Another Massive Week in AI! (Summed Up in 10-Min)

TL;DR

This video provides a quick rundown of the recent AI announcements, including Google's Bard, Nvidia's Nvidia Foundations, Adobe's Firefly beta, Microsoft's image generation in Bing chat, Opera's AI features, Microsoft Loop, Canva's AI additions, GitHub's Copilot X, Ubisoft's AI dialogue generator, Unreal Engine's metahuman, and the new chat GPT plugins.

Transcript

the pace at which new AI announcements have been coming out has been absolutely insane lately in this video I'm going to try to quickly give you the tldr of the week and try to break down all of the crazy announcements that have come out of the AI space now most of these I've made individual videos about so I'm not going to try to go too deep into ... Read More

Key Insights

• 🔍 Google's new AI tool, Bard, is underwhelming compared to other tools like chat GPT and Bing chat, as it still has a long way to go in terms of capabilities and user experience.
• 💻 NVIDIA's new foundations allow companies to create their own proprietary large language models using NVIDIA's Cloud computers, removing the need for supercomputers to run AI chat bots or other models.
• 🖼️ Adobe's Firefly beta, which is purely trained on licensed images from Adobe Stock and Creative Commons, brings a user-friendly interface to image generation, although there are still ethical concerns regarding the use of images without consent.
• 🔍 Bing chat's new image generation feature, powered by an improved version of DALL-E, generates impressive images, raising questions about whether this is the next-gen version of DALL-E.
• 🌐 Opera now integrates AI features, such as Chat GPT and Rate Sonic, into its browser, allowing users to summarize, rewrite, and creatively modify text directly within the browser.
• 💼 Microsoft Loop, an AI-powered version of Notion, integrates AI features and connects seamlessly with other Microsoft tools like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• 🎨 Canva adds a range of AI features, including Magic Designs, automatic translation, and Magic Slide Presentations, making design creation more accessible and intuitive for users.
• 💻 GitHub's Copilot X, powered by GPT-4, is an AI tool that helps coders by offering code suggestions, fixes, and a voice interface for a more seamless coding experience.
• 🎮 Ubisoft's new AI tool allows game developers to automate dialogue creation for non-playable characters, reducing the time and effort required for scriptwriting and game development.
• 📱 Unreal Engine showcases the impressive capabilities of MetaHuman, using a basic iPhone to record expressive and realistic facial movements, which can then be applied to different characters, raising the bar for realism in game development.
• 🔌 OpenAI's announcement of plug-ins for Chat GPT unlocks new functionality, allowing integration with existing tools, enhanced internet search capabilities, and the ability to manipulate various file types within the interface, opening up new possibilities for users and third-party developers.

Questions & Answers

Q: What are the benefits of Nvidia Foundations for companies interested in creating their own language models?

Nvidia Foundations allows companies to leverage Nvidia's Cloud computers and GPUs to build their own proprietary large language models, eliminating the need for supercomputers. This opens up opportunities for businesses to train AI chatbots and biomedical models specific to their needs, utilizing Nvidia's compute power.

Q: What are some of the AI features added to Canva through their recent update?

Canva's update includes a range of AI features, such as magic designs that create designs based on an image, translation capabilities, an eraser tool for selective removal, beatsync for syncing music to videos, magic slide presentations that generate complete slide decks based on topics, and text-to-image functionality similar to mid Journey.

Q: How does GitHub's Copilot X utilize GPT4 to assist coders with their code?

Copilot X is an AI code helper that uses GPT4 to help coders solve problems with their code. It can provide assistance with code fixes and even includes a voice interface for direct communication. It aims to streamline the coding process and offer support in problem-solving through AI-powered suggestions and guidance.

Q: How does Unreal Engine's metahuman introduce greater realism into facial animations?

Metahuman enables highly realistic facial animations by capturing expressive facial movements using just an iPhone. The recorded video is then processed by Unreal Engine, transforming it into data that the computer can understand and recreate with remarkable realism. This technology opens up new possibilities for more immersive and lifelike character animations in video games and other applications.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Google opened the waitlist for Bard, but it fell short of expectations compared to other AI tools like Chat GPT and Bing chat.

• Nvidia announced Nvidia Foundations, enabling companies to build their own AI models on Nvidia's Cloud GPUs, including language models and biomedical models.

• Adobe introduced Firefly beta, an AI image generation model trained on licensed images, raising ethical concerns.

• Microsoft added image generation capabilities using Dolly in Bing chat, potentially showcasing a new version of Dolly.

• Opera now integrates Chat GPT and Rate Sonic into its browser, making AI features accessible for text summarization and creative writing.

• Microsoft Loop, akin to Notion but AI-powered, connects with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft tools.

• Canva launched ten new AI features, including magic designs, translation, eraser, beatsync, magic slide presentations, and text-to-image enhancements.

• GitHub unveiled Copilot X, a code helper implementing GPT4, offering voice interface for assistance in coding.

• Ubisoft introduced an AI tool to automatically generate dialogue for non-playable game characters, reducing the time needed for script writing.

• Unreal Engine showcased the new version of metahuman, allowing highly realistic facial animations captured with just an iPhone.

• Chat GPT now supports plugins, enabling extended functionality by integrating with other tools and platforms, a game-changing announcement.