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Meta AI goes Hollywood
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Meta is making moves in Hollywood, offering celebrities millions to use their voices for its new AI assistant project.
Are we entering a new world with billions of celebrity-powered AI voice agents, or heading for another ScarJo/OpenAI-style controversy? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Meta AI’s new Hollywood hires
Google absorbs Character AI talent
Large 2: A free-to-use GPT-4 competitor
Tesla unveils new AI vision for robots
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
META
⭐ Meta AI’s new Hollywood hires
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The Rundown: Meta is reportedly offering millions to celebrities like Awkwafina, Judi Dench, and Keegan-Michael Key to use their voices in upcoming AI projects.
The details:
The AI voices would be used across Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.
Meta is reportedly rushing to secure deals before its Meta Connect conference in September.
Contracts are reportedly temporary, with actors having the option to renew.
Meta has previously experimented with celebrity-inspired chatbots, though that program has ended.
Why it matters: In our exclusive interview with Mark Zuckerberg, he predicted that “we're going to live in a world where there are going to be hundreds of millions or billions of different AI agents”. If it holds true, celebrity voice-powered AI could be part of Meta's next big play to drive user engagement and growth on the platform.
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💰 Google absorbs Character AI talent
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The Rundown: Google has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with AI startup Character AI for its large language model technology, while also reabsorbing the startup's co-founders and key talent back into its AI team.
The details:
Character AI co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas return to Google, their former employer.
Google gains a non-exclusive license to Character AI's language model technology.
About 30 of Character AI's 130 employees, mainly those working on model training and voice AI, will join Google's Gemini AI efforts.
Character AI will switch to open-source models like Meta's Llama 3.1 for its products, moving away from in-house models.
Why it matters: This deal highlights the intensifying race to secure top AI talent, mirroring Microsoft’s recent deal with Inflection and Amazon’s deal with Adept. As AI becomes increasingly critical to tech companies' futures, these talent grabs could reshape the landscape, while raising antitrust concerns.
AI TRAINING
🧠 Large 2: A free-to-use GPT-4 competitor
The Rundown: Mistral AI recently released Mistral Large 2, an open-source AI model that rivals GPT-4 in performance across a few key benchmarks, available for free and unlimited use.
Step-by-step:
Visit Mistral AI Chat and create an account for free.
Find the "Model" dropdown menu in the chat interface.
Select "Large 2" from the list of available models.
Start interacting with Mistral Large 2 by typing your prompts or questions.
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The Rundown: AssemblyAI's developer-approved API offers the most AI speech capabilities on the market, including speech-to-text, speech understanding, and full access to Claude 3 models.
AssemblyAI leads the market with:
Industry-leading accuracy at 95% and WER at 4.8%
30% less hallucinations than competitors
Robust capabilities including access to Claude 3 models for in-depth call analysis, summarization, and more
TESLA
🤖 Tesla unveils new AI vision for robots
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The Rundown: Tesla just filed a patent for an AI-powered vision system that could transform how autonomous robots perceive and navigate their environment using only camera inputs.
The details:
The system uses a single neural network to process camera data and output detailed 3D environment information without LiDAR or radar.
It divides space into 3D voxels, predicting occupancy, shape, semantic data, and motion for each in real time.
The tech is designed to run on a robot's onboard computer, enabling immediate decision-making.
This system could be implemented in both Tesla's vehicles and humanoid robots like Optimus.
Why it matters: By relying solely on camera inputs and onboard processing, Tesla's new vision system could enable robots to navigate diverse environments more efficiently and adapt to changes in real time. This would eliminate the need for extensive pre-mapping and accelerate the arrival of affordable, autonomous robots.
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🔍 Felo Search - Multilingual AI search engine
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QUICK HITS
Adobe Illustrator introduced new AI-powered generative vector features, allowing users to create complex vector art and patterns from text prompts.
UC Berkeley unveiled the 'Berkeley Humanoid', a 2 ft. 9 in. humanoid research platform designed for learning-based control and robust locomotion over various terrains.
Britain canceled $1.7 billion worth of computing infrastructure projects, including plans for an exascale computer, dealing a setback to the country's AI ambitions.
China's Cixin Technology unveiled the Cixin P1, a new 6nm Arm-based 12-core AI chip for PCs, capable of 45 TOPS (trillion operations per second) and compatible with multiple operating systems.
Microsoft modified its AI partnership with UAE-based G42, opting to lease AI products instead of transferring sensitive technology amid concerns over G42's ties to China.
An autonomous robot dentist performed the world's first human dental procedure, preparing a tooth for a crown in about 15 minutes — significantly faster than human dentists.
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Google claims the #1 chatbot spot
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Google's experimental Gemini 1.5 Pro suddenly claimed the AI chatbot crown today — outperforming GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 by a whopping 14 points.
