Welcome to Get The Gist, where every weekday we share an easy-to-read summary of the latest and greatest developments in AI—news, innovations, and trends—all delivered in under 5 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• YouTube Shorts Gets an AI Power-Up

• LinkedIn Under Fire for Using User Data to Train AI

• T-Mobile Teams Up with OpenAI

• OpenAI Appoints Former Coursera Executive as General Manager of Education

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Youtube

YouTube Shorts Gets an AI Power-Up with Google DeepMind's Veo

The Gist: YouTube is bringing advanced AI to Shorts, allowing creators to generate video backgrounds and clips using Google DeepMind's Veo. This tool will give users more creative freedom to craft imaginative content in seconds.

Key Details:

• Veo, DeepMind’s AI, will let creators generate 6-second video clips and dynamic backgrounds directly in YouTube Shorts.

• The Dream Screen feature will now be enhanced with Veo, making it easier to create visuals limited only by your imagination.

• All AI-generated content will be labeled and watermarked using Google’s SynthID to ensure transparency for viewers.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Under Fire for Using User Data to Train AI Before Updating Terms

The Gist: LinkedIn is facing criticism for allegedly using U.S. user data to train AI models before officially updating its terms of service, raising privacy concerns. European users were largely unaffected due to stricter data protection laws in the region.

Key Details:

• LinkedIn reportedly used U.S. user data for training AI models without initially updating its privacy policy to reflect this.

• Users can opt out of data collection for AI training via their settings, though this option existed before the controversy.

• LinkedIn’s AI training includes features like writing suggestions and post recommendations, with potential data sharing with Microsoft.

• This incident follows broader concerns about AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic scraping data for model training without proper transparency.

T-Mobile

T-Mobile Teams Up with OpenAI to Revolutionize Customer Service with AI-Driven Solutions

The Gist: T-Mobile has entered a multi-year partnership with OpenAI to develop an AI platform, IntentCX, aimed at improving customer experience by understanding customer needs, offering real-time solutions, and even proactively addressing issues.

Key Details:

• IntentCX will use real customer data and T-Mobile’s operational systems to personalize and automate customer service, enhancing both human and AI interactions.

• The AI will handle complex conversations, maintain context across interactions, and function in multiple languages to ensure customers feel understood.

• It can proactively identify customer needs and autonomously resolve issues, providing real-time solutions.

• The platform will scale to manage thousands of conversations simultaneously while prioritizing privacy and security.

• T-Mobile plans to implement IntentCX in 2025, with aspirations to offer the solution to other companies worldwide.

Quick Gist

A coalition of companies including Meta and Spotify criticized the European Union for inconsistent data privacy regulations, warning that such fragmentation hinders competitiveness and calls for clearer rules to foster AI development (Read More).

A UN report proposes the establishment of a global framework for monitoring and governing artificial intelligence, emphasizing international collaboration, risk assessment, and support for developing nations to ensure equitable benefits and mitigate potential harms of AI technology (Read More).

In August 2023, a German consortium led by Airbus Defence & Space successfully tested an AI-controlled drone swarm capable of autonomous operations and resilient to radio interference and GNSS denial, marking a significant advancement in tactical UAV technology that could soon be utilized by Ukraine's military (Read More).

OpenAI has launched the o1 series of AI models that enhance reasoning capabilities for complex tasks, coupled with increased API rate limits for developers and message limits for consumers, signaling a significant advancement in AI functionality (Read More).

Inbolt has raised €15 million in a Series A funding round, led by Exor Ventures, to enhance its AI-driven real-time robotic guidance solutions and support its expansion into the US and Japan amid increasing demand for automation in manufacturing (Read More).

Edd Coates, creator of the Game UI Database, faced severe disruptions and increased costs when OpenAI's AI bots overwhelmed his site, highlighting the broader challenges independent creators face from the voracious data collection practices of large tech companies (Read More).

OpenAI has appointed former Coursera executive Leah Belsky as general manager of education to lead efforts in integrating AI tools, including ChatGPT Edu, into schools and universities, strengthening partnerships with educational institutions (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!