### Title Kickstarter's Policy on Generative AI Projects ### Important Facts - 📢 Kickstarter is requiring generative AI projects to disclose additional information. - 💻 Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has struggled to formulate a policy that satisfies all parties involved in the generative AI debate. - 🎨 Many generative AI tools used for creating art and text have been trained on publicly available images and text from the web. - ⚖️ Artists, photographers, and writers whose content was scraped for training these AI tools haven't received credit, compensation, or the option to opt out. ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 Generative AI is becoming more mainstream. - 🤝 Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT are examples of generative AI tools commonly used today.

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### Title YouTube tests AI-generated video summaries ### Important Facts - 🧪 YouTube is experimenting with using AI to automatically generate video summaries. - 📺 The auto-generated summaries are currently appearing on the watch and search pages of YouTube. - 🔢 The feature is only available for a limited number of English-language videos. - 👥 The auto-generated summaries are also only accessible to a select group of viewers. ### Secondary Facts - 💻 The AI-generated video summaries are being tested by YouTube. - 🌍 The summaries are currently available in English language only.

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### Title Generative AI apps removed from Apple App Store in China ahead of new regulations ### Important Facts - 🚫 Multiple generative AI apps have been pulled from Apple's China App Store - 📅 The removal comes two weeks before the implementation of new generative AI regulations in China on August 15 - 📧 Chinese developers received notices from Apple about their apps' removal - 📝 Apple cited "content that is illegal in China" as the reason for pulling the OpenCat app ### Secondary Facts - 💡 The move is a response to upcoming regulations rather than an immediate violation - 🌍 Generative AI refers to technology that can create original content autonomously

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### Title Steg.AI: Embedding Invisible Watermarks with Deep Learning ### Important Facts - Steg.AI uses deep learning to embed invisible watermarks in images - The traditional method of adding a logo in the corner is no longer effective - The watermark created by Steg.AI is nearly invisible to the human eye - Steg.AI's technique defies common countermeasures like resizing and resaving - Watermarking has value across various domains ### Secondary Facts - Watermarking an image signifies ownership - Steg.AI offers a clever evolution of watermarking technology

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### Title Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal Expands into AI and Semiconductor Design ### Important Facts - 🚀 Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal is exploring new ventures in the fields of AI and semiconductor design. - 💼 Aggarwal is also the co-founder of Ola Electric, an electric vehicle startup. - 💰 Both Ola and Ola Electric are heading towards initial public offerings (IPOs). ### Secondary Facts - 🌍 Bhavish Aggarwal is an Indian entrepreneur. - 🚗 Ola is a ride-hailing firm.

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### Title Google Assistant to undergo generative AI transformation ### Important Facts - 🔄 Google Assistant is reportedly undergoing a shift towards generative AI. - 💡 The decision was made after Google realized it had been stagnant in the field of artificial intelligence for a decade. - 📧 An internal email obtained by Axios revealed the plans for the generative facelift. ### Secondary Facts - 🔍 The news suggests that Google Assistant will be enhanced with more advanced and creative capabilities. - 🌐 This move reflects Google's commitment to improving its AI technology.

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### Title AI-enabled drug discovery: Multiple winners emerge ### Important Facts - AI is revolutionizing the field of drug discovery - The TechCrunch Exchange newsletter explores three aspects of Israel's innovation landscape: drug discovery, AI-enabled cybersecurity threats, and investor reactions to the political crisis - Spatial biology and proteomics are key areas of focus in drug discovery research ### Secondary Facts - The TechCrunch Exchange newsletter is a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter - Anna is the author of the newsletter

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### Title Worldcoin's Launch Raises Privacy Concerns in Europe ### Important Facts - 🌍 Worldcoin, a project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has officially launched. - 👁️‍🗨️ The project aims to verify humanness by scanning people's eyeballs in exchange for crypto tokens. - 🇪🇺 European data protection authorities have taken notice of Worldcoin's global rollout. ### Secondary Facts - 💻 Worldcoin started its official global rollout this week. - 📱 The project seeks to convince mobile users to participate in the verification process.

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### Title Google's DeepMind team develops new system for teaching robots complex tasks ### Important Facts - 🤖 Google's DeepMind team has developed a new system for teaching robots complex tasks - 🧠 The complexity of simple tasks in robotics is highlighted, as humans take for granted the infinite variables involved - 💡 Robots lack the luxuries that humans have in dealing with such complexities ### Secondary Facts - 🔬 The new system aims to address the challenges faced by robots in learning and performing novel tasks

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