🎥 YouTube's New AI Chatbot

Also: Why Meta is saying no to AI

 

Welcome, AI enthusiasts

This week’s already massive in AI. OpenAI announced groundbreaking new updates. We wrote an extra newsletter about the updates yesterday, read all about the new features HERE.

Plenty more going on in the world of AI. YouTube is testing a new helper - a chatbot - to make watching videos easier for you. Google has made a new tool that uses AI to help you create ads quickly. IBM is spending a lot of money to give new businesses advanced AI tools, while Meta has decided not to use AI for making political ads to avoid the risk of spreading false information. Read all about it in today’s update. Let's dive in!

In today’s insights:

  • YouTube's New AI Chatbot

  • New AI Edge for Google Ads

  • IBM's New Adventure: $500 Million investment

  • No AI for Political Ads, Says Meta

Read time: 5 minutes

🗞️ LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Evolving AI: YouTube adds a chatbot to help you understand videos better. In limited testing, these tools expand how users interact with content.

Key Points:

  • YouTube's new test feature: a helpful chatbot

  • AI to organize video comments neatly

  • New marketplace for sharing chatbots.

  • Only some viewers in the U.S. can try it

Details:

YouTube has a new helper, a chatbot, for people watching videos. Think of it as a helpful robot that answers your questions about the video you're watching. If you're learning something, it can even give you a small test. Right now, only some people who pay for YouTube in America and use Android phones can see this chatbot. Just tap "Ask" under the video to start talking to it. Google, which owns YouTube, is also trying to make reading comments easier. They're sorting them by topic so you can find what interests you faster. Remember, it's all still being tested.

The Relevance:

YouTube is working on new tools to make watching videos a better time for everyone. These tests with chatbots and organizing comments are like YouTube giving us new toys to play with. They're thinking about how to make everything easier and more fun. Maybe soon we will talk to videos like we talk to friends. And for the people making videos, this could mean better ways to see what their viewers like. It's an exciting time, and we’re curious to see how it goes. Will these new tools change how we all use YouTube? Let's watch and see.

Source: Google

Evolving AI: Google introduces a new tool to help you make ads quickly and easily, using AI.

Key Points:

  • Google’s AI Helps Make Ads

  • Easy to Change Ads

  • AI Follows Rules

Details:

Imagine you have a helper for making ads on Google - this is what the new AI feature in Performance Max is like. It's a smart tool that helps make your ads more personal and better suited for many places where Google shows ads. You tell the AI what you want, and it helps create pictures and words for your ad. You can check and change them before they go out. Google also makes sure this AI tool works right and doesn't break any rules.

Our Thoughts:

Google's new AI tool could make it much simpler to make good ads that talk directly to customers. With this tool, people who make ads don't have to work as hard to come up with new ideas or make many changes. It's like having a fast and smart assistant. Google makes sure this assistant is good and respectful. We're waiting to see if ads made by AI can really help businesses more. Will these smart ads get more people to buy things?

Source: IBM

Evolving AI: IBM is spending a lot of money to help new companies make smarter AI. It's exciting news for business and computers.

Key Points:

  • IBM invests big in new technology

  • Support for early and fast-growing AI companies

  • Commitment to safe and smart AI use

Details:

IBM's wallet is open, and it's sharing a big amount - $500 million - to support companies that create AI. The plan is to find companies that are just starting and those that are growing fast, and make them better with AI. IBM is working with others to make sure this technology is used in good ways. They want AI that can do more than just simple tasks, helping businesses to do great things with it.

The Relevance:

Why should we care about IBM's big investment? It shows that AI is becoming an important part of businesses everywhere. It's not just a fun idea for movies; it's real and happening now. IBM putting much money into AI could lead to new jobs and ways of working. It's a big step that might change how we all work and live.

Evolving AI: Meta says "no" to AI for creating political ads, to avoid spreading wrong information.

Key Points:

  • Meta stops AI use for certain ads

  • Move to prevent false political news

  • Big companies face AI safety questions

Details:

Meta says political advertisers can't use its new AI tools. These tools are clever and can create ads quickly, but there's worry they might be used to share lies easily. Meta's decision comes when many people talk about how AI might be used wrongly in elections. Although AI is helpful, Meta wants to be careful about how it's used in sensitive areas like politics and housing. They want to make sure it's safe and respects rules.

Our thoughts:

Meta is being careful with AI in politics. This is like making rules for a new game. They are trying to keep elections honest by not letting AI create things that could trick people. What does this mean for the future? It shows that companies like Meta know AI is strong but must be used wisely. We wonder if others will follow Meta's steps or try to use AI in ways that are not good. This decision by Meta may lead to more trust in the ads we see.

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