Is AI more creative than humans? 😨

Discussing AI's ability to be creative 👩‍🎨, showing you how to use Midjourney's new feature, Meta's new AI language model and more!

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Everyday AI
August 22, 2023

Outsmart The Future

Today in Everyday AI
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🎙 Daily Podcast Episode: Is it actually possible for AI to be more creative than us humans? Will the robots be our new art teachers? We take a deep dive and find out. Give it a listen.

🕵️‍♂️ Fresh Finds: Your personal AI DJ, what governments around the world are doing about AI, and AI’s threat to clerical workers. Read on for Fresh Finds.

🗞 Byte Sized Daily AI News: Meta’s new AI language model, Nvidia’s AI ray tracing, and IBM's WatsonX modernizing COBOL mainframes. For that and more, read on for Byte Sized News.

🚀 AI In 5: Midjourney’s new inpainting feature is here and it’s game-changing! We dive in and show you how to use it. Check it out!

🏆 Digital Drops Giveaway: New giveaway coming soon… More below

🧠 Learn & Leveraging AI: Sooo…. apparently AI can be as creative as the most creative humans. What’s that mean for us? Keep reading for that!

↩️ Don’t miss out: Did you miss our last newsletter? We talked about how a 12-year-old entrepreneur uses ChatGPT, Khan Academy's AI tutor, and test out a new AI image generator! 
Check it here!

Is AI More Creative Than Humans?! 😨

Ok so we can admit that AI may be smarter than us.

But one thing that’s said often is that AI can never be more creative or original than humans. That’s obviously true…right?

Today we take a deep dive into various examples and find out.

Join the conversation and ask Jordan any questions about AI here.

Also on the pod today:

• Limitations of AI vs humans 🚫
• How AI unlocks creativity for humans 🧑‍🎨️
• Case studies on creativity and AI 📑

It’ll be worth your 26 minutes:

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Here’s our favorite AI finds from across the web:

New AI Tool Spotlight – Revoice lets you generate a customizable digital voice, Radiant gives you your own AI DJ, and Pickaxe lets you embed GPT-4 anywhere.

Big Tech – IBM CEO says that AI will affect white collar jobs first. But he also thinks AI can help workers instead of replace them.

Future of Work - A new study shows that clerical workers are most likely to lose their jobs to AI.

AI in Politics – Wondering what governments around the world are doing about AI? Take a look.

Money in AI - Nvidia may be running the AI stock market but Goldman Sachs recommends a few others on the rise soon.

Pop Culture – AI might not be eligible for copyright according to a US judge but that’s not what Hollywood studios want.

1. Meta's New AI Model Can Translate 100 Languages 🌍

Meta’s new AI model, SeamlessM4T, capable of translating and transcribing nearly 100 languages across text and speech. This bad boy is an open-source marvel and a "significant breakthrough" in AI-powered speech-to-text and speech-to-speech translation.

2. NVIDIA's AI Ray Tracing and DLSS 3.5 Gaming Upgrade 🎮

At Gamescom, they unveiled the latest DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and ray reconstruction techniques, giving gamers a visual treat like never before. The new tech reconstructs rays from previous frames, making the gaming experience smoother and more immersive.

3. New from Midjourney: Customizing AI Images After Generation 🎨

MidJourney's finally rolling out inpainting, allowing users to customize AI-generated images after they've been created. It's like having a digital paintbrush that can add or remove elements from a picture with ease. Artists and designers, rejoice!

4. IBM's WatsonX Brings COBOL Mainframes into the Future 🖥️

IBM's WatsonX is like a time machine for COBOL mainframes, using generative AI to modernize these ancient beasts. The project aims to help businesses with legacy systems transition into the modern era without losing valuable data. It's a big deal for companies stuck in the digital dark ages, but it's not without challenges.

