Large language AI models like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing have generally been trained on data scraped from the open Web without any particular permission. Microsoft has now decided that’s really not so fair, at least if Microsoft is the one whose data is being scraped. They recently changed their Terms of Service to prohibit people from extracting data from Microsoft’s own AI tools.
Back in May, Acoustic launched an all-in-one platform for multichannel marketing, journey orchestration, and behavioral experience insights called Acoustic Connect. For reasons not immediately clear, they just re-announced the product with an emphasis on its use of the Snowflake cloud database. It’s a useful reminder that while Snowflake is often connected to multiple components that mimic a packaged CDP, it can just as easily support a single integrated product.
Amazon is expanding the reach of its display ad business by serving sponsored product ads on other websites including Pinterest, BuzzFeed, Hearst Newspapers, and Mashable. Targeting will apparently be based on page context, campaign keywords, and cost-per-click targets rather than individual customer profiles. It’s a good way for Amazon to grow without triggering anti-trust concerns.
Stick with me here: what if you didn’t have to write good generative AI prompts, but could instead write a prompt that would prompt you to write a better prompt? If your head hasn’t exploded yet, that seems to be the idea behind new auto-complete and rewrite features in Copilot AI for Microsoft 365. Of course, there’s a YouTube video showing how.