Slack rolls out an array of AI features to eliminate routine tasks and turn the messaging platform into a central hub for enterprise productivity.

Key Takeaways:

• Slack's AI-powered writing assistance can generate project briefs, extract action items, and reformat meeting notes within existing workflows.
• Slack's enterprise search capabilities allow users to query information across connected applications, potentially saving 41% of time spent on repetitive tasks.
• Salesforce restricts external AI companies from accessing Slack data, creating a walled garden approach to protect customer data and drive AI adoption.

Roblox introduces AI-powered age verification for minors, allowing them to use a new 'Trusted Connections' feature with filtered chat communications, while also emphasizing parental involvement and online safety literacy.

Key Takeaways:

• Roblox's new age verification uses AI to estimate a user's age based on a video selfie, with a 30-day deletion policy for biometric data.
• The platform introduces a tiered friend system with 'Connections' and 'Trusted Connections' for verified users, requiring in-person QR code scanning for users 18 or older.
• Critics argue that the system doesn't go far enough, relying on user-initiated verification and lacking robust safeguards against grooming and predation.

Pharmaceutical companies are turning to AI to speed up and improve the drug discovery process, with potential breakthroughs in treating diseases such as cancer and aging-related conditions.

Key Takeaways:

• AI-powered approaches have reduced the number of candidate molecules from thousands to a mere 100-300, saving time and resources.
• Recursion, a leading company in AI-driven drug discovery, has announced two drug candidates entering clinical trials, with a third already in trials.
• The use of AI in drug discovery is expected to transform the industry, displacing traditional jobs and making treatment more accessible and effective.