How AI will walk us down memory lane & other AI news of the week

How AI will walk us down memory lane & other AI news of the week

Welcome to my 94th LinkedIn newsletter edition! This is TomTalks, where #AI news meets #innovation POV every week.

Let's start out with some big news items in AI:

• Google is testing an AI chatbot that gives life advice (link)
• Google also rolled out an AI article summarizer for Chrome (link)
• OpenAI says its models can drastically improve content moderation (link)
• Artificial intelligence is quickly taking over the travel planning industry (link)
• A new Congressional group has been formed to develop AI strategies (link)
• Amazon is using AI to summarize reviews and provide highlights (link)
• AI startup founder indicted for fraud, proving we should still be more wary of people than of machines (link)
• Snapchat's My AI goes a little rogue and creeps users out (link)

Here are a couple I wanted to actually talk about:

📺 Can AI decrease bias in content delivery?

In this article, Tech Whisperer founder Jaspreet Bindra is quoted on several aspects of the human-AI hybrid in news and media. Stressing responsibility and ethics, the article talks about how future iterations of this hybrid could deliver increasingly personalized content while decreasing bias at the same time. This is definitely possible. But is it likely?

AI-driven personalized content has been built into our digital lives for a number of years already, and although it has an excellent business case, it's also come with externalities. What I'm mostly thinking of is the unconscious creation of countless invisible echo chambers, and the unfortunate effect those have had on our social and democratic institutions. Is better AI going to make those problems more manageable, or less? I'm holding onto optimism here, and agree with Bindra that it will come down to organizations taking responsibility for the power they hold.

🚑 Saving lives with applications of AI in 911 call centers

A recent survey, widely reported on, painted a bleak picture of understaffing, undertraining, and employee burnout in 911 call centers. But this article offers hope, outlining several ways in which call centers and dispatchers can leverage AI (either already happening or in the very near future) to vastly improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency dispatch services.

The truth is that AI is scary. In some ways, terrifying, if for no other reason than our inability to predict its future. But whatever feelings about it exist right now, the general perception will probably shift as we start to see more and more stories about how someone "wouldn't be here today if not for AI."

🤳 Google Photos introduces experimental gen AI feature

Find the info in this article. I asked ChatGPT to "imagine a future where this this technology improved exponentially, and come up with examples of how that could change the way we interact with our own memories."

Here was its response:

Holographic Memory Projections: Imagine walking into a room where your memories are projected as 3D holograms. You could relive moments like your child's first steps or your wedding day in a near-real-life experience, walking around the memory and seeing it from different angles.

Emotion-Triggered Memories: The AI could detect your current emotional state through wearable devices and showcase memories that align with your mood. Feeling sad? The system might show you happy memories to uplift your spirits.

Interactive Memory Editing: Just like editing a video, you could "edit" your memories. Want to see what would have happened if you took a different path during a trip? The AI could simulate that scenario for you.

Shared Memory Realms: Families or groups of friends could create shared memory spaces. Imagine a virtual space where you and your family can relive and discuss memories together, even if you're miles apart.

Memory Playlists: Similar to music playlists, you could create memory playlists for specific moods, events, or themes. Want to relive all your beach vacations? There's a playlist for that.

Augmented Reality Memory Overlays: While visiting a place, AR glasses could overlay memories you had at that location. Walking past a cafe could trigger a memory of the time you had coffee there with a friend.

Memory-Based Learning: The AI could analyze your past experiences and suggest lessons or insights. For instance, after a series of hiking trips, the system might provide tips for better hikes based on your past experiences.

These are just a few possibilities, and the potential applications of such technology are vast. As with any technology, ethical considerations, especially concerning privacy and the authenticity of memories, would be paramount.

From my perspective, all of these sound incredible, but I can also see how they might seem creepy. Either way, I wonder how future applications like these would change the lived experience of having and sharing memories. Our memories are unique, but the experience of remembering, and the emotions it triggers, are universal. Would that change?

💬 I'll leave you with this quote of the week:

"The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."

- B.F. Skinner

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