberculosis

🗣 Google replacing Assistant with Gemini AI on Android phones. Link

• Gemini offers more advanced AI capabilities like improved writing, reasoning, and multilingual support

• New assistant integrates deeply with Google services for better personalization and context understanding

• Some limitations reported with basic tasks like reminders and smart home controls compared to Google Assistant

🤖 Hugging Face releases DIY guide for building AI-powered robots. Link

• Tutorial shows developers how to build and train low-cost AI robots using the LeRobot platform

• Focuses on training neural networks to control robotic arms based on camera input, similar to how language models process text

• Aims to democratize robotics by providing accessible instructions and encouraging data sharing among users

👸 Trump shares AI-generated images falsely suggesting Taylor Swift endorsement. Link

• Trump posted AI-manipulated photos on Truth Social implying Swift's support, labeled as "satire"

• Swift has not endorsed any 2024 presidential candidate; she supported Democrats in 2020

• Post included real photos of a Trump supporter and referenced canceled Swift concerts in Vienna

👀 OpenAI detects and bans Iranian influence operation using ChatGPT. Link

• OpenAI discovered accounts linked to "Storm-2035" group allegedly generating content on U.S. elections and other topics

• The operation used ChatGPT to create content for fake news websites and social media, but reportedly had minimal engagement

• OpenAI states the group focused on multiple issues including U.S. presidential candidates, Middle East politics, and minority rights

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