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This was a huge week for AI. Here are the 5 biggest announcements you need to know

From AI-generated video advancements to new AI-powered AR glasses, here were the 5 biggest announcements.
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Apple Intelligence: Here’s everything we know so far

Apple Intelligence is Apple's take on AI, and it's coming to a device near you very soon.
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ChatGPT’s resource demands are getting out of control

Using the chatbot to write a 100-word email draws enough current to operate more than a dozen LED lightbulbs for an hour.
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YouTube can now generate a 6-second video Short using AI

Google announced the feature as just one of a slew of new AI-enhanced tools coming to YouTube Studio.
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Google will begin labeling AI-generated images in Search

Google will begin labeling AI-generated search results in the coming months.
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Runway’s latest update is already producing mind-blowing results

The generative AI application is expanding its platform, and some people are already doing some very impressive things with it.
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How you can try OpenAI’s new o1-preview model for yourself

The latest model, previously known as Project Strawberry, is already available to try for Plus and Teams subscribers.
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OpenAI Project Strawberry: Here’s everything we know so far

Strawberry, the next-generation large language model, could arrive as soon as this fall from OpenAI.
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OpenAI’s advanced ‘Project Strawberry’ model has finally arrived

ChatGPT's new advanced reasoning model, 01, replies using reinforcement learning and chain of thought reasoning to answer complex questions.
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Google’s Gemini Live is now available for free on Android

Google's Gemini Live lets you converse with Google's chatbot in real time using spoken natural language prompts rather than text.
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A first look at Adobe’s new AI video generation tools

Adobe has revealed a preview of its new generative tools coming to Firefly by the end of 2024.
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OpenAI could increase subscription prices to as much as $2,000 per month

A new report claims that OpenAI is facing financial difficulties that could result in a monumental price hike.
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57% of the internet may already be AI sludge

According to a new study, 57% of content on the internet today is either AI-generated or translated using an AI algorithm.
Meta AI can generate images within a chat in about five seconds.

A new definition of ‘open source’ could spell trouble for Big AI

The Open Source Initiative announced an update to what constitutes an open source AI.
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Lenovo’s Creator Zone brings Stable Diffusion to its PCs

Creator Zone is an on-device AI designed to significantly enhance the creative process.
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People are making entire short films with this new AI video-generation app

Recently launched AI video-generation app Minimax has already impressed AI enthusiasts.
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Anthropic Claude goes pro

The new product is expected to compete directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise service.
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This new AI application could change game development forever

With GenMotion.AI, game designers will be able to produce high-quality animations using natural language text prompts.
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The ‘most powerful AI training system in the world’ just went online

Elon Musk has announced Colossus, which the xAI team built from the ground up in roughly four months.
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Gemini subscribers have two new features to play with

Google has fixed its image generation feature, and is also finally rolling out Gems.
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OpenAI gets called out for opposing a proposed AI safety bill

"When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it," the researchers wrote of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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A huge new Claude feature is now available for free

People have reportedly created"tens of millions of Claude Artifacts since the feature's June preview, and now it's available for all.
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Is Grok really better than Midjourney? Here’s how the two compare

Midjourney and Grok are two of the premiere AI image generators available today. Which is better for you?
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Midjourney is now free for everyone

Midjourney is now free for all users. Over the course of a 25-image free trial, at least.
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Ideogram 2.0 has arrived to eat Midjourney’s lunch

Ideogram 2.0 has arrived, and it can generate up to 40 images a day at no charge.
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An AI is officially running to be mayor

Meet VIC, the first AI to be running for mayorship, with a human co-candidate, identified as the AI's "meat avatar."
Microsoft Copilot allows you to ask an AI assistant questions within Office apps.

Microsoft: AI is no replacement for human expertise

Microsoft made a change to its terms of services that says it won't be held liable for your decisions based on its bots' advice.
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AI image generation just took a huge step forward

Midjourney, Grok, and Google all announced significant updates to their AI image-generation models.
AI Overviews being shown in Google Search.

Despite early blowback, Google expands AI Overviews

AI Overviews gets new features and expands outside of the U.S.
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Grok 2.0 takes the guardrails off AI image generation

Elon Musk's xAI released its updated Grok-2 AI, which features image generation without content guardrails.
A laptop screen shows the home page for ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot.

There’s something strange about the latest update to ChatGPT

OpenAI has revealed a new update to GPT-4o, but it won't say exactly what has been changed.
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How to use Gemini AI to create presentations in Google Slides

Gemini AI takes the pain out of creating slideshow presentations, but not watching them.
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How to use Gemini AI to master Google Sheets

Discover how Gemini can enhance your ability to analyze data, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize your entire spreadsheet experience In Google Sheets.
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A modular supercomputer built to birth AGI could be online by next year

The first node of the network is expected to come online in September.