AI News & Launches

Figma introduces Figma AI, an AI-powered suite of features designed to enhance the creative process for designers. The tools assist in overcoming creative blocks, improving efficiency through better search functionality, automatic layer renaming, and much more. The beta is free through 2024, with future pricing details to come.

Splice is a cloud-based music creation and collaboration platform that integrates with your workflow and makes finding and organizing sounds, collaborating, and sharing projects effortless.

Supportbot Pro is an AI-powered chatbot designed for website customer support. Utilizing advanced machine learning algorithms, it can answer complex customer queries accurately after being trained on company data such as website content and PDF documents.

SpokenAI offers advanced voice AI and analytics services that provide meaningful insights from spoken language. Utilizing cutting-edge AI technologies, their platform enables users to transcribe, analyze, and gain valuable data from conversations.

AiTerm is an AI Terminal Assistant that enhances the command-line interface experience by providing natural language understanding, documentation on-demand, IDE-style autocomplete, and organized workflows.

Skyvern provides tools to automate browser-based workflows through AI, computer vision, and natural language processing, adaptable to any website. It offers features like explainable AI, proxy networks, CAPTCHA support, authentication, and data extraction. It's designed for scalability with API-driven execution.

Lazy AI is a revolutionary platform that enables users to build and deploy web applications using AI-powered prompts. It offers a variety of templates and app examples such as WhatsApp Reminder bot, Unlimited DALL-E-3-v2 images, and an eCommerce store with Stripe payment, streamlining the app development process.

Artifacts for ChatGPT is a Chrome extension that allows users to instantly preview and deploy artifacts created by ChatGPT. The extension is bootstrapped from a Chrome Extension Starter and is inspired by Claude Artifacts. Users can obtain artifacts through DOM monitoring, preview them in an extension side panel, and deploy them to Zeabur with a random domain.

FiddleCube is an AI-powered SDK designed to generate ideal question-answer datasets crucial for testing, evaluating, and training Large Language Models (LLMs). It offers diverse and accurate QnA datasets that auto-update with prompt and RAG changes, supporting complex reasoning and various question types.

Stanford researchers using AI methods revealed stark distinctions between male and female brain 'fingerprints' with no overlap, contrary to beliefs about a continuum. These differences notably influence cognitive functions like intelligence, with distinctive patterns predicting gender-specific cognitive performance. The study challenges the continuum hypothesis and suggests fundamental variances in male and female brain functionality.

Scene is an all-in-one web workspace facilitating the entire design process from ideation to execution, powered by a true AI assistant, Muse. It allows for co-creation, offering a seamless design environment for teams and clients, and supports one-click website publishing with adaptable blocks. Aimed at enhancing productivity and creativity, it's made for freelancers, agencies, and brands.

UC Santa Cruz researchers created a large language model as efficient as lighting a bulb. By bypassing matrix multiplication, the billion-parameter model uses only 13 watts, over 50x more efficient than standard hardware, equalling state-of-the-art models like Meta’s Llama in performance.

Materials Nexus, a UK deep-tech company, has discovered a new rare-earth-free permanent magnet, named MagNex, using an AI platform. This AI-driven process was 200 times faster than traditional manual methods. MagNex offers a sustainable solution to the growing demand for powerful magnets in electric vehicles and various technologies, reducing material costs by 20% and carbon emissions by 70% in comparison to traditional rare earth magnets.

Firefox is incorporating generative AI features, starting with small-scale tests in Firefox Nightly. A recent update includes an AI-powered accessibility feature for generating alt-text locally, ensuring user privacy. Mozilla will also conduct an opt-in experiment for Nightly users, offering integrated AI services like ChatGPT and others in the browser sidebar for enhanced productivity.

Large language AI models described as 'open source', like those from Meta and Microsoft, are under scrutiny for not fully disclosing code and training data. A study by language scientists created a ranking to assess the openness of AI models, which has implications for the upcoming EU Artificial Intelligence Act. The most open models were found to be from smaller entities, contrasted with 'open-washing' practices of larger firms.

Pixelmost is an AI-powered app design studio that provides designers, startups, and companies with a toolkit to create visually stunning app mockups and designs efficiently. It offers features like pre-designed components, AI-generated design suggestions, device frame previews, and cloud sync across Apple devices.

Dot is a personal AI created by Sam and her cofounder Jason to help reduce overwhelm for users by acting as an ultimate personal assistant. Over a year, Dot's capabilities grew from managing daily tasks to reflecting personal values and empowering self-growth. It's a reflection of the user's beliefs and helps in managing life changes, such as starting a family, by offering support and understanding.

Zebracat is an AI video creation platform that transforms text into professional videos quickly and efficiently. Perfect for marketers and content creators, it offers a diverse range of features like AI Scene Generator, text-to-speech, and AI Automated Editing, eliminating the need for costly freelancers or agencies.

Relay.app is an innovative and AI-powered automation platform designed to enhance productivity and simplify complex workflows. It features deep integration capabilities, AI actions, paths that can merge, and an intuitive user experience. Relay.app provides solutions for numerous functions including customer success, HR, marketing, and more.

Ozone.pro offers professional ozone treatment services for environmental and industrial applications, providing custom solutions that ensure safety, efficacy, and compliance with established standards.

DemoDazzle is an online boutique offering a curated collection of fashionable apparel and accessories. With a focus on trendy styles and quality, the store provides a seamless shopping experience.

