Google Steals the AI Spotlight!

Hey there 👋

Google kicked off its annual I/O Event and has been in the AI headlines since then. The Big G didn't just step into the AI ring, it belly-flopped right in, splashing us with a tidal wave of AI goodies. It's clear they're not just jogging, but sprinting in this AI marathon. We're here with the low-down on all the techie treats they tossed out. Strap in and get ready for some mind-blowing innovations:

• PaLM 2: Powering 25+ Google products with a next-gen language model sporting multilingual and coding prowess.

• Bard: Available in 180 nations, 40 languages, boasting image I/O, coding upgrades, and app integration.

• Search Generative Experience: Upgraded search delivering more info and context to your queries.

• Search Labs: Play with novel Google products like generative search, Code Tips, and Add to Sheets.

• Workspace Labs: New AI-aided features for Docs and Gmail, and a text-to-image tool for Slides.

• Project Tailwind: An AI-first notebook, powered by your notes and sources.

• MusicLM: Generate music with text prompts; the AI maestro is here.

• Vertex AI: Meet Codey (text-to-code), Imagen (text-to-image), and Chirp (speech-to-text); your AI tool troika.

• Gemini: Multimodal model with API integrations, still in training.

• Immersive View in Maps: Multi-dimensional route visualization through AI and computer vision.

• Magic Editor in Google Photos: AI-assisted precise image edits, as if by magic!

But wait, there's more! 👀

Meta's new multimodal model is creating buzz, Humane's wearable promises screen-free computing, and OpenAI is set to roll out GPT-4 Web Browsing and 7+ ChatGPT Plugins. Buckle up, we're just getting started! Dive in for the rest of this week's exciting AI news!

This issue covers:

• Latest Developments 🌍

• News from the Industry 🧑‍🏫

• Tools of the Trade ⚒️

• Hot Takes 🔥

• AI Meme of the Week 🤡

Latest Developments 🌍

Our Pick 👌

ImageBind by Meta AI: Multimodal AI model that can learn from six modalities, text, image/video, audio, depth, thermal and inertial measurement units to gain a holistic understanding of data.

• LeMUR by Assembly AI: Leveraging LLMs to transcribe up to 10 hours worth of audio content (~150K tokens) with a single line of code.

• Stable Animation SDK by Stability AI: A powerful text-to-animation tool to create stunning animations using Stable Diffusion models in three ways.

• MultiModal-GPT: A vision and language model that can have continuous dialogue with humans by following instructions, and utilizes training data to improve performance.

• FrugalGPT: Cost-saving strategies for using LLMs like GPT-4 and can match or improve performance with up to 98% cost reduction.

• CodeExecutor: Model that leverages code execution pre-training and curriculum learning to enhance semantic comprehension with promising results.

• TidyBot: A personalized robot that learns user preferences for household cleanup using LLMs, achieving high accuracy in object placement and adaptability.

• InternChat: An interactive visual framework that integrates chatbots with non-verbal instructions like pointing movements to perform vision-centric tasks.

• WikiWeb2M: A dataset for multimodal webpage understanding tasks that retains the full set of images, text, and structure data available in a webpage.

News from the Industry 🧑‍🏫

Our Pick 👌

Humane is creating an AI-powered wearable device that lets users access computing power without being tethered to a smartphone or other device.

• OpenAI has unveiled a sleek new user interface for ChatGPT, which neatly separates GPT-4 and GPT-3.5.

• HuggignFace has released Transformers Agent which provides a natural language API on top of transformers with curated tools and an agent that interprets and uses them.

• Meta is introducing the AI Sandbox for advertisers and expanding its Meta Advantage suite of ad automations tools to improve campaign results.

• Anthropic has Claude's context window to 100K tokens, allowing for analyzing large volumes of materials and answering complex questions.

• Amazon is building AI tools for merchants to boost advertising revenue by using generative AI for generating photos, videos and product descriptions on the platform.

• Palantir's stock surged 15% after the company reported strong earnings, and said the demand for its upcoming AI platform is "without precedent".

• Google Cloud is partnering with enterprise companies such as Box, Canva, Dialpad, Jasper, Salesforce, and UKG to integrate generative AI capabilities.

• IBM has launched its enterprise AI and data platform, Watsonx, designed to create competitive advantage, scale AI, and advance trustworthy AI.

• DeepMind co-founder, Mustafa Suleyman, warns that advanced AI will result in a large number of white-collar job losses, leaving many workers "very unhappy".

• Google is partnering with Adobe to integrate Adobe's Firefly for generating media content and its free graphic design tool, Adobe Express, in Bard.

• Scale AI has launched two major platforms: Scale Donovan, an AI copilot for defense, and Scale EGP, a full-stack enterprise AI, emphasizing the need of integrating AI into military and economic strategies.

Tools of the Trade ⚒️

Our Pick 👌

Nyric: AI world-generation platform that allows users to build their dream worlds with just text prompts.

• ChatGPT Microphone: Add voice-to-text and shortcut snippets to ChatGPT for more efficiency.

• YOYA.ai: Build personalized generative AI apps without code, including instant custom chatbot creation, website page training, and easy integration.

• Intuo.ai: A suite of privacy-centric AI features, including generative AI, open-source chatbots, advanced web searching capabilities, and more.

• ArchitectGPT: Create stunning visuals of home or property, with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and a variety of design themes.

• Promptitude: Manage, test, and improve GPT prompts with a simple API call.

• Dart: project management tool powered by GPT-4 that automates tasks and optimizes workflows for teams.

• Pace AI: Create various project-related materials such as requirements, user stories, roadmaps, product vision statements, and meeting agendas.

• Kadoa: AI-powered web scraper that autogenerates scrapers for sources, adapts to website changes, extracts data accurately, and provides data in any format.

• HelpGent: Personalized asynchronous communication with audiences through video, voice, text, and screen recording for increased engagement.

• Learnt.ai: Generate various resources such as lesson plans, homework tasks, icebreakers, and assessment questions in seconds.

• Seidesk: Create customized knowledge base, FAQ pages, and a help center for customers and collaborators.

• Guidde: Create video documentation with AI 11x faster, with features such as Magic Capture, voiceover, and smart sharing.

• Feathery: Create high quality web forms 10x faster with AI.

• Receipt AI: AI-powered receipt management tool to simplify accounting, saves time by automatically extracting information from receipt images.

• Jam GPT: AI debugging assistant that provides an integrated and secure solution for automated bug diagnosis, code fix suggestions, and adaptive AI learning.

• Conversly.ai: Language learning app that offers conversation practice with various characters powered by ChatGPT.

• ChatCAD: Generate 3D models with AI using just text prompts.

• Raycast Pro: Productivity tool that harnesses AI to enable users to write smarter, code faster, summarize text, and perform various tasks.

Hot Takes 🔥

AI Meme of the Week 🤡

That’s all for this week!

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