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Apple's AI Shake-Up, Microsoft's AI Ad, and AI in Bar Exams
Apple to Strip Secret Robotics Unit From AI Chief Weeks After Moving Siri
Image Source: Bloomberg
• Apple is making significant changes by moving its secret robotics unit from the control of its artificial intelligence chief.
• The move comes as part of a larger response to the company's struggles in the field of artificial intelligence.
Microsoft made an ad with generative AI and nobody noticed
Image Source: Verge
• Microsoft created a minute-long advertisement for its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop hardware using generative AI technology.
• The ad was released on YouTube on January 30th, but the AI elements incorporated in it went unnoticed by viewers for almost three months.
AI helped write bar exam questions, California state bar admits
Image Source: Guardian
• The California state bar used artificial intelligence to help write some of the multiple-choice questions for the bar exam.
• Test-takers faced platform crashes during the exam, prompting the state bar to request score adjustments from the California supreme court.
China's Baidu Upgrades Ernie AI Models and Slashes Prices
Image Source: Bloomberg
• Baidu Inc. upgraded its flagship AI models.
• Baidu Inc. reduced the prices of its AI models to compete in China's AI market.
Chinese AI Startup Manus Scores Funding at $500 Million Value
Image Source: Bloomberg
• Manus AI, a Chinese startup, secured funding led by Benchmark to explore the use of AI agents for everyday task automation.
• The funding round valued Manus AI at $500 million, indicating significant interest and investment in the company's AI technology.