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Here’s what happened this week:
Google's AI Search can generate images now
Firefly 2: big update from Adobe
"Godfather of AI" concerns about advanced AI
ElevenLabs launched AI voice dubbing
Meta's AI celebs meet more resistance than enthusiasm
Let's dive in.
Google's AI Search can generate images now
Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images and write drafts.
Highlights:
SGE Enhancement: Google's SGE (Search Generative Experience) was initially designed to suggest next steps after a search. Now, it can also create images when you give it prompts, like Bing.
Accessible in the US: You can experiment with these features in Search Lab, but currently, it's only available in the United States.
Why it's important: Google's SGE update adds more creativity to your search experience. It's not just about finding information; now, you can also generate images, making search results even more interactive and engaging.
Add ChatGPT to your website as a customer support assistant
Imagine training ChatGPT on your data and using it as a customer service guru on your website. It can handle most of the customers' questions in any language.
So, you can do it with Craftman. Answer your visitors’ questions quickly with a ChatGPT chatbot trained on your data. Easily add the AI chat widget to your website for faster support.
Firefly 2: big update from Adobe
Adobe just made its creative software like Photoshop and Illustrator smarter with AI. It can now create more realistic images and do new cool things.
Highlights:
Sharper AI: The latest version of Adobe's AI system, Firefly, got a big upgrade. It learned from more pictures, so now it can make even better images.
More Control: You can now tell the AI exactly what you want, like making a picture look a certain way based on another picture you have.
Magic Illustrator: Illustrator can automatically generate vector graphics from text prompts. Designer's dream!
Express for Social Media: Adobe Express, another part of the suite, is better for making social media stuff with AI help.
Why it's important: Adobe's AI upgrades make it easier for everyone, not just experts, to make amazing designs and images. It's also important because it competes with other design tools like Canva, and now it's even better.
"Godfather of AI" concerns about advanced AI
Geoffrey Hinton, an AI expert, thinks that AI could get smarter than humans soon, and if we're not careful, it could be a problem.
Highlights:
AI Understanding: He believes that AI like chatbots can really understand and think, not just predict words.
Possible Issues: Hinton says AI might be better at thinking than us in five years, which could lead to problems like manipulation or even AI taking control.
Benefits and Risks: While AI can do good things for health and other stuff, it also brings problems like job loss, biases, fake news, and even robots used in wars.
Why it's important: Geoffrey Hinton's a famous AI expert. His words could make people think about how to use AI safely and not let it become a problem.
ElevenLabs launched AI voice dubbing
ElevenLabs has created a new tool called AI Dubbing that can change spoken words into over 20 different languages while keeping the original speaker's emotions and way of talking.
Highlights:
How It Works: This tool uses a mix of voice cloning, synthesis, and text-processing technology developed by ElevenLabs.
Handling Many Voices: It can work well even when there are multiple people talking, and it can tell the difference between voices and background noise.
Similar Tools: Spotify also launched a tool like this, which uses OpenAI's Whisper technology.
Why it's important: It can help people understand each other across different languages. It means creators can share their work with more people around the world without language barriers.
Meta's AI celebs meet more resistance than enthusiasm
Meta, the company behind Facebook, created AI chatbots that act like famous people such as Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, Tom Brady, Mr. Beast, Charli D’Amelio, Paris Hilton, and Dwayne Wade.
Highlights:
Name Confusion: Instead of using real celebrity names, these chatbots have different names like "Billie" and "Dungeon Master," which has caused a lot of confusion and doubts among fans.
Unclear Identity: Fans are finding it hard to tell if they're talking to a real celebrity or just an AI, and there aren't clear disclaimers to clarify this.
Costly Rights: Meta reportedly paid millions of dollars to celebrities like Kendall Jenner for permission to use their face and voice in these chatbots, but the name changes are puzzling fans.
Potential Issues: This situation might lead to legal and ethical problems if the AI says things that don't match what the celebrities represent or endorse.
Why it's important: This news shows how tricky it can be when technology tries to mimic real people. The confusion and backlash highlight the importance of being clear and transparent when using AI in ways that involve real personalities.
Top-5 AI tools this week
Moonvalley - New text2video model: Like MidJourney, but for videos (link)
Decode Tax - Upload your tax return and find out how to lower your tax bill (link)
Headshot AI template - Open-source project from Leap AI and Vercel that generates professional AI headshots in minutes (link)
Relay - Automate your work with one-click AI assistance alongside a human-in-the-loop (link)
Blaze - Create better content in half the time (link)
Weekly animation
Ai rEvolution (source)
Weekly AI image
Unpopular Halloween Costumes (source)
Weekly Thread
Weekly Midjourney Prompt
Extreme crisp line art portrait of an extremely cute happy puppy Italian Greyhound, fine pencil line art, black and white, white background --ar 17:22 --weird 5 --c 2 --s 50 --v 5.2 --style raw
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