AI for Consumers - 20240330
What went on this week with AI, and how it affected (non-)consumers.
I have been offbeat since starting a new job. Sorry! Here is the newsletter from a few weeks ago.
Top 10-ish Articles
A.I. Is Learning What It Means to Be Alive
Carl Zimmer, The New York Times
Given troves of data about genes and cells, A.I. models have made some surprising discoveries. What could they teach us someday?
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
The Terrifying A.I. Scam That Uses Your Loved One’s Voice
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker
A Brooklyn couple got a call from relatives who were being held ransom. Their voices—like many others these days—had been cloned.
The AI-generated hell of the 2024 election
Sarah Jeong, The Verge
CBP wants to use AI to scan for fentanyl at the border
Gaby Del Valle, The Verge
Doctors are turning medical generative AI into a booming business
Ashley Capoot, CNBC.com
Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device
University of California, Los Angeles. Tech Xplore
AI could pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to humans and the US must intervene, State Dept.-commissioned report warns
Matt Egan, CNN
40-plus countries convening next week to thrash out ‘responsible AI’ for military use
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense
As AI tools get smarter, they’re growing more covertly racist, experts find
Ava Sasani, The Guardian
The EU AI Act passed — here’s what comes next
Emilia David & Jess Weatherbed, The Verge
Articles/books
Learn the ways of machine learning with Python through one of these 5 courses and specializations
Preston Fore, Fortune Recommends
Stocks
Three AI Stocks That Are Great, Not Magnificent
Teresa Rivas, Barron's
Look beyond Nvidia to ride the AI wave — there are other potential winners, Fidelity says
Sheila Chiang, CNBC
11 Fastest Growing AI Stocks To Invest In Now
Fatima Farooq, Insider Monkey
A Once-in-a-Generation Investment Opportunity: 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stock to Buy Now and Hold Forever
Danny Vena, The Motley Fool
Adobe: Fears Have Likely Peaked, Time To Double Down (Rating Upgrade)
JR Research
Apps to check out
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Notes
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