This week, we have:

● Breaking news of the week.

● How to use ChatGPT for Microsoft Excel

● Prompt of the day

Read time: 3 mins

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Court orders a ban on ChatGPT for two years;

Victoria’s child protection agency has been ordered to ban staff from using generative AI services after a worker was found to have entered significant amounts of personal information, including the name of an at-risk child, into ChatGPT. Read more.

Why should you care?

• Data Privacy and Ethics: The case highlights the critical importance of safeguarding personal and sensitive information when using AI tools.

• Trust in AI Technologies: Incidents like this can damage public trust in AI systems. For AI to be successfully integrated into sensitive sectors (like healthcare, law, or child protection), maintaining and building trust is essential.

• Impact on AI Policy and Regulation: This incident led to a two-year ban on AI tools in a governmental agency, showing that misuse can lead to stricter regulations.

• Improving AI Models and Guidelines: This case exposes the limitations of current AI tools in handling sensitive contexts.

OpenAI’s $6.5B funding round may close as soon as next week:

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s next funding round said to be around $6.5 billion, could close as soon as the end of next week. That’s according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, which also reveals that OpenAI’s rumored conversion from a nonprofit org into a for-profit company is now a virtual certainty. Investors in the new round will be able to pull back their money if OpenAI doesn’t complete the transition within two years, per the WSJ. Read more.

Microsoft announces $1.3 billion USD investment in Cloud and AI infrastructure;

During his keynote at the Microsoft AI Tour 2024 in Mexico City, Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft Corporation is reaffirming its commitment to the country. He revealed a new investment of $1.3 billion over the next three years to enhance AI infrastructure and initiatives aimed at digital marketing and AI skills. This includes the Artificial Intelligence National Skills program, which aims to democratize access to AI skills and reach 5 million people.  Read more.

HOW TO USE CHATGPT FOR EXCEL

PROMPT OF THE DAY

_{PROMPT TO LEARN ANYTHING WITH CHATGPT}

Act as an expert on [subject], explain the most important concepts and provide real-world examples to illustrate each. Then, give me a step-by-step guide to master this topic in the next 30 days.