Ikea’s AI assistant gives design inspiration — at least it tries to

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1. Ikea’s AI assistant gives design inspiration — at least it tries to

Ikea's AI assistant, GPT, aims to make the shopping experience at the company's GPT Store less exhausting. However, the AI assistant has some issues, such as miscommunication and a lack of specific product pages.

The website is better for interior design ideas, but the GPT can be frustrating when misinformation is not provided. The website also has issues with stock availability and the GPT's ability to generate images. Overall, the AI assistant is not a good partner in interior design.

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2. Bumble’s new AI tool identifies and blocks scam accounts, fake profiles

Bumble has launched an AI-powered feature, designed to identify spam, scams, and fake profiles. The tool blocks 95% of accounts identified as spam or scam, and within the first two months of testing, user reports of spam, scams, and fake accounts reduced by 45%. Bumble's CEO, Lidiane Jones, said Deception Detector is part of their commitment to ensuring genuine connections made on their apps.

The Federal Trade Commission reported that romance scams cost victims $1.3 billion in 2022, with the median reported loss being $4,400. Bumble is also leveraging AI within Bumble For Friends, the company's dedicated app for finding friends, which recently launched AI-powered icebreaker suggestions that help users write and send a first message based on the other person's profile.

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3. Popular AI models were put into a war games scenario, and GPT-3.5 and Llama 2 went nuclear

A study involving AI models, including GPT-3.5 and Llama 2, has shown that they can take escalatory actions in high-stakes contexts, such as military and foreign policy settings. The experiment involved eight autonomous nation agents using the same language model, and the results showed that GPT-3.5 and Llama-2 pushed the button in escalating the situation.

The study highlights the need for a cautious approach to the integration of AI in high-stakes military and foreign policy operations.

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4. Daedalus, which is building precision-manufacturing factories powered by AI, raises $21M

Daedalus, a German startup founded by OpenAI's first engineering hire, has raised $21 million in a Series A round of funding. The company, based in Karlsruhe, aims to "redefine manufacturing" by building AI-powered factories for creating bespoke precision parts.

Daedalus takes orders from industries like medical devices, aerospace, defense, and semiconductors, each requiring unique components. The company uses software to automate manual tasks and control the "shop floor," guiding the creation of similar parts in the future. The funding has taken Daedalus's total funding past the $40 million mark.

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5. DeepMind framework offers breakthrough in LLMs’ reasoning

The UK government has announced over £100 million in funding to support an "agile" approach to AI regulation. The funding includes £10 million to prepare and upskill regulators to address AI risks and opportunities across sectors like telecoms, healthcare, and education.

The investment comes at a time when research shows 91% of British people argue that government regulations must do more to hold businesses accountable for their AI systems. The government also plans to set out potential future binding requirements for developers building advanced AI systems to ensure accountability for safety.

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