Announcements from Google I/O 2024

TODAY

• Google I/O 2024 event unveils Gemini AI, Pixel, Android 15 and more

• Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva

• AI funding and valuations: Moonshot AI, hexafarms, and more

• Tool highlight: Kickresume

• Prompt of the day: X Thread Generator

INDUSTRY NEWS
Google I/O 2024 event unveils Gemini AI, Pixel, Android 15 and more

Google's I/O 2024 event, held at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, showcased a range of innovative new products. The highly anticipated Google Gemini, the company's AI chatbot, took center stage. Updates to Android 15, ChromeOS, and Chromebooks were also expected, along with the introduction of three new Pixel 9 handsets.

Key announcements:

• Google Gemini: An update to Google's advanced AI chatbot, with plans to integrate it into various Google products and services, potentially replacing the Google Assistant.

• Android 15: A preview of the upcoming Android version, focusing on productivity, privacy, and security enhancements.

• Pixel 9 series: The introduction of three new Pixel 9 handsets, showcasing Google's latest hardware innovations.

• Wear OS 5: The unveiling of the latest version of Google's smartwatch operating system, with potential AI-driven capabilities.

• AI advancements: Demonstrations of how Google's AI innovations are enhancing existing products like Maps, Docs, Chrome, Gmail, and search.

Significance: Google I/O 2024 highlights the company's continued push to integrate AI across its ecosystem, from its mobile operating system and hardware to its productivity tools and search capabilities. The event serves as a platform for Google to showcase its AI prowess and reassert its position as a leader in the field, particularly in light of the growing competition from rivals like Microsoft and OpenAI. The announcements made at I/O 2024 are expected to shape the future of AI-powered user experiences and set the stage for the next phase of Google's AI strategy.

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FUNDING 
Some notable funding rounds and valuations

Alibaba has become a leading investor in China's generative AI startups, leading a $1 billion funding round for Moonshot AI, with nearly half of the investment coming in the form of cloud credits, skyrocketing Moonshot AI's valuation to $2.5 billion.

hexafarms, a pioneer in agricultural tech leveraging AI to optimize greenhouses, announced the successful close of a €1.3 million pre-seed funding round led by Speedinvest, bringing the total capital raised by hexafarms to over €2.5 million.

Grasp, one of the world's first AI assistants for investment banks and management consultants, is issuing new shares worth €1.7 million to expand its operations and enhance its AI-powered platform.

Kontakt.io, an AI-driven IoT platform for optimizing hospital operations, has raised $47.5 million in funding from Goldman Sachs to support the company's global growth and the advancement of its AI technology to improve resource management in US hospitals.

INDUSTRY NEWS
Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva

Top envoys from the U.S. and China held closed-door talks in Geneva to discuss their national approaches to the promise and perils of artificial intelligence technology. The talks, agreed upon by Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in 2023, aim to open up bilateral dialogue between the two countries on this fast-moving technology

Key points:

• The Geneva talks were initiated by Presidents Biden and Xi in 2023 to foster bilateral discussions on AI.

• Senior White House and State Department officials are leading the U.S. delegation.

• The meeting aims to shed light on China's stance regarding AI, given the country's generally guarded approach.

• Experts anticipate the talks will primarily serve as an opportunity for dialogue, with few immediate tangible outcomes.

• The potential risks associated with AI, such as deepfakes and disinformation campaigns, are a concern for both countries.

Significance: This high-level dialogue marks the first official engagement under the intergovernmental AI agreement reached between the U.S. and China. As the two largest economies and geopolitical rivals, their approaches to AI development and deployment have far-reaching implications. The talks underscore the importance of international cooperation in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, as both countries seek to establish guidelines for responsible AI development while also competing for technological dominance.

AI TOOL
Kickresume

Kickresume is an AI-powered online resume and cover letter builder that helps job seekers create professional, attention-grabbing application documents quickly and easily. It offers a wide range of features, including a user-friendly interface, over 35 customizable templates, a GPT powered AI writing assistant to help compose content, and an Autopilot feature with 20,000 pre-written job-specific phrases for more than 3,200 positions.

Kickresume also provides 1,500+ resume samples, a resume checker for optimization suggestions, and the ability to turn your resume into a personal website with a single click.

PROMPT OF THE DAY
X Thread Generator
Creator: AI Disruptor

Your task is to develop a Twitter thread outline using the AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) framework on the topic of "{{TOPIC}}". The AIDA framework consists of four stages:

1. Attention: Grab the audience's attention with a compelling headline or statement.
2. Interest: Pique the audience's interest by providing interesting facts, statistics, or stories related to the topic.
3. Desire: Create a desire for the product, service, or idea by highlighting its benefits and how it solves a problem or meets a need.
4. Action: Encourage the audience to take a specific action, such as clicking a link, making a purchase, or sharing the content.

Here are the notes you should use as a starting point for your outline:

<notes>
{{NOTES}}
</notes>

If the provided notes do not contain enough information to deliver an actionable thread, search the internet for other relevant information related to the topic. Ensure that you do not repeat yourself throughout the thread.

To create the Twitter thread outline, follow these steps:

1. Begin with an attention-grabbing tweet that introduces the topic and captures the audience's interest.
2. Develop 2-3 tweets that provide interesting facts, statistics, or stories related to the topic to further engage the audience.
3. Create 2-3 tweets that highlight the benefits of the product, service, or idea and how it solves a problem or meets a need.
4. Conclude the thread with a tweet that encourages the audience to take a specific action, such as clicking a link, making a purchase, or sharing the content.

Ensure that each tweet in the thread aligns with the respective AIDA stages and that the entire thread has a readability grade of 6 or lower.

Please provide your Twitter thread outline in the following format:

<thread_outline>
Tweet 1 (Attention): [Text of the tweet]
Tweet 2 (Interest): [Text of the tweet]
Tweet 3 (Interest): [Text of the tweet]
Tweet 4 (Desire): [Text of the tweet]
Tweet 5 (Desire): [Text of the tweet]
Tweet 6 (Action): [Text of the tweet]
</thread_outline>

This is a pretty good Twitter Thread Generator that I’ve been working on for some time. Make sure to include your topic and notes in the indicated sections.

POLL RESULTS
Poll results from the last edition of AI Disruptor

“Do you think GPT-4o's emotion recognition feature is a step towards more empathetic AI?”

Yes, it will help AI better understand and respond to user needs. (66.67%)

No, AI should focus on task completion rather than emotion. (33.33%)

Feedback from our community:

“It is important to test AI's limits. We'll never know how 'human' our Bots can be unless we ask them to recognize and respond to the emotional content of prompts and the emotional state of their interlocutors. ” - David Cowles