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Stay ahead with the latest in Generative AI! This week, we dive into Mistral’s first multimodal AI model, the highlights from the 2024 Apple Event, the launch of Open AI’s strawberry model and much more. Additionally, explore groundbreaking tools like Cursor!

THIS WEEK’S MENU:

• 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…

📸 Pixtral 12B: Mistral’s First Multimodal AI Model

Mistral, the AI startup from France, has released Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal model capable of processing text and images.

• High-Performance AI: The 12-billion-parameter model can complete tasks like object recognition and image captioning. It accepts images through URLs or base64 encoding for analysis.

• Open and Accessible: Pixtral 12B is available for download on GitHub and Hugging Face under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing free use and customization.

• A New AI Powerhouse: Following a $645M funding round, Mistral is seen as a European AI leader. Pixtral 12B will soon be ready for testing on their platforms Le Chat and Le Plateforme.

📱 Apple’s 2024 Event: Key Highlights and AI Reveals

Apple has unveiled a series of significant updates and innovations during its 2024 event.

• iPhone 16 Series: The new iPhone 16 features the A18 chip, delivering a 30% performance boost compared to previous models. A notable addition is the Camera Control button, which enhances user interaction with the device’s camera features.

• Apple Intelligence: Apple’s new AI, Apple Intelligence, enhances iOS 18 by improving notifications, email management, and Siri performance. This AI tech is rolling out in the U.S. this fall.

• AirPods 4: AirPods 4, featuring personalized spatial audio and machine learning, will launch at $129. These devices can now recognize head gestures for Siri commands, with availability starting September 20.

🍓 OpenAI Rumored to Launch Strawberry Model Within 2 Weeks

OpenAI to Launch Strawberry Model for Complex Tasks Requiring Reasoning

• Enhanced Accuracy: Strawberry is designed to improve fact-checking, reasoning and tackle tasks like programming and math with better precision, making it a standout for mission-critical applications.

• Longer Response Times: Reports suggest it will take 10-20 seconds to answer queries, and that users will be able to toggle between this and other models, depending on how complicated the task is.

• Business Focused: OpenAI plans to market Strawberry to industries where accuracy is more important than speed, appealing to companies looking for reliable AI solutions.

🎤 Audible Leverages AI Voices for Audiobook Production

Audible Invites Select Narrators to Train AI Voice Clones for Audiobooks

• Enhanced Efficiency: Audible’s new initiative allows select narrators to train AI on their voices, leading to faster and more affordable audiobook production without sacrificing quality.

• Complete Control: Narrators will maintain control over which audiobooks use their AI voice and have access to tools for adjusting pacing and pronunciation to fit their preferences.

• Royalty Compensation: Narrators will be compensated through a royalty-sharing model, earning from every audiobook created using their AI voice clone.

💻 Anthropic Launches Workspaces for Simplified API Management

Workspaces for Efficient Claude API Management by Anthropic

• Enhanced Efficiency: Anthropic’s Workspaces help developers manage Claude API deployments more efficiently by allowing them to set custom spend and rate limits for different workspaces, optimizing performance and cost control.

• Logical Organization: With Workspaces, related resources can be grouped logically based on environments or projects, providing developers with a structured way to manage API keys, usage data, and settings.

• Granular Access Control: Workspaces offer improved security, allowing developers to assign user permissions at the workspace level, ensuring only authorized team members have access to specific resources.

✨ Top AI Tool of the Week ✨

🖥️ Cursor: Unleash Your Coding Potential

Cursor AI is an innovative code editor that combines the best of Visual Studio Code with cutting-edge AI technologies. By integrating ChatGPT and Claude, it offers a unique coding experience that boosts efficiency and code quality.

• Predictive Coding Assistance: The editor provides smart autocompletion, multi-line edit suggestions, and cursor position prediction to streamline the coding process.

• Intelligent Code Optimization: Cursor AI offers automatic code improvement and error correction, ensuring cleaner and more efficient code with minimal effort.

• Enhanced Collaboration Tools: With its advanced chat features, image support, and documentation integration, Cursor AI facilitates better teamwork and knowledge sharing among developers.

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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