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Good morning. In today's tech roundup, Marques Brownlee delivers a scorching critique of the Humane AI pin, declaring it 'the worst product I’ve ever reviewed.’ Hey—there’s no such thing as bad press, right? *gulp*

In today’s newsletter:

Transform Your Workday: Limitless Unveils AI-Powered Wearable for Smarter Meetings 🎤

Investors Take a More Measured Approach to AI Funding Amid Market Maturation and Economic Realities 🤖

OpenAI Expands Global Footprint with New Tokyo Office and Japanese-Optimized GPT-4 Model 🌐

Adobe Unveils Generative AI Video Model for Premiere Pro, Bolstering Ethical AI Use in Editing 🎥

❓️ Misc:

Harvard’s (free) entry to Artificial Intelligence course (link)

London AI job fair in September (link)

How do you get a job in AI? (link)

📊 Funding:

TrojAI raised $5.75M for enterprise AI security (link)

Sifthub raised $5.5M to boost sales efficiency (link)

💰Jobs in AI:

Junior Data Scientist: ClearML · United States · Remote · Full-time (Apply here)

Gen AI Architect: Cognizant · Hartford, CT · Remote · Full-time · Mid-Senior level (Apply here)

AI / ML Intern: Leidos · United States · Remote · Full-time · Internship (Apply here)

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Revolutionizing Meeting Management

Introducing the Limitless Pendant

Limitless is setting a new standard in AI-enhanced meeting management with its latest innovation, the Limitless Pendant. This wearable AI device, shaped like a sleek lapel pin, records everything you hear, transforming verbal communications into actionable data. It seamlessly integrates into your workday, capturing meeting details, conversations, and even the ambient sounds of your environment. It stores this information securely in the cloud for easy access across all devices. Take a look below 👇️ 

Enhanced Productivity with AI-Powered Features

The Limitless system is designed to simplify your work life, starting with meeting preparation and documentation. For a monthly fee of $20, the system provides real-time transcription, meeting summaries, and integrates directly with your digital tools like emails and calendars. This integration enables the AI to remind you of previous discussions and provide context for upcoming appointments. Beyond meetings, Limitless aims to expand its capabilities to other areas of professional interaction, promising a future where AI proactively drafts responses based on your past interactions, potentially revolutionizing how we manage workflow and communications.

Future Ambitions and Practical Applications

While the initial focus is on making meetings more productive, Limitless's CEO, Dan Siroker, envisions a broader scope. The device aims to eventually act as a proactive assistant, handling tasks automatically based on a deep understanding of your work habits and preferences. Despite its ambitious goals—and the bashing of AI hardware this week (Humane must HATE MKBHD…), Limitless starts with tangible, immediate benefits, ensuring reliability in its core features before expanding. The associated hardware, the Limitless Pendant, is a critical part of this strategy, providing high-quality audio capture that enhances the system's AI capabilities, setting it apart from standard voice recorders and integrating deeply with users' digital lives.

AI Investment Cools as Market Matures, Focus Shifts to Sustainable Growth 📉

After years of rapid growth, investment in AI is cooling, with global investment dropping for two consecutive years. Private and corporate investments declined in 2023, reflecting a more cautious and mature market. Despite this, certain sectors, like generative AI, continue to see significant funding. Analysts suggest this slowdown marks a shift from early enthusiasm to a more realistic assessment of AI's potential and challenges. The market now focuses on leveraging existing AI advancements rather than funding new foundational models. 

OpenAI Launches Tokyo Hub 🌏

OpenAI is expanding into Japan with a new Tokyo office and a GPT-4 model optimized for Japanese. This move highlights the company's strategy to adapt and scale its services globally, recognizing the importance of localizing technology to meet regional needs. The Tokyo hub, OpenAI's first in Asia, is part of a broader plan to engage directly with Japanese businesses and government initiatives on AI safety and governance. Tadao Nagasaki, previously with AWS, will lead the hub, emphasizing OpenAI's focus on enhancing enterprise relationships in Japan.

Adobe Steps Up in AI Video Race with New Premiere Pro Features 🎬

Adobe is advancing in the generative AI video space, introducing a new model within its Premiere Pro suite later this year. This model will enhance video editing with features like object addition, removal, and generative extension. Despite not revealing specific launch details or the data used for training, Adobe aims to differentiate by integrating content authentication features. Additionally, Adobe's approach to compensating content creators contrasts with competitors, suggesting a focus on ethical AI development.

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