Can You Train Empathy Into AI?

In this weekend edition:

๐Ÿ“ฐ Quick News - Can AI do empathy even better than humans? Companies are trying It.

๐Ÿ“š Nerd section - Vector databases in generative AI applications - from prototype to production.

๐Ÿ“ฐ Quick News ๐Ÿ“ฐ

๐Ÿ’— Can AI Do empathy even better than humans? Computer scientists are teaching AI how to be empathetic, potentially surpassing human abilities in this area and creating a positive impact on individuals who are often overwhelmed.

๐Ÿ’ท Scotlandโ€™s capital, Edinburgh, is expected to host a next-generation supercomputer that could expedite investigations into AI safety, clean energy, and drugs. This development is part of a ยฃ900m governmental investment, promising to create new jobs and enable novel discoveries.

๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ The second season promotional poster of Disneyโ€™s Loki sparks controversy in the professional designer community, suspecting its background was created with generative AI, a matter that seems to question the authenticity and originality of digital art.

๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฝ Lumin Fitness, an innovative AI-based gym in Texas, employs virtual trainers to guide users through workouts, offering personalized fitness experiences that track users' performance and progression over time.

๐Ÿ‘๏ธโ€๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ Google boosts its Vertex AI Search with new features, aiding enterprises in efficiently accessing clinical information, and querying patient records, leveraging data connectors from third-party apps and formats like FHIR, EHRs, and clinical notes.

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Meta Introduced Stable Signature: A new method for watermarking images created by open source generative AI - seamlessly integrating an invisible watermark, guaranteeing that even if the image is edited, its AI origin remains clear.

๐Ÿ“š Nerd section ๐Ÿ“š

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽจ How to Automate Midjourney Image Generation with Python and GUI Automation - learn how to automate image generation from a 'prompts.txt' file, using Python to send commands to the Midjourney Bot via Discord.

๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ Vector databases in generative AI applications - from prototype to production.

๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ MongoDB has introduced generative AI features promising to streamline application development and modernisation, by automating conversion of SQL queries and improving data visualization tools.

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