AI News & Launches

No More Alone' is a unique concept on IcebreakingLab that encourages the use of icebreakers and AI to make new friends. It prompts users to get a random question for social contexts or directly engage with an AI for conversations.

OpenAI has reportedly reached out to the British Parliament, seeking permission to use copyrighted materials for training its AI models. The AI firm argues that without this access to copyrighted content, it cannot train large language models effectively. Concerns arise as legal actions have been taken against OpenAI, such as the Authors Guild suing OpenAI and similar issues raised by major publications.

Hestus is revolutionizing hardware development with its AI-powered CAD tool, designed to speed up the design process by automating mundane tasks. This allows engineers to focus on the creative aspects of design. The platform seamlessly integrates with existing CAD environments, including Autodesk Fusion 360.

The Dutch data protection authority fined Clearview AI €30.5M ($45.6M Cdn) for its 'illegal database' of faces. This comes in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Clearview, claiming non-subjection to EU laws, faces additional noncompliance penalties up to €5.1M.

This paper presents a study on the compute-optimal strategy for training language model (LM) reasoners. Contrary to the common practice of using strong but expensive models for synthetic data generation, the authors show that weaker, cheaper models can yield better training data. They evaluate the data from both strong and weak models across several metrics and find that models trained on weak model-generated data outperformed their strong model-trained counterparts across various benchmarks.

Jamboss is a creative AI music generation platform allowing users to turn ideas into custom songs with various styles, including rock, opera, and reggae. It provides copyright-free downloads and the ability to share creations easily. It's been received positively by users and is rated highly on the app store.

Spellar Pro is offering a 30% discount, available through their Product Hunt page. This tool aims to aid in productivity and is being promoted with a significant price reduction for a limited time.

Researcher Sander Dieleman explores the close relationship between diffusion models and autoregressive models in image generation, asserting that diffusion models use approximate autoregression in the frequency domain. The article also touches on the implications for sound and language processing, and speculates on the future of generative models for multimodal inputs.

Eduardo Blancas discusses his exploration of OpenAI's structured outputs feature to create an AI-assisted web scraper. By combining Python's Pydantic models with GPT-4o, he experimented with parsing HTML tables and generating XPaths for efficient data extraction. Despite challenges with complex tables and varying results, the approach shows promise for the future of web scraping tools.

A study from the MIT Media Lab, titled 'AI-Implanted False Memories', examines how AI through suggestive questioning can induce false memories, particularly in the context of witness interviews. The study involved 200 participants exposed to a crime video, followed by AI-driven questioning with misleading content. The use of a generative chatbot proved to significantly increase both the formation and the confidence in false memories when compared to control or survey methods, raising ethical concerns for AI's application in sensitive areas.

Coursely.ai is an online platform that offers a wide range of AI and technology-focused courses designed to equip learners with skills in various tech domains including data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

ReplyToAppReviews.com offers a centralized platform for developers and marketing teams to efficiently manage and respond to app reviews. It is designed to aggregate reviews from various app stores, giving users the capability to reply to them directly through the dashboard and analyze feedback trends.

Maxium AI is an application designed to measure developer productivity beyond just lines of code or commit quantities. It offers a standardised evaluation mechanism, tracks shipping velocity, and compares engineer performance against industry peers. The app is Github-native and ensures privacy by encrypting code changes.

Pallie is an AI companion designed to act as a well-being advisor, empathetic coach, playful friend, and efficient organizer. It integrates with platforms like iMessage and Telegram to provide personalized advice and context-aware interactions.

VideoFaceSwap.ai offers an AI-powered tool for creating deepfake videos by swapping faces in videos. Users can upload an image and video, and the AI performs the face swap, making it suitable for copyright-free ads, fun with friends, and privacy protection.

Procreate has announced that they will not integrate generative AI into their iPad illustration app, responding to a part of the art community backlash over AI's ethical implications. CEO James Cuda emphasizes Procreate's human-centered approach in designing products, disagreeing with the consequences of AI use on the industry and artists.

As AI continues to advance, the acquisition of data for training generative models is facing legal and ethical challenges. Websites are increasingly restricting access to their content through robots.txt, limiting the availability of high-quality, fresh data essential for training AI. The article 'AI Has Created a Battle Over Web Crawling' discusses how this could affect the performance of AI systems and the potential legal battles that might ensue over data use.

Research challenges the assumption that Large Language Models (LLMs) understand language, arguing they fail to capture human linguistics and cognition. The paper states LLMs do not embody human interaction or the precariousness of language. These findings question LLM applications in critical domains without rigorous testing.

Lumora provides advanced tools to manage, optimize, and test AI prompts, ensuring peak performance for a variety of AI platforms. With its intuitive interface, prompt management, and co-work features, Lumora caters to teams seeking to enhance the results of text, image, and video AI outputs. Offering a rich selection of AI integrations and customizable plans, it's ideal for organizations aiming to streamline AI workflows.

Hello Literature is an innovative app developed by the Humy.ai engineering team, aimed at bringing characters from literary classics to life through interactive conversations. Designed for educators, parents, and lifelong learners, it fosters engagement with literature and enhances reading skills and critical thinking.