Did the search giant just quietly become the new leader in AI, or are we on the cusp of a major counter-response from OpenAI and Anthropic? Let's investigate…
In today’s AI rundown:
Gemini 1.5 Pro tops chatbot leaderboard
Black Forest Labs announces FLUX.1
AI-assisted content creation with Llama 3.1
Stability AI's instant 3D asset generator
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
GOOGLE DEEPMIND
✨ Gemini 1.5 Pro tops chatbot leaderboard
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The Rundown: For the first time ever, Google DeepMind's experimental Gemini 1.5 Pro has claimed the top spot on the AI Chatbot Arena leaderboard, surpassing OpenAI's GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude-3.5 with an impressive score of 1300.
The details:
Gemini 1.5 Pro (experimental 0801) gathered over 12K community votes during a week of testing on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena.
The new experimental model achieved the #1 position on both the overall and vision leaderboards.
The experimental version is available for early testing in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the LMSYS Chatbot Arena.
Google DeepMind hasn't disclosed specific improvements, but promises more updates soon.
Why it matters: Without any announcement, Gemini 1.5 Pro unexpectedly rose to the top of the overall AI chatbot leaderboard — by a whopping 14 points. The leap means that either Google just quietly established itself as the new leader in the LLM space, or we’re on the cusp of major competitive responses from industry rivals.
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BLACK FOREST
🌲 Black Forest Labs announces FLUX.1
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The Rundown: Black Forest Labs just launched FLUX.1, a suite of state-of-the-art AI image generation models that rival current leaders like Midjourney and DALL-E 3 — coming in three variants: [pro], [dev], and [schnell].
The details:
The [pro] version is the highest-quality model, offering state-of-the-art performance, available via API and for free on Replicate.
The [dev] variant is an open-weight, non-commercial version matching [pro]'s quality while outperforming competitors in efficiency at the same size.
FLUX.1 [schnell] is an ultra-efficient, 4-step model tailored for local development or personal use.
Black Forest Labs also teased its upcoming text-to-video generation model, which appears to rival Sora in quality.
Why it matters: FLUX.1's incredible quality and open-source options are going to pave the way to a new era of democratized, high-quality AI image generation. And with the teased AI video model on the way, could we see an open-sourced Sora-level video generator hit the market… before Sora itself?
AI TRAINING
🦙 AI-assisted content creation with Llama 3.1
The Rundown: Meta’s Llama 3.1 allows users to search the internet and train the AI to write in their personal style, saving you time on content creation and research processes.
Step-by-step:
Access Llama 3.1 through Meta AI and log in with your Facebook or Instagram account.
Use the internet search feature by asking questions like "Summarize the Olympics highlights this week."
Train Llama 3.1 in your voice by providing a sample of your best content and instructing it to mimic your style.
Generate content by asking Llama 3.1 to create posts on your desired topics.
Pro tip: The more examples and feedback you provide, the better Llama 3.1 will become at emulating your unique writing style!
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STABILITY AI
🎨 Stability AI's instant 3D asset generator
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The Rundown: Stability AI just introduced Stable Fast 3D, an AI model that generates high-quality 3D assets from a single image in just 0.5 seconds — potentially reshaping industries from gaming to e-commerce.
The details:
The model creates complete 3D assets, including UV unwrapped mesh, material parameters, and albedo colors with reduced illumination bake-in.
It outperforms previous models, reducing generation time from 10 minutes to 0.5 seconds while maintaining high-quality output.
Stable Fast 3D is available on Hugging Face and through Stability AI's API, under Stability AI's Community License.
Why it matters: The leap from 10 minutes to 0.5 seconds for high-quality 3D asset generation is nothing short of insane. We're entering a world where video games will soon feature infinite, dynamically generated assets, e-commerce will have instant 3D product previews, architects will see designs in real-time, and so much more.
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QUICK HITS
Google introduced three new AI features for Chrome, including Google Lens for desktop, Tab compare for product comparisons, and an improved browsing history search.
GitHub launched GitHub Models, a new platform allowing developers to access and experiment with various AI models directly on GitHub, including a playground, Codespaces integration, and deployment.
Healx, an AI-enabled drug discovery startup, raised $47 million in Series C funding and received regulatory clearance to start Phase 2 clinical trials for a new rare disease treatment in the U.S.
Google is facing backlash over its Gemini AI Olympics-themed ad, with critics arguing it promotes overreliance on AI tools at the expense of children's learning and creativity.
Microsoft officially listed OpenAI as a competitor in AI offerings and search advertising in its annual report, despite their long-term partnership and Microsoft's significant investment in the company.
Character AI open-sourced Prompt Poet, their innovative approach to prompt design, aiming to revolutionize how AI interactions are built and managed in production environments.
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Google's tiny AI beats GPT-3.5
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Google just released its new AI model that BEATS other leading AI models like GPT-3.5 — at just 1/10th the size.
As the race for more efficient AI continues to intensify, are we at the tipping point for running advanced AI directly on our phones? Let's get into it...
