Hello again! Big Tech’s race for our data is on. The question is who we want to own the data, and how badly we want the AI that it feeds. Which tech giants do we want to give the power to?
Among items of note in this issue; the big open question for AI: how to tell the truth in a world of data, insights from an AI author: the geopolitical consequences of ChatGPT and most AI models are trained on biased data so how can we make AI fairer?

Hello! Microsoft and Google’s AI race. Microsoft is leveraging the billions it invested in OpenAI to shake things up. So, will Bing be King after Google’s very public launch failure Bard?
Among items of note in this issue; should we regulate AI now before the data it uses hurts someone, the role of quantum in the world of ChatGPT and AI in 2023 and beyond: The top research and development trends to keep an eye on.

Hello again! Now you see your data, now you don’t. Generative AI ChatGPT can disturbingly gobble up your private and confidential data, forewarns AI ethics and AI law expert. So, be careful how you use ChatGPT!
Among items of note in this issue; it sounds like Google’s getting ready to compete with ChatGPT, NASA and IBM to use AI to unearth new insights from earth data and Sports Illustrated’s publisher is using AI to generate fitness advice.

Hello! Take a peek at this insane new clip of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot helping out around a fake construction site by tossing an engineer a toolbag while doing parkour! What’s next, baggage handling?
Among items of note in this issue; ultrasound 'sticker' the size of a dime could allow doctors to monitor the entire pregnancy remotely and watch the baby grow in the womb, researchers use ML to predict deadly brain tumor progression and an AI-powered podcast discovery platform.

Hello! It’s starting to get weird! Did you know that you can now invent a social life? AI was given instructions to generate images showing people having fun at a party and while the photos look realistic, a closer look reveals mouths full of teeth, alien-like appendages and weird tattoos. Or have some of the residents of Area 52 escaped and are out partying amongst us?!?
Among items of note in this issue; tech highlights from 2022—in eight charts, AI in Mars: deep learning model maps red planet and medieval versus modern learning—How do students feel about OpenAI’s ChatGPT?

Hello! Elites from around the globe are gathering for The World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiss Alps to [drink Glühwein in a ski lodge] solve the world’s most pressing problems. Attendees rocking up in their private jets almost found a ski resort without any snow, due to the unusually warm winter. It did snow in Davos at the last minute, but whether their efforts can help blunt the impacts of climate change (or solve any other problems) remains to be seen.
Among items of note in this issue; meet the AI ‘robot’ lawyer that wants to take on the Supreme Court, the AI model shown to accelerate cancerous tumor analysis and abstracts written by AI ChatGPT fool scientists.

Hello again! Did you hear the one about the teacher who complained my handwriting was too sloppy? Well, if only she could see that I’m a doctor now! This pun could soon be irrelevant, as Google is developing an AI model that can decipher difficult-to-read handwriting with a focus on notes and prescriptions written by doctors. For me though, this one will remain valid, my handwriting is so bad that Google uses it for captcha!!
Among items of note in this issue; AI that powers chatbots and search queries could discover new drugs, DeepMind develops an AI tool to write scripts and screenplays, and researchers develop a new ML approach that creates ‘combination’ to kill cancer cells.

Hello! We start the New Year with two quirky stories. 

First, the British royal family will have both births and happy times, says Jemima Packington. The interesting thing is that she isn’t a personal friend or privy to insider royal knowledge, but a fortune teller who predicts the future using asparagus! She simply throws a bunch in the air and reads how they land! We suppose it’s now safe to proclaim “Out with crystal balls and in with vegetables!”   

Secondly, South Koreans were officially allowed to end the year with a “bang”.  Seems like sex dolls have finally been allowed to enter the country after years of “stiff” lobbying from their fans! Nothing more need be said on this one ….

Among more important items of note in this issue; scientists use AI to detect early knee osteoarthritis, 10 digital twin trends for 2023, and Artificial Intelligence without the right data is just... Artificial!

Welcome to the best of Verse 2022. This is a compilation of our best bits over the past year. It’s been a little over 12 months since we launched Verse and our community has grown exponentially!  A huge thank you for all the likes and especially the shares!

Spoiler alert.  Throughout the holiday period, we are super-psyched to announce that our elves have been working hard readying terabytes of data to upload onto the DLA platform. New data partners and updates will be revealed in early 2023!

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Hello again! Google’s 2022 year in search has been revealed and the top global searches were Queen Elizabeth passing, Ukraine, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, and Amber Heard. Things get a little more interesting with the top trending finance-related searches. “Should I buy Twitter stock today” made the top five. We are guessing the answer is – “only if you are a billionaire twit”!
Among items of note in this issue; global themes in AI data, what is AI clustering, and AI healthcare bottlenecks and how to get through them.

