AI Updates

News:

• Microsoft going all in: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: “Apple’s done a fantastic job of innovating on the Mac. We’re going to outperform them. We finally feel we have a very competitive product.” https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-interview-ai-laptops-76eef1e1?

  • Microsoft's latest innovation, the Copilot+ PC, is a laptop designed to excel in AI. Literally. It’s powered by Arm-designed Qualcomm Snapdragon X series chips, neural processing units (NPUs), and edge computing.

  • Copilot can see your screen while you work. Last week, OpenAI introduced a feature similar to ChatGPT-4o. Naturally, Copilot runs on GPT-4o.

  • Locate anything you've ever searched for or viewed on your computer using "Recall," which essentially takes screenshots of your screen 24/7. (people are freaking out a little over this one)

  • Real-time translation and transcribing meetings across any call app (Zoom, Teams, Meet) in over 40 languages.

  • Team Copilot—A Copilot that’s not just a personal assistant but integrates into your Team and can handle tasks like managing meeting agendas, taking notes, and tracking action items. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2024/05/21/new-agent-capabilities-in-microsoft-copilot-unlock-business-value/

  • A partnership with Khan Academy to make its AI teacher Khanmigo free for all teachers in the US. https://blog.khanacademy.org/khanmigo-for-teachers-is-free-for-all-us-teachers-thanks-to-support-from-microsoft/

  • A new Copilot Studio lets businesses create basic AI agents to automate tasks, such as monitoring email inboxes. https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24158030/microsoft-copilot-ai-automation-agents

  • GPT-4o is now available on Azure OpenAI. OpenAI’s latest GPT-4o model is now available for businesses to use through Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. The model includes multimodal input and output, and Microsoft has demonstrated new ways developers can leverage this model for conversational AI in their apps. https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2024/5/21/24161731/gpt-4o-is-now-available-on-azure-openai

• GPT 4o: rolling out interactive tables and charts along with the ability to add files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive into ChatGPT. https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1791227287569932368

  • Analyzing vast datasets to pinpoint trends, crucial stats, results, and more.

  • Editing spreadsheets—combining datasets, cleaning data, and creating pivot tables.

  • Generating, editing, and customizing any chart.

  • Preparing financial statements like balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.

• OpenAI: disbanded its Superalignment team (= researching the long-term risks of AI) after both of its leaders resigned. https://www.wired.com/story/openai-superalignment-team-disbanded/

• OpenAI: struck a deal to train its models on Reddit posts, sparking outrage among Reddit and ChatGPT users! https://openai.com/index/openai-and-reddit-partnership/ Slack is also facing backlash for forcing users to opt out of using their company data to train Slack’s AI models. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/17/slack-under-attack-over-sneaky-ai-training-policy/

• Also, OpenAI has inked a deal with News Corp (owner of the WSJ, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and more) to integrate its news content into ChatGPT. According to the WSJ, the agreement could be worth up to $250M. https://openai.com/index/news-corp-and-openai-sign-landmark-multi-year-global-partnership/

• But it is free: Some free users find GPT-4o unhelpful for more elaborate use cases due to its cap on the number of messages you can send. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1cvo29x/usage_caps_make_gpt4o_unusable_for_most/

• ChatGPT app downloads surged following the release of ChatGPT-4o. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/20/chatgpts-mobile-app-revenue-saw-biggest-spike-yet-following-gpt-4o-launch/

• Google’s AI search summaries are hallucinating more than we thought and are frustrating users who can’t opt-out. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/frustration-grows-over-googles-ai-overviews-feature-how-to-disable/ https://x.com/search?q=Google%E2%80%99s%20AI%20search%20summaries%20are%20hallucinating&src=typed_query

• Google will experiment with placing ads in its new AI search. https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/21/24158030/microsoft-copilot-ai-automation-agents

• JPMorgan will have every new hire undergo AI/prompt engineering training. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-20/jpmorgan-s-erdoes-says-every-new-hire-will-get-training-for-ai (NIST and ISO audits)

• ElevenLabs Audio Native Add human-like narration to your blog or news site https://elevenlabs.io/blog/audio-native/

• Helsing, an AI company that works with European militaries, is in talks to raise $400M at a ~$4B valuation.

• Groq, a Nvidia rival developing specialized AI chips that speed up AI, told investors it wants to raise $300M.

Tools to explore

• Brilliant: offers bite-sized AI lessons so you stay competitive at work https://brilliant.org/

• Otto: an AI biographer that records your memories and transforms them into published stories! https://www.landing.ottowrites.co/

• Smartazor: Edit YouTube videos in half the time https://smartrazor.ai/

Creator Tools

• Claude: A conversational AI platform designed for nuanced and contextually aware interactions, aiming to provide human-like conversation experiences. https://claude.ai/chats

• ChatGPT: A platform offering access to OpenAI's GPT model, tailored for engaging in conversational responses, providing information, and generating text-based content. https://chatgpt.com/

• Pika Labs: A creative platform focused on AI-driven art creation, allowing users to explore and create digital artworks with the assistance of artificial intelligence. https://pika.art/

• Runway: A creative toolkit powered by AI, enabling users to apply machine learning models to video, image, and text projects for innovative content creation. https://runwayml.com/

• Leonardo: An AI platform (not widely known as of my last update, so this description is speculative) likely aimed at enhancing digital art creation or providing AI-based tools for creative processes. https://leonardo.ai/

• Storyblocks: A stock media platform offering royalty-free videos, images, and audio clips for content creators to use in their projects. https://www.storyblocks.com/

• Dalle-3 on Bing: Microsoft’s integration of OpenAI's DALL-E model into Bing allows users to generate unique images based on textual descriptions through a web interface. https://www.bing.com/images/create

• Ideogram: An AI-driven platform focused on generating ideograms or visual symbols that represent ideas or concepts, facilitating creative visual communication. https://ideogram.ai/t/explore

• MusicFX: A Google experiment that allows users to explore the creation of music using AI, part of Google's AI Test Kitchen, focusing on experimental AI applications in music. https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com

• Mubert: An AI-powered platform for generating unique music streams, allowing creators to produce music through algorithmic composition. https://mubert.com/

• Suno: An AI tool focused on enhancing voice communication by offering real-time, AI-driven voice analysis and improvement features (based on the description, this is speculative). https://www.suno.ai/

• ElevenLabs: Offers AI technology for creating realistic voice synthesis and cloning, enabling high-quality voice generation for various applications. https://elevenlabs.io/

• Adobe Speech Enhancer: A tool designed to improve the quality of audio recordings, especially in podcasting, by removing noise and enhancing speech clarity. https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance

• Timebolt: A video editing software that automates the process of cutting out silences from video content, making content creation more efficient. https://www.timebolt.io

• Descript: A multi-tool platform for audio and video editing that features transcription, text-to-speech, and media editing capabilities, aimed at content creators. https://www.descript.com/

• HeyGen: Provides AI-driven tools for generating written content, aiming to assist in the creative writing process with the help of artificial intelligence. https://heygen.com/

• Opus Clip: A platform (as of my last update, not widely recognized, so description is speculative) likely focused on video editing or creation tools enhanced by AI. https://www.opus.pro/

• TubeBuddy: A browser extension and mobile app designed to help YouTube creators optimize their videos, manage their channels, and grow their audience. https://futuretools.link/tubebuddy-com

• Invideo: An online video creation platform offering tools and templates for creating professional-quality videos for marketing, social media, and more. https://invideo.io/

• LTX Studio: Specializes in leveraging AI for text-to-video generation, allowing users to create video content from written narratives. https://ltx.studio/