Daily Digest: First AI elections

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PICKS

1. OpenAI outlines what is it doing to safeguard 2024 elections - OpenAI has cross-functional teams working that are red-teaming new systems, building protections, and tweaking policies to reject harmful requests. For example, DALL-E won't generate images of real politicians, and ChatGPT's rules stop people from impersonating candidates or making bots to deter voting.🍿Our Summary (also below)

2. Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot - Microsoft has expanded Copilot, its AI companion, to more folks. There are now custom Copilot GPTs for consumers and expanded business options. The $20 per month Copilot Pro subscription gets you its AI-powered features in Microsoft 365 apps.🍿Our Summary (also below)

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QUICK BITES

OpenAI is making sure their AI tools like DALL-E and ChatGPT don't mess up elections in 2024. They want the tech to help people safely without interfering with democracy.

What is going on here?

OpenAI outlines what is it doing to safeguard 2024 elections.

What does this mean?

OpenAI has cross-functional teams working hard to prevent their AI from being used to influence elections in sketchy ways. They are red-teaming new systems, building protections, and tweaking policies to reject harmful requests. For example, DALL-E won't generate images of real politicians, and ChatGPT's rules stop people from impersonating candidates or making bots to deter voting.

OpenAI’s updated content policy doesn’t allow ChatGPT use, customs GPTs or making API apps that perform in

• Political campaigning and lobbying.

• Chatbots pretending to be candidates or government sources.

• Create images of real people using DallE

OpenAI is also going to add content credentials to DallE images and they are working on a detection tool as well. ChatGPT will also link to real-time news resources more often to improve transparency.

In addition, OpenAI is partnering with NASS in the US to make ChatGPT point users to official voting info websites when asked about how to vote.

Why should I care?

DALL-E, ChatGPT and other OpenAI tech is catching on fast. How they handle election interference, misinformation, and transparency with these powerful tools will affect all of us. You want AI systems deployed safely and built with strong safeguards.

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QUICK BITES

Microsoft has expanded Copilot, its AI companion, to more folks. There's now Copilot Pro for consumers and expanded business options. The $20 per month Copilot Pro subscription gets you its AI-powered features in Microsoft 365 apps.

What is going on here?

Microsoft launched Copilot Pro, a $20 monthly subscription for consumers.

What does this mean?

Copilot Pro get you Copilot access across Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook. Pro has priority access to new AI models, Designer (formerly Bing Image Creator) credits and the ability to make your own Copilot GPT. It doesn't include a Microsoft 365 subscription though, it’s a premium add-on for consumers and enterprise plans.

On the free side, Microsoft released new mobile apps for Copilot and added it to the Microsoft 365 mobile app. You can try out pre-made Copilot GPTs now for specific topics like fitness and cooking.

Microsoft also opened Copilot for Microsoft 365 to all businesses without seat minimums. It costs $30 per user monthly. Copilot for business integrates with Microsoft 365 data and apps like Teams.

Why should I care?

With Copilot Pro and expanded business access, Microsoft is bringing more advanced AI capabilities to mainstream users. The goal is to boost productivity through Copilot integration. Offering both free access and paid subscriptions allows Microsoft to scale Copilot rapidly.

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