Hello! News is reaching us that the current inflation spike has reached the North Pole as a Santa shortage looms, with an anticipated multi-year backlog of orders! And with Covid lockdowns over the past few years and pent-up demand, he’s WAY harder to book for grotto duties than he was in Christmases past. However, all is not ho-ho-hopeless as you can snag Santa for a quick virtual Zoom visit, just don’t forget to share an ‘elfie’!
Among items of note in this issue; using AI to better target anesthesia and reduce medical risk, why your team needs a weekly metrics review, and rage against the (Text-to-Image AI) machine.

Hello again! The Oxford word of the year 2022 has been revealed as 'goblin mode', a term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behavior. We think this is a particularly appropriate term for the many politicians, celebrities, and corporate CEO’s who’ve done their best (or in this case, worst) to embody its meaning and make us question our trust in humanity. To that point, we’re making our own list and checking it twice and sending it to Santa!
Among items of note in this issue; study says human enhancement needs ethical oversight on a global scale, San Francisco makes a U-turn on 'killer robots' plan, and the future of AI and medical imaging.

Hello there! We hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday and now that we are back at our desks, it’s good to know it’s only ~3 weeks until the next set of holidays begin! We are off to put our tree up, reminding me; How do Christmas trees prepare for a night out? They spruce up!

Among items of note in this issue; could we run out of data to train AI language programs, EU AI act edges closer to passage (though we doubt it ever will!), and “Don’t believe the hype” AI strategists are drowning in data!

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Hello again! We just saw that a pair of brown suede Birkenstock sandals worn by Steve Jobs in the 70s and 80s during "many pivotal moments in Apple's history," sold for $218,750 at an auction in New York City. We do have a question though, the auction house notes that they show "heavy wear". So do they smell? Maybe just of … success!

Among items of note in this issue; AMD develops AI chips for use in outer space, Intel unveils real-time deepfake detector, and how to combat bias in the data collection process.

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Hello! The National Park Service just dropped an unusual warning, urging visitors to stop licking toads. A Park Official commented that "As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking.”  The Agency also offered an image of the toad “staring into your soul” with the caption: “Don’t lick this”.🐸

Among items of note in this issue; efficient data governance with AI segmentation, scientists build synthetic molecular machines that can read data, and how 2022 became the year of generative AI.

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Hello again! News is reaching us that TSA officers at a South Florida airport found a handgun hidden inside a raw chicken packed inside a traveler’s luggage. Whilst investigators cried fowl at the discovery, we’ve decided against ordering ‘bang bang’ chicken for the foreseeable future!
Among items of note in this issue; improving medical image analysis using AI, AI accurately diagnoses lung diseases in X-rays, and Can you trust AI? How the school of data science is building trustworthy tech.

Hello! We were hoping to have sent this issue of Verse from our own private island, having won the Powerball jackpot, but the draw has been delayed due to one 'slow' state submitting their data. So as we wait and try to work out what to do with our $1.9 billion, here's the latest Verse!

Among items of note in this issue; bioinspired robots walk, swim, slither and fly, American consumers prefer purchasing from humans over AI, and What is synthetic data, and how does it help Artificial Intelligence?

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Hello again! Following his recent $44 billion Twitter acquisition the ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk says he wants to revive Vine and hopes to make it better than TikTok. We guess going after the TikTok crowd would seem an obvious - if cynical - move. Let’s hope he now only expresses himself in six-second clips!

Among items of note in this issue; ML models can detect ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) faster, how to prevent common legal disputes in AI projects, and the past, present, and future of the dongle.

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Hope you had a spooky 👻 Halloween! Here’s a piece of research we’ve decided not to share with🎃trick or treaters: an analysis in JAMA Network Open examining data from more than 2,200 children suggests a link between playing video games and “improved cognitive abilities.” Who knows, maybe playing candy crush will become a new Halloween tradition!

Among items of note in this issue; managing risk as AI spreads throughout your organization, how data-centric AI can improve your model's overall performance, and how AI might help with your next paper.

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~ Dave.😈

Hello! After three years of planning and two weeks of trekking, the tallest tree in the Amazon Rainforest has been identified. The Angelim Vermelho is 290 feet tall. The real question is how long before it catches up with the height of the world’s tallest tree - The Hyperion in California, which is 380.4 feet tall. We might have a long wait to find out!

Among items of note in this issue; how medical imaging AI makes its predictions, an AI model that predicts patients' response to new drug treatments, and 16 cool AI websites you might not have known about. 

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