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Eleven Labs Opens Up Sound Effects for Everyone​
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Eleven Labs, a leader in AI-driven audio technology, has recently opened up access to its AI-generated sound effects for everyone.

This new tool allows users to create realistic sound effects from text descriptions, making it easier than ever for educators, content creators, and developers to enhance their projects.

Whether you need the sound of crashing waves, chirping birds, or urban noises, Eleven Labs’ technology can generate these sounds quickly and efficiently.

This tool is particularly beneficial for creating immersive learning experiences, enriching educational videos, and adding realistic audio to multimedia projects.

You can try Eleven Labs here​

Pikas’ Improved Video Quality​
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Pikas has introduced significant improvements to their video quality, especially for photorealistic image-to-video results.

Check out this result I got from my uploaded Midjourney image, with Pika-generate sound effects:

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You can try Pika here​

Pixverse Magic Brush

PixVerse launched their Magic Brush feature which allows you to animate up to 6 different areas of your image to move in any direction simultaneously.

Simply use the brushes to paint over the area you want to animate, then draw a line for the direction you want that area to move.

This tool is ideal for developing interactive presentations, creating visually appealing study materials, and enhancing digital art projects.

With these updates, the PixVerse Magic Brush is set to become a valuable tool in educational settings, empowering teachers and students alike to produce professional-grade visuals with minimal effort.

Check out PixVerse here.

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🌎 AI Developments All Over The Globe

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EU AI Act Progress: The European Parliament has made significant advancements with the EU AI Act, which is set to become the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation. This act requires companies developing high-risk AI systems to be more transparent about their models and to document their development processes meticulously to ensure compliance. Companies failing to meet these standards could face severe penalties, including fines or bans from operating within the EU. This regulation aims to set global standards for AI safety and accountability.

Rise of AI Personal Assistants: The development of AI personal assistants or ‘copilots’ is gaining momentum. These assistants are designed to help users accomplish tasks more efficiently through personalized support. Companies are adopting this technology to create customized AI assistants for their employees, aiming to improve productivity and workplace efficiency.

Concerns Over AI-Generated Deepfakes: The rise of AI-generated deepfakes is raising significant concerns about misinformation and propaganda. The potential for misuse in creating realistic but false media content poses challenges for information integrity and public trust. Efforts are being made globally to address these issues through enhanced regulation and technological safeguards.

AI in Healthcare: AI continues to make significant strides in healthcare. Recent developments include AI models capable of detecting diseases from medical images with high accuracy and systems that assist in creating personalized treatment plans. These innovations are transforming diagnostics and treatment methods, offering new tools for healthcare professionals .

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For more detailed information, you can read the full articles on IBM Blog, Unite.AI, and MIT Technology Review.

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💻 This week on Visually AI Youtube

Thank you to my 574 subscribers for your support! I’ve been posting tutorials and full recordings of our weekly Generative AI Space on YouTube.

Here are some recent videos (I know I didn't post one last week properly - I apologize!):

Krea AI - Animation Tutorial

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Midjourney Describe Function Tutorial

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Midjourney Alpha Website - Change the Aspect Ratio Tutorial

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📱 This week on 𝕏

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ I used Generative Expand and Generative Fill in #AdobeFirefly for a great image I wanted to animate in a widescreen aspect ratio. You can see one of my video results using @krea_ai Video, below. Full tutorial and workflow in the thread: 10:37 PM • Jun 2, 2024 11 Retweets 94 Likes Read 12 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ ☀️Summer vibes. Midjourney --sref 3653930635 Prompt in ALT: 4:4 PM • Jun 2, 2024 48 Retweets 305 Likes Read 15 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ Pika made some major improvements to the image-to-video feature and the results are impressive. I uploaded a Midjourney image and added sound effects with Pika: @pika_labs 9:32 AM • Jun 2, 2024 4 Retweets 62 Likes Read 7 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ I've been working on more @krea_ai Video tutorials. This is a combination of several clips using different video styles. ✨Transformations✨ • Images - Midjourney • Animation - Krea Video • Music - Epidemic Sound • Video EFX - CapCut Images & demo in the thread: 1:26 AM • Jun 2, 2024 11 Retweets 86 Likes Read 19 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ 🎇Midjourney Describe Tutorial: I used Midjourney Describe on the alpha website & Discord to build a prompt to recreate a cinematic shot. The original image is the 1st one below, and the other three are results from using Describe. Link to full tutorial in next post: 4:4 PM • Jun 1, 2024 10 Retweets 69 Likes Read 10 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ 🔹CINEMATIC ANIME SCENE🔹 Prompt and examples in thread: @PixVerse_ 7:14 PM • May 31, 2024 37 Retweets 254 Likes Read 17 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ Now you can animate up to 6 different areas of your image to move in any direction with the @PixVerse_ Magic Brush. Look at my incredible first results and tutorial below: #PixVerseCollab 4:4 PM • May 31, 2024 18 Retweets 105 Likes Read 9 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ 🎆Realistic Anime Action Shots🎆 I got some great results with a simple prompt for hyper realistic anime character shots. Here's an example of my results - prompt and workflow in the thread below: 4:19 PM • May 28, 2024 23 Retweets 172 Likes Read 18 replies

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Heather Cooper @HBCoop_ Vintage. 4:4 PM • May 26, 2024 69 Retweets 536 Likes Read 24 replies

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🚀 This Week’s AI Tools Picks!

fofr Consistent Character: Upload an image to generate that person or character in different poses. (link)

Some of my results with my uploaded photorealistic avatar image:

Perplexity Pages: Turns your research into visually stunning, comprehensive, and shareable content. (link)

Jeda.ai: Generative AI-powered online whiteboard and workspace that transforms ideas, data, and documents into dynamic visual content for enhanced collaboration and strategic planning. Features include AI Visual Chat, Diagram Generator, AI Art & Content Generator, Mind-Maps, and more. (link)

Groqbook: Write full books using llama3 (8b and 70b) on Groq. Generate a Groq API Key here, to try the hosted app on Streamlit, or run it locally. I tried it and it generated a complete book in seconds. (GitHub repo) (hosted app on Streamlit link)

iFixit: How-to guides to fix anything. (link)

Audio Design Desk Sound Effects: Tutorials and free downloads from a database of cinematic sound effects. (link)

dishgen: AI-powered Kitchen assistant generates recipes from your description of a meal idea or ingredients on-hand. (link)​

Thank you for reading :)

I hope you have a creative week!