In today’s AI rundown:
Google’s tiny AI model bests GPT-3.5
Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru
Use AI to change image scenery in seconds
AI reprograms brain cancer cells
7 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
✨ Google’s tiny AI model bests GPT-3.5
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The Rundown: Google just unveiled Gemma 2 2B, a lightweight AI model with just 2B parameters that outperforms much larger models like GPT-3.5 and Mixtral 8x7B on key benchmarks.
The details:
Gemma 2 2B boasts just 2.6B parameters, but was trained on a massive 2 trillion token dataset.
It scores 1130 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena, matching GPT-3.5-Turbo-0613 (1117) and Mixtral-8x7b (1114) — models 10x its size.
Other notable key benchmark scores include 56.1 on MMLU and 36.6 on MBPP, beating its predecessor by over 10%.
The model is open-source, and developers can download the model’s weights from Google’s announcement page.
Why it matters: As we enter a new era of on-device, local AI, lightweight and efficient models are crucial for running AI directly on our phones and laptops. With Gemma 2 beating GPT-3.5 Turbo at just 1/10th the size, Google isn't just showing what's possible — they're cementing their position as the leader in the small model space.
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TACO BELL
🌮 Taco Bell’s AI drive-thru
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The Rundown: Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, just announced plans to roll out AI-powered drive-thru ordering at hundreds of restaurants in the U.S. by the end of 2024, with ambitions for global implementation.
The details:
The AI understands orders, auto-inputs them into the system, and even suggests additional items — potentially increasing sales through upselling.
Over 100 Taco Bell restaurants in the U.S. already use voice AI in drive-thrus.
The company has been testing the AI for over two years and claims it has outperformed humans in accuracy, reduced wait times, and decreased employee workload.
Rivals like Wendy's and White Castle are also experimenting with AI ordering, while McDonald's recently ended its IBM partnership for similar tech.
Why it matters: If Taco Bell’s positive results on their two-year test are any indication, this large-scale AI implementation could change the way fast-food chain businesses operate and how we order food at drive-thrus. However, the success (or failure) of this rollout could set the tone for the entire industry's adoption.
AI TRAINING
🎨 Use AI to change image scenery in seconds
The Rundown: Krea AI’s new Scene Transfer feature allows users to recreate images with consistent lighting and color schemes, all with just a few clicks, completely free.
Step-by-step:
Visit Krea AI and sign up for a free account.
On the main dashboard, click "Enhance" in the top navigation bar.
Upload your image to the enhancement interface and activate the "Scene Transfer" option on the right side.
Upload a reference image or describe your desired lighting in the prompt. Adjust strength as needed, then click "Enhance".
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AI RESEARCH
🧠 AI reprograms brain cancer cells
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The Rundown: Researchers at USC made a breakthrough using AI to reprogram glioblastoma cells into immune-activating dendritic cells in mouse models, potentially revolutionizing treatment for the deadly brain cancer.
The details:
Glioblastoma is the deadliest adult brain cancer, with less than 10% of patients surviving five years after diagnosis.
AI identified genes that can convert glioblastoma cells into dendritic cells (DCs), which sample cancer antigens and activate other immune cells to attack the tumor.
In mouse models, this approach increased survival chances by up to 75% when combined with immune checkpoint therapy.
Researchers have also identified human genes that could potentially reprogram human glioblastoma cells, paving the way for future clinical trials.
Why it matters: By turning cancer cells against themselves, this new research offers a novel way to fight tumors from within. If the 75% increased survival chances in mice translate to humans, this could not only revolutionize glioblastoma treatment but potentially open doors for similar approaches in other hard-to-treat cancers.
NEW TOOLS & JOBS
Trending AI Tools
🗣️ OpenAI Advanced Voice - Natural and real-time conversations with AI, available for limited ChatGPT Plus subscribers
🌟 Midjourney 6.1 - Enhanced image quality, coherence, and new upscaling features
👩🎤 Rendernet Narrator - Seamlessly lip-sync an AI character with natural expressions from a video
💸 Coachvox - Generate leads with an AI coach version of you
🎬 Respeecher - Hollywood-grade AI voice generation
🚀 OFFLIGHT - To-dos, schedules, and emails in one place
🎨 Simply Draw - Learn drawing with instant AI feedback
New AI Job Opportunities
👩💼 xAI - People Generalist
⚖️ Rad AI - Legal Counsel
💰 Databricks - Finance Manager
🎨 Meta - Product Marketing Manager, Generative AI Creative
QUICK HITS
Google expanded access to its "About this image" tool, making it available through Circle to Search and Google Lens, allowing users to quickly get context on images they encounter online or via messaging.
Vimeo launched an AI-powered video translation tool that can translate video, audio, and captions into multiple languages while replicating the original speakers' voices.
NEURA, a German robotics company, released a new video showcasing their humanoid robot 4NE-1 performing tasks like chopping vegetables, ironing cloths, solving puzzles, and more.
Synthesia introduced "Personal Avatars," AI-generated lifelike avatars created from brief webcam or phone footage, allowing users to create short-form videos for social media in multiple languages.
