AI News & Launches

Veggie AI offers a platform to create fully controllable videos using AI, without requiring AI knowledge. Users can input images, action videos, or text prompts, and Veggie AI's advanced technology generates high-quality videos in minutes.

LinkedCRM is a Chrome Extension designed to enhance LinkedIn sales activities using AI-driven tools. It streamarts workflows, provides insights for lead generation, and syncs with various CRMs to magnify sales productivity.

A Stanford study cautions the legal industry about AI-powered legal research tools that hallucinate false information. With AI tools reported to fabricate data in up to 17-34% of legal queries, the study vies for transparent, public evaluations and rigorous benchmarking. The researchers find that even retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, touted as a solution, are prone to errors, emphasizing the challenge of integrating AI responsibly in the law sector.

A Winnipeg man was scammed out of hundreds of dollars after AI confirmed a fake Facebook customer support number as legitimate. Dave Gaudreau, ex-Manitoba NDP legislator, mistakenly received phone support from scammers pretending to be from Facebook, which ended with unauthorized transactions on his account.

DocentPro is a mobile application that offers an extensive library of online courses, enabling users to learn at their own pace. With interactive materials and expert instruction, the app caters to learners seeking to advance their knowledge in a variety of subjects.

Google scales back AI-generated search overviews after high-profile errors, such as advising users to eat glue or misinforming about Obama's religion, caused concern. The cutback follows a two-week full-scale U.S. launch that led to more direct user interaction but also revealed unanticipated scenarios.

Oh A Potato is a Chat GPT-powered iOS app designed for meal planning. It lets users save recipes from various sources, plan weekly meals using ingredients at hand, and compile focused grocery lists to streamline shopping and reduce food waste.

Eve Coach is an innovative AI-powered stress management tool designed to support individuals through stressful situations at work. It offers personalized guidance and an action plan to tackle work-related stress effectively.

Jeff Johnson collaborates with experts on a project to run multi-camera machine vision applications using Zynq UltraScale+ and Hailo-8 AI accelerator. See live demo at Embedded World 2024. Detailed instructions on usage and setup provided.

Google discussed recent feedback and considerations regarding the roll-out of AI Overviews in Search, which improve user satisfaction by answering complex queries more effectively. Despite a high accuracy rate, oddities and errors have occurred, particularly with nonsensical, satirical queries or due to data voids. Google has made over a dozen improvements to AI Overviews, including better detection for nonsensical queries and restrictions on satire, unreliable content, and specific query types.

Researchers are making large language models (LLMs) more energy-efficient by using 1-bit quantization. Methods like BiLLM and BitNet reduce the precision of a model's parameters to shrink its size, speed up processing, and lower energy consumption - with minimal impact on performance.

A Pew Research Center survey highlights that one quarter of U.S. K-12 teachers believe AI tools like ChatGPT may cause more harm than good in education. With mixed reviews from teachers and varied usage among teens, the report uncovers the complexities of AI adoption in schools.

A Hacker News user inquires about the best local AI solutions for efficiently searching through numerous sensitive PDFs without the need for manual tagging, with a preference for Mac compatible software that integrates with iCloud.

Graphite is a platform leveraging AI to optimize SEO by focusing on topics rather than keywords. The platform aids in creating high-ranking content, providing insights, and building SEO strategies. It's been trusted by companies like MasterClass, Webflow, and BetterUp for achieving growth in organic search traffic.

Delve is a modern data platform aimed at enhancing research and innovation through advanced analytics. Using machine learning and AI, it facilitates data-driven decisions.

Hanabi.rest is an innovative AI-based API building platform that allows users to create REST APIs from natural language and screenshots. Users can deploy these APIs on Cloudflare Workers for global distribution and can test them in a secure, live sandbox environment.

AI Notebook is your buildable AI-powered second brain that enhances productivity by offering smart summaries, flexible capture across styles, and customizations tailored to individual needs. It allows for seamless organization of text, images, and audio, providing a comprehensive note-taking experience.

BypassAI.io offers automated captcha solving solutions with a focus on improving accessibility and user experience. The platform employs AI technology to address various types of captchas, streamlining the process for end-users and businesses alike.

Graphite introduces the Graphite Platform, an AI-powered SEO tool designed for maximizing content impact by focusing on topical authority. Unlike keyword-based SEO, it assists in content creation that ranks across multiple keywords, aiding in strategic decision-making, generating impactful insights, and streamlining SEO efforts.

AR2R, an AI sidekick designed to empower entrepreneurs, is about to change the work landscape by automating mundane tasks, boosting productivity, and promoting creativity and innovation. Launching fall 2024 at $99/month with the ability to organize calendars, schedule meetings, and provide actionable insights.

Oh A Potato is a Chat GPT-powered iOS app that simplifies meal planning by letting you save and plan recipes using ingredients you already have, with features to browse, save, and find recipes, create meal plans, and generate shopping lists to promote waste-free cooking.

