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Are you feeling overwhelmed and left behind by all of this AI stuff?

As much as I love it, I, too, feel overwhelmed sometimes. There are quiet periods, but then the floodgates open again, ushering in a slew of new announcements.

When I have spare time, I sometimes play around with AI tools, generating stuff just for the hell of it. The other day, I decided to see what would happen if, instead of specifying gender and ethnicity, I would just prompt Midjourney with given names.

Hey there. Welcome back to AI Insider. It’s hard to believe it’s September already. Even though I’m not headed back to school, I still feel like I’m teaching and learning. I hope you feel the same way, too.

AI image generators can create jaw-dropping beautiful art, but they can’t write. Most spit out text gibberish. Companies are trying to fix that.

Welcome to “What The Actual Hell?,” a new feature where we turn the spotlight on AI stories that may make you go “hmmm….”

The big story and question of the week: What happened in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday? As a test, I decided to pose this very question to multiple chatbots to see how up to date they are. The responses below (unedited) will give you an idea

Can an AI Chatbot Have a Personality? I’ve seen discussions in online forums about whether AI will ever be “sentient”. Some people swear that chatbots have something akin to feelings.

One thing we learned from those regular Zoom calls during lockdown is how to look good on camera from the waist up. Did you keep some makeup next to your computer and ring light? Because clicking “touch up my appearance” in the preferences can only do so much.

You might be feeling like you’ve fallen behind when it comes to all of this AI stuff. While it seems like it’s all anyone is talking about, truthfully, most people haven’t jumped in, according to that recent survey published by The Verge that I mentioned last week.

The United Nations just had a big summit about how AI can help make the world a better place. The AI Summit for Good took place on July 6-7, in Geneva, Switzerland, and online.