April 2024

Family businesses are finding new opportunities for transformation with generative AI, while Apple’s cutting-edge AI models are hinting at the future of artificial intelligence on iPhones. But there’s a catch: AI’s energy and water demands are soaring, with experts warning it could soon consume as much electricity as an entire country. Innovations like lifelike audio-driven talking faces and OpenAI’s voice cloning tech (needing just 15 seconds to imitate voices!) are dazzling, but they also raise serious ethical and security questions. As Google’s AI claims to discover “millions of new materials,” businesses are grappling with integrating LLMs safely into their products and ensuring AI-generated health info is accurate. With AI reshaping the web and fueling a new tech economy, the focus must shift from dystopian fears to tackling the very real challenges of sustainability, safety, and responsibility in this rapidly evolving space.