Feedback provides AI-driven hotel analysis and sentiment tracking to help businesses harness the power of customer reviews. Improve customer engagement with actionable insights and competitive benchmarking.

AI-FLOW is an open-source platform offering a user-friendly drag and drop interface to connect multiple AI models easily. It allows innovators to integrate models like GPT-4, Claude, and Stable Diffusion to create custom AI tools quickly.

A group of hackers has successfully 'jailbroken' powerful artificial intelligence models in a global effort aimed at highlighting potential flaws. This underscores the increasing concerns around AI security and ethics.

Linear Algebra 101 for AI/ML – Part 1, covers the basics of vector and matrix math, operations, and introduces PyTorch. With interactive quizzes and straightforward explanations, it provides a brief yet effective introduction to essential concepts in linear algebra tailored for AI and ML beginners.

The article 'My Kindle thinks I'm stupid now' by Leah Beckmann, guest-posting on Max Read's Substack, contemplates the strange phenomenon of receiving 'bedtime stories for kids and adults' ads and seemingly A.I. generated book recommendations on her Kindle. Beckmann humorously theorizes whether this shift reflected Amazon's perception of her intellectual capacity after a recent bout of parenthood-induced book purchases or if there's something more convoluted at play within the Kindle's recommendation algorithm, perhaps influenced by her search behavior or Amazon's content-generation strategies.

Colorado has enacted a first-in-the-nation law to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence in pivotal decision-making processes in businesses, aiming to prevent bias and discrimination. This comprehensive legislation will require companies to inform individuals when an AI system is used and allow for correction of input data and filing complaints, although it stops short of individual litigations. With wide-ranging implications for industries like healthcare, housing, and employment, this regulation sets a foundation for transparency and ethics in AI deployment.

Nocket.io is an extension that simplifies the process of bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking directly into Notion. It offers different plans with features like unlimited web page saving, AI summaries, and collaborative work support.

Featherless is a subscription-based AI model provider, offering access to a growing library of Hugging Face models, including LLaMA-3 and QWEN-2, with two main pricing plans of $10 and $25 per month for personal use. Models are uncapped in usage time and ensure privacy with no activity logs stored.

Revid.ai is an AI-driven video creation platform that enables users to create viral videos for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok using simple text prompts. It offers a significant increase in video engagement and business growth, while allowing content creation in minutes.

Pygma is a personal AI social media manager offering a suite of tools including an AI generator for customized content, AI editor for photo editing, and scheduler for direct Instagram posting. It provides smart content planning and suggests post ideas to help grow your Instagram presence.

In her blog post, Amy Castor and David Gerard discuss the AI industry's pivot away from cryptocurrencies. They highlight the cycle of boom and bust in AI history, the current influx of venture capital funding in AI startups, and the privatization of AI winters. They argue that many AI claims are exaggerated and that much of AI development hinges on low-paid human labor. Furthermore, they suggest AI's predominant use case involves spam generation across various digital platforms, while also touching on the environmental impact of AI technologies.

tsellm is an open-source interactive SQLite shell that incorporates Language Model (LLM) support, enabling AI-enhanced database querying. The repository is actively maintained with features such as user-defined functions for SQLite queries, integration with various llm plugins, and a REPL-style shell for dynamic interaction. Usage instructions, installation guidelines, and development tips are provided in the README.

The article presents the top 9 libraries that significantly expedite the process of building Large Language Models (LLMs). It discusses the critical importance of engineering in LLM development and introduces tools for various project stages, including training, evaluation, deployment, and logging.

The Register posted an article explaining how to run a large language model (LLM) on a local PC rather than in the cloud in under 10 minutes. Utilizing tools like Ollama, one can easily set up LLMs on Windows, Linux, and Macs with support for Nvidia and M-series GPUs, and even AMD GPUs with specific guidelines.

James Stanley's blog post explores the 'user_machine' environment used by OpenAI, revealing details like usage of Debian 12, 1GB RAM, and 2 CPUs within a sandboxed system. He delves into processes, networking, and the web app's internals, gradually unpacking the ChatGPT-running system's operations. While he didn't identify any major vulnerabilities, he provided insights into file management and networking within the ChatGPT's Linux environment.

llama.ttf is an innovative font file that acts as a large language model and an inference engine. It uses the Harfbuzz font shaping engine and its Wasm shaper to execute arbitrary code for text shaping, which allows embedding an entire language model within a font. Users can run the LLM locally in any Harfbuzz-based application and engage with features like text generation without waiting for a vendor update. The 60 MB llama.ttf file can be downloaded and used like any other font in apps with compatible Harfbuzz and Wasm support.

Olaf Górski delves into the world of Vector Databases, comparing several based on his experience in a production project, highlighting the efficiency of the human brain over GPT-4 by millions times in terms of energy efficiency.

Sherloq is a centralized platform designed specifically for SQL users, providing tools for collaborative SQL query management and deeper analysis without the need for integrations. It offers features such as ad-hoc question answering, saved queries sharing, and a SQL repository for organizing team queries with tags, folders, and versions. Recognized with awards for its outstanding performance in data and analytics, Sherloq caters to data-driven enterprises and B2B SaaS companies by enhancing productivity and data security.

BloxGPT offers an AI-Driven Whiteboard solution that emphasizes real-time collaboration and multi-model AI capabilities. It provides a 'Pay-as-You-Go' pricing model without mandatory subscriptions, promoting flexibility and seamless team work. With offerings suited to individuals, teams, and large organizations, BloxGPT is a next-gen tool for idea organization and enhancement.