The Momentous Pace of Change
More generative tools than I know what to do with
Lupe Fiasco
You might already be familiar with Lupe Fiasco, the rapper. Did you know that he’s also a visiting professor at MIT? And that he worked with a team a Google to build a tool that helps with generating writing ideas? I don’t want to call it a “Rap generator” because it’s so much more. Check it out, I was really inspired.
The Article | The Google Blog Post | The Actual Tool
How The Adobe Team Is Using Their Generative AI Model in Their Personal and Professional Projects
Who knew? There are a bunch of creative people who work at Adobe and they are pushing the new generative tools in new directions. Read about it here
Every Single Team At Amazon is Working On Generative AI
“Every single one” of Amazon’s businesses has “multiple generative AI initiatives going right now,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on the company’s Q2 2023 earnings call on Thursday.
Generative AI In The Seattle Startup Scene
Seattle startup founders are using generative AI for coding, marketing, and more.
I stopped by the opening party for Seattle Tech Week on Monday in South Lake Union to get a pulse on how founders are thinking about generative AI and the impact on their companies. Read on for their comments.
Nine out of the 10 meetings that I’m taking right now has something to do with generative AI, every demo I see is actually super impressive.” ~Yuval Neeman, managing director at Trilogy Equity Partners.
What Exactly Are The New AI Jobs?
Are you a potential Prompt Engineer? AI Officer, AI Artist or Stable Diffusion Expert? Personally, I’m going after that last one, but if you’d like to learn more about who does what, check out this article
A Summary of The McKinsey Report
As you might I imagine, I read a lot of other AI newsletters each week and all of them are discussing the McKinsey report. If you’d like a tldr; summary, click here
Chat GPT to Improve Vocabulary
As I’ve stated before, I have two teenagers and I’m making Chat GPT a required tool in their learning arsenal.If you’re currently trying to learn something new, you might be inspired by this article from the Pycoach.
AI is a Buzzword, Here Are The Real Terms to Know
Still thinking about trying to impress your boss with your deep knowledge of AI terminology? This article will be really helpful.
How to leverage AI tools as a strategic designer
I’m a big fan of Femke’s YouTube channel, so I thought I’d push her online event.
Join myself and Alen Faljic from d.MBA next week to a live demo of how we use AI in our design workflows. We're not just going to talk about it, we’ll actually show you how to do it!
AI isn't just a scary invention that might make us obsolete. It's a tool that can help us unlock our full potential as a designer. And it’s especially useful if you are trying to do more strategic work as a designer.
This is a free online event
Experiments With RunwayML
In case you were wondering what I’ve been up to with Generative video
That’s it for this week. Hope you’re having a fantastic summer and you’re learning something new every day. If you’re getting some value out of this newsletter, I’d be very grateful if you shared it with a friend.