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Jack Shields
June 14, 2024
Happy Friday!
Today’s top story is a wild one from Cheyenne, Wyoming, where an AI chatbot is (sort of) running for mayor. That and more…
In today’s Daily Update:
🗞️ Wyoming man nominates AI for mayoral race
🤖 LinkedIn is launching new AI tools to help with job hunting
📸 Tesla shareholders sue Elon Musk for starting competing AI company
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
Read time: 2 minutes
TOP STORY
🗞️ Wyoming man nominates AI for mayoral race
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Wyoming resident Victor Miller has registered a custom GPT called “VIC” as a candidate in Cheyenne’s mayoral race. County officials are now deciding whether VIC can appear on the ballot in November.
What you should know:
Miller used his $20 monthly ChatGPT subscription to train VIC on supporting documents, hoping to make it an effective mayoral candidate.
If elected, Miller says he will serve as VIC’s “meat avatar,” meaning he would feed information to VIC and allow it to handle “100% of the voting.”
VIC is already answering questions from concerned residents, and says that an AI-human partnership “would be the most beneficial for Cheyenne.”
The Laromie County Attorney’s Office is investigating whether an AI can run for mayor without being a Cheyenne resident or registered voter.
Why it matters: For all we know, VIC could be running for mayor entirely as a joke. It’s highly unlikely that the City Clerk’s Office of Cheyenne accepts VIC’s application. Regardless, this hilarious mayoral campaign is surprisingly innovative, and could prove to be a case study for the future role of AI in government.
AI TOOL OF THE DAY
🤖 LinkedIn is launching new AI tools to help with job hunting
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LinkedIn is expanding its arsenal of AI-powered features to help users find and land their next job. All of these new features are already available to Premium users.
What’s new:
A new conversational job search allows users to find job opportunities through natural language text prompts (ex. “Find a marketing job in Detroit that pays at least $100,000”).
Personalized suggestions tailored to specific job applications and your resume to help you stand out.
A tool that can build an entire cover letter from scratch, or refine a cover letter you already wrote.
Several personalized learning experiences and a revamped search engine powered by generative AI.
Why it matters: LinkedIn’s new AI offerings are simple but effective. These tools provide a variety of practical use cases, helping a wide range of professionals simplify their job search. Click here to learn more.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
📸 Tesla shareholders sue Elon Musk for starting competing AI company
Source: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
Tesla shareholders are suing Elon Musk and members of the company’s board over Musk’s decision to start xAI.
The details:
Musk previously threatened to develop AI outside of Tesla unless he is awarded more voting control over the company.
He also recently diverted thousands of Tesla-reserved Nvidia chips to X and its subsidiary xAI. This move delayed Tesla’s acquisition of $500 million worth of Nvidia GPUs.
The plaintiffs say that Musk violated Tesla’s code of business and ethics by founding xAI, and are asking the court to give Tesla ownership of his stake in the company.
Musk is simultaneously facing another lawsuit from shareholders for allegedly using insider knowledge to illegally sell Tesla stock.
The bigger picture: Just hours after Musk was sued over xAI, Tesla shareholders voted to restore his $44.9 billion pay package that was denied by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Musk has yet to respond to either lawsuit, and it seems like business will carry on as usual at xAI.
MORE TRENDING NEWS
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
Source: Yahoo
THAT’S ALL FOR THIS WEEK