Smartphone makers are adding AI into phones @ MWC, Musk tweets from space, $675M funding from Bezos, Nvidia, MS for Robot AI

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Smartphone makers are adding AI into phones @ MWC, Musk tweets from space, $675M funding from Bezos, Nvidia, MS for robot AI

In today’s newsletter:

• Smartphone giants like Samsung are preparing AI phones for MWC

• Musk tweets from outter space

• Bezos, Nvidia and OpenAI are funding a robot startup

• Open AI releases new videos of its Sora text-to-video AI

NEWS OF THE DAY

Smartphone giants like Samsung are going to talk up ‘AI phones’ this year — here’s what that means

What: Smartphone makers see a chance to cash in and are going to be touting the tech at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the biggest mobile industry trade show in the world, which kicks off on Monday in Barcelona, Spain. We also spoke last week how DT wants to replace apps with an AI.

Key points:

• Artificial intelligence phones: these are the buzzwords you’ll likely hear this year, as smartphone players look to jump on the AI hype to boost sales of their devices after a difficult stretch of time.

• Analysts who spoke to CNBC broadly agree on a few things — that these devices will have more advanced chips to run AI, and that those AI apps will run on-device rather than in the cloud.

• Device makers including Samsung are going to talk up their AI features this year at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Noteworthy: AI on device sounds like the natural next step. It will take some time until the hardware catches up, or for the AI to be so efficient. Musk also took the spotlight at MWC with his space phone.

EDITORIAL

Forget About STEM — Skills-as-a-Service Will Even Change Labor Mobility

What:The risk for the labor market is that once these technologies and solution move up the maturity curve, more and more skills will be replaced. What if the demand for specific skill sets could be fulfilled effortlessly, akin to a click – “Skills as a Service” (SaaS)?

Key points:

• Generative AI threatens jobs: It automates tasks, even complex ones, potentially replacing many skills previously considered irreplaceable.

• Shifting labor mobility: Countries may need fewer skilled immigrants as AI fills skill gaps.

• Education in flux: Focus may shift from specific STEM topics to broader analytical skills and adaptability.

• STEM skills at risk: Automation might render some STEM skills obsolete, requiring continuous learning and upskilling.

Noteworthy: If generative AI can build a marketing plan and execute on it in one day, instead of months, why bother creating project plans and scheduling tasks in a way that make sense?

LATEST NEWS

Jeff Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAI in funding humanoid robot startup Figure AI

Tech giants including Amazon, Nvidia, and Microsoft are pouring investments into startup Figure AI, which specialises in creating human-like robots. The venture, also supported by OpenAI and backed by a consortium of investors, is in the midst of securing approximately $675 million in funding, valuing the company at around $2 billion, as reported by Bloomberg.

• Bezos committed $100M, alongside Microsoft ($95M), Nvidia ($50M), Intel ($25M), Samsung ($5M) and more.

OpenAI released new videos over the weekend to showcase its new Sora text-to-video AI

We’ve recently done an interview with an exciting AI startup.

This is a AI that will help companies match employees skillset, background and experience for any of their internal projects. Matchmaking for your workforce. They already got the Danish Ministry of Education to use it, and can be used for your external candidates database as well.

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