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Daily Digest: Apple and Amazon are waking up

PLUS: More copilots from Microsoft

March 15, 2024

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  1. ICYMI, I talked to Dan Shipper on his podcast “How do you use ChatGPT?”. I went down a rabbit hole into how I reverse engineer business ideas with ChatGPT and run my business(es?).

  2. Apple's not messing around with AI. They quietly snapped up Canadian startup DarwinAI, known for making AI models smaller and faster—perfect for running AI straight on your devices. This is prep for the big AI upgrades they've promised for 2024.🍿Our Summary (also below)

  3. Amazon is rolling out AI that builds product listings for you. Amazon doesn’t seem to be in the limelight when talking about AI models or products. But it’s been quietly adding AI tools for sellers over the past few months.🍿Our Summary (also below)

  4. Microsoft is launching more copilots. Copilot for Security will be available from April 1st (a “secure” launch date 😉) and Copilot Pro launches worldwide with a 1-month free trial.

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Apple's not messing around with AI. They quietly snapped up Canadian startup DarwinAI, known for making AI models smaller and faster – perfect for running AI straight on your devices. This is prep for the big AI upgrades they've promised for 2024.

What is going on here?

Apple's playing catch-up in the AI race and bolstering its team for a major generative AI push this year.

What does this mean?

Darvin AI’s main focus has been in manufacturing but it has done some work in shrinking AI models to smaller sizes and making them run faster. That could be Apple’s big plan with this acquisition (as they’re all about privacy and local data).

Dozens of folks from DarwinAI’s team have joined Apple’s broader generative AI team and Alexander Wong, the co-founder is on the “director” rank in Apple's AI army.

Why should I care?

We're likely to see everyday AI get a major Apple-flavored upgrade soon—a better Siri is the most awaited one. And can Apple make on-device AI work?

Samsung and Google have tried but many “powerful” features send your data to the cloud, where the big LLMs sit. On-device AI could open exciting possibilities for privacy, as your data wouldn't need to leave your device for these cool features to work.

QUICK BITES

Amazon doesn’t seem to be in the limelight when talking about AI models or products. But it’s been quietly adding AI tools for sellers over the past few months. Their latest trick? AI that builds Amazon product listings for you.

What is going on here?

Amazon's making it stupid-easy for sellers to build high-quality product listings using AI.

What does this mean?

You can now pull all your product info from another website with a simple copy-paste of a link. Small D2C brands, this is for you. No more sweating over product listings. Focus on building awesome stuff, not endless descriptions.

Amazon claims its AI can actually write clearer listings than most humans. That means your products get found faster.

Heads up: Don't be shady. You gotta own that website you're linking to, or Amazon's legal team might pay you a visit. Rollout's happening for US sellers right now.

Why should I care?

Amazon's going all-in on AI for e-commerce. This move lines up with their other AI offerings for product photos, listings, and even their Rufus chatbot. We're probably going to see much more where this came from!

The catch? Amazon's gotta make these tools actually good. Remember Alexa? Yeah, they can't afford another flop. If these tools save sellers serious time and bring results, this could change the game.

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