September 5th, 2023

Author

Sarah Stoker
November 28, 2023

I’m so glad you’re here.

Here's the line-up today:

  • Learn how to boost your storytelling skills with AI! 🚀 

  • Listen to what this content creator has to say about AI! 🎥

  • Read about what’s going in the STEM world 😎

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⭐️ Question: How do I use AI to tell better stories?

 Answer: Check out this resource, Curious Refuge below!

(not sponsored, I’m just a big fan)

  • Curious Refuge: The minds behind the viral AI-generated Barbenheimer movie trailer, Curious Refuge is a hub for innovative AI storytelling.

  • In addition to offering prompts and AI tool recommendations for purchase, Curious Refuge is best known for their groundbreaking online course:

  • The World's First Bootcamp for AI Filmmaking. Running each month, this interactive bootcamp guides students through utilizing AI across all aspects of movie production, from prompt engineering to animation and cinematography. With hands-on lessons and actionable strategies, this course empowers creators to realize their visions.

🧠 Industry Insights

Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

  • The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in funding for 7 projects to accelerate fusion energy, including one led by MIT researchers.

  • The MIT team will create an open fusion data platform to make historical and current fusion research more accessible.

  • The goal is to break down barriers to fusion research participation and leverage AI tools to enable new discoveries.

  • The project aims to encourage diversity in fusion science through outreach and by adhering to open science principles.

🎥 Creator Highlight: @thisisnickys

Nicky Saunders' Instagram is full of helpful insights into AI tools, but her latest video is particularly thought-provoking. In it, she discusses why people who know how to properly utilize AI will become more valuable, not replaced. Saunders explains how AI is just a tool - it takes human intelligence to use it effectively. She gives examples of jobs that combine human strengths like creativity and empathy with AI's capabilities.

Definition: Sequence Modeling

A subfield of NLP that focuses on modeling sequential data such as text, speech, or time series data. Example: A sequence model that can predict the next word in a sentence or generate coherent text.

👀 Job Board

Here are some awesome open positions in the AI space that we would love to see one of readers fill: