Your weekly dose of AI news, tools, and innovation with a visual twist. Breaking down barriers to make AI content creation accessible to all. Expressing my own personal takes and educating readers in the world of Artificial Intelligence.
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Hello Reader! Welcome to Visually AI! Where to begin?Shall we start with OpenAI who bought a couple of companies? What about ChatGPT being widely available on Mac? Or the fact Toys 'R' Us made an ad with Sora... yes SORA! The AI video generation tool we've all been waiting for. Or perhaps Eleven Labs partnering with Time. How about Claude 3.5 Sonnet model? Hmmm, maybe Suno and Udio getting sued by labels? Or an AI Al Michaels announcing the Olympics... Okay... Let's dial it back. We've got a lot to get through, and I will do my best to cover as much as I can! Claude 3.5 SonnetClaude recently released the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model, which represents the first in its 3.5 model family. This new model has significantly improves upon its predecessors, notably the Claude 3 Opus, in terms of intelligence and speed. The Claude 3.5 Sonnet offers twice the processing speed of the Opus model, making it highly efficient for complex tasks like context-sensitive customer support and multi-step workflow automation. On top of that, 3.5 excels in graduate-level reasoning, undergraduate-level knowledge, and coding proficiency. Let's break that down: It scored 92.0% in zero-shot code evaluations, outperforming OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro. And if that wasn't enough, it has enhanced capabilities in visual reasoning, making it suitable for interpreting charts, graphs, and transcribing text from imperfect images. Now I know you want to use it, so here you go: Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available for free on Claude.ai and the Claude iOS app, with higher usage limits for Claude Pro and Team plan subscribers. You can also access Claude via the Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. The model costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens and supports up to 200,000 tokens per prompt. Here's a snippet of what you can do:
IMGGEN AI Text RemoverThis week, I discovered The IMGGEN AI Text Remover, and it is a very handy tool. We know how AI can bring on the unwanted writing at times and IMMGEN AI is designed to remove that text from images quickly and efficiently. This tool leverages advanced artificial intelligence to detect and erase text while preserving the original background, making the process seamless and incredibly user-friendly. Here is that process:
IMGGEN AI also offers a variety of other image enhancement tools, such as image upscalers, background removers, and photo sharpeners, which further enhance the capabilities of users in handling and processing their images. Check it out Magnific RelightMagnific AI has recently launched a feature called Relight, which enables users to modify the lighting and background of images using advanced artificial intelligence. This tool is particularly useful for creating realistic and varied scenes, allowing for greater flexibility in image editing without the need for professional skills. Users can adjust the lighting through text prompts such as “change the lighting to sci-fi neon green,” by using reference images, or by creating custom light maps. This capability enhances the versatility of image manipulation, making it possible to transform the mood and setting of photos effortlessly. You can see an example here: Despite its advanced capabilities, Relight does have some limitations. It may struggle with images containing multiple people or small faces, sometimes resulting in unintended changes to facial features. Furthermore, the output options are currently limited to common formats like JPG or PNG, which may not meet the needs of users requiring high-resolution files. Relight is currently in beta testing and will soon be available to all Magnific AI users. For more information on Relight, click here: Magnific AI website Suno & Udio getting sued...Suno and Udio, the two major AI music startups I have spoken about in recent weeks, are facing lawsuits from major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records. The lawsuits alleges that Suno and Udio used copyrighted recordings to train their AI systems without permission, leading to significant copyright infringement. These AI systems reportedly replicated elements from famous songs and generated vocals that closely mimic artists such as Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. The legal actions, filed in New York and Massachusetts, are seeking damages of up to $150,000 per song copied. The record labels argue that the unauthorized use of their recordings to train AI models undermines the value of human-created music and infringes on artists’ rights. The labels have also criticized the companies for being opaque about the materials used to train their AI systems. This lawsuit is part of a broader trend of legal challenges in the AI industry regarding the use of copyrighted material to train generative models. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for the future of AI and intellectual property rights in the creative industries. We will keep a close eye on this one.... Toys "R" Us release the first AI generated brand commercialWe wondered when it would first happen, and I don't think anyone quite expected it so soon. The news came as a shock across 𝕏. But here it is, the first AI Generated brand commercial (using Open AI Sora) Watch it here:
You can see the full details on the Toys "R" Us website here. AI at the 2024 OlympicsIt's all happening. I don't think anyone expected this either. NBC announced its plans to use an artificial clone of sports broadcaster Al Michaels' voice to narrate its daily streaming recaps of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This is another major company embracing AI, signalling what is to come. You can watch the launch below from my good friend Rowan Cheung
🌎 AI Developments All Over The Globe Stability AI Appoints a New CEO: Stability AI have appointed Prem Akkaraju as its new CEO. Akkaraju, who was the former CEO of Weta Digital, takes over following the resignation of Emad Mostaque, who stepped down to focus on decentralized AI initiatives. This is a big change at Stability AI, which is known for its work on generative models such as Stable Diffusion. YouTube Negotiates with Record Labels for AI: This is big. YouTube is in the process of negotiating deals with record labels to develop and integrate AI technologies into its platform. These negotiations aim to address the growing intersection of AI and music, focusing on leveraging AI for content creation while ensuring that artists and labels are fairly compensated. Time Partners with Eleven Labs: And now the big news doesn't stop. Time magazine has partnered with Eleven Labs, an AI company specializing in advanced voice technologies (I'm sure you've read about them from me before!). This partnership aims to enhance Time’s digital content offerings by utilizing Eleven Labs’ AI to create high-quality voice narrations for articles and other media, making content more accessible and engaging. OpenAI Delays Advanced Voice Release: Questions have been raised surrounding OpenAI and it has now postponed the release of its advanced voice capabilities. This decision comes as the company seeks to further refine the technology and address potential ethical and safety concerns associated with powerful AI-driven voice systems. The delay aims to ensure that the technology is both robust and responsibly deployed. We will see how things develop. Figma Introduces New AI Features: Figma has showcased a wide array of new AI features aimed at enhancing its design platform. These features include tools for automated design suggestions, image generation, and real-time collaboration enhancements. The integration of AI aims to streamline the design process and empower users with more creative capabilities. TransPerfect has announced GlobalLink Live: An AI-powered platform that enhances multilingual communication in live, remote, and hybrid events by offering translation in over 90 languages through human interpretation and AI voice technology. You could have your AI service, tool, or event seen by Visually AI’s community of over 15,000+ subscribers in newsletters or 36,000+ followers on 𝕏 :
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