190 | 💪 👀 Moderna's legal uses AI at least 20x a day

In today’s Brainyacts:

1. Leading AI companies’ earnings reports

2. AI Digital Skills Map

3. Musk’s AI intentions and other AI model news

4. Moderna’s legal team key to the company’s adoption of AI and other AI-related content

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Lead Memo

📈📉Tracking Earnings from Leading Tech/AI Companies

Most of you likely don’t have time to watch and read the earnings report of any public company, let alone listen in on the earnings call where typically the CEO will have some words to share - some more than others (see Elon). But it is helpful to track these companies so we can learn where they are investing in AI, what their customers (us) are buying and using AI for, and what might be coming soon in terms of new and fascinating developments.

This week we had a slew of earnings, and below I share the top 4 companies.

Tesla:

Tesla's earnings call emphasized the company's continued progress in AI, particularly in the development of its Full Self-Driving technology. This advanced AI system is designed to enable Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously, marking a significant step towards the future of autonomous transportation.

Tesla is an AI company, not a car company, as Elon Musk restated on this week’s earnings call. He also floated the idea of using the idle compute power in each Tesla to power inference work (basically drive AI models - pun intended). Think of this as a mass-distributed data center using every Tesla as an interconnected AI model.

Microsoft:

Microsoft's earnings call revealed the company's significant investments in AI infrastructure, aimed at meeting the growing demand for AI applications. The company reported strong growth in its cloud services, driven by AI applications such as the Copilot AI assistant. Microsoft's commitment to AI was further underlined by its announcement of a $70 billion stock buyback, demonstrating confidence in its AI-driven future. Read more HERE.

Google/Alphabet:

After Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) reported first-quarter results Thursday that blew past analysts' estimates, executives spoke in its earnings call about how the company expects to expand artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across its products, as well as its decision to pay out a dividend to shareholders for the first time. Read more HERE.

Meta:

Meta Platforms' earnings call focused on its AI-driven initiatives, including the use of AI to enhance user experience on its platforms. The company highlighted its efforts to develop AI models that can better understand and respond to user needs, demonstrating a commitment to leveraging AI for improved social media experiences.

The stock dropped because many shareholders are tired of Zuckerberg’s “chasing strategy” - he abandoned Facebook to chase the Metaverse and spent billions doing that. Now he is abandoning the metaverse and chasing AI. Read more HERE.

Spotlight

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This might be a helpful framework that lays out essential digital skills and tools in an easy-to-understand visual format. This map is practical for anyone looking to enhance their digital literacy, providing a clear overview of the areas critical for professional development in our digital age. It can help you identify which skills to focus on next and offers a structured approach to navigating the increasingly complex digital environment. Use it to strategically build your expertise or integrate generative AI into your work or learning process.

AI Model Notables

► Microsoft, Amazon AI partnerships face scrutiny from British regulators

► Nvidia acquires AI workload management Israeli startup Run:ai for $700M

► Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus has stunned AI researchers with its intellect and 'self-awareness' — does this mean it can think for itself?

► Musk escalates OpenAI fight with subpoena of ex-board member

► Elon Musk’s xAI startup closes in on $6 Billion fundraising

► More on Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses: multimodal AI now

► Perplexity launches its first enterprise offering

News You Can Use:

➭ Moderna’s legal function is a key part of the company’s partnership with OpenAI to drive 100% adoption AND Moderna employees should use ChatGPT at least 20 times a day, CEO says.

➭ Detecting deep fake videos: by employing a machine-learning algorithm, the team successfully identified unique digital “fingerprints” left by various AI video generators.

➭ AI can predict political orientations from blank faces – and researchers fear 'serious' privacy challenges.

➭ The California Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection Committee will next week take up a bill that would require disclosure of data used to train AI models, seen by advocates as a step toward compensating creators for their contributions to AI.

➭ Drake threatened with lawsuit over diss track featuring AI Tupac.

➭ Utah closes potential loophole on AI-aided crimes.

➭ Survey shows widespread fears about AI-fueled misinformation.

Who is the author, Josh Kubicki?

Some of you know me. Others do not. Here is a short intro. I am a lawyer, entrepreneur, and teacher. I have transformed legal practices and built multi-million dollar businesses. Not a theorist, I am an applied researcher and former Chief Strategy Officer, recognized by Fast Company and Bloomberg Law for my unique work. Through this newsletter, I offer you pragmatic insights into leveraging AI to inform and improve your daily life in legal services.