💡 Apple Ditches 10 Year Project

Plus: AI Skewing Election Info

February 28, 2024

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Hey Edge Family, good morning! Yesterday, Apple ditched their electric car project after working on it for 10 years. What will it be replaced with? Probably a new AI department.

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Apple ditches 10 year electric car project

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Big Takeaway: Apple will disband its “Special Projects Group,” which was focused on electric car development, hoping to build a vehicle that could compete with Tesla.

Since 2014, Apple has hired automotive engineers and other talents from the auto industry. But the project struggled to align with Apple’s primary focus on electronics and online services.
The project faced several reorganizations and layoffs with some team members transitioning to work on generative AI.
Apple will still be involved in the automotive sector through CarPlay which is reportedly installed in over 80% of new vehicles.

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AI's Role in Skewing Electoral Perspectives

Source: Tech Crunch

Big Takeaway: Major AI services, including Claude, Gemini, GPT-4, Llama 2, and Mixtral, performed poorly in a test evaluating their ability to accurately answer questions related to voting and elections.

The evaluation was conducted by Proof News, aiming to assess the reliability of AI models for crucial election-related queries.
There are growing worries that AI models, as made possible by their creators, may replace more traditional methods of finding important information, such as voter registration data.
For example, all models except Llama 2 incorrectly addressed how to register to vote in Nevada, missing out on the state's same-day voter registration policy or providing misleading requirements.

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🔎 Extra Insights

Pika Labs launches ‘lip sync’ for pro users

Pika Labs debuts Lip Sync, which uses AI from ElevenLabs to add realistic mouth animation and dialog to Pika's AI-created videos. It is only available for pro users. They can type text or provide audio for characters to speak, changing the voice style, and then see matching lip movements applied automatically.

94% of Indian companies to ‘reskill’employees

As AI transforms work, 94% of Indian companies plan to upskill employees this year, per LinkedIn's "Workplace Learning Report." Soft skills like communication and critical thinking are highly prioritized, with 9 in 10 L&D professionals viewing human skills as competitive differentiators.

Klarna says ChatGPT replaces 700 employees

Klarna estimates the ChatGPT does the work of 700 employees and leads to $40 million in potential profit improvements this year. But this claim comes after Klarna laid off about 700 employees in 2022.

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