AI Edition - It's AI Time - 179 [11-10-2024]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 179

Uber's EV ride hailing business is maturing

Uber's new EV-only Uber Green service is expanding to 40 cities worldwide, encouraging more environmentally friendly rides. The company is introducing a GPT-4 powered chatbot to assist drivers with EV-related queries, launching in 2025. A mentorship program for EV drivers will also provide support and incentives for transitioning drivers.

Amazon's new AI guides can help shoppers find what they need

Amazon has launched AI-powered "Shopping Guides" to streamline product searches by offering tailored recommendations. These guides are integrated into Amazon's mobile platforms across 100+ product types, enhancing user decision-making with targeted insights based on customer reviews and popularity. The AI feature organizes products visually, simplifying the filtering process for users.

Measuring AI's Engineering Skills

MLE-bench is a benchmark designed to test AI agents' abilities in machine learning engineering. By curating 75 competitions from Kaggle, the benchmark assesses skills like training models and preparing datasets.

TikTok joins the AI-driven advertising pack to compete with Meta for ad dollars

TikTok's Smart+, an AI-powered ad-buying tool that automates and optimizes ad campaigns, allows marketers to selectively use its features for enhanced ad performance. The tool aims to close the gap with Meta's Advantage+ by offering streamlined ad management and improved ROI. Early results show promising improvements in ad spend efficiency and conversion rates, positioning TikTok as a competitive player in the digital advertising space.

OpenAI partners with Cosmopolitan and Elle publisher Hearst

Hearst has partnered with OpenAI to license content from over 60 publications, including Esquire and Elle, for use in ChatGPT and other OpenAI products with citations and links.

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