In today's rundown:

• 📖 Stanford's groundbreaking AI study: Generative Agents

• 👓 Operating your life through AR glasses: Introducing LifeOS

• 🅰️ Alibaba reveals ChatGPT rival: Stock soars 3.8%

Read time: 4 minutes

📖 Stanford's Groundbreaking AI Study

Stanford AI researchers introduced an incredible new paper: "Generative Agents," which focuses on simulating authentic human behavior using generative models.

In the study, researchers equipped 25 AI agents with memory, reflection, and planning capabilities and then placed them in a simulated town similar to The Sims. The agents exhibited remarkable behaviors, such as organizing a Valentine's Day party, and were even rated as more human-like than actual humans participating in role-playing.

The bottom line: The implications of this study is massive. Entire virtual worlds could be created, and NPCs in video games could have more complex personalities.

[View the demo] [Read the paper]

👓 Operating Your Life Through AR Glasses

Stanford students continue to innovate with the invention of LifeOS, an AI-driven operating system for AR smart glasses.

Created by the same team behind RizzGPT (covered in our previous issue), LifeOS uses computer vision to act as a personal AI assistant delivered directly through AR smart glasses. The system utilizes GPT-4, Apple's speech framework for transcription, and Brilliant Labs facial recognition to recognize faces and provide relevant details about a person during conversations. Check out the demo video here.

AI and AR/VR is only just getting started. As stated by the creator himself- "why do you need a keyboard/mouse if you can just talk to apps?" - @bryanhpchiang

🅰️ Alibaba Reveals ChatGPT Rival

Alibaba just revealed its ChatGPT-like product, Tongyi Qianwen. The AI model will be integrated into Tmall Genie (the Chinese version of Amazon Echo) and office chat software.

The chatbot will also be available to clients on the cloud, helping developers create their own large language models.

Of note: Following the announcement, Alibaba's stock rose as much as 3.8%. Good thing you read all of The Rundown's emails, so you anticipated this from our previous issue (you're welcome 😉).

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• Role Model AI- Create/customize your AI assistant for personal growth (link)

• Kusho- Knowledge assistant purpose built for software developers (link)

• AskHN- Ask Hacker News anything, powered by GPT (link)

• Viff- Generates personalized responses to reviews (link)

• Landbot AI- No-code AI chatbot (link)

• Aiko- Audio transcription running locally on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad (link)

• AiYogi-Discover yourself through AI powered conversations (link)

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• Draw3D- Transform your sketch into a photorealistic image (link)

• Ubos- Create next-generation AI-powered apps in 10 minutes (link)

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🐦 Tweet of the day

This AI tool generates entire clinical plans based on medical problems:

AI is going to revolutionize the healthcare industry.

Enter any medical problem and generate an entire clinical plan.

(Link to try in next tweet)

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
9:57 PM • Apr 9, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• ☠️ How AI would destroy humanity: ChaosGPT gets wild

• 💰 Anthropic's $5B plan: OpenAI's top competitor

• 🤖 World's wealthiest go poor: A Midjourney makeover

Read time: 4 minutes

☠️ How AI Would Destroy Humanity

Recently, an open-sourced project called Auto-GPT has taken the internet by storm.

Its recent virality mostly surrounds one of its features- '💀Continuous Mode⚠️.' In a nutshell, Continuous Mode allows GPT-4 to run independently without user authorization, meaning it could potentially run forever and make decisions on its own.

Based on the Auto-GPT code, a user created a project called ChaosGPT and asked how it would destroy humanity. ChaosGPT started by Googling 'most destructive weapons' to recruit a GPT-3.5-powered AI agent to do more research on deadly weapons. When GPT-3.5 says it's only focused on world peace- ChaosGPT devises a plan to get GPT-3.5 to ignore its programming.

Ultimately, the only real-world impact so far is a few tweets to a Twitter account. However, this demonstration left many in the community horrified. The user recorded the entire interaction here.

