Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Are you ready for AI versions of your favorite musician’s work?

That reality is now one step closer with YouTube’s latest announcement. Let’s dive in…

In today’s rundown:

• 🎵 YouTube launches Music AI Incubator

• 💼 Massive AI job ‘reskilling’ is coming

• 🛠️ 9 new AI tools

• 🔌 7 essential ChatGPT plugins

• 🤖 3 quick AI updates

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

YOUTUBE

🎵 YouTube launches ‘Music AI Incubator’

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The Rundown: YouTube just announced a new Music AI Incubator, revealing plans to collaborate with artists to develop generative AI technologies and gather insights.

Details:

• The incubator kickstarts a huge partnership between YouTube and Universal Music Group, which includes stars like Anitta, OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, and the Frank Sinatra estate.

• YouTube CEO Neal Mohan outlined three core principles to guide the company’s AI use, which signal a forward-thinking approach that aims to both protect artists and unlock new opportunities.

• The move aims to boost innovation while avoiding copyright risks and follows a spike in AI interest on the platform.

Noteworthy: With nearly three billion (!) monthly users, YouTube embracing AI could chart a completely new course for tech in the music industry — especially after initial backlash and copyright enforcement.

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AI IN THE WORKFORCE

💼 IBM study: 40% of workforce may need AI 'reskilling’

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The Rundown: A new IBM report estimates 40% of the global workforce will need to ‘reskill’ in the next three years as AI transforms business operations.

Key points:

• The company surveyed 3,000 execs and 21,000 workers on AI's evolving impact in the workplace.

• A whopping 87% of execs reported viewing AI as enhancing rather than replacing roles, leveraging AI boosted revenues by 15% for tech adopters.

• People skills rose in importance, with AI enabling employees to accomplish more technical skills with less training

• The report humbly stated "AI won't replace people—but people who use AI will replace people who don't"

Why it matters: While a potentially seismic shift is coming to the workplace, this report is a reminder that with the right retraining, workers can become enhanced users — not replaced.

Our advice: Read The Rundown, test tools and integrate the best into your workflows, and stay curious. You’ll be miles ahead of the world.

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AI TRAINING

🔌 7 essential ChatGPT Plugins

With hundreds of tools already on the ChatGPT Plugin store, it's hard to know which are worthwhile. Here are seven options we recommend exploring:

• Zapier- Automate workflows by connecting ChatGPT to 5,000+ apps.

• ChatWithPDF- Discuss and learn from any PDF. Perfect for students!

• WolframAlpha- Enables real math capabilities lacking in ChatGPT.

• VoxScript- Search and browse YouTube, webpages, and more.

• Website Performance- Analyze website metrics like SEO and speed.

• ScholarAI- Explore 40M papers and scientific PDFs to supercharge research.

• Shownotes - Get summaries of long podcasts.

Utilizing the right plugins can supercharge your ChatGPT experience and take your productivity to the next level. ⭐️

QUICK HITS

🇬🇧 UK buys AI chips amid global semiconductor race

The UK will reportedly spend £100M of taxpayer funds on chips as it aims to scale AI capabilities — but critics say the amount pales in comparison to EU, US, and China's massive investments in homegrown chip tech.

🎓 University of Michigan offers custom AI for all

The University of Michigan is providing custom AI platforms like ChatGPT to all students, faculty, and staff — a first for a major institution. UM aims to lead in accessible AI in higher education, but the costs after an initial free trial are still TBD.

💰 AI biotech startup bags $200M

Genesis Therapeutics, an AI and biotech crossover startup, just hauled in a massive $200M Series B on Monday. The round, led by a16z, will fund moving drug candidates discovered by its AI into clinical trials. Genesis has now raised over $280M to date.

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