AI Innovations Shake Up Industries: From Healthcare to Hollywood to Construction

AI News, Trends & Articles

1) Microsoft's AI Reaches Human-Level Speech Generation, Deemed Too Risky for Release

• Microsoft's VALL-E 2 AI can generate natural speech from just seconds of audio
• VALL-E 2 is the first of its kind to reach human parity on these benchmarks
• Microsoft has no plans to release VALL-E 2 publicly due to ethical considerations potential misuse risks, including voice impersonation and spoofing

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2) OpenAI and Arianna Huffington Join Forces to Create AI-Powered Health Coach

• OpenAI and Thrive Global launch Thrive AI Health for personalized AI health coaching
• AI coach will provide advice on sleep, diet, exercise, stress management and social life
• "AI has shown a remarkable ability to assimilate large datasets, extract actionable insights, recognize patterns, and deliver personalized recommendations," says DeCarlos Love, CEO

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3) Startup Aims to Revolutionize Film Production with Fine-Tuned AI Video Editing??

• Odyssey is developing an AI video tool which uses four generative models for high-quality geometry, photorealistic materials, stunning lighting and controllable motion
• This approach could challenge the likes of Sora, Luma Labs Dream Machine and Runway
• Founders draw inspiration from autonomous vehicle technology for visual AI advancements??

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Disruption, Web 3 & More?

1) AI Chatbots Enter Politics: Virtual Candidates Run for Office

• AI chatbots VIC and AI Steve are running for mayor in Wyoming and UK Parliament respectively
• VIC's creator Victor Miller describes himself as the bot's "meat puppet" for mayoral decisions
• "We are actually, we think, reinventing politics using AI as a technology base" said Steve Endicott, AI Steve's creator

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2) Story Network Launches Blockchain to Revolutionize Intellectual Property Management

• Introduces IP Assets as NFTs to represent intellectual property onchain
• Created specifically for bringing IP onchain, making it easier to manage and monetize
• Platform uses Proof-of-Creativity Protocol and Programmable IP License for automated licensing and royalties

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3) AI-Powered Robot Revolutionizes Drywall Finishing in Construction Industry

• Canvas unveils 1200CX robot, bringing automation to smaller construction spaces
• New robot reduces drywall finishing time from five days to just two days
• Only 55% of construction companies use robotics, compared to 84% in automotive sector

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Reports and Research

The digital experience is the intersection where brands and customers unite, but something’s not adding up. A new report from The Drum, in partnership with Adobe, cracks the code with three ways for marketers to solve it.

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New Tools and Apps to Try

1) Snipcast

AI-generated summaries of any podcast or video, delivered in minutes

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2) Fathom

Records, transcribes, highlights and summarizes your meetings so you can focus on the conversation

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3) Medical Chat?

Advanced AI assistant for human/veterinary medical answers, treatment, patient education and drugs

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Prompt of the Week

"You are my strategic business advisor, help me outline a moat for my [Product/Service] that will fend off competitors by focusing on [Unique Value Proposition]."

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