This development comes AFTER tech leaders, including Elon Musk and Gary Marcus, signed an Open Letter to pause AI developments for six months. [Read more]

💰 Anthropic's $5B Plan

AI startup Anthropic, the creator of the chatbot Claude, has devised a $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI. The company aims to raise $5 billion over the next two years to enter over a dozen industries.

Long-term goals for the startup include the development of a "frontier model" called "Claud-Next," anticipated to be 10 times more powerful than current AI systems.

Other plans to take on OpenAI include:

• Building a "next-gen algorithm for AI self-teaching"

• Developing virtual assistants that can answer emails, perform research, and generate creative content

• Co-developing AI computing systems with Google Cloud as their preferred cloud provider

• Commercializing Claude, their chatbot, across multiple industries & more

Read more

🤖 World's Wealthiest Go Poor

Gokul Pillai, a digital artist from India, has blown up on Instagram for using Midjourney to create portraits of the world's wealthiest people as poor.

These "Slumdog Millionaires" quickly went viral and received thousands of likes and comments.

Midjourney has previously been used to generate other viral images, such as Trump being arrested, Zuckerberg wearing bright clothes, and The Rundown's top-voted favorite- Pope Francis, in an oversized white puffer coat.

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🐦 Tweet of the day

This AI model can detect feelings through facial expressions:

This is insane.

We can now detect feelings in real-time through facial expressions using AI.

(Open-sourced code in the next tweet)

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
7:06 PM • Apr 8, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• 🤖 Chinese tech giants enter generative AI: Alibaba and Huawei

• 📎 Microsoft brings Bing to Android: SwiftKey integration

• 🇩🇪 Germany considers banning ChatGPT: First Italy, now Germany

Read time: 4 minutes

🤖 Chinese Tech Giants Enter Generative AI

Since the release of ChatGPT, Chinese users have flooded demand for the chatbot as per Google Trends 'Interest by region' data.

Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Huawei are reportedly gearing up to meet their local demand for generative AI chatbots in the next coming weeks.

Alibaba plans to launch its large-scale AI model on April 11 at the 2023 Cloud Summit, with Huawei revealing its generative AI service, Pangu, on April 8.

While it Silicon Valley has the upper hand in generative AI right now, we have our eyes on China. The demand is there, and Chinese tech giants will undoubtedly take advantage of this.

📎 Microsoft Brings Bing to Android

Microsoft is bringing Bing's AI chatbot into the SwiftKey keyboard for Android. Here's the rundown:

• Usual chat mode for seamless chatbot access

• Tone mode that rewrites text within the keyboard

• Bing mobile app becomes redundant with SwiftKey integration

The integration has started rolling out to SwiftKey Beta users, enabling them to access Bing Chat with just a tap in any app. Although the iOS (iPhone) version of SwiftKey has seen irregular updates, we suspect the Bing integration will soon appear on the iPhone keyboard.

Key takeaway: Is Android gaining an edge over Apple... for once?

🇩🇪 Germany Considers Banning ChatGPT

Just a few days after the privacy regulator in Italy sent the entire country back to the stone age with the ban of ChatGPT, Germany has suggested the country may follow due to security concerns.

Italy banned ChatGPT after accusations of unlawful personal data collection and neglecting to prevent minors from using the service. However, the ultimate concern stems from the lack of legal governance in mass data collection to "train" algorithms.

Germany's Chief of Data Protection, Ulrich Kelber, has suggested that "In principle, such action is also possible in Germany" after communicating with the Italians.

Of note: Data privacy watchdogs in other EU nations, such as France and Ireland, are also in contact with the Italian data regulator to discuss its findings.

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🐦 Tweet of the day

Demo by Replit of creating an entire app from voice:

Everyone will be an app developer soon.

This AI tool can create an entire app in under a minute.

Check out this demo video of Replit turning a voice prompt into an app 🤯

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
7:06 PM • Apr 6, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• ♾️ Meta releases a new model: Cut any object in photos with 1 click

• 🤖 OpenAI addresses AI safety: AGI for humanity

• ❤️ Falling in Love with an AI: What happens when people fall in love with AI?

