Generative AI News - Busting Generative AI Myths, Big Funding Rounds, Job Displacement, and Some Higher Ed AI Sanity Emerges

Top generative AI industry news from the week of July 6, 2023

The Generative AI News (GAIN) rundown this week was recorded on July 6, 2023. Some special segments include:

• Mythical generative AI capabilities. From theory of mind to general AI to emergent abilities, generative AI claims keep getting proven wrong.

• The generative AI funding fountain continues to be strong, but we discuss whether some companies are struggling to grow into their high valuations.

• We also give you a new list of generative AI winners and losers of the week.

Many thanks to my guests and co-hosts this week Tobias Dengel and Patrick Wright of WillowTree. They brought an interesting perspective on AI capabilities, education, and funding.

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Top Story of the Week

• Did ChatGPT Really Develop a Theory of Mind?

• Do Large Language Models Have Emergent Abilities?

Generative AI Funding Fountain

• Inflection AI Raises $1.3 Billion

• Runway Lands $141 Million in New Funding

• Typeface Raises $100 Million for Branded Synthetic Media Platform

• Generative AI Content Startup Scriptic Raises $5.7 Million

• Generative AI Productivity Startup Dust Raises $5.5 Million

Generative AI in the World

• German News Publisher CEO Confirms Generative AI will Replace Jobs

• 24 Top UK Universities Draft New AI Principles - Commit to Generative AI Education

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