Roblox 3D Environments, The 5 AI Personas, and Apple's Intelligence

Tools and news in the artificial intelligence world.

Sep 10, 2024

Hey y’all!

It’s the second Tuesday of the month and we’re getting closer to the end of 2024; I never understand how fast time moves until I actually sit down and think about it.

It’s a bit spooky, to be honest. 👻

Roblox is launching generative AI that builds 3D environments easily.

So, what are the five AI personas you’ll find at work? Here:

The Maximalist: Those workers who use AI multiple times per week to improve the work and are shouting from the rooftops about it
The Underground: “Maximalists in disguise” who use AI often but are hesitant to share with their coworkers that they’re using it
The Rebel: Workers who don’t subscribe to the AI hype and avoid using it, considering it unfair when their coworkers opt to use them
The Superfan: Excited about the tech and admire the advances made in AI, but haven’t made the most use out of it at work
The Observer: The people who haven’t yet integrated AI into their workflow and are watching with interest and caution

Which one are you?

Can Mike Krieger of Instagram fame make Anthropic just as successful? We’ll see.

Apple had their large event yesterday and it was so boring I couldn’t sit through it and instead waited for the recaps. I used to schedule these things out way in advance in expectation to listen to Steve but since he died I just don’t have that level of enthusiasm for the brand. I’ll definitely skip the iPhone 16.

OpenAI and Thrive Capital recently backed Chai Discovery, a six-month-old AI biology startup founded by ex-OpenAI and Meta researchers that raised $30 million for drugs.

Researchers discovered that AI ideas are judged more novel, though slightly less feasible, than those from human experts.

Polymet allows you to create and design product ideas using AI technology to streamline the coding process, enabling product teams to accelerate their shipping timelines.

Apparently this will help you get stuff done, even when you don’t want to.

This AI 3D toolkit allows users to easily convert text or 2D images into 3D assets, empowering creativity and streamlining the process of 3D content creation.

Thoughts on AI consciousness:

AI consciousness is no longer a mere speculative notion but a topic grounded in technological progress and ethical debate. As advancements continue and AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, understanding and preparing for the implications of AI consciousness will be essential. As scientists are already working on making Artificial Superintelligence a reality, AI consciousness seems to reflect human experience or will chart a new path that remains unseen, but one thing is certain: the future promises a profound transformation in how we interact with technology.

Why generalists rule the future, especially via AI:

As AI becomes more capable of specialized tasks, we might see a return to the Greek ideal of the well-rounded citizen. This time, though, we can do it in the context of an advanced and complex economy because a citizen armed with AI will be far more capable of playing many roles than one without.