San Francisco supervisors banned the use of certain AI rental software like RealPage and Yardi — which were allegedly used by some landlords in the city to set higher rent prices based on competitor data.
A study from the University of Leeds found that AI could help predict the risk of bowel cancer returning in patients, potentially assisting doctors in identifying high-risk cases and avoiding unnecessary chemotherapy.
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ChatGPT's new Voice Mode
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
OpenAI's new ChatGPT voice can now talk back in real-time with emotion-sensing capabilities, but only for a select few users.
Is this the future of human-AI interaction? Let's get into it...
In today’s AI rundown:
OpenAI begins ChatGPT Voice rollout
Friend’s AI companion necklace
Find viral clips with Canva’s ‘Highlights’
Perplexity’s publisher revenue-sharing
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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OPENAI
🎙️ OpenAI begins ChatGPT Voice rollout
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The Rundown: OpenAI has begun a limited rollout of its hotly anticipated ‘Advanced Voice Mode’ for paying ChatGPT Plus users, offering natural, real-time conversations and the ability for the AI to detect and respond to emotions.
The details:
The feature will initially be available to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users, with plans to give all Plus users access by fall 2024.
Advanced Voice Mode uses GPT-4o and can sense emotions in users' voices, including sadness, excitement, or singing.
Video and screen-sharing capabilities, previously showcased in OpenAI’s early demo, will launch at a ‘later’ date.
OpenAI has sent email instructions to the initial ‘Alpha‘ group selected for early access.
Why it matters: AI is slowly shifting from a tool we text/prompt with, to an intelligence that we collaborate, learn, and grow with. Advanced Voice Mode’s ability to understand and respond to emotions in real-time convos could also have huge use cases in everything from customer service to mental health support.
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FRIEND
👋 Friend’s AI companion necklace
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The Rundown: Avi Schiffmann, a Harvard dropout and Webby Award winner, just unveiled Friend, a $99 AI-powered wearable device designed to combat loneliness by providing constant companionship.
The details:
Friend is a pendant-like device that hangs around the neck and uses AI to engage in conversations and offer emotional support.
The device is always listening and can proactively send messages based on the wearer's context.
Friend has raised $2.5 million in funding at a $50 million valuation from notable investors.
Preorders are now open for the basic white version, with shipping expected in January 2025.
Why it matters: Friend takes a different approach compared to other AI wearables by focusing on companionship rather than productivity. But with a market flooded with overpromises, privacy implications, and concerns about real human connection — the pendant is fighting an uphill battle when it comes to trust.
AI TRAINING
🎥 Find viral clips with Canva’s ‘Highlights’
The Rundown: Canva's ‘Highlights’ feature uses AI to automatically select the best moments from your long-form videos, saving you tedious time spent on editing and increasing the quality of your content.
Step-by-step:
Open your video in Canva's editor (requires a paid subscription).
Click "Edit video" in the top menu, then select "Highlights" from the Tools section.
Let the AI analyze your long video and generate highlight clips.
Review the suggested highlights and select the viral short clips you want to use for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts!
AI UNIVERSITY
🎓 Join us live: free Llama 3.1 workshop series
The Rundown: To celebrate the launch of Llama 3.1 last week, we’re hosting a free 3-day online workshop series at The Rundown AI University — with the second session starting today at 1PM PST.
Join us live to learn:
Why Llama 3.1 is important and real-world use cases
Beginner to advanced integration tips
How to build your own private and local model from your data
All sessions will be taught by The Rundown’s AI professor, Dr. Alvaro Cintas, and previous workshops are recorded and accessible in the AI University.
Click here to sign up for free and RSVP to the next workshop in the events tab.
PERPLEXITY
💰 Perplexity’s publisher revenue-sharing
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The Rundown: Perplexity just introduced a "Publishers' Program" to share ad revenue with media partners, following recent plagiarism accusations and aiming to support quality journalism in the age of AI-powered search.
The details:
The program includes cash advances on future revenue as Perplexity builds its advertising model, set to launch in September.
Initial partners include Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, WordPress.com, and more, who will receive a "double-digit percentage" of ad revenue.
Partners also get free access to Perplexity's Enterprise Pro tier, developer tools, and insights through Scalepost AI.
Why it matters: Despite constant pushback on AI firms and their training data, media companies are finding few available paths forward other than accepting partnership deals. Perplexity's initiative is a good step toward fairness, but it likely won’t be the end of the growing pains with publishers.
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🤝 table - A personal CRM, but AI first
🚀 Arcane - Turn user insights into impactful LinkedIn posts
New AI Job Opportunities
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Midjourney released V6.1, featuring improved image quality, coherence, and text rendering, along with new upscaling and personalization models, offering faster processing and enhanced overall aesthetics.
SoundHound AI launched its Chat AI voice assistant with integrated ChatGPT in Alfa Romeo and Citroën vehicles across Europe, expanding its presence in Stellantis brands and offering enhanced conversational experiences for drivers.
