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From SMART goals to Predictive Analytics to Hugging Face and IBM for Climate

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AI NEWS 🗞️

IBM and Hugging Face release AI foundation model for climate science (Link)

Modified virtual reality tech can measure brain activity. The research team at The University of Texas at Austin created a noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor that they installed in a Meta VR headset that can be worn comfortably for long periods. The EEG measures the brain's electrical activity during the immersive VR interactions. (Link)

Apps Are Rushing to Add AI. Is Any of It Useful? The artificial intelligence gold rush has thrust services like ChatGPT into every aspect of our digital lives. That still won’t solve your email problems. (Link)

OpenAI docs now have Search! (Link)

‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects? (Link)

Why Japan Is Creating Its Own ChatGPT Rival (link)

3 TOOLS 🔧

Sidekick - Jigso introduces us to Sidekick, a powerful platform designed to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. By aggregating and mining data from various organizational apps, Sidekick intelligently surfaces the information you need and provides actionable insights. Say goodbye to information overload and hello to a more efficient workday.

Lovo.ai - is an award-winning AI-based voice generator and text-to-speech platform. It is one of the most robust and easiest platform to use that produces voices that resemble the real human voice.

Grammarly - is an AI-powered copy-editing platform that gives marketers the confidence to publish content without stressing over annoying typos. The free version helps with basic spelling and grammar issues, but Grammarly’s paid plans go to a new level. It can reword, rewrite, and restructure whole sentences that would make your high school English teacher proud.

As we delve into the latest developments in the AI landscape, we hope these tools inspire you and spark new ideas for leveraging AI within our organization. Remember, staying informed is key to embracing the transformative power of artificial intelligence.

3 PROCESSES 💡

Have you heard of SMART goals? SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. Therefore, a SMART goal incorporates all of these criteria to help focus your efforts and increase the chances of achieving your goal. Best practice when setting new goals for your team! A great example is: The Great Office Coffee Improvement Project

Imagine you're the boss of a coffee-loving team, aiming to brew the ultimate office coffee that triggers morning dance parties. That's where SMART comes in:

S is for Specific: Define your goal – we're making dance-inducing coffee.

M is for Measurable: Count dances – track success.

A is for Achievable: We have beans, machines, and dancers.

R is for Realistic: No superpowers, just awesome coffee.

T is for Timely: Perfect it in two months, for the office dance bash.

With SMART, our coffee becomes the dance-floor superstar, one cup at a time!

So, armed with our SMART framework, we're not just making coffee – we're crafting a potion of motivation and laughter. By being Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely, we're turning our coffee corner into a dance floor, one cup at a time. Remember, the key to success is having a SMART plan, a sprinkle of creativity, and perhaps an extra shot of espresso for those brainstorming sessions! Learn much more.

The best way to write remarkably fast? Try Type.ai, it helps with the slowest parts of writing, from generating drafts to rewriting content to suggesting what to create next. The more you write, the better Type's suggestions get. Type's AI understands the context of a document – it can generate or transform text quickly and accurately.

How to use Type's in-document AI.

Press cmd+k to get instant AI writing assistance in Type

When you press ⌘K (or ctrl + K on Windows), Type's command palette will appear:

Type's command palette contains a library of AI writing commands you can run directly inside of your document. Type's inline commands know what's in your document, where your cursor is, and what help you might need. In most cases, you don’t need to provide any additional instructions. Learn more here

Pictory is an AI video generator that enables you to easily create and edit high-quality videos. One of the best aspects of the tool is that you don’t need any experience in video editing or design

How to Convert Your Articles Into Videos Using Pictory AI

  1. Pick a Video Conversion (see image below) If you select Article to Video, What Pictory does is extract key messages from the article and generate video scenes.

  1. Step 2: Pick A Template

  2. Step 3: Modify your story: edit the visuals, modify background, VoiceOver and format of the video.

  3. Step 4: Preview, Save it or Generate Video.

More here

THE NERD CORNER 🤓

Predictive Analytics: Predictive analytics is a powerful tool that is used to analyze historical data and machine learning algorithms. By doing so, it can help predict future outcomes, which is extremely useful for businesses.

For example, predictive analytics can be used to optimize inventory management by predicting when certain items will be in demand. By doing so, businesses can ensure that they always have enough stock on hand, while also minimizing the amount of inventory that goes unsold.

Additionally, predictive analytics can also be used for demand forecasting, which can help businesses plan for future sales and adjust their pricing strategies accordingly. In addition, this technology can be used for risk assessment, allowing businesses to identify potential risks before they occur and take steps to mitigate them.

Lastly, predictive analytics can be used for personalized marketing campaigns, allowing businesses to target their marketing efforts to specific customers based on their past behavior and preferences. By doing so, businesses can improve the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and increase their overall sales.

IN CULTURE 🤌

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