Zuckerberg Trained AI on Copyrighted Content

Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.

Zuckerberg allows AI team to use copyrighted material; Musk tests Grok app for iPhone; AI threatens 200,000 Wall Street jobs.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AI Tutorial: Use AI Reasoning Model at No Cost

• Top AI & Tech News

• Interesting Uses of AI

• Top AI Video Tutorial

• AI Job List

• Course of the Day: AI Chatbots Made Easy [F-R-E-E for a limited time]

Hottest AI News

Meta

Zuckerberg Lets AI Team Use Copyrighted Material

Meta faces critical copyright lawsuit over Llama AI development, potentially reshaping AI training data norms. Court documents reveal intricate decisions under scrutiny.

Details:

• Zuckerberg personally approved using LibGen, a pirated database, for AI training despite internal concerns. It included unauthorized content from major publishers

• Engineers removed copyright info and used torrenting for data, knowing the risks but relying on fair use as a defense

• Meta considered alternatives like hiring contractors or acquiring Simon & Schuster but chose unauthorized content for speed

This case on Meta's Llama models could set AI copyright precedents, with the industry watching as innovation and copyright clash.

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xAI

Musk Tests Standalone Grok App for iPhone Users

Elon Musk's AI venture, xAI, is taking its chatbot Grok beyond X's platform with a dedicated iOS app currently being tested across multiple countries, including the US, Australia, and India.

Details:

• The app integrates real-time web and X data with AI features like text generation, summarization, Q&A, and text-to-image generation

• Grok's image generator excels in photorealism and allows creating images with public figures and copyrighted material

• A web platform at Grok(.)com is in progress, and the chatbot is available to all X users, not just premium ones

This beta launch reflects xAI's goal to make Grok a versatile, truthful, and useful AI assistant, helping users understand their world through AI features and real-time data.

AI in the Workforce

AI Could Eliminate 200,000 Wall Street Jobs

Global banks face a major transformation as AI reshapes the financial industry, potentially cutting 200,000 jobs while driving record profits, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

Details:

• Up to 10% workforce reduction expected across major banks within 3-5 years, primarily affecting routine and repetitive tasks

• Technology adoption could boost banks' pretax profits by $180 billion by 2027, marking a 12-17% increase

• Eight in ten banking executives project at least a 5% productivity surge from generative AI implementation

Despite challenges, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon envisions a future where AI enhances work-life balance and drives medical breakthroughs.

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AI Tutorial

How to Use AI Reasoning Model at No Cost

Rubik introduces the Sonus-1 Family: Mini, Air, Pro, and Reasoning—a comprehensive suite of models designed to meet various needs. In addition to its advanced reasoning capabilities (similar to o1), Sonus-1 also integrates FLUX for image generation. Here’s how you can begin:

• Visit Sonus and complete the sign-up process with your credentials

• Once logged in, navigate to the AI models section on top and activate the “Reasoning” toggle

• Ask your questions to the AI or upload documents to inquire about them

Note: If you wish to create images using the platform, disable the “Reasoning” option. Begin your prompt with “generate an image of [something]” and submit it accordingly.

Top AI & Tech News

• Google is merging AI teams, including AI Studio and Gemini, under Google DeepMind to enhance innovation and collaboration

• Microsoft's rStar-Math enhances small language models, enabling them to match or surpass OpenAI's o1-preview in math problem-solving

• WEF's Future of Jobs Report 2025 forecasts 92 million job displacements and 170 million new jobs by 2030

• OpenAI cuts ties with engineer who created ChatGPT-powered robotic sentry rifle

• Salesforce announced that the company will not be hiring software engineers in 2025 due to productivity boosts from their AI product, Agentforce

• OpenAI has introduced customization features for ChatGPT, allowing users to assign traits like "Chatty" and "Gen Z"

Interesting Uses of AI

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AI Prompt of the Day

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Prompt:

Give me [number] ideas for LinkedIn polls about [topics] including at least three options for each. Here are [number] examples of what I’m looking for and why I like it: (Insert examples and rationale)

Top AI Video Tutorial

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