Note from Matt: Below is an AI-generated list of AI news and tools. Our bot scours the internet daily to find AI news. Because it’s AI, it often finds older news or non-AI news and adds it to the mix. It also seems to break links often. We’re constantly working on improving the automation but this should, for the most part, ensure no AI news ever gets missed

The Latest AI News:

• OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Edu – A version of its chatbot specifically designed for universities, featuring access to GPT-4o and enhanced administrative controls.
• OpenAI Pauses “Sky” Voice in ChatGPT – After actress Scarlett Johansson stated it sounded “eerily similar” to her own, despite her declining an offer to voice the assistant.
• Microsoft Introduces “Copilot+ PCs” – A new category of Windows computers with powerful on-device AI capabilities, alongside new small language models and team collaboration features.
• Google’s “AI Overviews” Criticized for Inaccurate Answers – The new search feature is being criticized for providing bizarre and inaccurate answers, such as suggesting users put glue on pizza.
• Perplexity AI Launches “Pages” – A new feature that allows users to create visually appealing, comprehensive articles on any topic from a single prompt.
• Pika Labs Adds Sound Effects to Video Generation – The video generation platform now allows users to add sound effects to their videos by simply typing a description of the sound.
• UK and South Korea Co-host AI Seoul Summit – Global leaders and tech executives will gather to discuss AI safety, innovation, and inclusivity.
• Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics Launch LeRobot – An open-source initiative aimed at making it easier to build and share real-world robot applications.
• Apple Nears Deal to Integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18 – The company is reportedly finalizing a deal with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT features into the upcoming operating system.
• Humane Reportedly Seeks Buyer – Following poor reviews of its AI Pin, the tech startup is reportedly looking to sell itself for a price between $750 million and $1 billion.
• Amazon Plans Major AI Overhaul for Alexa – The revamp will use its own advanced AI models and may include a monthly subscription fee for the premium version.
• FCC Proposes $6M Fine for AI-Generated Biden Robocalls – The fine is for the political consultant who orchestrated AI-generated robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden.
• Ilya Sutskever Reportedly Starting New AI Safety Company – Following his departure from OpenAI, the co-founder is reportedly starting his own AI company focused on safety.
• Report: Over Half of China’s Top AI Researchers Now Work in the U.S. – A new report reveals that over half of China’s top-tier AI researchers are now working in the United States, highlighting a significant brain drain.
• Google Introduces VLOGGER AI Model – Researchers have introduced a new AI model that can generate realistic videos of a person talking and gesturing from a single photo and an audio clip.
• AI Model Developed to Predict Tumor Evolution – Researchers have developed an AI model that can predict the genetic evolution of tumors, potentially leading to more effective, personalized cancer treatments.
• Section Platform Allows Enterprises to Build Custom AI Agents – A new platform allows enterprises to build and deploy custom AI agents by connecting large language models to their own data and APIs.
• MIT Develops PhotoGuard to Protect Images from AI Manipulation – The tool makes tiny, imperceptible changes to images to protect them from being manipulated by AI models.
• Klarna’s AI Assistant Manages Two-Thirds of Customer Service Chats – The company announced its AI assistant is now managing the majority of all its customer service chats, resolving issues faster and more accurately.
• Mindtrip Launches AI-Powered Travel Planner – A new AI-powered travel planner that creates personalized itineraries by analyzing TikToks, blogs, and reviews.
• Wayfair Launches “Decorify” Generative AI Tool – A new generative AI tool that lets customers virtually redecorate their own rooms in various styles.
• NVIDIA’s Q1 Earnings Eagerly Awaited – The tech and financial worlds are keenly awaiting the company’s first-quarter earnings report, which is seen as a key indicator of the ongoing AI boom.
• Spotify Tests AI Playlist Creation with Text Prompts – The company is testing a new feature that allows users to create custom playlists using descriptive text prompts.
• Tech Giants Back UALink to Compete with NVIDIA’s NVLink – A consortium including Google, Intel, and Microsoft is backing the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) standard to create an open alternative to NVIDIA’s proprietary NVLink.
• Google Introduces Veo Text-to-Video Model – Its most advanced model yet, capable of generating high-quality, 1080p videos over a minute long in various cinematic styles.
• Meta Tests AI-Powered Video Editing Features – New features are being tested on Instagram and Facebook that can apply effects and styles based on text prompts.
• RunwayML Releases “Motion Brush” Tool – A new tool that allows users to add specific motion to different areas within a still image.
• ElevenLabs Launches Reader for Text-to-Audio Conversion – A new product that can convert entire URLs, documents, and text into natural-sounding audio.
• Adept AI Releases Fuyu-Heavy Multimodal Model – A new 21-billion parameter multimodal model designed for digital agent tasks that is more powerful than previous versions.
• SEC Signals Potential Approval for Spot Ether ETFs – The agency has asked exchanges to update filings for spot Ether ETFs, increasing the likelihood of their approval.
• Google Tests ‘Goose’ AI Tool for Internal Coders – The tool helps its engineers write code faster by drawing on the company’s vast internal knowledge base.
• Waymark’s AI Automates E-commerce Video Creation – The AI video creator can now automatically generate e-commerce videos by pulling product information directly from Shopify store listings.
• Study Finds LLM Safety Alignments Easily Bypassed – A new study finds that existing safety alignments in large language models can often be bypassed with simple, manually crafted jailbreak prompts.
• Article Explores How Generative AI Could Change Music – A thought-provoking article explores how generative AI could fundamentally change the creation and experience of music, making it more personalized and interactive.

