?? Flash AI Digest ?? 2024–09–09 / 2024–09–23
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Apple Intelligence: AI-Powered Tools for Enhanced Productivity and Expression
Apple Intelligence introduces a suite of AI-powered features designed to make writing, communication, and content creation more effortless across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Writing Tools assist with summarizing text, drafting replies, and adjusting tone. Image Playground lets users create custom visuals, while Focus modes prioritize notifications based on importance. Siri is enhanced with better contextual understanding and integration with ChatGPT. All these features are built with privacy at the core, ensuring personal data remains secure and accessible only to the user.
OpenAI Releases o1-preview & o1-mini Language Models
OpenAI introduces the o1 series, new AI models designed for advanced reasoning tasks in science, coding, and math. These models excel at solving complex problems, outperforming previous versions in fields like physics, chemistry, and programming. The o1-preview is now available for ChatGPT and API users, with o1-mini offering a faster, cost-effective option. These models have improved safety protocols and are being evaluated in collaboration with U.S. and U.K. AI Safety Institutes. Though early in development, future updates will include broader capabilities like browsing and file uploads.
Google Integrates Gemini AI into Chrome Address Bar
Google has integrated the Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot into Chrome’s address bar. You can interact with Gemini using the command “@gemini”.
Microsoft Copilot Expands: AI-Enhanced Excel, PowerPoint, and More
Microsoft 365 Copilot has introduced powerful new features across its suite of applications, most notably in Excel, where it assists users with formulas, Python-based data analysis, and text-based data searches. In PowerPoint, it can create entire presentations from prompts, incorporating AI-generated images. New features also enhance Teams, Outlook, and Word, streamlining tasks like meeting summaries, email prioritization, and document drafting. Copilot Pages offers collaborative capabilities, and customizable AI Agents help automate tasks. These updates aim to make Microsoft 365 more efficient for both individual and enterprise users.
YouTube Integrates AI to Help Creators with Ideas, Titles, and Full Video Production
YouTube is enhancing its platform with new AI-powered features to streamline the creative process. The Inspiration Tab in YouTube Studio suggests video ideas, titles, thumbnails, and even outlines for creators, acting as a comprehensive brainstorming tool. The integration of DeepMind’s Veo in YouTube Shorts allows creators to generate AI-driven videos and backgrounds through the new Dream Screen feature, though these clips are limited to six seconds to avoid awkward AI results. Additionally, YouTube’s auto-dubbing feature will support more languages, and creators can interact with fans through new AI tools in the Communities section. As YouTube embraces AI to make content creation easier, there are concerns that it may lead to a flood of similar-looking AI-generated videos, but it also offers creators an opportunity to produce content faster and more efficiently.
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Model: Dall-E
Prompt: “Stunning image of a cute adorable wacky tired looking bunny with a cloud above his head that is raining, moody, grainy, noisy, concept art, Meaningful Visual Art, Detailed Painting, Digital Illustration, Unreal Engine 5, 32k maximalist, hyperdetailed fantasy art, 3d digital art, sharp focus, masterpiece, fine art”
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Jim Waldo and Soline Boussard. 2024. GPTs and Hallucination: Why do large language models hallucinate? Queue 22, 4, Pages 10 (July/August 2024), 15 pages.
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