🔠👨‍⚖️ Is that Comic Sans, or are you just happy to see me? AI’s billion-dollar copyright battle

Welcome to our last dispatch of the year. We’ll be taking next week off to recharge, make memories with our families, and get ready for 2024!

Speaking of next year, we’re pretty sure that AI will continue to take center stage, and the advancements we’ll see will be absolutely mindblowing. Just look at what we saw in 2023…and this is only the beginning! We’re also likely to see new legal battles, ethics battles, and existential questions around AI.

Are you ready for what’s ahead? Is your business ready? You better be!

Here’s what’s going on…

🗞️ TECH TIDBITS | News & More

☎️👧 This upcoming election year is going to be crazy! Meet Ashley, the world’s first AI-powered political campaign caller looking for “just a few minutes of your time”

😬😅 When AI chatbots don’t work as planned. How this guy got a chatbot to agree to sell him a Chevy Tahoe for a dollar, along with a luxury weekend getaway, a custom car cover, a quesadilla, and a million other things

💃🏽🕺🏼 An AI dance battle is brewing! It’s OpenAI vs ByteDance after ChatGPT’s creator is accusing the TikTok parent of using it’s technology to build a rival

🔠👨‍⚖️ Is that Comic Sans, or are you just happy to see me? AI’s billion-dollar copyright battle starts with a font designer who’s going after everyone.

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📺 PIXEL PICKS | Watch This

🪫🔋 Why charge when you can ‘swap’? Nio, a Chinese automaker, offers a very innovative alternative to charging your EV

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👓 Do you see what I see? Meta's Ray-Ban glasses added AI that can see what you're seeing - and it’s pretty wild! Imagine the possibilities…

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🖨️🧵 TECH CRAFTING FOR A CAUSE | AI Meets Generosity

This holiday season is getting a tech-savvy twist, as crafters across the country team up with Glowforge to bring smiles to kids in need. Through Project Print-A-Toy, they're using the latest AI from Glowforge's Magic Canvas to create everything from playful ornaments to cool T-shirt designs. The goal? To donate these unique toys to Toys for Tots. And guess what? They've already hit over 100,000 donations!

From a librarian in Minnesota making whimsical earrings to a media specialist in Georgia creating toy kits for her students, these crafters are turning tech into heartfelt gifts. Each toy isn't just a piece of art; it's a token of kindness, blending creativity with a whole lot of holiday spirit. Learn how you can help!

🤓 GEEK OUT | Cool Stuff

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👋🏼 BYE FOR NOW!

That's all for this week's edition and for 2023! We’ll be back the first week of January.

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, friends!

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