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APRIL 15, 2024

🤖 Innovation Dispatch: Your Daily Dose of AI

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AI turns memories into photographs, outperforms humans in providing emotional support​, and could 'create evidence and alibis'; plus, Aliens Among Us, 1950s-Style (11 images), headlines, tools, and more!

🎯 Today's Innovations

• AI Turns Your Memories Into Photographs
• QUESTION OF THE DAY
• ​AI Outperforms Humans in Providing Emotional Support​
• ​AI could 'create evidence and alibis,' law prof says​; more headlines for April 15, 2024
• AI Word of the Day: Model Compression
• 5 New AI Tools for Work and Everyday Life

FEATURE

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AI Turns Your Memories Into Photographs​​

Domestic Data Streamers (DDS), a team of journalists, designers, artists, and technologists, launched a project called Synthetic Memories in 2022. This project works with various global communities to create visual representations of people's memories through detailed interviews. These visualizations aren't exact historical records but are shaped by personal memories, thus creating visualizations of knowledge and experiences never photographed.

In 2023, the project expanded into a research initiative focusing on reminiscence therapy. It is now used in care centers and nursing homes for early-stage Alzheimer's patients. This research, in partnership with the University of Toronto, looks into how these memory visualizations can benefit patients.

To create these visual representations of memories, the DDS team conducts in-depth interviews with individuals, where participants share vivid recollections of their past experiences. The artists and technologists then use these stories as a blueprint to craft visual images that embody the emotions and details described by the interviewees.

This process involves a blend of artistic interpretation and digital tools, ensuring that each memory is represented in a way that resonates with both the original storyteller and a broader audience. The resulting images serve as a unique, visual archive of personal and communal histories, enriching the narrative tapestry of the communities involved.

​LEARN MORE ABOUT SYNTHETIC MEMORIES HERE​

​Q: Would you ever try an AI for emotional support?​​

TIDBIT

​AI Outperforms Humans in Providing Emotional Support​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A new study conducted at the USC Marshall School of Business found that people who received messages generated by AI actually felt more heard than those receiving messages written by a human. The AI systems were specifically designed to analyze language and identify emotional cues, allowing them to dedicate more processing power to understanding the emotions being conveyed. The AI models were also trained on massive datasets of human emotional exchanges.

However, the study found that when participants discovered their empathetic messages came from AI, they felt less heard, demonstrating an "uncanny valley" effect where humans get uncomfortable when something is almost human but not quite. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

​CHECK OUT MORE HERE FROM EARTH.COM​

📰 Headlines

1. ​How Spotify AI plans to know what’s going on inside your head and find the right track for it​​
2. ​A Patchwork of State AI Laws Is Creating a Mess for U.S. Businesses​
3. ​Netflix's 'What Jennifer Did' Uses AI to Generate Creepy True Crime Photos​
4. ​Meta AR Glasses: Everything We Know About the AI-Powered AR Smart Glasses​
5. ​How AI Is Paving the Way to Smoother Streets Using Autonomous Robots​
6. ​Ability to work with AI identified as "top skill of the future" for creatives​​
7. ​AI Heart Telemonitor Uses Foot Volume to Detect Heart Failure​
8. ​New Mac Lineup Will Introduce M4 Chips With AI Capabilities​​
9. ​AI, data companies likely to benefit as manufacturers integrate AI tech: survey​​
10. ​AI could be used to create evidence, alibis in court cases, San Diego law professor says​​

AI Word of the Day: Model Compression

Model Compression is a technique used in machine learning to make complex models smaller and faster without losing their ability to make accurate predictions. It's like packing a suitcase for a trip—you want to fit everything you need into a smaller space so it's easier to carry around.

Why It Matters

Model compression is especially important for businesses that use AI on mobile apps or other devices where space and speed are limited, like smartphones or small machines.

Compressing a model allows companies to ensure their apps run smoothly and quickly, even on devices with less power. This is crucial for maintaining a good user experience, where slow or bulky apps could frustrate customers and drive them away.

Real-World Example

Imagine you own a company that develops a photo-editing app. Your app uses AI to automatically enhance photos with just a tap, adjusting lighting, color, and even suggesting filters. However, to work on a smartphone without using too much memory or battery, the AI model needs to be compact.

By applying model compression, your AI can still quickly process images, giving users instant results they love, all while keeping the app fast and light. This makes your app more appealing, leading to more downloads and happier customers who can edit photos on the go without any hassle.

📚 AI TOOLS

• ​LocalGPT: a Chrome extension that enables users to access the capabilities of conversational artificial intelligence locally. Unlike many services which require data transfer to remote servers, LocalGPT ensures user privacy and data control by running entirely on the user's device.
• ​FAIshion Virtual Try-On: a browser extension that allows users to face-swap with model images initiated by a simple right-click, visualizing how specific clothes might look on the user.
• ​AIreelity: AI that allows users to explore city hangouts through the 'Tourist vs Local' lenses and delivers an intricate understanding of local hangouts and tourist hotspots in any selected city to help with trip planning and personalization.
• ​Acepal: AI tool that gives personalized advice on thousands of marketing tasks across various social media platforms.
• ​Faceless Videos: is a tool that allows users to create faceless videos based on simple text prompts. This micro-use of AI can be helpful in generating video content that stays on-brand without having to make a bunch of tweaks to the content.

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