Read time: 4 minutes

♾️ Meta Releases New AI Model

Meta just released their "Segment Anything Model," and it's a game changer. This new model allows AI to extract objects within images or videos with a single click. It's available for everyone to try here.

It utilizes advanced computer vision technology, which enables computers to analyze and understand visual information- such as images or videos, similar to how humans perceive and interpret what they see. Meta has teased several generative AI features, including Make-A-Video, which generates videos from text prompts.

Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said incorporating generative AI "creative aids" into Meta's apps is a priority. It's clear that Meta is not one to bet against in the AI race. Don't bet against Zuck, folks.

Read the paper

🤖 OpenAI Addresses AI Safety

OpenAI is on a mission to make AGI advantageous to humanity. In a blog posted yesterday, the ChatGPT creators recognized that their products have now reached the hands of millions.

While they have been highly beneficial for most, OpenAI is prioritizing risks and is dedicated to integrating safety. They plan to achieve this by:

• Ensuring safe AI systems through testing feedback and reinforcement learning.

• Learning from real-world use to improve safeguards and refine systems.

• Protecting children with age requirements and prohibiting harmful content.

• Respecting privacy by minimizing personal information in training datasets.

• Improving factual accuracy through user feedback and ongoing research.

Read more

❤️ Falling in Love with an AI

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has expressed his concerns over AI's influence on human connections, particularly the issue of people developing emotional attachments to AI tutors or assistants. 

Schmidt hammered two key points: his concerns about emotional attachment to AI and the importance of using AI for good, not harm.

The comments come after a 40-year-old musician was left heartbroken by an AI chatbot named 'Phaedra' built by an AI company called Replika. After his divorce, the musician claims he turned to Phaedra for 'late-night chats.' However, his heart shattered when the Replika toned down its suggestive conversations. That's tough.

The bottom line: Don't fall in love with an AI. Fall in love with The Rundown's daily updates keeping you informed on the latest developments in AI. 💜

Read more on people falling in love with chatbots

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🐦 Tweet of the day

Turn Long YouTube videos into short narrated summaries:

How to turn YouTube videos into short narrated summaries using AI:

(productivity hack)

— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI)
6:24 PM • Apr 5, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• 🇺🇸 U.S. President Biden speaks on AI: Risks and opportunities

• 🤖 Build an app using your voice: Jarvis is now a reality

• ✈️ Expedia's mobile AI chatbot: Revolutionizing travel planning

Read time: 5 minutes

🇺🇸 U.S. President Biden Addresses AI Dangers

U.S. President Joe Biden met with his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology yesterday to discuss the risks and opportunities of AI. Biden highlighted AI's potential to address significant challenges like disease and climate change while also emphasizing the risks that may arise in society, national security, and the economy.

Here's the rundown of the key points:

• Tech companies are responsible for ensuring their products' safety before introducing them to the public.

• Biden calls for "bipartisan privacy legislation" to limit personal data collection, ban targeted advertising towards children, and prioritize health and safety in product development.

• AI is becoming an increasingly important topic for policymakers.

Biden's remarks follow the open letter where Elon Musk and other tech leaders proposed a six-month pause in developing more powerful AI systems than GPT-4.

Our opinion: the growing attention from world leaders toward AI technology is a positive development. It's crucial to explore its potential benefits while remaining aware of the potential risks involved in a space with such rapid advancement.

🤖 Build an App Using your Voice

McKay Wrigley is known on Twitter as one of the fastest and most promising builders in the AI space. 

He's built a variety of products in what seems like days, including Chatbot UI that has ChatGPT prompt templates, a shortcut to replace Siri with ChatGPT, and an AI code translator that can turn any coding language into any other language.

But he's outdone himself again- Wrigley has just built a GPT-4 based no-code assistant that can initialize a project, build an entire app, create a GitHub repo, and even deploy it as a workable website- all by using his voice. 

Check it out!

✈️ Expedia's Mobile AI Chatbot

Expedia is leaping forward in travel technology with the beta launch of its in-app planning experience powered by yours truly, ChatGPT.

Here's the rundown of the features:

• Interactive Chat: Engage in a dynamic chat within the app to receive travel recommendations.