Fill A Form AI offers a one-click form-filling solution using a smart AI agent. It automatically identifies form inputs on websites, learns from past filled forms, and efficiently finds answers from user data, streamlining the form-filling process and saving time.

TutorEva is an innovative online platform providing personalized and flexible tutoring services to students of all ages, featuring experienced educators and tailored learning plans.

At the DataGrail Summit 2024, leaders warned about AI's rapid advancement outpacing security measures. Instacart's and Anthropic's CISOs highlighted the need for robust AI security to manage risks and protect consumer trust.

Nvidia has delivered an impressive earnings report with a 122% sales rise and profits doubled. Despite this, Nvidia's shares slumped 7%, reflecting Wall Street's recalibration of expectations around AI's actual value. This marks a shift as initial excitement wanes, prompting a more realistic assessment of AI's revenue-generating potential amid concerns that the AI boom could be a bubble set to burst.

Anil Dash criticizes a yet-to-air Oprah special on AI, anticipating a biased presentation focusing on commercial interests. He foresees a lack of historical context, labor perspectives, consent discussions, and accountability, framing it as a promotion rather than a fair analysis.

Nvidia's revenue significantly relies on four anonymous 'whales,' as nearly half its $30 billion turnover is attributed to their purchases. The identities of these customers are undisclosed but are speculated to include tech giants such as Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, OpenAI, or Tesla. Their spending is mainly on Nvidia's data center chips, like the AI chip H200 used for training AI models. Despite Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang claiming diversification, the concentration on a few customers raises concerns about the sustainability of growth.

Ted Chiang argues that art cannot be created by AI as it involves making numerous choices, which is beyond current AI capabilities. He illustrates this through Roald Dahl's fiction-writing machine story and compares generative language models to auto-complete, lacking the intention to communicate. AI-generated text and art, he suggests, lack the nuanced decision-making inherent in human creations. He concludes that meaningful communication, whether in art or language, is derived from human intention and interaction.

Officely is a platform designed to facilitate collaboration and streamline project management. It allows the integration of various language model AI tools to enhance team communication and efficiency. Features include a range of tools, use cases, channels, and flexible pricing options, as well as easy sign-up through Google.

Mathematical genius Alexander Grothendieck, once a revolutionary in postwar mathematics paralleling Einstein's impact on physics, ended his days in seclusion. His enigmatic work may hold potential for transforming AI technology, with tech giant Huawei exploring his theorems for advances in AI, despite his own disapproval of science's corporate alliance.

SeekAll is an efficient Chrome extension that enhances search capabilities by aggregating results from multiple search engines, including AI-driven engines, social media platforms, and traditional ones. Key features include multi-engine search, customizable search engines, efficient tab management, and flexible search options. The extension respects user privacy and does not store search data.

Minutes AI is an app designed to automate note-taking and transcription of meetings using advanced AI, providing users with well-organized and formatted notes. It supports various audio formats, languages, and has a strong focus on privacy and security.

AI Cover revolutionizes music creation by allowing users to create song covers with AI-generated voices. It features a vast voice library, options to use your voice or even combine voices, and the function to clone artists' voices for covers.

Fast.AI's Cheatsheet AI is a powerful tool designed to generate cheatsheets on any given topic swiftly with just one click. This service caters to a diverse range of grade levels from Kindergarten to Graduate, and is suited for various purposes including test preparation, homework help, and lesson planning. Users can choose the complexity of the generated content from basic, intermediate to comprehensive levels.

Ahmed Bna's personal website showcasing projects, blog posts, and professional experience in the field of technology and software development.

Elisi is a comprehensive app designed to help users structure their dreams into reality. Featuring a suite of tools including goal setting, planning, and habits tracking, the app aims to navigate life's complexities and promote personal growth. It offers AI-powered assistance, intuitive design, and encourages real progress. Elisi is available to download for free across major platforms with a focus on user privacy.

MinutesLink is an AI-powered note-taking service that provides human-accurate minutes for online meetings. It offers features like automatic attendance, transcription, and summarization of meetings, easy sharing and editing of meeting minutes, and aims to enhance productivity by automating routine meeting tasks. It supports features such as end-to-end encryption, GDPR and CCPA compliance, and advanced privacy controls. The service is trusted by professionals and offers flexible plans, including a free basic plan.

A power user of Airbnb was banned without explanation, possibly due to a machine learning model error. The user was active as a host, photographer, and traveler. They emphasize the unchecked power of tech giants and advise against relying on a single digital platform.

Apple introduced a new tool allowing publishers to stop the company from using their website data to train AI models. Major platforms like Facebook, The New York Times, and others opted out, reflecting a shift in how web-crawling bots are perceived and utilized. Applebot-Extended respects intellectual property and prevents the use of data in AI projects without impacting search results.

Linus Torvalds, during a conversation at the KubeCon and Open Source Summit China, discusses the Linux kernel's current and future trajectory, issues such as security and legacy support, the integration of Rust, and the implications of AI in software development.

OMI APP is a fully open-source AI app designed to enhance everyday clarity by providing live voice and audio transcription, and integrating with various apps for personalized assistance. It is crafted with privacy as a top priority and offers features like reminders, suggestions, and more in one simple application.