Super Comments is an AI-powered tool designed to help users increase engagement and grow their social media presence by automatically generating comments for LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and more social networks. Compatible with multiple languages, it offers various subscription plans with token-based usage.

The Atlantic announces a partnership with OpenAI, allowing their editorial content to be integrated into AI responses. This collaboration aims to increase readership but raises concerns about the impact on journalism and the dissemination of accurate information.

Scarlett Johansson may take OpenAI to court, alleging their AI-generated voice 'Sky' infringes on her right to publicity. OpenAI suspended its use after Johansson's legal warning and refuted the claims, stating 'Sky' represented a different actress’s voice. Legal experts debate the potential case's merits, drawing parallels to a similar case involving Bette Midler and Ford from the 1980s.

Biofy is a comprehensive social media link management platform providing a variety of tools like link-in-bio features, URL shortening, QR code generation, analytics, and more, all aimed at enhancing online presence and efficiency.

The Dashbit blog post by José Valim from May 29th, 2024, discusses major updates in the Elixir and Machine Learning ecosystem. Key points include MLIR support in Nx, full compatibility with Arrow numeric types in Explorer, new features in Scholar for traditional ML, and the introduction of new projects like instructor_ex and updates to langchain and Bumblebee.

Co-founders of the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford argue against AI sentience, emphasizing the difference between humans and language models. The article discusses misconceptions about AI and highlights the need for understanding how sentience emerges in biological systems.

Mistral AI introduces Codestral, a 22B generative AI model designed for code generation that supports 80+ programming languages. It features a large context window of 32k to outperform competitors and provides developers with tools to enhance coding efficiency and reduce errors.

Simon Willison discusses a common misconception about large language models like ChatGPT, clarifying that they are stateless and do not remember or learn directly from user interactions. He explains the technical structure of LLMs and argues that training involves pre-processing vast amounts of data to teach models to generate text, but not constant updates from user input.

OpenAI announces the beginning of training its next AI model and forms a new 'Safety and Security Committee'. The committee, which includes CEO Sam Altman, will oversee risk management and safety for projects, addressing recent public setbacks and criticism. It is currently unclear whether this model will be GPT-5 or a further development.

Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member, detailed why the board fired CEO Sam Altman in an episode of 'The TED AI Show.' Trust in Altman was eroded due to his undisclosed ownership of the OpenAI Startup Fund, providing inaccurate company safety information, and personal retaliation against Toner. After describing a toxic work culture and evidence of manipulation, the board made its move. Despite an interim CEO shuffle and employee support for Altman, Toner cites his prior firings and management style as patterns leading to distrust.

Introducing the AI-Sleep Story Generator from BinauralBeatsFactory, the ultimate tool for achieving a restful night's rest. Utilizing AI technology, it crafts personalized and soothing audio stories tailored to your preferences to help you drift off to sleep.

Backseat.gg, co-founded by prominent gamer Tyler1, offers pro-level live coaching and AI-powered commentary in League of Legends. It's designed to be a personal coach, companion, and cheerleader, with features like post-game analysis, squad callouts, pre-game tips, all set to launch soon.

Qaiz is an interactive online platform for creating and playing quizzes on various topics. Utilizing an AI named Quizabella, it generates quizzes in seconds and allows users to compete live with friends, track scores, and enjoy real-time commentary.

Fryderyk is an AI-integrated music making web application designed to function as an AI assistant for creating various musical elements such as rhythm, lead, and bass on different instruments.

Every.io offers full back office setup and management in one place with a finance and HR concierge support. The platform provides up to 2% cashback on debit card spends, FDIC insured banking services, AI-enabled bookkeeping, corporate taxes, and a complete payroll and HR suite. Testimonials from founders highlight the efficiency and convenience of Every.io's integrated services.

A University of Washington research team has developed an AI system for headphones enabling users to focus on one speaker's voice in noisy environments. By looking at a speaker for 3-5 seconds, the headphones 'enroll' the speaker, cancel other sounds, and enhance the target speaker's voice as desired.

ChatTTS is a generative text-to-speech model tailored for dialogue scenarios such as LLM assistants, supporting both English and Chinese languages. The model, trained on over 100,000 hours of data, prioritizes conversational TTS with fine-grained prosodic control and offers natural expressiveness in synthetic speech.

Temu, Pinduoduo's cross-border e-commerce platform, is utilizing a semi-managed model that may revolutionize the industry. Temu has attracted significant consumer attention, with a large user base and ambitious global expansion plans. Recent developments show Temu's impactful growth strategies, customer demographics and retention, innovations in logistics, and pricing adjustments aimed at improving profitability and customer experience.

Facebook, under its parent company Meta, announced plans to use user data including photos and posts to train its AI services. Automatically opting users in with an option to opt out through several steps has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. The policy changes, related to Meta's AI and creative tools, are based on 'legitimate interests', which have been challenged by experts citing GDPR laws, especially concerning sensitive data.