Positive AI Applications
What can AI do well? What are the bright spots?
by Jimmy Cerone · updated 12h ago
Positive AI Applications
Of course, the reality is more complex, and it’s better to think in terms of automation and autocomplete than vertical software and replacing designers, but whole layers of grunt work will be removed, just as they were with GUIs and SQL.
from Benedict's Newsletter: No. 547 by Benedict Evans
Jimmy Cerone added 12h ago
Not sure if this is positive, but the most coherent take on AI I’ve seen so far. Realistic but not panicked.
Anthropic has started building out team collaboration tools. One big question for the next couple of years might be whether the general LLMs become useful for specific, vertical tasks faster than the vertical tools get LLM features.
from Benedict's Newsletter: No. 547 by Benedict Evans
Jimmy Cerone added 2d ago
Multiplayer AI sounds genuinely exciting. Waveform (social startup) was doing this before shutting down recently.
Google used AI to add 110 new languages to Google translate. Age of Wonders. LINK
from Benedict's Newsletter: No. 547 by Benedict Evans
Jimmy Cerone added 2d ago
Translation continues to be an AI bright spot. Truly exciting, though a bit troubling for someone who loves learning languages. Will it be worth it in 5 years?
The opportunity is real: As it stands, just 2 percent of Japanese manga works have been translated into English .
from Numlock New: June 26, 2024 • Manga, Oscars, Glauconite by Numlock News
Jimmy Cerone added 10d ago
One of the most interesting applications of AI that does not get enough press is translation. Wild possibilities here and wild ones that are already happening.
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