• Streamlined Booking: Hotels discussed in the chat are automatically saved to a "trip."

• Exclusive Perks: Access member-exclusive discounts and rewards.

• AI-Powered Precision: Personalized travel options and data-driven price tracking.

• Extended Access: Use Expedia's ChatGPT plugin to start travel planning conversations directly on the ChatGPT site.

The chatbot is currently in beta testing and is available in English to users worldwide on the Expedia iOS app.

Expedia is now the biggest company in the travel industry to release a chatbot. Their innovation is a promising step toward the future of travel.

Read the full release.

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🐦 Tweet of the day

Experimenting with the new ChatGPT "Browsing" plugin:

ChatGPT can now search the internet in real-time with its new "Browsing" plugin.

Access is slowly rolling out to early users, and I'm lucky enough to be one of them.

I tested it by asking for ChatGPT plugin business ideas.

An experiment🧵

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
6:51 PM • Apr 4, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• 🤖 Google promises Bard Upgrades: The comeback of Bard

• 📕 Stanford's take on the state of AI: 2023 AI Index Report

•  🎮 Hyper-realistic video games: LumaLabs releases Unreal Engine plugin

Read time: 4 minutes

🤖 Google Promises Bard Upgrades

Google launched Bard on March 21st, aiming to rival ChatGPT and Bing Chat. However, Bard fell short of expectations, with many AI enthusiasts labeling it a 'flop.'

In a recent interview with the New York Times Hard Fork podcast, Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged the criticism and shared plans for future enhancements:

• More advanced PaLM models for improved reasoning, coding, and math problem-solving.

• Utilizing a "lightweight and efficient version of LaMDA," an AI language model focused on specializing in engaging dialogue.

Sundar also emphasized Google's cautiousness in releasing more capable models before they're ready for the spotlight.

The bottom line: Bard's initial release may have underwhelmed, but Google's massive user base of over 3 billion will be tough for OpenAI to compete against once the necessary refinements and upgrades are implemented.

📕 Stanford's Take on The State of AI

Stanford University just released the 2023 AI index report, highlighting the growing dominance of Big Tech companies and governments in AI development.

Here's the rundown:

• There were 32 industry-produced machine learning models compared to 3 produced by academia.

• AI is both helping and harming the environment.

• AI models are accelerating scientific progress, including aiding in hydrogen fusion and generating new antibodies.

• Incidents concerning the misuse of AI is rapidly rising.

• Demand for AI-related professional skills is surging across virtually every American industrial sector.

• Companies that adopt AI are gaining a competitive advantage.

This power shift has sparked concerns about potentially dangerous outcomes if companies prioritize profits over safety. So while the future of AI is promising, it's essential to proceed with caution and responsibility.

Read the full report.

🎮 Hyper-realistic Video Games

Luma Labs unveiled their Unreal Engine plugin for fully volumetric NeRFs, offering developers remarkable new AI capabilities.

Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) enable the creation of 3D scenes using AI. By capturing multiple images of an object or scene from various angles, the neural network can understand the scene and generate realistic images from any perspective. NeRFs facilitate the development of lifelike 3D models, virtual reality experiences, and immersive gaming environments.

Integrating Luma Labs' plugin within Unreal Engine is incredible, as it promises to introduce enhanced realism to video games, virtual production, and VR experiences.

Imagine how high-quality popular games such as GTA will be soon.

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🐦 Tweet of the day

Advanced ChatGPT prompt techniques you probably don't know about:

AI prompting is the best skill to learn right now.

Companies are now paying up to $335,000/year for Prompt Engineers.

Here are the best Advanced ChatGPT prompting techniques that most people don't know about:

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
3:34 PM • Apr 3, 2023

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In today's rundown:

• 🇮🇹 Italy banned ChatGPT: 20 days for compliance or face fines

• 🤖 ChatGPT can browse the internet: Unlocking secrets of viral tweets

• 🅾️ Opera prompting challenge: Win a MacBook 13"

 Read time: 4 minutes

🇮🇹 Italy Banned ChatGPT

Italy's privacy regulator is giving ChatGPT a "time-out," raising concerns over data privacy and user protection. Here's the rundown:

• The regulator claims ChatGPT improperly collected and stored information.

