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🚪 Job Opening: VP of AI for $400k and China Treads Carefully

PLUS: How to Start an NFT Project, Election Deep Fakes, and a New Podcast Tool

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Promptbox | Kevin
August 15, 2023

Read time: 4.2 minutes




This issue is a big one.

We dive into China's new rules aimed at overseeing AI - and ask if their authoritarian approach could influence global norms, specifically how it impacts regulation in the US.

And with AI-powered deep fakes threatening elections in 2024, we look at the protections every voter needs.

Plus, why does Midjourney hate redheads?


It’s Tuesday. Let’s get it.

-Kevin

🗞️ In today’s issue:

  • The Big Story: China Treads Carefully in AI Regulation Push

  • Prompt Tutorial: How to Start an NFT Collection

  • AI Tools: 4 New Tools to Jump Start your Day

  • Images of the Day: Does Midjourney hate redheads?

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THE BIG STORY
China Treads Carefully in AI Regulation Push
New rules aim to oversee AI sector without stifling innovation - a balance some say the US lacks.


China is implementing sweeping new AI regulations this week, trying to increase state oversight without crushing the sector. The rules require security reviews and registration of AI services - going further than the US or EU.

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The Bullets:

  • Oversight Coming: 24 guidelines will empower agencies like the CAC to regulate AI platforms and services.

  • Balancing Innovation: The final rules are less strict than the original draft, showing China's balancing act between control and growth.

  • Industry Relations: China consulted AI scholars, companies and regulators for months to refine regulations acceptable to all.

  • Required Reviews: Companies must register services and undergo security reviews before launch.

  • Content Rules: Providers must use "legitimate data", disclose training data, and label synthetic content.

  • Accountability Measures: Companies must enable complaints about services and content.

“China is trying to walk a tightrope between several different objectives that are not necessarily compatible. One objective is to support their AI ecosystem, and another is to maintain social control and maintain the ability to censor and control the information environment in China.”

Helen Toner, Director at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology


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What's next? With the new regulations taking effect, Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Baidu will need to register services and perform security reviews.

China may fine-tune rules over time as it builds regulatory experience, but the country faces challenges censoring unpredictable AI while supporting growth.

With its authoritarian approach differing starkly from the EU's focus on individual protections, how will China's model influence global norms as AI spreads?


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MEGA [PROMPT] TUTORIAL
How to Maximize your Daily Prompt

Today we have a subscriber asking “how can I get ideas about building a NFT collection”



The Prompt:

I am exploring launching a NFT collection this year and need help identifying a viable niche.

My background is in [describe skills and experience relevant to NFTs - e.g. digital art, 3D modeling, community management, etc].

I'm most interested in creating NFTs related to [type of art, niche or fandom you enjoy]. Some examples that appeal to me are [list any themes, brands or interests you like].

Please suggest 2-3 specific NFT collection ideas you think could be profitable and successful based on my skills in [summarize your relevant capabilities] and interests in [summarize what you enjoy].

For each recommendation, describe:

- The concept or theme
- Target audience
- Key utility and benefits
- How it stands out from competition
- Steps I would need to take to launch successfully

In your response, please consider factors like my skills in [reiterate your skills], interests in [reiterate your interests], gas fees, minting costs, downstream revenue potential, mainstream appeal vs. niche communities, and anything else relevant to evaluating market viability.

I'm open to ideas beyond my background if you believe they have strong potential right now. My goal is to identify and validate the best NFT collection niche to focus on launching in the next 3-6 months. Please provide your top recommendations with detailed reasoning and advice.

Please ask me questions on budget, artwork (self or outsource), number of NFTs, blockchain, experience to better fine tune your response.


Tool: Claude AI
*Claude’s cutoff date is early 2023 (approximately March) as opposed to ChatGPT’s September 2021 date. This should provide you with more up-to-date information.

Images of the Day

Midjourney
Assumptions
by callmethejaz

An interesting experiment where they asked MJ to create a person based on a single description.

“Believable photo of someone who looks ___”




To recreate:
Go through the collection and it appears that MJ uses redheads as the negative example multiple times. What do you make of that?

*If you use their prompt the results get crazy, especially if you use hungry/not hungry.

portrait of a person, someone who is hungry/not hungry, sitting at a table, soft light background, simple, restaurant core

Promptbox

Hungry

Not Hungry


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