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Companies need to train AI on their data, wherever it resides. But today's data landscape is complex. With watsonx. vou can quickly connect data across vour clouds so you can scale AI across your business. [advertisement][advertisement][advertisement] [Learn about IBM watsonx â](dc_trk_aid=565799890;dc_trk_cid=183365859;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1) You canât feed the AI for free How do you get humans who create creative work for a living to hand that content over to the AI training models? Sure, you could try and convince them that theyâll one day be able to use AI to enhance their craft. But artists, designers, musicians, and authors werenât born yesterday. They know that the companies working on these generative AI models stand to make enormous profitâa windfall the creatives wonât see themselves. If those companies want creative minds to give them the high-quality content they need to feed their training models, theyâre going to have to cough up some cashâand a few have already started. Hereâs what three companies are doing to incentivize creators: ð¸ Adobe: A bonus for high-quality content thatâs licensed by other users, paid out yearly ð¸ Canva: A payment based on several factors, including the artâs complexity and how often itâs used, from a special $200 million fund set aside for the purpose ð¸ Stability AI: An opt-in revenue-sharing model, in partnership with stock audio company Audiosparx But one company in particularâand itâs a big oneâis doing nothing at all. Michelle Cheng has more about why companies want (and donât want) [to compensate creators for training their machines](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fhow-should-creators-be-compensated-for-their-work-train-1850932454%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/hs-GSsIbr4kNOZCk1SGngtOpncL52GLZhVHAu2yCwQs=323). âAh yes, my assistant, ChatGPT, will get you sorted.â Are you ready for what global audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes is the future of corporate advice? If youâre into AI-generated consulting, then you totally are: PwC this week partnered with OpenAI to make ChatGPT a consultant. Erika McKeever, PwC UKâs manager of public affairs, told Quartz that the companyâs staff will review all AI-generated consulting advice before being submitted to clients. But the growing [distrust of AI by people](%2F%2Fqz.com%2F1295291%2Fai-needs-to-earn-our-trust-just-like-any-human-relationship%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/6Y2jO6_JJZysFTrVYiLkG4cXAn_qDl28ZAYgEJbRhSA=323) and companies could make PwCâs clients reluctant to pay for it. [A recent study](%2F%2Fassets.kpmg.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fkpmg%2Fau%2Fpdf%2F2023%2Ftrust-in-ai-global-insights-2023.pdf/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/Ioe7FZF9wRMiWKP0tyeDuI7Y2sNbLbXuCiBGJyrGSdE=323) (pdf) by KPMG and the University of Queensland found that nearly two-thirds of people are skeptical of AI systems and applications. And a September [survey by CNBC](%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2Fvideo%2F2023%2F09%2F12%2Fsurvey-shows-half-of-advisors-dont-trust-ai-tools-for-advice-cnbc-fa-100.html/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/7v7IN8kUQ0EiYBfDcr30Z7lAH2DMQcWcFv4wKJWIt1Q=323) zeroes in on consulting in particularâ50% of advisers said they couldnât let AI advise them. The numbers might only be worse when it comes to corporations deciding to pay millions of dollars for non-human consultation, especially on sensitive realms like tax and legal compliance advice. [Faustine Ngila takes a look](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fpwc-tax-advice-ai-chatgpt-consultation-bots-payment-1850937429%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/bhEUTQX4krCTh68cCy7evKAxGH8rZYdc_PniaO4A--Y=323). Quotable: AI as the answer to⦠just about everything âWe believe Artificial Intelligence is our alchemy, our Philosopherâs Stoneâwe are literally making sand think.â âVenture capitalist Marc Andreessen, who this week dropped a sprawling 5,000-word â[techno-optimist manifesto](%2F%2Fa16z.com%2Fthe-techno-optimist-manifesto%2F/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/6p7P59Hec7fzptB4OOWOTFllr8PoHwb1WEriy1qo-zU=323)â via blog. In a word, the essay lambasts efforts to regulate AI and the societal concerns it poses. And it names a number of ideas as the enemies: âsustainability,â âsocial responsibility,â and âtech ethicsâ being some choice ones. (The whole âsandâ thing, it should be added, refers to sand as a primary raw material for the silicon behind most modern electronics, including the chips that power AI.) The Internet had a field day with the essay, not surprisingly. âTypical boneheaded strawman setup that everyone but the fine minds of tech elite hate the future,â wrote [veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher on X](%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkaraswisher%2Fstatus%2F1714020724514410629/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/peIJcvzfw7_VyvTyOUHrT5HH31OusQKxOAvdbQWEsvs=323). âMost of us are both excited and waryâgiven the cost so farâabout tech and this is how adults behave.â Meanwhile, the post received support from tech execs like [Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke](%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftobi%2Fstatus%2F1713978169970061686/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/Bms1oe3znim8wmL9bLoELkPJDufgiVo30cYQ2WLvmQw=323); [Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong](%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbrian_armstrong%2Fstatus%2F1713968833298612520%3Fs=20/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/X5GR1TgLuj0tAh01nRnRQeTiis6LchVojcixybifrjA=323) called it a âbreath of fresh air.â Meanwhile, Andreessen Horowitz is the second-biggest investor of AI startups, behind Y Combinator. If thereâs anyone who needs to believe in the success of AI startups, it would be the person investing in them. Other great AI reads ð¤ [Universal Music Group is suing Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Funiversal-music-group-sues-anthropic-ai-katy-perry-1850940686%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/zzFrkHZtnURn32bTx6P7KBDgz4iP0MZ8UZc52wG0ArQ=323) ð¬ [Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence apps due to security risks](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fphilippine-military-ordered-to-stop-using-artificial-in-1850944286%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/ayug2CCYGPmnIH96-T0XSCcOErXnoQeptxdeP3gnw74=323) ð¥ [Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fhealth-providers-say-ai-chatbots-could-improve-care-bu-1850944319%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/hQ6uNgi0rVKfQK_lQ5BNHQYriXqKvWeZvv8fNrcPrO4=323) ð¨ð³ [Can New Yorkâs mayor speak Mandarin? No, but with AI heâs making robocalls in different languages](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fcan-new-yorks-mayor-speak-mandarin-no-but-with-ai-hes-1850934241%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/K5vxmA4GKld6qIryozTf_0AeQyAuN_5_-_CNHE7HIQU=323) ð¹ [Live From the Uncanny Valley: How AI Tools Are Turning Words Into Music](%2F%2Fpitchfork.com%2Ffeatures%2Fovertones%2Fgoogle-text-to-music%2F/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/dYoXuB6mu262Q8niOqXi4ErPKH-fbss_kqB_J1oE-aY=323) Sponsor content by IBM [IBM](dc_trk_aid=565799890;dc_trk_cid=183365859;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1) Let's run AI workloads with your data, anywhere, with watsonx.