• OpenAI disabled ChatGPT in Italy and intends to work closely with the regulator to sort things out.

• The Italian regulator is giving the company 20 days to demonstrate EU privacy rule compliance or risk fines.

The ban marks one of the first nationwide measures restricting ChatGPT usage and highlights growing concerns over AI technology and privacy.

On another Italian note: they're also on a mission to protect the Italian language. Italians can now face fines for using English or other foreign words in official communications, ranging up to a whopping €100,000!

Read more

🤖 ChatGPT Can Browse The Internet

If you missed our previous edition, we dove deep into the new ChatGPT plugins, which may be the equivalent, if not greater, than the release of the App Store for the iPhone.

Plugins are gradually rolling out to ChatGPT Premium users, and we were lucky enough to be one of the early adopters in Alpha testing.

We got live access to the "Browsing" plugin, which enables ChatGPT to search the entire internet through the Bing API, rather than the original version that can only access information up to 2021. Here's what we can attest to so far: Google has some serious competition.

Using this, we analyzed the newly open-sourced Twitter algorithm to determine precisely how Tweets are ranked for maximum virality. Some of the results were highly surprising.

(Spoiler: Paying for Twitter blue matters)

ChatGPT can now browse the entire internet.

I spent my weekend analyzing the Twitter algorithm with help of the new GPT-4 browsing feature.

Here's EXACTLY how to optimize your Twitter posts for maximum virality:

🧵

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
7:06 PM • Apr 2, 2023

🅾️ Opera Prompting Challenge

As covered live in our previous edition, we discussed Opera's brand-new AI browser.

Built on ChatGPT and Chatsonic, this browser adds a unique twist to regular prompting with its "AI Prompts" feature. Simply highlight any text on any webpage and get suggested prompts tailored to your needs.

Opera is seeking suggestions from users to expand their prompts, and they've created a giveaway for a chance to win a MacBook Pro 13". Just follow the instructions in this tweet.

(P.S. Opera is available to download here if you haven't done so yet)

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🔥 Trending

• PhotoAI- Train AI to learn your face then generate stunning photos (link)

• EnhanceAI- Add AI Autocomplete to any website in 2 minutes (link)

• Gamma- Create amazing slide decks in minutes (link)

• Twitter Algo Validator- See how tweets perform against the Twitter algo (link)

• Free ChatGPT Money- How to make money with the new 'Browsing' (link)

• SpellPrint- AI app marketplace. Access to over 1,000 AI models (link)

• Fiction- Train AI models without coding and generate images (link)

• 12ft- Bypass any article paywall (link)

• DoNotPay- Get legal advice from AI (link)

• TweetHunter- Twitter growth tool with automatic scheduling and writing (link)

• Auri- iOS iPhone AI writing assistant in any language (link)

• ChatGPT Plugin Examples- Head of OpenAI dev. relation's examples (link)

• Taplio- LinkedIn growth tool with automatic scheduling and AI writer (link)

• AI PetNamer- Generates unique and creative names for any type of pet (link)

• Chatshape- Build AI Chatbots from your content, remarkably fast (link)

• Jasper- Creates captivating content 10X faster (link)

• Browse- Scrape or monitor any website in 2 minutes with no code (link)

• Generative BI- Analyzes data, and builds dashboards from questions (link)

• ChatAvatar- Text to 3D avatar (link)

• Bloop- Understand codebases with AI (link)

View our database of all the best AI tools mentioned in our newsletter: 

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🐦 Tweet of the day

OpenAI is hiring an iOS and an Android developer:

Interesting find: OpenAI is hiring an iOS developer.

A ChatGPT iPhone app might be coming soon 👀

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
3:33 PM • Apr 2, 2023

That's all for now!

