Samsung bans its employees from using generative AI tools

Also: Godfather of AI regrets life’s work, while IBM rolls out plans to replace over 7000 human jobs with AI.

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The Neural Frontier
May 05, 2023

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This is the Neural Frontier with your weekly roundup of the latest and greatest in the sizzling world of AI. From the weirdest AI-generated commercials you’ve ever seen to IBM’s plans to halt recruitment for over 7000 AI-replaceable jobs, there’s something for everyone here.

Short on time? Here’s a quick rundown of what we have for you today:

🤯 Samsung bans its employees from using ChatGPT.

🤖 Godfather of AI resigns from Google.

🗞️ IBM plans to stop recruiting for 7000+ AI-replaceable jobs.

💡 New AI tool, peopleGPT, hopes to dethrone LinkedIn search. 

🤔 3 of the weirdest AI-generated commercials you’ve ever seen.

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

The South-Korea based tech giant recently made the decision to ban the use of generative AI tools—including ChatGPT. This resulted from an employee uploading proprietary code to ChatGPT, posing serious security risks. According to the internal memo, Samsung is concerned that data uploaded to these AI platforms are stored on external servers. Thus, making it difficult to retrieve or delete sensitive information.

With this ban, Samsung joins the ever-growing list of companies—like JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., and Citigroup Inc—that have restricted or banned generative AI tools.

Nobel prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, popularly known as the Godfather of AI, recently quit his role at Google. This decision resulted from the 75-year-old’s desire to speak freely about the dangers of AI without a conflict of interest.

In his interview with the New York Times, Geoffrey Hinton expressed his regret—especially considering the risks of AI, stating, “I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have.”

With over a decade of experience at Google, alongside cutting-edge contributions to the world of AI, Geoffrey leaves us with a warning about the dangers of AI. In his words, “The idea that this stuff could actually get smarter than people — a few people believed that. But most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off. I thought it was 30 to 50 years or even longer away. Obviously, I no longer think that.”

Relax, this isn’t another massive layoff update. But yes, you read that correctly. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the company’s CEO, Arvind Krishna, stated that these job cuts will majorly affect non-customer-facing roles—such as HR. In his words, “I could easily see 30% of that getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period.”

Now, IBM has no plans to fire anyone currently occupying these roles. However, an IBM spokesperson confirmed that once vacated, these roles won’t be filled.

Another day, another GPT-inspired AI tool. With the recent influx of AI-powered tools, it’s getting a bit difficult to stay in the loop. Luckily, you have us for that!

PeopleGPT presents itself as the world’s first search engine for people-related information. Think of it as any talent recruitment specialist’s dream come true. With the right prompts, you could scrape the web for candidates that suit your ideal description.

For example, if I’m searching for an experienced SEO writer or columnist, I could use the prompt: “Writer that specializes in SEO-driven content, with at least 5 years of experience.”

This presents the AI tool as a direct competitor to a typical LinkedIn search. And with many tech giants hopping on the AI train, we’re looking forward to seeing LinkedIn’s response to this.

🤔 3 of the weirdest AI-generated commercials you’ve ever seen.

For your amusement this week, we’ve curated some of the most bizzare AI-generated commercials you’ve ever seen. Enjoy!

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

To close out this week’s newsletter, we’ve got some of the latest AI-powered tools you should be leveraging to bolster productivity (…or have some fun 😉). Let’s dive in!

  1. 📚Study Crumb: This AI-powered tool helps to improve your overall sentence flow and grammar by highlighting errors.

  2. 🌆Xinva AI: This tool allows you to step up your design game by creating stunning visuals with simple text prompts.

  3. 📚Cyberzon: Ever wanted to create the perfect study plan? This tool does exactly that! By leveraging the power of AI, Cyberzon allows you to build a 5-day study plan to learn any topic.

That’s it for this week. We genuinely hope you were able to pick up a couple of things, and are a step closer to leveraging emerging AI-powered tech.

Till next time!

-The Neural Frontier