The most significant piece of legislation in the AI space has been approved this week. After a marathon session the EU AI Act is now in approved form with key elements coming in to force over the next two years. In other news, we come across Ashley, the AI campaigner and talk neurology exams amongst other things. Let’s dive in…

News

EU AI Act is the first attempt to regulate AI: the European Union has become the first world power to attempt to create a framework of regulation to control the use and risks associated with generative AI. Time will tell whether this becomes a roadmap or is overtaken by adoption. Read the press release here

Meet Ashley, an artificial intelligence campaign volunteer: in a novel use of AI, Democratic Congress hopeful, Shamaine Daniels from Pennsylvania had Ashley call thousands of voters over the weekend. Read more here

AI surpasses neurology students: a groundbreaking study reveals that ChatGPT's latest model significantly outperformed neurology students in a board style examination, underscoring AI's rapidly advancing capabilities in complex medical fields. Get the low down here

WeRide has global ambitions: WeRide, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, has secured significant licenses in Singapore for testing robobuses, marking a major stride in its global expansion beyond its Chinese origins. This development highlights the company's strategic partnerships and growing influence in the international self driving vehicle market. Read all about it here

AI set to revolutionise doctor visits: groundbreaking CarePods, set to debut across the US in 2024, promise a new era in healthcare with AI powered, self service medical offices capable of conducting tests and drawing blood, all without the presence of human doctors. Read the latest here

Tool

This week, I want to highlight plugins. These are applications that ChatGPT allows to interface with its core programme to perform actions. For example, you might use the Open Table plugin to have ChatGPT research and book a table at a new restaurant or use the Expedia plugin to book vacations. There are hundereds now available in the plugin store, but I’ve compiled a list of the top 45 for you here:

Give some of them a try. I’d be happy to hear how you get on with them.

Prompt

Prompting is getting more and more sophisticated with each passing day. The notion that you can get great output from AI without great input is long gone. When OpenAI launched their GPT’s in November, they were essentially allowing us to build all the context required into the model to get the best out of it in a specific area. Here is an example of one that I created to give specific advice on business growth using the tools and strategies developed by several leading exponents of the art. With that direct training and expertise, any question that I ask of it is answering with that context as it’s guide. Even if you don’t have a business, click the link, ask it a business question (pretend you have a coffee shop that you want to scale for example) and get great results.