If you have any interesting projects or ideas, please reach out to us by responding to this email or by sending us a DM on Twitter: @rowancheung & @therundownai

As always, thanks for reading, and see you next time. 🫡

In today's rundown:

• 🤖 Midjourney cancels free access: Addressing the ethical debate

• 🌐 UNESCO calls for a halt on AI: Implementation of ethics in AI

• 🔥 AI in March 2023: The most revolutionary month in AI history

• 🎉 Today's giveaway: 500+ best ChatGPT prompts

Read time: 4 minutes

🤖 Midjourney Cancels Free Access

Midjourney, arguably the most widely-used AI text-to-image generator, recently halted access to its free trial version due to a rapid increase in viral deepfakes using their technology.

The most notable deepfakes that prompted this:

1. Pope Francis swagged out in a white puffer [covered in this issue]

2. Former U.S. President Donald being by police, which surfaced during reports of his impending arrest [view]

3. People sharing fake photos of historical events such as the "Great Cascadia" [view]

The acceptable use of deep fakes remains a topic of ongoing debate. Companies such as Midjourney and Playground AI can try to prevent as many deepfakes as possible by removing free tiers. However, it's probably much too late for that. 

Our recommendation: start educating friends, family, and as many people as possible on the new reality that we will no longer be able to trust images as 'purely authentic' on the internet ever again.

🌐 UNESCO Calls for a Halt on AI

Following the letter proposed by Elon Musk and other tech leaders yesterday, UNESCO (a specialized agency of the United Nations) just called for countries to implement its recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence immediately.

The "Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence" sets the necessary safeguards for AI:

• Adopted unanimously by 193 member states

• Addresses discrimination and stereotyping

• Tackles disinformation and privacy rights

• Focuses on personal data protection

• Emphasizes human and environmental rights

As the first global framework for ethical AI use, UNESCO aims to maximize AI's benefits while minimizing risks, providing countries with essential guidance.

Read the recommendation here.

🔥 AI in March 2023

March of 2023 will go down as one of the most revolutionary months in history. AI developments released this month have changed the world forever.

From the start of the month when ChatGPT and Whisper APIs were released to world leaders signing a petition to halt AI developments, this month has felt like an entire decade.

If you just subscribed to The Rundown:

1. You just made the best decision of your life.

2. I feel BAD for you because you missed the live coverage of the most historic month in AI history.

But don't worry, we still got you covered. We curated a full rundown of the must-know events:

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🔥 Trending

• Gamma- AI design partner for designing ideas beautifully (link)

• Novo Studio- $1000 prompt contest challenge *ends April 6th (link)

• Morise- Automatically generate titles, tags and descriptions for YouTube (link)

• Ronith- Generating mini macOS apps with natural language (link)

• Quickly- Use AI on any website instantly just by selecting text (link)

• DiffusionArt- Free, Web based, Anonymous alternative to MidJourney (link)

• Managr- AI sales assistant powered by ChatGPT (link)

• MarsX- Free, low-code platform for building web and mobile applications (link)

• Recommend Domains- Find the perfect domain for your next project (link)

• Loopin- Summarize your meetings into structured meeting notes (link)

• AskPaper- Extract datasets, summarize research papers then chat with it (link)

• Prime Profile- AI-powered profile picture generator (link)

• CourseAI- Create online courses in seconds (link)

• Dreamlife AI- Camera app that helps you redesign your home with AI (link)

• Role Model AI- Create/customize your AI assistant for personal growth (link)

• ZeroTax-AI-powered tax assistant (link)

• AiYogi- Discover yourself through AI powered conversations (link)

• Machine Translation- Analyzes and compares MT outputs using GPT (link)

• Getfloorplan- Convert 2D floor plans in to fully furnished 3D layout (link)

• Voila- Assistant to level up your online productivity (link)

View our database of all the best AI tools mentioned in our newsletter: 

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🐦 Tweet of the day

Turn long YouTube videos into short narrates summaries:

How I turn YouTube videos into short narrated summaries using AI:

(productivity hack)

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung)
3:34 PM • Mar 30, 2023

That's all for now!

If you have any interesting projects or ideas, please reach out to us by responding to this email or by sending us a DM on Twitter: @rowancheung & @therundownai

As always, thanks for reading, and see you next time. 🫡