Trending AI Tools:

• Claude 3.5 Sonnet – Anthropic’s fastest and most cost-effective AI model to date, setting new industry standards for intelligence and speed.
• Perplexity Pages – An AI tool that transforms research and queries into well-structured, visually appealing articles and reports that can be easily shared.
• Luma Dream Machine – An AI model that generates high-quality and realistic videos from text prompts and still images.
• Midjourney – A renowned AI image generator that produces highly artistic and detailed visuals from natural language prompts.
• ElevenLabs – A leading AI voice synthesis platform for creating realistic, human-like speech and voiceovers in multiple languages.
• Artifacts by Anthropic – A new feature in Claude that creates a dedicated workspace where users can edit and build upon AI-generated content like code, documents, and website designs.
• Gen-3 Alpha – Runway’s new flagship video generation model for creating highly detailed, consistent, and controllable video content.
• Krea AI – An AI tool that enhances and generates images in real-time, offering features like upscaling, video-to-video transformation, and creative prompting.
• Viggle – A generative AI tool for video that can animate static characters with motion captured from a separate reference video.
• Udio – An AI music creation tool that generates high-quality, full-length songs with vocals and instruments from simple text prompts.
• Dora – An AI-powered website builder that allows users to generate and customize websites, including 3D animations, using natural language.
• Suno – A popular AI tool for creating original songs, complete with lyrics, vocals, and instrumentation, based on user ideas.
• HeyGen – An AI video platform that allows for the creation of studio-quality videos with AI-generated avatars, voices, and script translation.
• Pika – An AI-powered platform for creating and editing videos from text, images, or existing video clips.
• Pools.ai – A platform that allows creators to build and monetize AI versions of themselves for interactive and scalable fan engagement.
• Ideogram – An AI image generator known for its exceptional ability to reliably render coherent and stylized text within images.
• Gamma – An AI-powered application for creating engaging presentations, documents, and websites from a simple text prompt.
• Notion AI – An integrated AI assistant within the Notion workspace that helps with writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and organizing information.
• FigJam AI – An AI-powered online whiteboard that helps teams automate tasks like brainstorming, diagramming, and summarizing ideas visually.
• Leonardo AI – A comprehensive AI content creation suite for generating images, 3D textures, and other visual assets for creative projects.
• Julius – An AI data analyst that can visualize and analyze data from spreadsheets, Excel files, and Google Sheets through conversational prompts.
• SudoWrite – An AI writing assistant specifically designed to help authors and novelists brainstorm, write, and revise creative stories and fiction.
• Recast – An AI-powered app that summarizes long articles, videos, and podcasts into concise text or audio formats.
• Cleanvoice – An AI tool that automatically edits podcast audio by removing filler words, mouth sounds, and long silences.
• Mindtrip – An AI-powered travel planner that creates personalized itineraries and provides real-time travel information and recommendations.
• Fine-Tuner.ai – A platform that enables users to build, train, and deploy custom AI assistants and chatbots without needing to write any code.
• Glean – An enterprise-grade AI search and knowledge discovery platform that securely connects and understands all of a company’s internal data.
• Sermonotes – An AI tool that helps pastors and church leaders generate sermon outlines, discussion questions, and related content from a single idea.

Sponsors:

• Writer.com – A full-stack generative AI platform designed for enterprise use.
• Dust – A platform to design, deploy, and monitor large language model applications.
• AE Studio – A development, design, and data science studio that helps companies build custom software and AI solutions.
• Brilliant – An online platform that offers interactive courses to help you learn math, data, and computer science.
• Runway – An AI-powered suite of video creation tools for creators, featuring text-to-video and video-to-video generation.
• Vultr – A privately-held cloud computing platform that provides global access to high-performance GPUs for AI workloads.
• Retool – A low-code platform that enables developers to build internal tools and business applications quickly.