AI Outlook in 2024: Part 2

A weekly newsletter created by inquisitive minds for inquisitive minds.

We hope your new year is off to a great start!

Last week, we shared Part 1 of our insights into the areas where AI is poised to have a profound impact in the coming year: personalization, healthcare, and retail. In this edition, we delve into AI's potential to reshape the job market, supercharge content creation, and revolutionize the learning landscape.

In 2024, data privacy, misinformation, and responsible AI content creation are top concerns. With generative AI's growing integration into our daily lives, there's a heightened focus on its ethical use. We wholeheartedly welcome these developments and will closely monitor their progress.

Now, let’s dive in!

AI and the Job Market

Generative AI is set to reshape the job market by automating tasks in sectors such as retail, banking, marketing, IT, manufacturing, customer support, administration, legal compliance, and healthcare. As AI handles routine tasks, the job market will favor skills it can't easily replicate, such as creativity, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, and strategic thinking.

For job seekers, AI-driven tools and platforms are readily available for resume building, optimization, and interview prep, offering valuable support to boost job prospects.

• Teal:Free resume builder with AI-generated resume summaries, achievements, and cover letters. 

• Zety: Provides templates and tips to build a resume that is both Applicant Tracking System (ATS)-friendly and visually appealing to human recruiters.

• Skillsyncer: Intelligently identifies skills and keywords missing from your resume when compared to a job description.

• My Interview Practice: The Interview Simulator accurately mimics real interview scenarios, generating questions with specified response times based on your chosen position and interview type.

Mastering AI technology will be critical across different industries and professions. In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll bring you the latest AI-powered tools and innovations necessary to maintain your competitiveness in the job market.

AI and Content Creation

Generative AI will democratize content creation in the coming year. Users will more easily be able to generate music, art, or even short films based on simple descriptions or moods. New tools will enable everyone to create sophisticated and personalized content with minimal expertise, based simply on descriptions or moods.

Music Generation:

• AIVA(Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist): AI-based composer for movie, game, and content soundtracks, creating unique music from user-defined mood and genre inputs.

• Boomy: Provides accessible AI-generated music, enabling anyone to effortlessly create personalized, high-quality music that suits their unique style and preferences.

Art and Graphic Design:

• DeepArt: Uses AI to transform photographs into art, offering users the ability to select various art styles for unique artistic creations.

• RunwayML (Visual Effects): A platform for creating complex AI-powered visual effects, facilitating artists and creators to experiment with machine learning in art without needing deep technical knowledge.

Video production:

• Lumen5: This platform leverages AI to transform text content into video. Lumen5 analyzes the text and automatically creates a video storyboard, suggesting relevant images, video clips, and music.

Writing and Creative Content:

• OpenAI's GPT-3.5: An AI language model capable of generating creative writing, such as poetry and stories, based on user inputs like prompts or mood.

with Meta AI

Creative Pursuits

Ready to unleash your creativity? We’ve got a super simple way to tap your inner artist with Imagine with Meta AI. All you need is a Facebook account, an Instagram profile, or an email address, and you can explore this user-friendly tool at no cost.

Once you land on the page, describe the image you want the AI to conjure. We decided to give it a try with a little friendly competition. Our team member Justin, who openly admits to being creatively challenged, kicked things off with a straightforward prompt:

"Picture a man walking down a country road in a snowy landscape at sunset."

Then team member Lori, an avid doodler since childhood, jumped in with a more detailed prompt:

“A wooden boat POV (point-of-view) gliding down a southern river in the Mississippi Delta with Spanish moss overhanging in the style of a chalk painting.

Like what you see in the images above? Now it’s your turn to accept our challenge and experiment with your own creations. Try things like inserting the words photorealistic, wide angle, or any whimsical idea that strikes your fancy.

Please email us your best works of art and we’ll post some of them in an upcoming newsletter!

AI and Learning

Generative AI will also reshape education. Personalized learning modules, generated to suit individual learning styles and pace, will make education more effective and engaging. Popular digital learning companies such as Khan Academy and Coursera are using AI-driven personalization to help users find courses that align with their interests and career goals.

Here are other examples of tools and companies currently leading the way:

• Carnegie Learning: Offers AI-driven math education, adapting to each student's unique responses and learning patterns for tailored instruction and practice.

• Brainly: Matches learners on its peer-to-peer learning platform with the right peers for effective assistance in understanding concepts and solving problems.

• ALEKS by McGraw-Hill: Evaluates student knowledge in subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, and accounting, and creates a personalized learning path tailored to their understanding and pace.

Language learning apps are revolutionizing the way languages are learned, moving away from traditional rote memorization to more interactive, engaging, and contextually rich experiences. The major players in the space, Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, and Babbel are already deploying AI algorithms to make the learning experience more engaging. Other tools and companies include:

• Mondly: Offers immersive Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality-enhanced language practice with virtual characters for realistic conversations.

• HelloTalk: Connects learners with global native speakers, using AI for practical, natural language conversation practice.

• Busuu: Uses AI for personalized language learning feedback and conversational practice, blending native speaker interaction with AI exercises.

AI in the News (in case you missed it)

• AI proves to be a game-changing for discovering antibiotics. Read here.

• Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain and AI is on the case. Read here.

• Pennsylvania senior center uses AI to ensure residents’ safety. Watch here.

• How AI is being used in college admissions. Read here.

• Tackling climate change using AI. Read here.

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Here.Now.AI Editorial team: Lori, Justin, and Lisa