Activision open-sourced the 'Caldera' map from Call of Duty: Warzone, providing a comprehensive data set for academic use, AI training, and content generation research in the gaming industry.
Leonardo.Ai announced its acquisition by Canva, aiming to accelerate innovation in its AI-powered creative platform while maintaining independence and expanding research capabilities.
01.AI, founded by Kai-Fu Lee, unveiled Yi-Vision, a new Vision Language API designed for complex visual tasks, image understanding, and analysis.
NVIDIA's Project GR00T introduced a new approach to scale robot data using Apple Vision Pro for teleoperation, RoboCasa for environment simulation, and MimicGen for motion, potentially revolutionizing data collection in robotics.
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Meta's video AI breakthrough
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Meta's new AI can identify and track any object in a video with just a few clicks, making Hollywood-level cutouts and effects accessible to everyone.
Could this open-source breakthrough be the key to unlocking a new era of AI-powered video editing? Let's get into it...
In today’s AI rundown:
Meta unveils SAM 2 for video AI
Zuck and Huang envision AI’s future
How to automate emails from spreadsheet data
Runway releases image-to-video AI
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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META
🎥 Meta unveils SAM 2 for video AI
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The Rundown: Meta just introduced Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2), an advanced AI model that can identify and track objects across video frames in real-time, marking a significant leap in video AI.
The details:
SAM 2 extends Meta's previous image segmentation capabilities to video, addressing challenges like fast movement and object occlusion.
The model can segment any object in a video and create cutouts in a few clicks — with a free demo available to try here.
Meta is also open-sourcing the model and releasing a large, annotated database of 50,000 videos used for training.
Potential applications include video editing, mixed reality experiences, and scientific research.
Why it matters: SAM 2’s ability to track objects in real-time could make complex video editing tasks like object removal or replacement as simple as a single click. With Llama 3.1 last week and now SAM 2, Meta is continuing its strategy of developing massive AI breakthroughs — while making everything open and free to use.
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SIGGRAPH 2024
🤝 Zuck and Huang envision AI’s future
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The Rundown: During a fireside chat at SIGGRAPH 2024, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang spoke about their shared vision for the AI-powered future.
Key highlights:
Both CEOs emphasized the importance of open-source AI, with Zuckerberg highlighting Llama 3.1's release as an "inflection point."
Zuckerberg outlined a possible future for social media to evolve from recommending content to AI generating personalized content on the fly.
Huang predicted a shift from turn-based AI interactions to more fluid, multi-option simulations.
The leaders also discussed AI's potential to transform education, entertainment, and work through smart glasses.
Why it matters: The emphasis on open-source and personalized AI signals a potential shift in how AI will be integrated into everyday life and business. With Meta and NVIDIA's combined influence, the shared vision could significantly shape the future of AI and its applications across different industries.
AI TRAINING
📧 How to automate emails from spreadsheet data
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Log in or sign up at Zapier and go to Zapier Central.
Create a new AI assistant named "Spreadsheet to Email".
Connect Google Sheets as your Data Source and set up the "Create Draft" Action for Gmail.
Test by instructing the AI to create a draft, then refine it as needed.
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RUNWAY
🎬 Runway releases image-to-video AI
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The Rundown: Runway just announced that Gen-3 Alpha, the startup’s popular AI text-to-video generation model, can now create high-quality videos from still images.
The details:
According to Runway, image-to-video greatly improves the artistic control and consistency of video generations.
Image-to-video generations are either 5 or 10 seconds in length and take up “credits,“ which you have to pay for through Runway’s subscription tiers.
To use the tool, head to Runway’s website, click “try Gen-3 Alpha”, and upload an image to watch it come to life.
Why it matters: The highly anticipated image-to-video generation model opens up a whole new suite of creativity, allowing users to bring any image to life. However, while the increased artistic control and improvements to consistency are notable, Gen-3 Alpha does not come at a cheap price tag.
P.S. our favorite use case: Turning memes to life.
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New AI Job Opportunities
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Meta launched AI Studio, a platform allowing users to create, share, and discover custom AI characters without technical skills, built on Llama 3.1.
Amazon unveiled its latest AI chip, claiming performance up to 50% higher than NVIDIA's at half the cost, as part of efforts to reduce reliance on external chips for its AWS AI cloud services.
Apple revealed its Apple Intelligence Foundation Model technical report, revealing architecture specifics, pre-training methods, and deployment strategies for both server and on-device AI models.
Scale AI announced its latest SEAL Leaderboard on Adversarial Robustness, evaluating AI models on their ability to handle red team-generated prompts across harm scenarios — with Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro topping the leaderboard.
Topology introduced the Continuous Learning Model (CLM), a new AI system that can remember interactions, learn autonomously, and develop an ‘emergent’ personality.
Elon Musk predicted a future with 10 billion humanoid robots, more than the number of humans, describing it as a fundamental milestone in civilization.
