Each week, we bring you 5 stories that resonated the most in our internal Slack channel #AI-news. We write the newsletter using various AI tools because we're an AI company and our marketing wants to move with the times too. π
Today you're reading the 51st issue in a row.
#1
Sora π₯β¨: OpenAI has finally released the long awaited AI tool π!
After months of waiting, OpenAI has finally launched its new video generation tool - Sora π₯β¨.
Users in most countries (but not in Europe π) can now make high resolution videos from text instructions. The tool has been tested by artists (not all of them enthusiastic π¨) and there are big challenges ahead, including competition from Google and Meta πΉ.
Although it opens up new creative possibilities π, there is still a question mark over the risk of misuse for deepfakes - especially during big political elections β οΈ.
OpenAI says it has a plan to be accountable π€, but everyone is waiting to see how it handles this powerful tool π.
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#2
Gemini 2.0 π€: a new era of artificial intelligence from Google ππ.Β
Google has unveiled Gemini 2.0, its next generation of artificial intelligence focused on performing tasks such as analyzing images πΌοΈ, planning strategies for players βοΈ, improving search results π and solving complex problems π€.
Gemini 2.0 is initially available for test groups and paying users π³, but will also be coming to free Google services like Chrome, YouTube and Maps π next year.
Even though Google is facing pressure from US authorities due to allegations of monopolistic practices βοΈ, it's certainly not stopping them from developing AI π€. Instead, Google is picking up the pace to maintain its technological edge πββοΈπ¨.
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#3
Genmoji π€: Apple brings customized emoji in new iOS 18.2 update ποΈπΈ.
Apple's iOS 18.2 update brings Genmoji, a nifty feature that lets you create custom emoticons via text instructions or photos ποΈπΈ.
For example, you can ask for a "lazy man in a suit" π¦₯π€΅ and Genmoji will generate several emoji options for you to choose from β . If you'd like to give Genmoji a try, you'll find this fun tool in the emoji section of your keyboard β¨οΈπ.
For now, Genmoji works on newer Apple devices like the iPhone 15 Pro π±, iPads with Apple Silicon chips, and macOS Sequoia (coming soon π²). The feature is available almost everywhere except China and the EU π« and for now only supports US English πΊπΈ. Apple says more languages will come by 2025 ποΈ.
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#4
Chip Willow π: Google opens the gateway to the world of quantum computing βοΈπ».
Google unveils Willow, a quantum chip that solves in five minutes tasks that would take supercomputers 10 septillion years to do ππ».
Quantum computers harness the strange physics of subatomic particles βοΈ and promise advances in drug development, nuclear fusion and battery design π. Willow improves error correction - a major challenge of recent decades - by reducing the error rate when scaling a chip ππ§.
Experts caution that it's still an experiment and measurements may favour quantum systems β οΈ, but it's still an important step π.
Practically usable quantum computers are still years away π°οΈ, but advances like Willow are taking computational capabilities to a new level π. What do you say to that π€?Β
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#5
From a non-profit to a billion dollar business π°? OpenAI faces resistance from Meta π€π.
Meta has asked the California Attorney General to stop OpenAI's plan to turn from a non-profit to a for-profit βοΈβ.
Meta claims that OpenAI is unfairly using the tax-exempt donations π°π« it received as a nonprofit to generate private profits π. OpenAI, known ChatGPT π€, is experiencing meteoric growth and is earning billions π€ annually. CEO Sam Altman says this change is necessary so they can get investors and fund big AI projects π. But Meta warns that the move could set a bad example for other startups that could abuse the rules of non-profits and "turn" into for-profit companies β οΈ
Interestingly, Meta supports Elon Musk in this endeavor π€, despite the recent public conflicts between Zuckerberg and Musk. What do you think about this π§?Β
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