Shelly Palmer - OpenAI o1-preview, iPhone 16, & More | AI Saturday

For your weekend reading pleasure, I offer a synopsis of interesting articles about AI you may have missed this week. As always, your thoughts and comments are both welcome and encouraged. -s

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Shelly's Blog: Do You Need a Chief AI Officer (CAIO)?

About half of our clients have created CAIO roles for their leadership teams, the other half have good arguments against doing so. Do you need a CAIO? Here are some pros and cons and a few thought starters to help you decide.

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OpenAI o1-preview

OpenAI released a new AI model called o1, which the company says is the first in a "new series of reasoning models for solving hard problems." Is this the rumored project Strawberry? It has many of Strawberry’s rumored features. Let's dig in.

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Everything You Need to Know About Apple Intelligence, iPhone 16 Pro Max, and More

Apple just wrapped up its highly anticipated "It's Glowtime" event, unveiling the latest iPhone models, innovative AI features, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s announcements.

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Senators Think AI Summaries May Violate Antitrust Laws

Eight senators sent a letter to the FTC urging an investigation into the antitrust implications of AI-generated content summaries by companies like Google. They argue that these summaries take content from publishers without permission, reducing traffic and revenue for original content creators.

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Adobe says video generation is coming to Firefly this year

Users will get their first chance to try Adobe’s AI model for video generation in just a couple months. The company says features powered by Adobe’s Firefly Video model will become available before the end of 2024 on the Premiere Pro beta app and on a free website.

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James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Has Already Been Immortalized With AI

James Earl Jones died Monday at the age of 93. But long before he did, he gave Lucasfilm permission to recreate his iconic Darth Vader voice for shows like "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

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ABOUT SHELLY PALMER

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.