Hollywood writers strike ends

Welcome back to The Daily Update — The global AI race is continuing to heat up as the U.S. plans to roll out a new AI tool to intelligence agencies. Here’s everything on deck today:

🗞️ The Latest: CIA builds AI tool to rival China

🤖 AI Training: Practice for job interviews with ChatGPT

📸 Industry Spotlight: Hollywood studios reach tentative deal with striking writers

🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits

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🗞️ The Latest: CIA builds AI tool to rival China

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plans to launch its own ChatGPT-style AI tool to sift through public information for clues in ongoing investigations.

What you need to know:

• The tech was developed by the CIA’s Open Source Enterprise division, and it will be rolled out across the U.S. government’s 18 intelligence agencies and all military branches.

• Randy Nixon, director of the CIA’s AI division, says that the AI program will help the agency analyze mountains of data across the web.

• The push to add AI to intelligence comes amid mounting pressure to compete with China and improve law enforcement.

• Bloomberg reports that China is feared to be stretching ahead in the AI race, and aims to become the global leader by 2030.

• The CIA did not detail which model it will use or how it will protect information gathered by AI technology.

Why it matters: Despite uncertainty about AI technology’s red flags, it’s crucial for the U.S. to maintain its lead over China and other rivals. Artificial intelligence presents numerous opportunities to the intelligence community and law enforcement. Taking advantage of these benefits without violating privacy will be key to the successful adoption of this tech.

🤖 AI Training: Practice for job interviews with ChatGPT

Need to prepare for an upcoming job interview? ChatGPT can pose as a hiring manager to help you get ready.

Step 1: Prompt ChatGPT to act like a recruiter for the role you’re applying to.

“Pretend you are a hiring manager interviewing me for a [job title] position at [company]. Ask relevant questions about my experience and qualifications. Ask the first question, I’ll answer it, and then you ask another.”

Step 2: Start the mock interview. ChatGPT will follow up with tailored questions until you tell it to stop.

Step 3: When you’re ready to finish, ask ChatGPT to provide a detailed review of your interview and recommendations for improvement.

📸 Industry Spotlight: Hollywood studios reach tentative deal with striking writers

(Breaking: Guild leaders approved the contract agreement with studios. The strike officially ended at 12 a.m. today.)

The Writers Guild of America said Sunday that it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios. The deal is expected to end one of two strikes that cost the California economy billions.

Key points:

• Neither side has released details of the agreement.

• Hollywood studios are expected to retain the right to train AI models based on writers’ work.

• Writers walk away with a guarantee that they will receive credit and compensation for work they do on scripts, even if studios partially rely on AI tools.

• Entertainment companies hope to use AI tools for promotional marketing, summarizing scripts, creating special effects and more.

• Studios have yet to reach a deal with striking actors.

Why it matters: The Hollywood strikes have halted most film and television production since they began. This agreement is a big win for California’s economy and a kick-starter for the integration of AI into entertainment.

🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits

• Fake News Conferences: Fans are creating hilarious deepfake post game interviews of football coaches in Iowa.

• Exploration Evolves: A new AI algorithm can detect signs of life with 90% accuracy. Scientists want to send it to Mars.

• Fear Factor: The Creator, a new dystopian sci-fi film, rehashes fears of an AI doomsday.

• Protecting Elections: Deepfake election risks trigger EU warnings for more generative AI safeguards.

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Jack

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