Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell discuss Google's AI announcements at Google Cloud Next, how AI is integrating with advertising and marketing, the ethical debates surrounding data harvesting, calls for stronger misinformation safeguards, and the impressive emotional depth of AI-generated music.

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NEWS

Jeff Jarvis' experience speaking at the Nordic Media and AI conference
Jony Ive and Sam Altman are DEFINITELY working on an AI device together
Google Cloud Next 2024 announcements (Gemini 1.5 Pro, Google Vids, AI meeting notes)
WPP's partnership with Google's Gemini AI for advertising and marketing
Activist groups calling for stronger action against AI-generated misinformation and deepfakes
The New York Times article on the data race to feed AI systems
Perplexity's plans to sell ads on their platform
Suno AI music generation service and the emotional quality of AI-generated music

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