A.I. is now the biggest spend for nearly 50% of top tech executives across the economy.

AI News

• 47% of top technology officers across the economy, encompassing both chief information security officers and chief technology officers, say that artificial intelligence is their No. 1 budget item over the next year. Just under half of these executives also say that breakthroughs including generative AI like ChatGPT will create more jobs than they destroy, but the rest are less optimistic.

• Takeaways from the roundtable with President Biden on artificial intelligence. Tech leaders met the president on Tuesday in San Francisco to discuss the risks and enormous promises of artificial intelligence.

• AI may replace jobs, but it can help you land your next role. Reddit user applied for jobs using ChatGPT and was flooded with interviews.

• Consultants Emerge as Early Winners in Generative AI Boom as companies are eager to put ChatGPT-like capabilities to work but lack the expertise to do so on their own.

• WSJ reports on the best AI apps to try now for writing, researching, productivity, learning, image creation, and trip planning.

• US-based generative AI job postings up 20% in May. "There has been a notable increase in job seeker interest in AI-related jobs, especially since the introduction of ChatGPT," said Nick Bunker, director of economic research at Indeed.

• Vimeo launches AI-powered features. This week, Vimeo announced a suite of AI-powered tools designed to help users create scripts, record footage using a built-in teleprompter and remove long pauses and unwanted disfluencies like “ahs” and “ums” from the recordings.

• Judge Fines Two Lawyers For Using Fake Cases From ChatGPT. A federal judge ordered two attorneys Thursday to pay $5,000 fines after submitting legal briefs that contained bogus case citations invented by the AI chatbot ChatGPT.

• Portland radio station debuts artificial intelligence host modeled after human DJ

• What to know about AI voice cloning scams

AI Forecasts

• Students who do not use artificial intelligence will be at a disadvantage. "The sooner that students can get familiar with this tech, the more ahead they'll be in the rest of the education and professional world."

• Nearly 80% of women’s jobs could be disrupted, automated by AI. Women could be disproportionately affected by businesses’ adoption of generative AI. One recent analysis estimates that 79% of working women (nearly 59 million) are in occupations susceptible to disruption and automation. That’s compared to 58% of working men, according to research from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

• A.I. could ‘remove all human touchpoints’ in supply chains. Generative AI in supply chains will be able to forecast demand, predict when trucks need maintenance, and determine optimal shipping routes

AI Learning

• The 4 Types Of ChatGPT Prompt Everyone Should Know including information, creative, instructional, and problem-solving prompts.

• Step by step instructions for how to use ChatGPT to write the perfect resume or refresh an existing one for any job position - covering how to customize your resume for each job application, quantify achievements, and adding keywords.

• Bard vs. ChatGPT: What's the difference?

• AI Glossary by a16z

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