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Apple Intelligence (AI) takes a time out
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Apple's highly anticipated Apple Intelligence (AI) won't be ready for the initial iOS 18 release this September, with the company now pushing the rollout to a later date.
Is this just Apple being Apple, or is it a sign that bringing advanced AI to consumer products is harder than tech giants want us to believe? Let's get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Apple's AI features delayed
AI revolutionizes the 2024 Olympics
Turn text into Sora-like AI videos
4 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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APPLE
🍎 Apple's AI features delayed
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The Rundown: According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple's highly anticipated AI features, collectively known as Apple Intelligence, will not be included in the initial release of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 this September, instead rolling out in later updates.
The details:
Apple Intelligence is now planned for release by October, a few weeks after the initial iOS 18 launch.
Developers will get early access to test Apple Intelligence features as soon as this week via iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 betas.
Some advanced Siri features will be missing even from the October release, with the full rollout stretching into 2025.
The news comes alongside the company signing the White House’s voluntary commitment to developing safe, secure and trustworthy AI on Friday.
Why it matters: While it may disappoint Apple and AI fans, the slower rollout approach shows Apple’s long-devoted strategy for releasing stable, polished features. But with Apple Intelligence getting delayed and Siri 2.0 not arriving until 2025 — the early ‘demos’ we saw at WWDC in June should’ve probably been called teasers, if anything.
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OLYMPICS
🏅 AI revolutionizes the 2024 Olympics
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The Rundown: The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games is showcasing an unexpectedly extensive amount of AI, changing experiences for athletes, spectators, and organizers — potentially signaling a new era in the way that we watch sports.
The details:
AthleteGPT, an AI chatbot, is providing 24/7 assistance to athletes through the Athlete365 mobile app.
An AI-powered 3D athlete tracking (3DAT) technology is offering detailed biomechanical insights for performance enhancement.
AI is being used in talent scouting, as demonstrated by a recent IOC pilot program in Senegal.
NBC is also using AI to provide personalized highlights and enhanced real-time statistics for viewers.
Why it matters: The use of AI at a major worldwide sporting event such as the Olympics marks a major moment for AI adoption, moving from previous reluctance to embrace it. As AI continues to become normalized globally, it could pave the way for a new era in sports viewing and management.
AI TRAINING
🎬 Turn text into Sora-like AI videos
The Rundown: Kling AI's text-to-video feature allows users to create stunning Sora-like videos from simple text prompts, opening up new ways you can produce high-quality visuals.
Step-by-step:
Visit Kling AI and sign up for a free account.
From the main dashboard, click on "AI Videos".
In the "Prompt" section, describe the video you want to create.
Adjust settings like creativity level, video quality, length, and aspect ratio.
Click "Generate" and watch your text come to life as a video!
AI UNIVERSITY
🎓 Join us live: free Llama 3.1 workshop series
The Rundown: To celebrate the launch of Llama 3.1, we are hosting a free 3-day online workshop series at The Rundown AI University — with the second session starting Wednesday at 1PM PST.
Join us live to learn:
Why Llama 3.1 is important and real-world use cases
Beginner to advanced integration tips
How to build your own private and local model from your data
All sessions will be taught by The Rundown’s AI professor, Dr. Alvaro Cintas, and previous workshops are recorded and accessible in the AI University.
Click here to sign up for free and RSVP to the next workshop in the events tab.
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👨🎤 Sensay - Simplify AI replica creation and fine-tuning
New AI Job Opportunities
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🛠️ Meta - Product Quality Engineer
💼 Findem - Customer Success Manager
🚗 Waymo - Senior Product Manager, Simulation and Evaluation
QUICK HITS
X (Twitter) automatically enabled a setting allowing user data, including user interactions, posts, inputs, and results, to be used for training and fine-tuning purposes for its Grok AI.
Morgan Stanley deployed its second in-house generative AI application, AI @ Morgan Stanley Debrief, which summarizes video meetings and generates follow-up email drafts.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Dioptra, an open-source tool for testing AI model risk and measuring the impact of malicious attacks on AI system performance.
Reddit intensified its crackdown on web crawlers by blocking major search engines from surfacing recent posts unless they pay, with Google currently being the only mainstream search engine showing recent results.
Suno introduced a new feature for Pro & Premier users to separate vocals and instrumentals from AI-generated songs, allowing for more control and creative possibilities in music production.
Stanford Engineering and Toyota Research achieved a milestone in autonomous driving by creating the world's first AI-directed, driverless tandem drift, aiming to advance the safety of automated driving in complex scenarios.
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OpenAI reveals 'SearchGPT'
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
OpenAI just released the prototype of its AI-powered search engine, SearchGPT, which combines powerful AI models with information directly from the web.
Is this the beginning of an OpenAI-Google search war? Let's get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
OpenAI reveals its AI search engine
Google’s AI scores silver at Math Olympiad
Use AI to auto-adjust video eye contact
Who will control the future of AI?
