Today’s Special

• Quick News

• Landpod: Drone with Augmented Reality + CGI + Unreal Engine

• OpenAI unveils Sora — AI-generated video becomes a reality

• Google introduces powerful enhancements with Gemini 1.5 upgrade

• 5 AI Tools to Boost Productivity
  

QUICK NEWS
Latest in AI & Technology

Meta and Chill: Meta unveils V-JEPA, a revolutionary technique for instructing machines to comprehend and simulate the physical realm through video observation, potentially unlocking their capacity to execute real-world tasks based on this comprehension.

Assisting Hand: Apple is reportedly in the works to develop an AI assistant tool aimed at aiding developers in coding applications, directly competing with Microsoft’s Github Copilot.

Not Happening: OpenAI's bid to trademark "GPT" faces rejection following a recent ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Code Companion: Magic, a virtual coworker powered by AI capable of coding, secures $117M in funding from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and other investors.

AR NEWS

Landpod: Drone with Augmented Reality + CGI + Unreal Engine

In an extraordinary blend of technology and creativity, the Manchester-based creative team, adam+gary, in collaboration with Rig2, has unveiled the latest innovation in off-grid living - the new generation Landpod. Utilizing cutting-edge drone technology, CGI, Augmented Reality, and the power of Unreal Engine, they've produced a launch film that transcends traditional boundaries, offering a glimpse into the seamless integration of nature and high-tech convenience.

Adam Johnson, a visionary behind the project, highlights the use of an augmented reality tool for precise shot framing and Unreal Engine for creating dynamic, virtual landscapes. This meticulous approach ensures that each frame captures the essence of Landpod's innovative design and functionality.

Moreover, the updated AR tool now allows you to visualize a true-to-scale Landpod in your own space, making the dream of off-grid living more accessible and tailored to your unique environment.

Landpod founder, Jake Watson, praises the collaboration's spirit, emphasizing the team's ability to bring visionary ideas to life. This project marks a significant leap forward in sustainable living, offering an immersive experience that aligns with the modern explorer's ethos.

UP NEXT IN AI
OpenAI unveils Sora — AI-generated video becomes a reality

If you search for the phrase "stealing someone’s thunder" in the dictionary, you might just find a snapshot of Sam Altman and OpenAI. This is because the company, renowned for creations like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and GPT-4, has a knack for outdoing its competitors, particularly Google.

Just as Google released its latest Gemini 1.5 Pro model (more details on that later), OpenAI promptly announced Sora – its groundbreaking text-to-video model.

Dubbed after the Japanese word for "sky," Sora marks OpenAI's maiden venture into AI-generated video. In an official statement, the company declared Sora's capability to "craft realistic and imaginative scenes from textual directives." Each video spans around a minute, boasting quality akin to Hollywood standards. This might be attributed to Sora's prowess in constructing intricate scenes featuring multiple characters, and even discerning emotions.

OpenAI stipulates that Sora won’t be available to the general public until a rigorous red team assessment of its vulnerabilities is completed. Though not explicitly stated, Sora will likely be integrated into ChatGPT, enabling users to generate videos from simple text prompts.

To grasp the significance of this achievement, consider that just a year ago, realistic AI-generated images were a challenge. Now, we stand on the brink of accessing Hollywood-grade AI-generated footage at our fingertips. Exciting times lie ahead.

But don’t take our word for it. Explore some early Sora-generated videos shared by OpenAI on their website.

AI AT WORK
Google introduces powerful enhancements with Gemini 1.5 upgrade

One can't help but sympathize with Google. Hardly had they announced Gemini Pro 1.5 when OpenAI swooped in with Sora, stealing the spotlight. Yet, this doesn’t diminish the significance of Google's latest model.

The most remarkable aspect of Gemini Pro 1.5 is its 1 million token context length, allowing it to process up to 1 million units of information simultaneously, such as words.

In practical terms, Gemini 1.5 can handle tasks like:

• Watching a silent movie and still comprehending plot points

• Understanding, analyzing, and identifying details in audio transcripts or lengthy documents like contracts

• Analyzing entire code repositories for a product and elucidating its architecture

Google underscores the enhanced reasoning abilities of Gemini Pro 1.5, asserting its capability to learn new skills like translating rare languages or enhancing a codebase with 100,000 lines of code.

Google indicates that limited access to Gemini 1.5 is currently available to developers and enterprise clients, with a full public release on the horizon.

PRODUCTIVITY

5 AI Tools to Boost Your Productivity

Jasper AI: Facilitates the expansion of marketing content for businesses, covering a range of materials such as blog articles, social media posts, sales emails, website copy, and beyond.

​​Writingmate: Functions as an AI assistant within Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets, offering responses to inquiries and aiding in email composition, compatible across various websites.

Innovating With AI: The No-Code AI Toolkit — An invaluable resource for revolutionizing office workflows using AI, encompassing reports, calendar management, proposals, and more. Click to receive it in your inbox – absolutely free, immediate access.

Lindo AI: Simplify website creation by describing your business, and obtain all necessary components, from landing pages to automated organic lead generation.

Recast: Transform your reading backlog into concise audio summaries with the assistance of AI.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

4 Reflections to Ponder During Your Shower

- Ask yourself what success truly means to you and how it influences your life goals.

- Explore how embracing vulnerability can deepen connections and foster personal growth.

- Reflect on the abundance in your life and the power of gratitude to shift perspective.

- Consider how accepting the impermanent nature of life can lead to living more fully in the present.

Share your reflections! The best responses will be highlighted in the next edition.

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