Is X stealing personal data?

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AI’S NEW SENSE OF SMELL 👃

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What’s up? A new AI tool can detect smells more accurately than humans.

How does this work? To explore the relationship between molecular structure and scent, researchers at Osmo (a startup affiliated with Google Research) developed an AI neural network with the capability of detecting smells. The neural network was trained to assign descriptive words like "fruity" or "grassy" to different odorants based on their chemical makeup. It analyzed approximately 5,000 odorants, uncovering around 250 correlations between structural patterns and specific smells. These correlations were compiled into a Principal Odor Map (POM), serving as a reference for predicting the scents of new molecules.

Why is this important? This groundbreaking research, published in Science, opens up exciting possibilities for a diverse range of applications, from creating new synthetic fragrances to gaining insights into how the human brain perceives and interprets odors.

IS X STEALING PERSONAL DATA? 👀

Nobody wants to call Twitter, “X.” That’s the end of my speech. 🙌

What’s happening? X (previously Twitter), recently raised eyebrows with its updated privacy policy. This revision disclosed the company's intention to collect biometric data, job history, and education background from its users, a move that has sparked concerns about data privacy. A closer look at the updated policy reveals an even more intriguing development: X plans to leverage this information to train its machine learning and AI models.

What does this mean? The discovery of this change was made by tech enthusiast Alex Ivanovs, known for uncovering similar updates in other tech companies’ terms of service. This shift could have significant implications, given Musk's parallel launch of xAI. Suspicions have arisen that Musk may intend to use X as a valuable source of data for xAI, and this is the driving reason for this shift in the privacy policy.

What did Musk say? While some may be concerned about privacy, Musk clarified that X will only utilize "public data, no DMs or anything private." This emphasizes the importance of self-monitoring one’s own social media content, remaining aware of the data we freely give away by posting online.

A NEW CHINESE CHATBOT 🇨🇳

What do we need? We need more chatbots! 🤖

What’s new? Baidu, the prominent Chinese search engine and AI company, has made a significant move by making its ChatGPT-equivalent language model, Ernie Bot, fully accessible to the public. Shortly after release, the app soared to the top of Apple's iOS store charts in China.

What can the chatbot do? Ernie Bot can generate text and images in response to user queries and is now available through Baidu's official website and a China-only app. By opening Ernie Bot to the public, Baidu aims to collect valuable real-world user feedback, facilitating continuous improvements to the model and Baidu's foundational AI systems.

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