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McCartney: AI Threatens to Take Over UK Copyright Laws

Paul McCartney warns AI could threaten income streams for creators, calls for laws against mass copyright theft by AI companies. The former Beatle expresses concern over young composers and writers unable to protect their intellectual property from algorithmic models.

Streamline Enterprise Automation with Amazon Q Business Plugins

Amazon Q Business uses generative AI to boost employee productivity with real-time data access and seamless integration with enterprise apps through plugins. Employees can perform actions and access non-indexed data across multiple applications using natural language, streamlining workflows and saving time.

Maximizing LLM Performance: The Power of Hybrid Models

Implementing Speculative and Contrastive Decoding enhances text generation quality and efficiency using large and small language models. Contrastive Decoding prioritizes tokens with the largest probability difference between models for high-quality outputs.

AI Saves Lives: Reducing Stillbirths in Malawi

The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software reduced baby fatalities by 82% in 3 years. A routine ultrasound at Area 25 health centre in Malawi's capital saved Ellen Kaphamtengo's baby from potential asphyxia.

Enhancing GPS Accuracy: Mapping Kinematic Solutions

Geospatial datasets use dead reckoning to infer GPS locations between known points, impacting data quality and value. Telematics data from vehicles includes various signals like GPS location, speed, and more, with implications for data handling and analysis.

The Economics of AI: A Closer Look

Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu examines AI's impact on economic growth and productivity, estimating a modest increase of 1.1 to 1.6 percent in GDP over the next decade. Research shows about 20-23% of U.S. job tasks could be automated with AI, with potential cost savings of 27%.

Trump Taps David Sacks as AI and Crypto 'Czar'

Trump nominates David Sacks, ex-PayPal COO, as White House AI and crypto czar, rewarding big donors with political power. Sacks, a Silicon Valley insider, hosted a fundraiser that brought in over $12m for the Trump campaign.

Accelerate RAG Applications with Amazon SageMaker JumpStart & FAISS

Generative AI, especially Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), is transforming industries by providing personalized experiences through external knowledge sources. RAG applications on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart using Facebook AI Similarity Search (FAISS) optimize generative AI output with cost benefits and quicker iteration.