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Today’s AI insights:
😱 New Open-Source AI Image Generator Beats Midjourney
💰 OpenAI Bets $60M On Webcams
🧠 YouTube tests Google’s Gemini-powered 'brainstorm’ tool
📚 Tutorial: How to write a book with AI
🛠 New AI tools
🗞️ Latest AI and tech news
📝 AI Meme of the day
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AI NEWS
FLUX
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Black Forest Labs, creators of Stable Diffusion, have unveiled Flux, a new text-to-image AI model boasting 12 billion parameters. Flux is designed to produce high-quality images, challenging top models like Midjourney.
The Details:
Flux is available as Flux Dev (open-source for non-commercial use), Flux Schnell (a faster version under the Apache 2 license), and Flux Pro (a closed-source model accessed via API).
In tests, Flux outshined competitors like Midjourney v6.0, Dall-E 3 (HD), and SD3 Ultra in image quality, accuracy, and diversity.
Flux Pro and Flux Dev are considered top image generators, with Flux Schnell also performing well.
Flux Dev and Flux Schnell are downloadable from Hugging Face and free to try on Replicate.com.
Flux is a big step forward in AI image generation. It has strong new tools for everyone, whether you're using it for fun or business. Its great performance and flexibility make it a standout in the AI image creation world.
OPENAI
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OpenAI is leading a $60 million investment in Opal, a company known for its high-quality “Tadpole” webcam. This funding, supported by Opal’s existing investors like Founders Fund and Kindred Ventures, marks a significant step for OpenAI into AI-enabled hardware.
The Details:
Opal’s Webcam: The Tadpole is a light, laptop-friendly webcam that delivers high-resolution images.
Investment Purpose: The funding will help Opal expand from webcams to developing devices that use OpenAI’s AI technologies.
OpenAI’s Ventures: This investment is part of OpenAI’s broader strategy to support startups that integrate AI into consumer products.
Expanding into Hardware: OpenAI is also working on custom AI chips and has hired experts from Google to push its hardware development forward.
OpenAI's investment in Opal shows their interest in combining AI with everyday devices. This could lead to new ways for gadgets to help us in our daily lives, mixing advanced AI with practical uses.
AI TUTORIAL
AI TUTORIAL
BookWiz is an AI-powered platform that assists you in creating Books by helping with brainstorming, character development, and structuring content.
Steps to follow:
Visit the BookWiz.io website, sign up for an account, and log in.
Click “New Book” to begin your project. Set up your book’s details like title, genre, and a brief description.
Use the AI tools to brainstorm ideas, develop characters, and create an outline. Input your concepts and let BookWiz generate suggestions.
Follow the structured outline to write your book. Use BookWiz’s AI to draft chapters, refine plots, and enhance dialogue.
Review and edit your manuscript. Utilize BookWiz’s editing tools to improve grammar, style, and coherence.
Once satisfied, export your book in the desired format (PDF, ePub) for publishing.
AI & TECH NEWS
Dell is cutting around 12,500 jobs, just 15 months after laying off 13,000 employees. Executives Bill Scannell and John Byrne stated that the company is prioritizing AI products and restructuring its sales teams. This reduction represents about 10% of Dell’s workforce of 120,000.
SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M
SoundHound is acquiring Amelia AI for $80 million in cash and equity to expand its enterprise services. The deal includes assuming Amelia’s debt and will bring the combined company to 200 customers, with expected revenue of $150 million by 2025. This acquisition aims to strengthen SoundHound’s presence in financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, and hospitality sectors.
Amazon upgrades its AI image generator
Amazon has launched Titan Image Generator v2 for AWS Bedrock users, enhancing its image-generating capabilities. The new version allows users to guide image creation with reference images, edit visuals, remove backgrounds, and create image variations. It can intelligently detect and segment multiple foreground objects, generate color-conditioned images based on a palette, and use image conditioning to shape creations.
YouTube tests Google’s Gemini-powered 'brainstorm’ tool
YouTube is testing a new AI-powered feature called Brainstorm with Gemini, which integrates with Google’s Gemini language model. This tool helps content creators brainstorm new video ideas, titles, and thumbnails, aiming to enhance creativity and streamline the content creation process.
NEW AI TOOLS
NEW AI TOOLS:
🎥 Short AI- AI video generator for viral social media videos
🔧 Wordware- AI toolkit for rapid AI agent iteration
📚 Relayer- Educational tool with AI note-taking and video player
🚀 Caibooster- AI-based Google indexing tool with high success rates
💼 Hirempire- No-code hiring software for automated recruitment processes
🤖 LunaGPT- AI-powered customer support automation
AI MEME OF THE DAY
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