5. Meta's AI Off-Switch for Facebook & Instagram in Europe 📴

Meta's cooking up an AI off-switch for Facebook and Instagram in Europe, and it's not just for show. This switch is part of a broader plan to comply with new European regulations, giving users more control over their data. Is this a step towards digital freedom or just a fancy new button?

Midjourney’s NEW Inpainting Feature 🤯

Hold the phone y’all! Midjourney just released a game changing feature called inpainting!

Inpainting lets you edit your images even after they’ve been generated!

Whether you're a professional artist, a content creator, or just someone who loves to play with images, this tutorial is for you!

New giveaway coming soon….

🤷‍♂️ What’s Going On and Why It Matters:

Wait, AI is more creative than humans?

Blasphemy!

No blasphemy — just straight facts.

Today’s show mighta struck a nerve with y’all.

If you didn’t join the live discussion, here’s Jordan’s takeaway: AI is more creative than humans. And it’s not even close.

And trust us, this isn’t just the Everyday AI team riding the AI Choo Choo train.

Nope.

The topic has been hotly debated for years, especially with the advent of GPT and AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Runway.

We’ve been told that AI would always lack behind humans in at least two main areas: empathy and creativity. And while the empathy battle may be raging on (despite some recent studies that showed AI was more empathetic than some doctors in terms of bedside manner), Jordan set out to tackle the other side of the battle.

Jordan shared his background in creativity — from decades in writing, photography and designing to being a creative catalyst for Nike and Jordan Brand activations nationwide.

And our host didn’t hesitate in choosing sides when it came to if humans or AI are more creative.

After all, AI is trained on trillions of data points from creative humans throughout history. In the same way a human can learn creativity, AI models can do the same. But at scale. And in every category from creative writing and reasoning, music, photography, website design, and just about every other medium you can think of.

Don’t agree? Reply to this email and let us know why. This is a place for dialogue y’all!

Wanna keep digging in?

Let’s get creative with it 👇

🦾How You Can Leverage:

Sooooo…. AI is more creative than humans.

What’s that mean?

Am I out of a job? Will robots be painting pictures of me? Does the future of humankind depend on a decision that an AI makes today?

Hold onto them horses. Let’s take it 1 action step at a time.

Let’s break down what AI-driven creativity means for us all, and feast on some facts.

1 – Numbers (normally) don’t lie 🔢M

Yeah, Jordan had some hot takes on the live show today. Buuuuut, he also dished the facts on the man vs. machine battle.

Try this: Check out one of the most impactful and in-depth studies from the University of Montana college of business, that shows AI tested into the top 1% for original, creative thinking. In other words, GPT4 generated more creative responses than 2,700+ students. The submissions were scored by a third party that did not know AI was involved.

2 – AI is trained on human creativity 🧓.

How in the world could AI be as creative (or more creative) than humans?

If humans created all this AI junk, aren’t we therefore more creative? In the end… no. And, it’s important to understand how AI models are trained and how they work.

Without us getting too dorky, we’ll sum it up in an overly simple way like this: AI models are trained on almost everything that has existed on the internet. Every piece of artwork, every video, every piece of creative writing, research paper, how-to guides, studies and strategic insights. Trillions of parameters.

Try this: Wanna learn a bit more about how AI models like ChatGPT work? Check out some of our prior shows, such as the basics of ChatGPT, a look at large language models, and how AI is impacting society.

3 – Upskill your creativity 👩‍🎨

Tough cookies, humans. (Us included!)

So, we can take this news one of two ways: assume the fetal position and cry about impending robot doom, or do something about it. If you’re reading this newsletter, we assume you’re traveling the latter route.

The best thing about AI being more creative than any human out there? We can take advantage of that creativity in an easier and more impactful way than ever before.

Try this: Learn new skills and give your creative juices a shot of epinephrine, AI style. Take a dive into our previous Midjourney and Runway episodes to see how quickly you can upskill your creative skills.

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What’s your take on AI and creativity? What do you think humans can do creatively that AI cannot do? Hit us with a reply and let us know.

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