Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google - Hayden Field, CNBC
Education for all: An interview with Dr. Sven Schütt - McKinsey
Dr. Sven Schütt, CEO of the European university group IU Group (IUG), believes in lifelong learning and universally accessible education. IUG offers courses and degree programs in a variety of formats so that high school graduates and working adults can learn at their own pace and convenience. Founded in 2000, IUG, which currently has about 140,000 students enrolled worldwide, provides training, upskilling, and job certification across more than 250 degree programs and offers over 600 additional training programs.1 Schütt recently sat down with McKinsey partner Axel Domeyer to discuss how AI is transforming education—and his organization.
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
Leveraging AI to Improve Learner Outcomes and Learner Records - UPCEA
Here Come the AI Agents! - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
Monday, November 04, 2024
OpenAI reportedly plans to release its Orion AI model by December - Maxwell Zeff, Tech Crunch
The AI Paradox: Why Automation Will Fuel a Creative Revolution - Alina Okun, Future Skill
AI isn't replacing human workers. It's opening up a new frontier for them. As routine tasks get automated, we have more freedom to focus on the uniquely human skills that machines can’t replicate: Creativity, Critical thinking, and Innovation. This is what I call the AI Paradox: the more tasks AI takes over, the more space we have to lean into the things that machines simply can’t do. Let’s explore how this shift is evolving and why creativity is quickly becoming the most valuable skill in the workplace.
https://www.futureskillpro.com/p/the-ai-paradox-why-automation-will
Sunday, November 03, 2024
Memorandum on Advancing the United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fulfill National Security Objectives; and Fostering the Safety, Security, and Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence - the White House
Anthropic’s agentic Computer Use is giving people ‘superpowers’ - Taryn Plumb, Venture Beat
Saturday, November 02, 2024
SynthID: Identifying AI-generated content with SynthID - Google Deep Mind
Being able to identify AI-generated content is critical to promoting trust in information. While not a silver bullet for addressing problems such as misinformation or misattribution, SynthID is a suite of promising technical solutions to this pressing AI safety issue. This toolkit is currently launched in beta and continues to evolve. It’s now being integrated into a growing range of products, helping empower people and organizations to responsibly work with AI-generated content. SynthID uses a variety of deep learning models and algorithms for watermarking and identifying AI-generated content.
Intelligent Agents in AI Really Can Work Alone. Here’s How. - Tom Coshow, Gartner
Friday, November 01, 2024
Can Anthropic’s Claude control your PC? - Martin Crowley, AI Tool Report
Anthropic unveiled an updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet (which is available in public beta) with a new feature, called ‘Computer Use,’ which completes tasks on a computer like a human does. ‘Computer Use’ can understand and interact with any PC desktop app, and can control a PC—by moving the cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text—based on human prompts. For example, when Claude was asked to plan an outing with two friends, to see the Golden Gate Bridge, it opened Chrome, searched for the ideal viewing spot and times, and then used the calendar app to create and send invites out. All by itself. Claude can now see what’s on the PC screen (something it couldn't do, previously) and break the prompt down into a list of computer commands, like move the cursor, click here, or type this, to complete the task.
Ellucian's AI Survey of Higher Education Professionals Reveals Surge in AI Adoption Despite Concerns Around Privacy and Bias - Ellucian
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Geoffrey Hinton Reveals the SCARY Future of Employment - Technomics, YouTube
Claude 3.5's New AI Agents Are GAME CHANGING (Claude 3.5 Agents + New Models) - Andrew Black, The AIGrid YouTube
- Improved performance: Claude 3.5 Sonet shows substantial improvements in various benchmarks, particularly in coding where it surpasses all other models, including specialized ones. It also shows marked improvement in graduate reasoning, general QA, and high school math competitions.
- Agentic capabilities: The new models, particularly Claude 3.5 Hau, demonstrate strong performance in agentic coding and tool use, setting a new standard for AI models and indicating the future direction of AI development.
- Computer use: A groundbreaking feature in public beta allows Claude to interact with computers like humans, using a cursor, clicking buttons, and typing text. This opens up possibilities for automating tasks, building and testing software, and conducting open-ended research. (summary assisted by GenAI)