Meta's New Glasses, Google's NotebookLM Update, Runway's $5M Film Fund, and OpenAI's Leadership Shakeup

Happy Friday, AI & Data Enthusiasts! Murati’s departure adds to a series of high-profile exits from OpenAI this week, and all eyes are now on Altman to guide the company through this transition. Let’s get into this, and more on AI funding and new AI-powered advances in today’s newsletter.

In today’s edition:?

• Meta’s Big AI Push at Connect 2024: New Glasses, Llama 3.2, and More
• Google’s NotebookLM Adds YouTube and Audio Support for Enhanced Collaboration
• Runway Launches $5M Fund to Support 100 AI-Driven Films
• OpenAI Leadership Steps Down, Raising Questions About the Company’s Future

- Naseema Perveen

WHAT CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION MOST

Meta’s Big AI Push at Connect 2024: New Glasses, Llama 3.2, and More

At Meta’s Connect 2024 conference, the company rolled out a series of groundbreaking AI announcements. Highlights included their Orion AR glasses, the new Llama 3.2 model, AI-powered Reels features, and Meta AI’s new Voice mode—showcasing the company’s ongoing drive to stay ahead in the AI race.

• Orion AR glasses: Meta unveiled its prototype of AR x AI glasses, weighing under 100g and featuring voice control, hand tracking, and wide-field displays—over a decade in the making.
• Llama 3.2: Meta introduced Llama 3.2, a vision model that understands both images and text. Available in 11B and 90B parameter versions, Meta also launched smaller models (1B and 3B) optimized for smartphones and future AR devices.
• Instagram AI upgrades: New AI tools like automatic video dubbing, lip-syncing for creators, and AI-generated content in the "Imagined for you" feed are coming to Instagram.
• Meta AI Voice mode: Users can now chat with Meta AI using their voice across platforms like Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, echoing similar updates seen from ChatGPT.

Meta’s bold moves with cutting-edge AR glasses, advanced AI models, and enhanced AI features across platforms underscore its dominance in the tech space. With nearly 500 million monthly active Meta AI users, Meta continues to prove it’s a force to be reckoned with in the AI and AR world. Never bet against Zuck!

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PAVED

The World's Fastest AI Inference - Supercharge your AI-powered applications with our free Cloud API

Our Cloud API supports models like Llama 8B, Llama 70B, and the blazing-fast Llama 3.1 405B. Use your own checkpoints with ease, getting more control over your AI models. Whether you’re building agent-based AI or other applications, Sambanova Cloud makes it quicker and easier to deploy your ideas.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON IT

Google’s NotebookLM Adds YouTube and Audio Support for Enhanced Collaboration

NotebookLM is stepping up its game! The platform now supports adding public YouTube URLs and audio files, giving users a richer way to explore their sources. Plus, it’s easier than ever to share Audio Overviews, making NotebookLM an even more powerful tool for ...............

WANT TO READ MORE OF THIS NEWSLETTER?

Join the newsletter and get more of these stories directly to your inbox. Plus, we have a great referral program with monthly giveaways ranging from $100 gift cards to Airpods, free subscriptions, and much more.

Sign up today: https://youraiexperience.beehiiv.com/subscribe

We look forward to you joining us on our channels or seeing you on The AI Journal website!

WhatsApp

LinkedIn

Slack

X