Google's unreal AI video generation
Google researchers have introduced a new AI model called Lumiere for making videos. And it looks impressive!
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Here’s what happened this week:
Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for secret AI chip
MIT study: Maybe AI job loss is overhyped
Google's unreal AI video generation
[Learn with AI Kitchen] Meta releases prompt engineering guide to help beginners become prompt Pros
[Learn with AI Kitchen] How to create better image generation prompts
Let's dive in.
Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for secret AI chip
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, wants to raise a lot of money to build factories around the world for making AI chips. Bloomberg reported this news.
Highlights:
Global Chip Factories: Altman plans to team up with big chipmakers to build these factories. This will help meet the growing need for computing power for AI.
Brief Pause in Plans: The plans for these chips stopped for a bit when Altman wasn't CEO in November. But things started again when he came back.
Talks with TSMC: Altman is discussing with TSMC, a company in Taiwan that makes chips, and also with rich investors from the Middle East.
Reducing Dependence: This project wants to use fewer Nvidia chips and be ready for a possible big shortage of chips in the future.
Why it's important: Altman is quickly working to make sure a lack of chips doesn't slow down AI progress. But trying to compete with the big chip companies is a huge challenge. Plus, working more with the Middle East and starting new projects could make people watch Altman and OpenAI even more closely.
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MIT study: Maybe AI job loss is overhyped
A study from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory says AI might not replace as many human jobs or as fast as some people think.
Highlights:
Partial Automation: Right now, only about 23% of jobs that involve seeing (like checking things or finding stuff) can be done cheaper with AI than humans.
High Costs of Custom AI: Making special AI systems for certain jobs costs a lot more than just paying people to do the work.
Long-Term Payoff: Even AI that's already trained would take a very long time to be cheaper than human workers, especially for jobs that don't pay much but have lots of different tasks.
Future Changes: How fast AI gets better and cheaper will really affect how much it changes job markets.
Why it's important: This study shows that we might not need to worry as much about AI taking away a lot of jobs really soon. The change to more AI in jobs looks like it will happen slowly and over time, not all at once.
Google's unreal AI video generation
Google researchers have introduced a new AI model called Lumiere for making videos. It's really good at making realistic videos and lets you have a lot of control over what you create.
Highlights:
Advanced Technology: Lumiere uses a special "space-time" neural network to make 5-second video clips all at once. This is different from other models that make videos bit by bit.
Smooth Videos: This method makes the videos look smooth and consistent, without the jerkiness you see in some other AI-made videos.
Creative Options: You can make videos from just writing down what you want or animate parts of pictures (like what Pika Labs & Runway do). Lumiere can also fill in missing parts of videos or copy the style of another video.
Why it's important: The progress in AI video making is amazing, and it looks like it will keep being impressive in 2024. This is exciting because it comes after a lot of big news and drama in Hollywood about AI last year. And by the way, the rise of AI video is our main prediction for 2024.
Check out the demo here.
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Meta releases prompt engineering guide to help beginners become prompt Pros
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is working hard to create artificial general intelligence (AGI). He wants to share this technology with everyone to help the world.
Meta has just released a guide to help everyone, from beginners to pros, become experts at prompting AI. Just like Aladdin's magic phrase opens a treasure cave, the right prompts can greatly improve the responses you get from AI like ChatGPT. Recent research shows that good prompts can even double the quality of AI responses.
Here are some top techniques from Meta's guide to improve your prompting skills:
Stylize: Use clear, detailed instructions. For example, say "explain this to me like I’m a beginner."
Format: Request answers in specific formats, such as bullet points or spreadsheets.
Restrict: Set limits like a maximum number of words or a specific timeframe to narrow down responses.
Roles: Assign a role to the AI, like “you are a marketer writing copy for an ad,” to get more relevant answers.
Chain-of-Thought: For complicated prompts, adding instructions like “take your time” or “think through it step by step” can help the AI perform better.
The full prompt engineering guide from Meta is available here to help enhance your skills in interacting with AI.
How to create better image generation prompts
Midjourney is one of the top AI image generation tools available, but many users struggle to unlock its full potential. Crafting the right prompt is key to getting the most out of Midjourney. We came across a great example from nickfloats on X, which showcases how a well-structured prompt can significantly enhance the quality of the generated images.
By tweaking and refining your prompts with specific parameters, you can dramatically improve the results of your Midjourney image creations. For instance, in the images we're discussing, the prompts used were:
prompt before: two people sitting at a dinner table --ar 1:1 --v 6
prompt after: 35mm film still of a man and a woman sitting next to each other at a circular dinner table --style raw --ar 16:9 --v 6
Top-5 AI tools this week
Holly - AI-powered recruiting assistant with access to over 750M+ profiles (link)
Bonkers - Effortless text-to-image creation that lets you generate images from the best models (link)
Tech Interviewer - A fully-simulated AI interviewer that acts like an actual human (link)
guidde - Magically create stunning video documentation with AI (link)
Top GPTs - Access the best OpenAI GPTs without a Plus subscription (link)
AI images
Typical street in [COUNTRY] (source)
AI memes
Checkmate, Americans (source)
ChatGPT recognizes a CAPTCHA better than I
Weekly Thread
Weekly Midjourney Prompt
The aging British male politician is a stunning B&W brutalist portrait against a pure white backdrop of one London snotty and outwardly indignant, self-righteous, grumpy, large eyebrows, nasal hair, arrogant 1980s era policy wonk, 1980s style male political swagger by Richard Avedon. Taken on medium format. Pin sharp detail, high detail, pure white background. Epically poorly fitted yet smart enough pin-stripe black suit by John Philips reminiscent of the era. --v 6.0 --s 200 --c 4 --no emotionless, calm, quiet, peaceful, soulless, American
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