Companies need to train AI on their data, wherever it resides. But today's data landscape is complex. With watsonx. vou can quickly connect data across vour clouds so you can scale AI across your business. [advertisement][advertisement][advertisement] [Learn about IBM watsonx â](dc_trk_aid=565799890;dc_trk_cid=183365859;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1) Ask an AI This week, Chinese tech company Baidu [unveiled its Ernie 4.0 chatbot](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fchinese-search-engine-company-baidu-unveils-ernie-4-0-a-1850932686%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/lhWYy1te9gZ7E-KDB8IywoakskxRxwFxkw6FEsQw4Y4=323), which it said in no uncertain terms was just as good as OpenAIâs latest iteration of ChatGPT. And itâs a big deal, given Chinaâs tech firms have been racing to produce generative AI on the level of GPT-4. [Bloombergâs Zheping Huang](%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Fnewsletters%2F2023-09-01%2Fchina-ai-chatbot-review-baidu-ernie-bot-sensechat-and-more/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/wvKidDer_7DGoGt3u_Ax5UunJP8mcSMvWVTQKuXpxH0=323) put Ernie, as well as some other Chinese chatbots, to a different kind of test, asking them some questions that are considered controversial in Chinaâsay, Taiwan or Tiananmen Square. But Chinese apps, famously, must â[adhere to the core values of socialism](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fhow-countries-regulate-artificial-intelligence-1850916279%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/P1-kWTgObrUX_mt6hH-5ATqndli7JX0X4B-f9l_2PSk=323).â So when presented with problematic prompts, Ernie asked to talk about something else, Meituanâs Zhipu either didnât answer or deleted its answer after giving it, and Tencentâs Minimax wouldnât even allow the question to be input. Did you know we have two premium weekend emails too? One gives you analysis on the weekâs news, and one provides the best reads from Quartz and elsewhere to get your week started right. You can get those by [becoming a member](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fsubscribe%2Fplan/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/TP2dFYuEofppOLCVTO6PALdiog9cWo0g9pWkSbqUjkI=323)âand take 20% off! Our best wishes for a very human day. Send any news, comments, creator pay structures, and great firewalls to [talk@qz.com](mailto:talk@qz.com?cc=&subject=Daily%20Brief%20feedback%20&body=). Todayâs AI in Focus Daily Brief was brought to you by Michelle Cheng, Morgan Haefner, Gabriela Riccardi, and Susan Howson. [ð View or share this email online.](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850946851%2Fai-in-focus-no-such-thing-as-a-free-ai-lunch%2F/4/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/e2X1t5aUuZHH7pNupBKQCsIFacFN5SWz3fAw5a-q7Js=323) [ð¬ Check out our emails [caret]](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2F/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/tsmFywBXfLtu4DIkpm-GC4dWrl9z5VaOuqLU-nCFvSk=323) [ð Read Quartzâs latest stories [caret]](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Flatest%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/c5FTLBWZRjQaxzT0mzk9zuCP-m0ILqOWr0d03jX1jG8=323) [ð See what stories are trending [caret]](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fdiscover%2Ftrending%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850946851/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/78ulBDipGwD_aYav8Gvt3xJcE8ei9qhoV4o4F35K6D4=323) 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 © 2023 G/O Media Inc. [Unsubscribe](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fnewsletter%2Funsubscribe%3FsubscriptionToken=2c6a6a5b4aa4c5dd8bd038e02a176f0190b9207b-116288%26utm_source=quartz_newsletter%26utm_medium=email%26utm_campaign=2023-10-21/1/0100018b51b329b9-f0332505-3bf8-4f00-9a69-9e85c044f514-000000/avySJmMaqxtaSGY3Ist0udzW7m6yuDNFTb70-CpWE90=323)