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
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OPENAI
🔎 OpenAI reveals its AI search engine
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The Rundown: OpenAI just announced SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine prototype that combines powerful AI models with information from the Internet to provide users with timely answers from relevant sources—directly challenging Google’s search dominance.
The details:
SearchGPT organizes search results into summaries with attribution links and allows for follow-up questions, similar to AI startup Perplexity.
The prototype is powered by GPT-4 and will be initially available to 10,000 test users.
While still a prototype, the company eventually plans to integrate SearchGPT features directly into ChatGPT.
To get access to SearchGPT, you need to log into your ChatGPT account, then you can request to join the waitlist here.
Why it matters: OpenAI's entry into search could disrupt the industry—potentially reshaping how users interact with online information and challenging Google Search's long-standing dominance. The move also raises questions about data privacy, the future of traditional SEO, and the impact on content creators.
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GOOGLE DEEPMIND
🧮 Google’s AI scores silver at Math Olympiad
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The Rundown: Google DeepMind's AI systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, achieved a significant milestone in AI’s math reasoning capabilities, attaining a silver medal-equivalent score at this year's International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
The details:
The AI system solved 4 out of 6 problems from the 2024 IMO, scoring 28 out of 42 points.
This achievement represents a significant leap from previous AI attempts, which could barely solve 1 in 100 past IMO problems.
AlphaProof uses a fine-tuned Gemini model to translate and solve complex math problems.
AlphaGeometry 2 demonstrated remarkable speed, solving a complex geometry problem in just 19 seconds.
Why it matters: This breakthrough demonstrates AI's growing ability to perform complex math on par with the world’s smartest humans. It’s a big step towards more generalized AI systems capable of advanced reasoning, which could have implications across scientific research, engineering, finance, legal analysis, and more.
AI TRAINING
👀 Use AI to auto-adjust video eye contact
The Rundown: Captions' new AI-powered "Eye Contact" feature automatically adjusts your gaze in videos, making it appear as if you're always looking directly at the camera.
Step-by-step:
Visit Captions' website and log in or create an account.
On the main dashboard, click "Upload a video" and select your file.
In the editing interface, click on the "Effects" tab.
Toggle on the "Eye Contact" option to enable the feature.
Once processing is complete, preview your video and export the enhanced version.
AI UNIVERSITY
🚨 Emergency free Llama 3.1 workshop series
The Rundown: To celebrate the launch of Llama 3.1, we are hosting a free 3-day online workshop series at The Rundown AI University — with the first session starting today at 1PM PST.
Join us live to learn:
What is Llama 3.1, why is it important, and real-world use cases
Beginner to advanced integration tips
How to build your own private and local model from your own data
All sessions will be taught by The Rundown’s AI professor, Dr. Alvaro Cintas, and additional expert guests will be joining us along the way for fireside chats.
Click here to sign up for free RSVP to all workshops in the events tab.
SAM ALTMAN
🚨 Who will control the future of AI?
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The Rundown: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, just wrote an op-ed outlining a strategy for ensuring a vision for AI prevails in the United States and allied nations over authoritarian alternatives.
The details:
Altman emphasizes the urgent need for a U.S.-led global coalition to advance AI that spreads its benefits and maintains open access.
He proposes four key actions: robust security measures, infrastructure investment, coherent commercial diplomacy, and new models for global AI governance.
The strategy aims to maintain the U.S. lead in AI development while countering efforts by authoritarian regimes to dominate the technology.
Altman suggests creating an international body for AI oversight, similar to the IAEA or ICANN.
Why it matters: Altman's surprisingly urgent tone in this op-ed highlights the growing risks of AI development in the US. He believes "there is no third option," either democratic nations lead AI development or authoritarian regimes will — raising a serious call to action for the race of AI dominance.
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QUICK HITS
Google upgraded Gemini with 1.5 Flash, offering faster responses, a 4x larger context window, and expanded access in over 40 languages and 230 countries.
SAG-AFTRA announced a strike for video game performers starting July 26, citing concerns over AI protections in negotiations with major gaming studios, despite progress on wages and job safety.
Sam Altman revealed in a tweet reply that the GPT-4o-Voice Alpha rollout will begin next week for Plus subscribers, expanding OpenAI's voice generation capabilities.
Udio released version 1.5 of its AI music model, featuring improved audio quality, key control, and new features like stem downloads and audio-to-audio remixing.
Runway's AI video generator reportedly trained on thousands of YouTube videos without permission, according to a leaked document obtained by 404 Media.
Anthropic's web crawler allegedly violated website terms of use, with iFixit reporting nearly a million hits in 24 hours, raising concerns about AI companies' data collection practices.
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Mistral AI challenges Meta Llama 3.1
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Just a day after the release of Llama 3.1 405b, French AI startup Mistral AI dropped their latest flagship model: Large 2.
