AI Humanoids or Advanced Humans? - Issue #426

We don’t know if our future will be dominated by humans enhanced by AI, or by AI robots.

July 27, 2023

This number of FinTech Weekly tries to analyze the possible future outcomes of AI by looking at what companies are currently doing. Among robots that serve as members of customer service teams, companies that create digital passports to distinguish between humans and robots, and tech giants that rethink their entire businesses to cope with the progress of technology, it is hard to assess what the future holds. One thing is for sure: we need to rethink our own intelligence as humans and enhance our critical thinking not only to keep our jobs but also to live in a world that changes fast. This and much more in this number of FinTech Weekly: follow us on LinkedIn to stay ahead of the competition and discover top fintech news and events.

Twitter Logo: Elon Musk Replaces Bird With ‘X’ In Rebrand
Twitter Logo: Elon Musk Replaces Bird With ‘X’ In Rebrand
— via Forbes

The iconic blue bird of Twitter disappeared: the logo was replaced by an X, and it’s part of Elon Musk’s plans to create a new, “everything app”. Musk crowdsourced the new logo, but the shocking change was not appreciated by all users.

CDAO Fall October
CDAO Fall October
— via Corinium Global Intelligence

Join your data & analytics peers from leading brands across North America as you discover the latest trends and challenges facing your role.

CashNut
— via CashNut

The CashNut is a free-to-read, daily, curated newsletter that helps understand the latest developments in technology, business, finance, and the economy. 💡Subscribe now to get the latest updates for free

Companies that fail to integrate AI will suffer, but it will be one giant bubble: AI exec
— via CoinGeek

The CEO of Stability AI, Emad Moustaque, is quite pessimistic about AI. According to the CEO, even if artificial intelligence is still in its early stages, it might be a new huge bubble. CoinGeek interviewed Jerry Chan, a blockchain entrepreneur, to ask him if he thinks that AI knows what it’s doing

OpenAI's Sam Altman launches Worldcoin crypto project
— via Reuters

OpenAI’s Sam Altman launched a new crypto project, Worldcoin. One of the core aspects of the project is World ID, a global digital passport that proves that the holder is a human, not a bot. This tool might represent an attempt to protect users in the era of ChatGPT-like bots.

Testament of Excellent Banking
— via THISDAY

AI & banking in Africa – First Bank of Nigeria managed to gather a number of achievements and recognitions. One of its unique features is its Humanoid Robot in its self-service branch in Lagos.

Australian DishBrain team wins $600,000 grant to merge AI with human brain cells
— via The Guardian

A research team led by Monash University and Cortical Labs received a $600,000 grant from the ONI – Office of National Intelligence. The project of the team is DishBrain, which wants to merge human brain cells and artificial intelligence. Currently, the cells are able to play Pong.

Inside Google’s scramble to reinvent its $160 billion search business—and survive the A.I. revolution
— via Yahoo! Finance

As Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said – during the annual developer conference – that Google is an AI-first company since 2016. Despite this, its competitor – OpenAI – is gathering all the attention. But Google has plans to survive (and take advantage of) the AI revolution.

cSigma Finance Launches AI and Blockchain Powered Debt Capital Platform
— via PR Newswire

In the meantime in fintech, cSigma, the New York-based fintech company, launched a new platform to address another huge issue businesses face today – access to credit. The platform, powered by artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, will connect credit investors and wholesale borrowers.

The rise of AI forces us to reinterpret our human intelligence
— via Financial Times

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Financial Times – An interesting point of view is covered throughout this article: we need to reinterpret our intelligence as artificial intelligence rises. We need more guides and coaches as we deal with something that organizes our knowledge to produce new ideas and outputs. Critical thinking becomes pivotal, and education, now more than ever, lies in asking questions.

Jobs

Banking Operations Specialist - Payments
Banking Operations Specialist - Payments
— via Klarna

A Banking Operations Specialist is an expert in operations with in-depth process and tooling expertise. The role is in the Payment Operations team, which is part of the Card & Banking Processes and Operations group in Klarna.

Binance Accelerator Program - Marketing (Philippines)
Binance Accelerator Program - Marketing (Philippines)
— via Binance

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, mission-driven organization where opportunities to learn and excel are endless, then Binance is the place for you.

Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer
— via Chime

Chime is looking for engineers to join our multifaceted and fast growing team, where you will work on APIs that power our member facing products and iterate on our banking platform. You will own projects from end-to-end by influencing architecture, implementing APIs and maintaining the ongoing health of the code.







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