AI Military Race Begins

Writer: theaihustle

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Happy Monday hustlers! The AI Cold War and race for technological supremacy is heating up. Hope you enjoy today’s read.

TODAY’S EDITION

• 🪖 AI military race begins

• 🏢 Senators propose government licensing for AI

• 🧠 Insights: new AI features

• 🛠 Trending AI tools - productivity

• 🐦 Tweet of the day

• 🎨 AI generated art of the day

📰 NEWS

🪖 AI military race ‘cold war’ begins

The Pentagon aims to expedite the creation of an AI-driven military network as a pre-emptive measure against challenges posed by China and other international rivals. The US intends to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars to establish, according to the WSJ. a comprehensive AI-powered infrastructure, encompassing technology, drones, and autonomous systems that are compact, intelligent, and cost-effective.

This endeavour encompasses air, land, and sea capabilities, encompassing surveillance and logistical support. This expenditure is a component of the $1.8 billion AI budget request and the recently introduced "Replicator" initiative. In light of increased investments by countries like China in autonomous systems, the Defence Department seeks to respond with autonomous systems in space, logistical support on the ground, and missile defence systems.

The integration of AI into all aspects of the military is an anticipated, though unsettling, inevitability. As we proceed further along the path of AI-driven warfare, finding the right equilibrium between rapid development and comprehensive evaluation is of utmost importance, with global ramifications at their peak.

🏢 Senators propose government licensing for AI

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley have put forth a proposal for the establishment of a government entity tasked with regulating artificial intelligence, which includes the issuance of licenses for language models such as GPT-4. The proposal outlines that high-risk AI applications, such as facial recognition, would necessitate licenses that come with stringent testing, disclosure, and auditing requirements, as reported by Wired.

Additionally, they advocate for the public disclosure of AI training data and affording individuals who have suffered harm from AI the right to pursue legal action against its creators. These recommendations could potentially shape the future discussions on AI regulation in Washington, where forthcoming hearings and meetings involving tech industry leaders and AI experts are scheduled to take place.

🧠 INSIGHTS

HubSpot launches new AI tools

• AI agents tasked with automating and managing routine customer service responsibilities.

• AI-driven insights that provide valuable information, such as identifying optimal moments for customer purchases or detecting potential churn.

• ChatSpot, a tool for inquiring about content stored within HubSpot.

Slack brings more AI features

• Summarize discussions within threads and channels.

• Search for solutions within pertinent chats, threads, and files.

• Maintain Slack lists to monitor upcoming projects scheduled for later this year.

Intuit announces a new AI-powered financial assistant

• Operates seamlessly throughout the complete Intuit ecosystem, encompassing TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and MailChimp.

• Designed to aid both small businesses and individuals.

• Assist is geared towards supporting users in tasks such as navigating the tax code, offering responses to financial queries, detecting unusual spending patterns, generating invoices, crafting email campaigns, and various other functions.

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