Wed Jan-3-2024: Thriving MSP Software Market, AI in Small Devices, AI Safety

Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services InsightsJanuary 03, 2024

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Wed Jan-3-2024: Thriving MSP Software Market, AI in Small Devices, AI Safety

In this episode, Dave Sobel discusses the thriving MSP software market, Apple's open source multimodal LLM called Ferret, and OpenAI's preparedness team to monitor and test AI technology for safety. He also highlights TechIsle's top 10 SMB and mid-market predictions for 2024, including the surge of "anything as a service" and increased PC expenditures for AI. Additionally, he discusses the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for using copyrighted articles without permission, and Microsoft's launch of CoPilot for iOS and iPadOS. Dave emphasizes the importance of Apple's entry into the open-source LLM landscape, the increasing value of content, and the responsibility of dataset creators to prevent the misuse of AI.

Three things to know today

00:00 MSP Software Market Thrives with 15.2% Year-Over-Year Growth

03:28 Apple's Open-Source Multimodal LLM 'Ferret' Sparks Interest in Local AI on Small Devices

06:14 OpenAI Forms 'Preparedness' Team to Monitor and Test AI Technology for Safety

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