Between these two AI powerhouses, open models are having a moment. But how do they hold up against top closed models like GPT-4? Let’s dive in…
In today’s AI rundown:
Mistral's Large 2 takes on AI giants
Kling AI's video generation goes global
How to replace Siri with ChatGPT
Bing unveils new AI-powered search
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
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OPENAI
🇫🇷 Mistral's Large 2 takes on AI giants
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The Rundown: Mistral just released Large 2, a new AI model claiming to match or exceed the performance of recent offerings from OpenAI and Meta, despite having significantly fewer parameters.
The details:
Large 2 boasts 123 billion parameters, less than a third of Meta's Llama 3.1 405B, yet outperforms it in code generation and math.
The model features a 128,000 token context window and improved multilingual support for 12 languages and 80 coding languages.
Mistral claims Large 2 minimizes hallucinations and produces more concise responses than leading AI models.
The model is available to try on Le Chat, and available for use on major cloud platforms but requires a paid license for commercial use.
Why it matters: At just one-third the size of Llama 3.1 405b with benchmarks comparable to GPT-4, Mistral Large 2 is very impressive. And with two GPT-4 level open models now released in just two days, the pressure just dialed up a few notches for closed-AI leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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🚀 Unlock 1M context chat with a single GPU
The Rundown: TensorWave Cloud’s latest development allows the Llama 3-70B model to process 1M tokens of context with a single GPU — setting new standards for real-time AI interactions.
This breakthrough enables:
Enhanced real-time chat enabling more dynamic, interactive applications
Optimized performance through AMD's state-of-the-art MI300X GPUs
Scalable, cost-effective solutions for deploying large language models
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KUAISHOU
🎥 Kling AI's video generation goes global
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The Rundown: Kling AI, developed by Chinese tech giant Kuaishou Technology, has released its impressive AI video model globally, offering high-quality AI generations that rival OpenAI’s (unreleased) Sora.
The details:
Kling can generate videos up to two minutes long, surpassing OpenAI's Sora's one-minute limit, however, the global version is limited to five-second generations.
The global version offers 66 free credits daily, with each generation costing 10 credits.
According to Kuaishou, Kling utilizes advanced 3D reconstruction technology for more natural movements.
The platform accepts prompts of up to 2,000 characters, allowing for detailed video descriptions.
Why it matters: When KLING launched a little over a month ago, it was only accessible if you had a Chinese phone number. While global users are still limited to 5-second generations, anyone can now generate their own high-quality videos — putting even more pressure on OpenAI to release its beloved Sora.
AI TRAINING
🗣️ How to replace Siri with ChatGPT
The Rundown: With this iOS widget hack, you can add ChatGPT's voice feature to your iPhone's lock screen for lightning-fast access to AI-powered conversations.
Step-by-step:
Download the official ChatGPT app from the App Store and set it up.
Long-press on your iPhone's lock screen and tap "Customize".
Select "Add Widgets" and find the ChatGPT widget.
Drag and drop the widget to your preferred position on the lock screen.
Tap "Done" to save, and start using your new AI assistant shortcut!
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MICROSOFT
🔍 Bing unveils new AI-powered search
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The Rundown: Microsoft's Bing is testing a new generative search experience that combines traditional search results with AI-generated content — aiming to reshape how users interact with search engines.
The details:
The new experience uses LLMs to generate dynamic, AI-powered search result layouts, including answer summaries and related sections.
Bing claims the system reviews millions of sources to dynamically match content and fulfill user intent more effectively.
The feature is currently being tested with a small percentage of user queries, with Microsoft seeking user feedback via thumbs up/down icons.
Microsoft states early data shows the experience maintains the number of clicks to websites, aiming to support a "healthy web ecosystem."
Why it matters: While most users will be happy to see Microsoft’s attempts to improve Bing, these changes could have significant implications for creators and businesses that rely on SEO. Although Microsoft suggests this will maintain clickable links in results, the actual effect may vary across different search types.
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🔒 Gandalf - Test your prompting skills and gain insights into securing AI
🎨 Gendo - AI for architecture design
New AI Job Opportunities
📢 Writer - Director, Product Marketing
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🗣️ Hippocratic AI - Research Engineer, Speech Technologies
QUICK HITS
Microsoft announced collaborations with Mass General Brigham and University of Wisconsin to advance AI foundation models for medical imaging, aiming to enhance radiologists' efficiency and improve patient outcomes.
Stability AI unveiled Stable Video 4D, a new AI model that can turn single object videos into multiple videos from eight different angles — with potential applications in game development, video editing, and virtual reality.
OpenAI could lose up to $5 billion this year due to high operational costs, including $7 billion for AI training and inference, and $1.5 billion for staffing, despite rapid revenue growth, according to an analysis by The Information.
Google announced updates to the Play Store, including AI-powered app reviews, curated spaces, and personalized recommendations.
Microsoft partnered with Lumen Technologies to expand its AI workload capacity, addressing infrastructure shortages in its data centers, while Lumen will adopt Azure cloud services to improve its cash flow.
Udio released version 1.5 of its AI music generator, featuring improved audio quality, key control, and enhanced language results, alongside new platform features like stem downloads and audio-to-audio remixing capabilities.
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