AI News: Everything You Missed This Week!

Summary

This week in AI brought a slew of updates despite the 4th of July holiday slowdown. Gen 3 by Runway became publicly available for pro users, enhancing text-to-video generation capabilities. 11 Labs enriched their reader app with iconic voices and introduced a voice isolator feature. New tools like meta's 3D Genin and open-source models like Intern LM 2.5 and Moshi by Q Tai are poised to revolutionize various sectors. Meanwhile, legal battles over copyright infringement continue, and new features from YouTube and Instagram aim to protect content creators. The script also teases upcoming tech like Grock 2 and potential Apple-Google partnerships, highlighting the rapid evolution of AI.

Takeaways

• 🎉 Gen 3, a text-to-video generator, was made publicly available this week, but only for pro users of Runway.
• 🦅 The script mentions an attempt to create a 4th of July themed video using Gen 3, highlighting the current capabilities and limitations of AI video generation.
• 🌟 11 Labs added famous voices to their reader app, including Judy Garland and James Dean, with permission from the estates of these celebrities.
• 🎧 11 Labs also released a new voice isolator feature that can clean up audio with background noise, showcasing impressive demo results.
• 🎹 An app for music creation with AI, Sunno, was released, providing a mobile version of their web app with a library of created songs.
• 📈 Meta released research on '3D Genin', a text-to-3D image generator that could streamline game development and 3D video asset creation.
• 🤖 An open-source AI research lab, Q Tai, released a new voice model, Moshi, which is currently in its basic form but has potential for significant improvement.
• 📚 Hugging Face made an open-source large language model, Intern LM 2.5, available, featuring a 1 million context window for developers.
• 🌐 The Brave browser updated to allow users to integrate custom AI models into their browsing experience.
• 🔍 Perplexity's Pro Search received an update, enhancing multi-step reasoning, math, and programming capabilities with the integration of Wolfram Alpha.
• 📝 Open AI faces another lawsuit over copyright infringement, with the Center for Investigative Reporting claiming unauthorized use of their content.

Q & A

Why were there fewer major announcements in the AI world this week?

There were fewer major announcements this week due to the 4th of July holiday in the United States, which typically slows down company activities and releases.

What is Gen 3, and who can access it?

Gen 3 is a new text-to-video generator made publicly available by Runway. It is accessible to pro users of Runway but not to those on the free plan.

How does Gen 3 compare to Luma AI for generating videos?

Gen 3 is currently the best text-to-video generator available, while Luma AI is considered better for image-to-video generation.

What new feature did 11 Labs introduce to their reader app?

11 Labs introduced new famous voices, including Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and Sir Laurence Olivier, to their reader app.

What new feature did 11 Labs release for improving audio quality?

11 Labs released a new voice isolator feature that removes background noise from audio for crystal-clear sound.

What is 3D Genin, and which company developed it?

3D Genin is a new research project by Meta that generates 3D images from text prompts, potentially speeding up game development and 3D video asset creation.

What new open-source voice model was released this week, and by which organization?

Kotai, an open-source AI research lab, released a new voice model intended to compete with GPT-4's advanced voice capabilities.

What new feature did Brave Browser introduce related to AI models?

Brave Browser now allows users to bring their own custom AI models, adding to the existing options of Mixr, Claude, and Llama.

What updates did Perplexity introduce to their Pro search?

Perplexity's Pro search now features multi-step reasoning, better math and programming capabilities through Wolfram Alpha integration, and more efficient goal synthesis and answer generation.

What is the significance of Apple's new observer role on OpenAI's board?

Apple's observer role on OpenAI's board is significant because it marks a collaboration between two of the largest and traditionally competitive tech companies, Microsoft and Apple.

What lawsuit was filed against OpenAI and Microsoft, and what are the claims?

The Center for Investigative Reporting sued OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming copyright infringement for using their stories without permission or compensation, unlike other organizations that have licensed content.

What is Mustafa Solman's stance on content scraping for AI training?

Mustafa Solman believes that content available on the open web since the '90s has been fair use for copying and reproduction unless explicitly stated otherwise by the content owners.

What solution did Cloudflare roll out to prevent AI content scraping?

Cloudflare introduced a switch that prevents AI scrapers from accessing site content, available to both free and paid users.

What change did YouTube implement regarding AI-generated content?

YouTube now allows creators to request the removal of content that simulates their voice or likeness using AI.

What was the issue with Figma's AI features, and how was it addressed?

Figma's AI features were criticized for producing designs identical to Apple's weather app, prompting Figma to pause the feature while addressing the issue.

What new feature is rumored to be coming to WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is rumored to be introducing a feature that generates cartoon or alternate versions of user images, similar to a feature shown by Apple.

What new product is being developed as a competitor to Meta's Ray-Ban sunglasses?

A new company is developing a product similar to Meta's Ray-Ban sunglasses, featuring cameras on the sides and ChatGPT-4 for its language model.

What is Open Television, and what unique capability does it offer?

Open Television allows for immersive remote operation of a robot, with an example showing a person in Boston controlling a robot in San Diego in real time.