AI Layoffs at Jasper and Mutiny

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The Washington Post published, chat GPT losing users for the first time is shaking faith in the AI revolution. Since November, with the launch of chat GPT, everything surrounding AI has been just absolutely white hot. But it now feels like there are potentially some signs of waning interest or participation and people are starting to wonder what it means. We'll be looking at whether layoffs at Jasper and Mutiny actually reflect a larger trend, or whether they are more specific to those companies themselves.

Jasper and Mutiny have both laid off part of their teams in recent weeks, leading some to question whether it's another example of the AI bubble deflating after ChatGPT saw declines in usage for the first time ever in June. Before that on The Brief: Nearly 8000 authors have signed an open letter from The Author's Guild asking prominent AI companies to stop training their models on their work. Barry Diller plans to sue AI companies on behalf of publishers. The UN Security Council holds first AI Risk meeting. Israel's IDF using AI in military operations. Today's Sponsor: Supermanage - AI for 1-on-1's - https://supermanage.ai/breakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/