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If you thought data scraping was something only big tech companies do, think again.

There are many more players out there hunting for your data to train their AI models than you might realize. Come on, let us fill you in!

Here’s what we have for you today:

• 👺 AI researcher scrapes Bluesky data!

• 🧑‍💼 Trump eyes an ‘AI Czar’ for the White House!

• 😁 AWS re: Invent 2024: What to expect and how to watch Amazon’s biggest event of the year!

• 🧠 How to train your brain to work creatively with Gen AI.

• 🤖 ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: Come Up With The Most Brilliant Facebook posts, LinkedIn posts, Twitter tweets, and Instagram captions.

👺 AI Researcher Scrapes Bluesky Data!

If you’re a Bluesky user, here’s a new discovery: your content might not be as “yours” as you think.

Why? It turns out that about a million carefully crafted posts have been snagged for AI research.

You're shocked, right? Well, so are we.

But to be clear, Bluesky itself isn’t training AI on your content —unlike some platforms we could name (but won’t).

However, there’s a wild west out there when it comes to third parties.

404 Media reported that a researcher (Daniel van Strien, a machine learning librarian) from Hugging Face yanked about a million public posts from Bluesky via its Firehose API for machine learning experiments to a public repository.

Yes, you read that right: a million posts!

The uproar that erupted after was loud enough to have that dataset taken down, but the lesson here is crystal clear: once something is public, it’s open for the taking.

And no, Bluesky isn’t just sitting back and watching the chaos unfold.

They’re working on tools to help users express their consent preferences to outside parties.

However, they’ve stated they have no way to enforce these preferences once you’re outside their system.

In other words, it’s up to third-party players to “play nice.” But do we truly trust them? Your guess is as good as ours.

So, what’s the takeaway here?

Think twice before hitting that post button because once your thoughts are out there, they’re there for all to see—potentially even becoming part of someone else’s AI experiment.

Want to dive deeper? Check out the full report for all the juicy details!

💃 New Daily Content Series

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new daily content series, "The Automated Show," which is available as a Podcast and on Instagram.

This is an exciting new way for you to stay up-to-date on the latest news and insights in the world of AI and automation.

For "The Automated Show" Daily Podcast, you can tune in every weekday for a fresh 1-minute episode covering top AI and automation stories, trends, and developments.

With "The Automated Show" Instagram Reels, we'll post one-minute video updates on our Instagram channel @theautomated_media.

Same goes for TikTok account @theautomatedshow?

These short, snackable Reels will complement the podcast by providing a visual overview of the latest AI innovations and applications.

Interested? We sure hope you are!😃

You can find "The Automated Show" podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major platforms.

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🧑‍💼 Trump Eyes an ‘AI Czar’ for the White House!

We could soon witness a new era of AI regulation in the White House!

According to Axios, President-elect Donald Trump may introduce an "AI czar" to oversee federal regulation and governmental use of AI.

The best part? This role wouldn’t require Senate approval, enabling swift action toward the administration’s goals.

It might also be combined with the "crypto czar" role, which the White House is reportedly considering.

These new roles would complement the agency chief AI officers established under President Joe Biden’s AI executive order.

However, Trump might opt to revamp this framework by eliminating those officers in favor of a more top-down governance.

So stay tuned—big shifts are brewing, and we’ll keep you updated as everything unfolds!

No names have been officially put forward for consideration as of now.

But Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-leaders of the extra-governmental organization DOGE, are expected to influence the selection of the AI czar.

If Trump moves forward, the appointment could completely transform how technology and government coexist in 2025.

Read the full story here - Don't miss out on the details.

🧱Around The AI Block

• 😁 AWS re: Invent 2024: What to expect and how to watch Amazon’s biggest event of the year!

• 🧠 How to train your brain to work creatively with Gen AI.

• 🎶 Google’s connecting Spotify to its Gemini AI assistant.

• ❌ Microsoft debunks AI data scraping rumors.

• 🤯 Ai2 releases new language models that are competitive with Meta’s Llama.

• 👨‍💻 Uber builds a fleet of gig workers to label data for AI models.

🛠️ Trending Tools

• Octocom: Delivers optimized chatbots for eCommerce.

• AI Video Cut: Transforms long videos into viral shorts with AI.

• VoiceGen: Generates realistic AI voices, images, and videos.

• Reddit Scout: Scans Reddit subreddits and summarizes reviews.

• Breezemail: Automatically categorizes emails using AI.

🤖ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: Come Up With The Most Brilliant Facebook posts, LinkedIn posts, Twitter tweets and Instagram captions.

Crafting brilliant social media posts is key to grabbing attention in a crowded digital space, it not only grabs attention, it boosts engagement, and leaves a lasting impression on your audience.

Each platform has unique users, so compelling content helps you stand out and connect authentically.

Here's a prompt that can help you with that.

Prompt For Facebook posts: Generate 3 ideas for Facebook posts on the topic <add content topic> that will engage the target audience <add target audience>. Include CTA, images, and hashtags wherever possible.

Prompt For LinkedIn posts: Create a promotional LinkedIn post about the benefits of using <product/service>.

Prompt For Twitter tweet: Create an engaging and detailed tweet on <topic>. Make sure to include relevant hashtags.

Prompt For Instagram caption: Create 3 captions for an Instagram post related to <add content topic> that will engage the target audience <add target audience>. Include relevant hashtags, quotes, and other elements to make the captions stand out.

Source

We've Compiled a List of Over 100 ChatGPT Power Prompts.

This should help streamline your interactions with ChatGPT and get the results you need more efficiently.

Best of all, It's free!

Click here to get it now.

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