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Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

Humane released a demo of its 'iPhone killer' wearable device.
New research shows Americans are skeptical of AI in the workplace.
Google's Bard now offers coding services.
Whisper, OpenAI's speech-to-text model, was upgraded.

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A Sneak Peak Of Humane's 'iPhone Killer'

After raising nearly $250 million and dodging publicity since their founding 6 years ago, Humane has finally emerged with their "iPhone killer".

So far, it seems like it's all talk, little walk.

Humane is like the Apple Watch, but it syncs with the cloud instead of your smartphone. With Humane, you no longer need to touch a screen like an iPhone; you simply talk to it:

For example, Humane has a feature that lets you tap it and ask to catch up on all your "emails, calendar invites, and messages."
It can scan real-world objects and provide ChatGPT-like answers, such as analyzing the contents of a snack.
Our favorite feature is a full-scale AI speech model that translates what you say into another language, all in your own voice and within seconds.

It's buzzy, but our gut reaction still says, "Wait a minute..." Humane's tech is impressive, but none of these feel like "killer" features that can take down a trillion-dollar franchise in iPhones.

Nevertheless, the prospect of incorporating AI into physical devices to enhance our lives is exciting, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a Humane backer. We'll see how they progress from here.

We still think this transformation will happen first inside Apple, who will host their big conference in early June.

That's if Tim Cook can channel his inner Steve Jobs (minus the abusive yelling).

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What Americans Think About AI At Work 🏢

According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, Americans hold complex and sometimes paradoxical views on using AI in the workplace.

First, a majority of participants agreed that AI is set to have a significant impact on workers and the US economy. 2% said it would have no effect, but we're giving grandparents a free pass.

Yet, while most agree AI is coming, Americans are skeptical about AI making important judgment calls in the workplace.

Enter hiring, HR's favorite pastime: only 7% of Americans favor AI in making a final hiring decision, and 28% favor AI reviewing job applications.

Even more, 2/3 of adults would not want to apply for a job if AI were involved in the hiring decision, even though most believe AI could promote fairness in hiring.

Finally, a micromanaging AI boss is out of the cards: most Americans oppose AI that tracks workers' movements, computers, and behavior from afar. In other words, buy us ChatGPT Plus and f*ck off.

Bottom line: AI is about to plow through white-collar professions, but expect resistance and scrutiny over its implementation.

Around the Horn 🦄

Google's Bard can now debug and generate code in over 20 programming languages.
Investment Professionals comment on what AI means for wealth management (Bloomberg).
Understanding the potential and transition towards utilizing AI for curing illnesses (Semafor).
OpenAI's speech-to-text API Whisper just got a major upgrade. Check it out on Hugging Face.

Treats To Try 🍿

Automatically catch UI bugs in your web application using Meticulous AI.
HealthGPT is an iOS app that allows users to interact with their health data stored in Apple Health.
An AI-powered diary that supercharges personal growth (AI Diary).
Bark is a text-to-audio model that produces highly realistic speech and audio.
Vercel launched an AI playground that lets you compare different generative AI models.
ChartGPT lets you paste in data and quickly create charts.