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How will AI companies make money?

by Matt Levin
Jul 25, 2023
The consumer-facing AI apps like ChatGPT and Google's Bard have been dazzling users, but ultimately, the big money in AI will be helping businesses work more efficiently.
While you can currently use ChatGPT for free, the most powerful large language model behind it costs users $20 a month.
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"Her"

Unconventional love

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 24, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #158
This is the closest Theodore Twombly gets to seeing Samantha, an artificial intelligence operating system in the movie “Her.”
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AI on the Job

What happens when AI goes to work

by Marketplace Tech Staff
Jul 21, 2023
Whether this new technology is a crutch, a competitor or a useful tool is still up for debate.
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There's evidence that AI has downsides for the legal industry

by Matt Levin
Jul 19, 2023
Paralegals and lawyers worry about their job security. Visual and audio evidence could get more expensive to authenticate.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, testifies before a Senate panel in May. Artificial intelligence may reduce employment in the legal field and disrupt how practitioners verify facts.
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San Francisco's mayor challenges the public perception of her city

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 18, 2023
San Francisco's empty office buildings and fleeing retailers have been in the news. London Breed challenges that narrative.
Increasing housing production, Mayor London Breed says, is one of her main focuses. She also says San Francisco has to get creative with how to repurpose vacant office space.
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"Her"

De-teching the future

by Meghan McCarty Carino , Rosie Hughes and Jesús Alvarado
Jul 17, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #157
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Is AI regulation having a moment?

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 14, 2023
We don’t want the rules governing artificial intelligence to be written in blood … or binary.
Beyond U.S. regulatory agencies, countries may soon need to collaborate on global standards for AI.
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AI amplifies scam calls and other deceptions

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 14, 2023
The technology's ability to clone voices and likenesses makes authentication harder but more urgent, says Wasim Khaled of Blackbird.AI.
People have received calls from what sounds like a relative asking for money, but the voice was generated by artificial intelligence in a fraudulent scheme.
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"Her"

The beautiful, uncanny future of “Her”

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 10, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #156
“Her,” written and directed by Spike Jonze, came out 10 years ago this fall.
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Has the computer chip glut reached its peak?

by Henry Epp
Jul 7, 2023
The semiconductor industry is notoriously cyclical, but the need for chips that power artificial intelligence may be what kicks up demand this time around.
Samsung reported a huge decrease in quarterly profits this week.
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