The Friday AI Dive

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Trump and the Tech Bros—What do they really want?

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are advancing their agendas on multiple fronts. Musk seeks "more power" and a new space race, which aligns with the interests of his company SpaceX, already a key player in NASA missions. Bezos, meanwhile, aims to secure NASA contracts for his Blue Origin program while also advocating for his newspaper, The Washington Post, which faces internal challenges after declining to endorse a candidate in the November election, a move that disrupted expectations of support for Kamala Harris. Read more

This Week On The Friday AI Dive

1. Perplexity Joins the AI Assistant Race: Could it outpace Siri, Alexa, and ChatGPT?

2. Pro Tip: Unlocking ChatGPT-o1's potential with XML-Style Prompts.

3. How AI is helping policymakers fight antimicrobial resistance.

4. Trending AI tools of the week

5. Prompt of the week

6. How to get into AI: weekly free courses for beginners—Google AI essentials course Here

7. This week’s Video: Are we doing enough to stay safe from Deepfakes?

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Perplexity Joins the AI Assistant Race: Could It Outpace Siri, Alexa, and ChatGPT?

AI startup Perplexity launches a versatile Android assistant, challenging ChatGPT, Siri, and Alexa, with capabilities like booking and reminders.

• Launch: Perplexity introduced its agent-based assistant for Android, capable of booking reservations, hailing rides, and setting reminders.

• Competition: Backed by Nvidia and Jeff Bezos, it aims to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Tasks, Apple’s Siri, and Amazon’s Alexa.

• Availability: The tool supports 15 languages on Google Play Store, with potential iOS expansion pending Apple’s permissions.

Why it may be important to you: 

This development could reshape how you interact with your devices, offering a fresh alternative to existing voice assistants and AI tools. Read more

Pro Tip: Unlocking ChatGPT-o1's Potential with XML-Style Prompts.

o1 is OpenAI's most powerful model yet, and still, many people struggle with how to make the most of it. Using XML tags to structure prompts enhances ChatGPT-o1 outputs, offering clarity, precision, and consistency for improved AI interaction.

• ChatGPT-o1 Optimization: Structured prompts with <goal>, <context>, and <format> boost ChatGPT-o1's ability to deliver targeted, high-quality results

• Consistency Matters: Saving effective prompt templates ensures reliable outcomes for similar tasks across various applications of ChatGPT-o1.

• User Advantage: Clear instructions and context improve the efficiency and relevance of AI responses, empowering users to achieve specific objectives.

Why it may be important to you:

Mastering prompt design for ChatGPT-o1 can revolutionise how you interact with AI, leading to smarter, more consistent results in less time.

How AI is Helping Policymakers Fight Antimicrobial Resistance.

Researchers developed an AI tool, AMR-Policy GPT, to assist policymakers in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally and effectively.

• AMR Challenge: Antimicrobial resistance makes infections harder to treat and disproportionately affects low-to-middle-income countries due to poor water quality and waste management.

• AI Tool Development: The AMR-Policy GPT, built by international researchers, uses data from 146 countries to provide policymakers with accurate, relevant AMR information.

• Global Collaboration: Designed as a resource, the tool supports informed policymaking and enhances knowledge-sharing, especially in areas with limited local data or infrastructure.

Why it may be important to you:

This tool bridges critical knowledge gaps, potentially improving global health outcomes by enabling policymakers to better tackle AMR’s growing threat.Read more

Trending AI Tools of The Week

• Fathom: Excellent AI notetaker that captures, summarizes, and acts on meetings, saving 20 minutes of work per call

• QA.tech: uses AI to test web apps and creates bug reports.

• Assindo manages calls and social networks with AI posts.

Prompt of the Week

A prompt for a comprehensive 5-Year Financial Projection Model with Scenario Analysis"

Type this prompt into ChatGPT:

"Help me create a detailed financial model to project my company's revenue and expenses for the next five years. The model should account for key variables such as growth rate, inflation, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and potential one-time costs or revenues. Please include flexibility for scenario analysis (e.g., optimistic, base, and pessimistic cases), as well as a breakdown of revenue streams and expense categories.”

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