Do Humans Like AI Music?

Hey human,

It may be Tuesday of half term, but that does not mean that the learning has to stop. Here are some of the interesting tidbits from AI this week.

📚 AI+education news

• Improving ChatGPT’s Safeguards > OpenAI has improved how ChatGPT responds to users in distress or engaging in sensitive conversations. Working with over 170 mental-health experts, the company focused on three key areas: psychosis and mania, self-harm and suicide, and emotional reliance on AI.

• Beijing Mandates AI Education > Beijing has become the first provincial-level region in China to introduce mandatory AI classes for students in public schools. They are starting with 8 hours per term, but will look to increase this frequency.

🌍 Wider AI updates

• Do Humans Like AI Music? > A new study from the University of Edinburgh benchmarked 12 AI music generators (like Suno, Udio, and MusicGen) against real human-made tracks using over 15,000 human preference ratings. While commercial AI models were sometimes rated as highly as professional music.

• Bradford Deploys Annie > Bradford Council has launched an AI chatbot called Annie to help residents access adult social care services via WhatsApp, available 24/7 in over 40 languages. The tool connects users to trusted resources and live directories, offering an alternative to phone or in-person support through the council’s Independence Advice Hub

Till next week.

Mr A 🦾