⚡ 4 AI Tools to Supercharge Your Productivity

1. 🎙️ For podcasts: Make voice recordings sound as if they were recorded in a professional podcasting studio. (link)

2. 🎥 For video recording: Record better, faster video messages w/ AI. (link)

3. 🌟 For 3D creation: Bring your ideas to life and produce high-quality 3D characters, based exclusively on text input. (link)

4. 🔎 For research: Conduct, analyze, and summarize qualitative research using AI. (link)

📈 3 AI Discussions & Resources

1. 🤖 Andrew Ng: Opportunities in AI - 2023

2. 🤖 How AI is Turning Ordinary People Into Geniuses

3. 🤖 How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education

📰 2 Must-Read AI Stories

🤫 AI's Dirty Little Secret? Underpaid Humans on the Backend

Here's the dirty truth about most AI startups "cutting-edge" AI: they’re not using models on the backend; it's underpaid humans doing the work.

Don't believe me? Take Scale AI as an example.

They promote themselves as leaders in AI, boasting advanced algorithms.

But in reality, there are thousands of low-paid workers in places like the Philippines logging on every day to do the tedious grunt work. We're talking dingy internet cafes where young people label data and annotate images so Scale's AI models can function.

That might not be illegal, but it's definitely unethical.

And Scale AI isn't the only company in this boat. I’ve spoken with numerous AI founders who lean heavily on low-cost human labor, especially in the early stages, to help train models when the AI isn’t refined yet.

Just because it's an industry norm doesn't make it okay.

Exploiting these workers to advance AI while paying them peanuts is wrong. These workers, often in digital sweatshops, provide the foundation on which these AI systems are built. Not to mention the lack of transparency about their vital role. 🤷

There are ethical ways forward, but Scale is taking the low road.

They've kept their secret far too long without acknowledging how much their AI still depends on humans and often it fails than it should.

🥤Coca-Cola's Flavor from the Future?

Coca-Cola just introduced a limited-edition drink, Coca‑Cola® Y3000 Zero Sugar, co-created with AI to envision the future.

Key Details:

• The flavor was developed using human insights and AI, capturing fans' perceptions of the future.

• Available in select markets, including the US, Canada, China, Europe, and Africa.

• Even the futuristic design was co-created with AI, and consumers can use a QR code to scan the can for an AI-powered experience.

Takeaway: This is a clever marketing gimmick from Coca-Cola, capitalizing on the AI hype. Will definitely give it a try, but I hope it won't turn me into a robot though lol.

🦉 1 Insight from Ash

You know, every time I hear about these "innovative" AI breakthroughs, I can't help but roll my eyes a bit. Why? Because beneath the shiny veneer of many tech advancements, there's often a story we're not being told.

It's a reminder that in our rush to embrace the future, we sometimes overlook the very real, human costs that come with it. And while I'm all for progress, I believe it's high time we start valuing transparency and ethics just as much as we value novelty.

Let's not get so caught up in the AI hype that we forget the real values that should drive our progress.

Remember, while technology can dazzle and amaze, it's the human stories, the ethics, and the genuine intent behind them that truly matter.

🛠️ AI Toolbox

• GPTConsole: Designed to simplify the generation of web and mobile applications and enable web automation through prompts. (link)

• MathGPTPro: Advanced mathematics problem solver (link)

• MyLessonPal: Exclusively for teachers, providing a comprehensive solution for creating classroom resources efficiently. (link)

• Salesforge: Personalize emails at any scale. (link)

• Jupitrr: Auto-magically generates b-rolls for creators.(link)

• WriterZen: Scale up SEO content production. (link)

🤩 ++More Things You Don’t Want to Miss (BONUS)

🍿 ++ Shows I’ll be watching this weekend

1. 📺 The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: After leaving The Commonwealth, Daryl Dixon lands in France, drawing attention from a rising autocratic group in Paris and jeopardizing a boy central to a kind religious movement. (link)

2. 📺 The Nun II: In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil. (link)

3. 📺 The Changeling: Apollo and Emma's love story is a fairy tale, until Emma mysteriously vanishes; bereft, Apollo finds himself on a death-defying odyssey through a New York City he didn't know existed. (link)