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I've just published this week's newsletter. *Google continues to develop AI overviews *UK launches AI Safety Institute *UK startup @Synthesia valued at $2.1b www.plainai.co.uk/the-weekly/t...

BBC News - Transport for #London aims to use more AI to boost platform safety - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What's new around here?

Many decent data projects can land flat if the data is not presented in a compelling way. Even the most basic data can be made engaging and interesting. Just take a look at #SpotifyWrapped as a great example of data visualisation done well. www.plainai.co.uk/present-a-co...

OpenAI are running 12 streaming sessions over 12 days. Catch it on YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZ...

the thing about using ChatGPT as a search engine is that we literally solved the problem of reliable search engines a decade ago, proceeded to destroy that in search of ad revenue, then reinvented it again, but somehow weirdly reliant on reddit shitposts

For anyone in the UK, If you text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 when you are in a dark place or suicidal, a trained crisis volunteer will text you back. This is great If you find talking on the phone challenging. It’s completely free 24/7. Please Repost, you never know who might need this support

A small milestone, but www.plainai.co.uk has it's first 10 subscribers 🎉

#AI agents are taking a lot of focus, and Dollars right now. In this article, we'll explore the basics of what AI agents are, how businesses are using them, take a look at the risks and also what the future may hold. www.plainai.co.uk/ai-agents-ex...

Zuck should be concerned. www.perplexity.ai/page/zuckerb...

How to use Google Gemini on your phone

🤖 ML/AI Mega Starter Pack 1. Open-source LLMS go.bsky.app/FELkyDr 🧵

Perplexity on a charge right now.

Followers on here are definitely creeping up, but unlike that other site, they all appear to be real people and not bots. I'm down for that.

Getting access to accurate data is often the biggest hurdle to any #AI project. A Data Catalog can help. www.plainai.co.uk/the-data-cat...

Recently I moved my blog to @ghost.org and I'm really starting to enjoy working with it now. Not overly complex but with enough features that gives me control and a level of sophistication. www.plainai.co.uk

I'm currently writing a long article about # AIAgents, a fantastic advancement on a simple #AI chatbot. I'm hoping to put it live later this week.

I own shes in both #NVDA and #SNOW. Both businesses play a crucial role in many #AI projects, but it's been interesting to see the respective share prices go in different directions over the last few months. Hardware vs. Software?

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.

Bit of fun going around seems to be asking an LLM to generate an image of what it thinks you/your life looks like: "based on everything I've asked you so far, generate an image of me and what you think my life is like" Interesting it's picked out the very city skyscrapers i used to work in.

The GenAI Holidays Are Coming! www.plainai.co.uk/the-genai-ho...

As clever as you might want to be with an #AI project, getting access to accurate data can still be the biggest hurdle you need to get over.

Meta brings certain AI features to Ray-Ban Meta glasses in

There can be a lot to learn when you're getting started with #ai. This article starts you at the very beginning. www.plainai.co.uk/demystifying...

Perplexity, an #AI powered search engine, has begun experimenting with advertisements to diversify its revenue streams beyond subscriptions. www.plainai.co.uk/perplexity-p...