🔄 Tech Evolution: Human Touch, AI Search & Messenger Update
Today’s pick
Why people are still key to tech transformation. From the mass adoption of ChatGPT to generative AI infiltrating almost every industry (75% of business leaders rank generative AI as the top emerging technology that will impact business over the next 18 months) digital transformation has become inevitable for most organizations. By Aoibhinn McBride via VentureBeat
Why people are still key to tech transformation - Anne Bonner (@annebonnerdata)
Catch+Release is building an AI-powered search engine to help brands license user-generated content. Companies seeking images or videos for their materials will typically commission a shoot, or scour stock media catalogs. Catch+Release, however, wants to help marketers license existing user-generated content, and the eight-year-old startup is setting out to build an AI-powered search engine. By Ivan Mehta via TechCrunch
Catch+Release is building an AI-powered search engine to help brands license user-generated content -TechCrunch (@TechCrunch)
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Facebook/Meta Messenger dropping SMS support in September. Since 2016, you have been able to use Facebook/Meta's Messenger as an SMS app on Android. That integration is now set to go away next month. Users that use Facebook Messenger, instead of Google or Samsung Messages, for SMS and MMS are being notified about the depreciation. By Abner Li via 9to5Google
Facebook/Meta Messenger dropping SMS support in September -Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra)
New Analysis Reveals How X is Evolving its Feed Algorithm, and What it's Looking to Emphasize. Looking for ways to maximize your engagement on X, and tap into the latest algorithm shifts? The X algorithm is being updated regularly, in alignment with Elon's X vision, and the latest changes could have an impact on your posting strategy. By Hutchinson via Social Media Today
Ah yes, the public square where you can't mention other public squares -Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP)
Why ChatGPT Is Getting Dumber at Basic Math. Since becoming widely available to the public last year, artificial-intelligence chatbots have dazzled people who experimented with them, kicked off a global development race and even contributed to the strike in Hollywood. By Josh Zumbrun via Wall Street Journal
@tnatw Jack up one side and the other falls down -Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth @hardaway)
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