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In an interview with MM+M, Saskia Steinacker, Global Head of Digital Transformation at Bayer, discussed the company's use of generative artificial intelligence and its integration across the organization. The interview provides insights into Bayer's genAI journey, from the initial excitement to the strategic implementation and upskilling of its employees. For other companies looking to harness the potential of genAI, Steinacker's perspective offers valuable lessons. Read the full interview on the MM+M website.

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Microsoft has announced new Azure AI capabilities, including Meta's Llama 2 in Models as a Service, the preview of GPT-4 Turbo with Vision, and the addition of six new models to the Azure AI model catalog, including Phi 2, Orca 2, and Mixtral 8x7b. Fine-tuning for GPT-3.5 Turbo and other models is also generally available now.

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Midjourney breaks out of Discord: Image generation on the web is available in an alpha version. To use the alpha version, you must have generated at least 10,000 images and log in to the current alpha website. Compared to Discord, it offers a simpler interface where you can set parameters like aspect ratio, chaos, or style using sliders and tags. You can also insert images into a prompt with a single click. X user Nick St. Pierre shows the new Midjourney site in action in a video below. There is no news yet about the upcoming version v6, which Midjourney announced in September for this year. The new version is supposed to follow the prompts more closely, which is currently the biggest advantage of OpenAI's image generator DALL-E 3.

Video: Nick St. Pierre

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The New York Times has hired Zach Seward, co-founder of Quartz, as its first editorial director for AI initiatives. Seward will work with newsroom leadership to establish guidelines for the use of generative AI in news production. He is also expected to build a small team to experiment with AI tools, prototype ideas, and design AI training programs for journalists. The move comes as news organizations are cautiously exploring AI tools for tasks such as automating publishing and generating headlines. AP has an official partnership with OpenAI. The Times has already begun allowing newsroom staff to experiment with AI tools. But concerns remain about the potential impact on quality, jobs, and transparency, as recent examples show.

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