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Top AI News: OpenAI DevDay Updates, Microsoft Copilot Newest Features & More
Welcome to your weekly dose of the latest news in the world of AI & more.
Hey AI enthusiasts,
Stay ahead with the latest in Generative AI! This week, we explore Microsoft’s new AI features for Copilot and Windows 11, as well as Boston Dynamics’ latest updates to Spot for navigating complex terrains and much more. Additionally, explore groundbreaking tools like VideoAsk!
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Top 5 AI News of the Week 📰
Top AI Tool of the Week ✂️
Gen AI Art Picks 🎨
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Top 5 AI News of the Week
🤝 This Week’s News…
🔍 Latest OpenAI updates: from DevDay to increased funding
OpenAI’s powerful updates, from advancing the API, Vision, Canvas, to global reach thanks to new fundings.
API & Vision Advances: New API tools such as Model Distillation and Prompt Caching cut developer costs by 50%. With Vision Fine-Tuning, GPT-4o now handles image processing on par with text, ideal for healthcare and visual search.
Canvas Beta: Canvas beta enhances editing accuracy in writing and code by 18%, helping users create refined outputs with ease.
Global Reach: Used by over 250 million people weekly, ChatGPT drives creativity and productivity worldwide. OpenAI’s $6.6B funding enables continued expansion.
🏆 FLUX1.1 [pro] Tops Benchmarks, Leading in Speed & Quality
FLUX1.1 [pro] and the BFL API mark a new era in fast, accurate image generation.
Greater Speed: FLUX1.1 [pro] generates images 6 times faster than FLUX.1 [pro], with enhanced prompt adherence and image quality.
Record Performance: Benchmarking on Artificial Analysis ranks FLUX1.1 [pro] as the top model for text-to-image, achieving the highest Elo score.
Developer Empowerment: The BFL API offers customizable outputs, scalability, and competitive pricing, making high-quality image generation accessible.
We are excited to release FLUX1.1 [pro], our most advanced and efficient model yet, alongside the general availability of the beta BFL API.
— Black Forest Labs (@bfl_ml)
1:29 PM • Oct 3, 2024
🖥️ New AI Features for Copilot and Windows 11
Windows 11 and Copilot receive AI updates for enhanced productivity and creative capabilities, with Copilot Labs enabling safe feature trials.
Task Efficiency: Click to Do streamlines multitasking with action suggestions tailored to user activity, enhancing workflow organization.
Advanced Visual Tools: Super resolution enhances photo quality, and Paint’s generative editing tools enable professional-grade customizations.
Think Deeper for Complex Tasks: Copilot Labs introduces Think Deeper, which leverages AI for deep reasoning on challenging tasks, and Copilot Vision for context-based guidance.
🚀 Boston Dynamics’ Spot Adapts for Diverse Work Terrains
Boston Dynamics expands it’s robots Spot’s industrial capabilities, making it more versatile in challenging work environments.
Mobility Breakthrough: With a 90% ladder-climbing success rate, Spot can now navigate complex work environments with ease.
Preventive Maintenance: Using the Fluke SV600, Spot can perform acoustic inspections to detect equipment issues before they worsen.
Digital Facility Mapping: The new laser scanning feature supports the creation of digital twins of facilities for precise planning and testing.
For a deeper view on this, check out this video:
🖼️ Google Lens newest capabilities
Google Lens introduces video and voice capabilities, bringing a new level of interactivity to mobile search.
Interactive Video Search: Lens now lets users record videos to answer questions based on the content seen, available in Search Labs.
Advanced AI Insights: With Gemini AI, Lens analyzes video sequences, applying computer vision to interpret actions and provide results.
Voice-Powered Search: Users worldwide can now speak their questions in Lens, offering an enhanced, accessible search experience.
✨ Top AI Tool of the Week ✨
🤖 Videoask: AI-Powered Video Chatbots
Videoask offers an AI Chatbot feature that combines video messaging with artificial intelligence. It provides a more engaging alternative to traditional text-based chatbots.
Natural Language Processing: Uses advanced AI to understand the intent behind customer questions.
Customizable Responses: Enables creation and mapping of video responses to various customer inquiries using AI-powered question matching.
Analytics and Insights: Provides data on user interactions to help businesses improve their chatbot effectiveness.
GenAI Art Picks: Your Weekly Dose of AI Inspiration
We’re back with our top AI art picks this week to get you inspired to create your own AI masterpieces 🖍️⭐
Isn't it incredible that these stunning images were entirely AI-generated? Believe it or not, every single pixel was crafted by a machine!
That's it for this week's AI tips & news! Hope you found some gems to spark your curiosity and imagination. Stay tuned for more AI news and tips next week. Keep exploring and stay awesome in the world of AI!
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