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Today we will discuss-

• 🕺U.S. proposes first UN resolution on AI

• 🙅‍♂️Google restricts Gemini from answering election queries

• 🤓World's first AI software engineer

• ⚙️9 amazing AI tools you might not have heard of

All this and more - Let's dive in!

👩‍🍳What’s cooking in the newsroom?

U.S. initiates first UN resolution on AI, focusing on global access and security

🗽News - The United States is proposing the first-ever United Nations resolution focused on artificial intelligence. The resolution aims to ensure that this innovative technology is both safe and trustworthy, with a particular emphasis on providing equal access to all countries, especially those in the developing world.

🥸Key points to note -

• The proposed General Assembly resolution aims to address the disparity in digital access among nations. It seeks to ensure equal participation in AI discussions and provide developing countries with the necessary technology and skills to harness its benefits. 

• The draft acknowledges the rapid advancement and widespread adoption of AI, emphasizing the need for global agreement on ensuring the safety, security, and trustworthiness of AI systems.

• One of the key objectives outlined in the draft resolution is to use AI to help achieve the UN's significantly lagging 2030 development goals, including ending global hunger and poverty, improving global health, ensuring quality secondary education for all children, and achieving gender equality.

• In line with this, the draft resolution urges all 193 U.N. member nations to aid developing countries in accessing the benefits of digital transformation and secure AI systems. It also underscores the importance of respecting, protecting, and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the entire lifespan of AI systems.

• However, it's worth noting that unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding.

Google restricts AI chatbot Gemini from responding to queries on 2024 elections

🤖News - In an attempt to avoid potential mishaps, Google announced on Tuesday that it is restricting its AI chatbot Gemini from responding to queries regarding the upcoming global elections. 

The update is already live in the U.S. and is currently being rolled out in India and all other major countries where elections are scheduled in the coming months. It will limit users from receiving information about candidates, political parties and other elements of politics.

🧐How so? When asked about a specific political party or candidate, Gemini will display the following message: "I'm still learning how to answer this question. In the meantime, try Google Search."

It's uncertain if Google will allow Gemini to respond to election-related queries once the elections conclude later this year. However, it is possible that the tool can still be manipulated in the meantime. According to a report by TechCrunch, the AI tool did show answers when queries contained typos. But it's likely that adjustments to the responses will continue to be made to address this issue.

Peter Thiel-backed startup launches world's first AI software engineer, Devin

👨‍💻News - Cognition, a tech company, has created a new AI tool capable of writing code, building websites, and creating software with just a single prompt. The tool, dubbed Devin, is the first of its kind—an AI software engineer.

🌟What makes it special? Devin stands out because of its ability to anticipate and handle complex tasks. It can make numerous decisions, learn from errors, and improve over time. Plus, it comes equipped with all the necessary tools, like a code editor and browser, easily accessible within its digital interface.

What can it do? Well, it's pretty much a jack-of-all-trades! It can learn new tech, build and launch apps from start to finish, fix bugs in code, train its own AI models, and even sort out issues in open-source projects.

And all this isn't just talk – it's backed by impressive results. When tested on real-world challenges, the tool surpassed previous AI models by a significant margin, addressing nearly 14% of issues, compared to just under 2% for its predecessors.

But what's really cool is that the tool isn't just lab approved. It's already proven its capabilities on platforms like Upwork, where it handled real-world coding tasks, from debugging computer vision models to generating detailed reports. And just to clarify, it's designed to help out human engineers, not take their jobs so there's no reason to worry about the AI takeover narrative.

🙆🏻‍♀️What else is happening?

• Europe’s landmark AI Act passes Parliament vote

• Perplexity brings Yelp data to its chatbot

• AI could pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to humans and the US must intervene, State Dept.-commissioned report warns

• Workplace AI, robots and trackers are bad for quality of life, study finds

• World’s first AI-developed drug for deadly lung disease enters landmark clinical trials in China, US

💥Historic moments

• 1956: Mathematicians Allen Newell and Herbert A. Simon introduced the Logic Theorist, the first AI program that could prove mathematical theorems. Their breakthrough marked AI's nascent ability to reason and problem-solve, shaping AI's future path.

• 1990: British artist and computer scientist Harold Cohen created an AI program called AARON that generated abstract and expressive artworks, challenging the idea that only humans can be creative.

• 2010: Scientist Feng Zhang designed the CRISPR-Cas9, a tool that helped scientists in gene editing DNA. It used AI to look at the DNA and predict what might happen if one gene were to be changed to another.

👩🏼‍🚒Discover mind-blowing AI tools

1. Ticket AI - A Discord bot that automates customer support by using AI to answer support tickets ($19/month)

2. Ask Jules - A book discovery companion that helps users find their next book and answers book-related questions (Free)

3. Krizmi - An interactive learning platform that offers auto-generated flashcards and quizzes to help students retain and test their knowledge (Free)

4. Capsule - An AI-powered video editor designed for enterprise content and marketing teams ($99/month)

5. AlphaResearch - A  platform that helps investors extract information from unstructured texts, filings, earnings call transcripts, and more ($49.9/month)

6. Scite - An AI-driven research tool that assists users in finding reliable information from millions of research articles ($20/month) 

7. Peachly AI - An AI solution for creating, targeting and optimizing Facebook, Instagram and Google ads ($29/week)

8. Daydrm.ai - An AI-powered tool that helps creatives and agencies generate strategic briefs and creative concepts for advertising campaigns (19/month)

9. Pseudoface - Generates artificial faces that can be used by content creators who want to remain anonymous (0.99/month)

🙌AI life hacks

• AI financial advisors - You can rely on AI-based financial apps to save money and reach your financial goals faster. These apps can analyze your financial data, provide personalized investment advice, and create customized budgets.

• AI photo organizers - AI-powered photo organizers can help you automatically sort, tag, and categorize your digital photos. This can save you a lot of time and make it easier to find the photos you're looking for when you need them.

• AI content recommendations - Streaming platforms, news websites, and even social media platforms use AI to recommend content that you might enjoy, based on your interests and past behavior. This not only saves your time but also helps you discover things that you might not have found on your own.