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Apple has introduced new AI-powered accessibility features. Eye Tracking allows users to navigate iPhones and iPads with just their eyes, without additional hardware. Apple continues to set new standards in making technology accessible to everyone. Plus, ChatGPT has launched new enhanced data analysis features. Let’s explore…

Today’s Summary:

• Apple's AI-powered Eye Tracking

• ChatGPT enhances data visualization

• Microsoft's AI climate challenge

• OpenAI teams up with Reddit

• Sony Music's AI warnings

• Stability AI's financial struggles

• Grok rollout in Europe

• 3 new tools

TOP STORY

AI Eye Tracking Comes to Apple Products

The Summary: Apple has revealed upcoming accessibility features powered by AI. Eye Tracking lets users navigate iPad and iPhone solely with their eyes. Other features include Vocal Shortcuts, Vehicle Motion Cues to reduce motion sickness, and speech recognition improvements.

Key details:

• Eye Tracking uses the built-in front-facing camera with on-device machine learning for calibration and control

• It doesn’t require any additional hardware or accessories

• Data is processed on-device to protect user privacy

• Vocal Shortcuts allow custom voice commands for complex tasks

• Listen for Atypical Speech adapts to unique speech patterns using machine learning

• Vehicle Motion Cues animates dots to represent vehicle motion changes

• Coming later this year to iOS/iPadOS

Why it matters: These innovative features show Apple's commitment to accessibility leveraging the latest AI technologies, benefitting users with disabilities. The privacy-focused, on-device approach aligns with Apple's values.

OPENAI

ChatGPT is Rolling Out Interactive Tables and Charts for Data Analysis

The Summary: OpenAI is rolling out enhancements to ChatGPT's data analysis capabilities to Plus Users. The new additions let users add files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive into ChatGPT. Users can then interact with tables and charts in an expandable view and customize and download presentation-ready visualizations.

Key Details:

• Add the latest file versions from Google Drive and OneDrive

• Interact with tables and charts in expandable view

• Customize bar, line, pie, and scatter plots

• Download charts for presentations and docs

• Handles data cleaning, merging, insights

• Rolling out to paid users only on ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise

Why it matters: The new interactive data capabilities may increasingly position ChatGPT as a tool for data exploration. The ability to incorporate cloud files and visualize data through conversations could make analysis easier, helping professionals gain quick insights from complex datasets.

MICROSOFT

AI Expansion Challenges Microsoft's Climate Goals

The Summary: Microsoft's lead in AI is straining its ability to meet its own climate goals. Greenhouse gas emissions jumped nearly 30% since 2020 due to constructing data centers for AI workloads. Despite increasing renewable energy investments, AI infrastructure growth overwhelmed efforts, causing its total carbon footprint to surge. This data shows the environmental trade-offs as companies scale AI.

Key details:

• Total emissions rose 29% in fiscal 2023 compared to 2020 levels

• The rise in emissions is mainly due to the construction of more data centers and the embodied carbon in building materials and hardware components

• Microsoft has invested over $13 billion into OpenAI and AI products like Copilot, with plans to spend over $50 billion annually on AI infrastructure

Why it matters: As companies race to capitalize on generative AI, Microsoft's case shows challenges in balancing ambition with climate commitments. This signals hard choices ahead for the tech industry in curbing AI's rising energy demands.

QUICK NEWS

Quick news

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• Sony Music sends warnings to 700+ tech companies against unauthorized AI training with its content

• Stability AI, Facing Cash Crunch, Discusses Sale

• Grok begins rollout of AI search assistant to X Premium subscribers in Europe

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