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 releases GPT-4o mini – OpenAI has released GPT-4o mini, a smaller, faster, and cheaper version of its flagship model aimed at developers for faster application performance.
• Meta launches Llama 3.1 – Meta has released Llama 3.1, a new family of open-source models including a 405B parameter version that is the most powerful open model to date.
• Apple delays AI features in the EU – Apple is delaying the rollout of its “Apple Intelligence” AI features in the European Union due to regulatory uncertainties surrounding the Digital Markets Act.
• Google releases VLOGGER AI video generator – Google has launched VLOGGER, an experimental AI tool that can create a realistic video of a person speaking or gesturing from a single photo and an audio clip.
• Perplexity announces System 2 for complex queries – AI search engine Perplexity launched “System 2,” a multi-agent framework that breaks down complex questions into smaller parts to generate more comprehensive answers.
• Anduril unveils Fury, an AI-powered combat jet drone – Defense tech company Anduril has revealed Fury, an autonomous, AI-powered combat drone designed for air-to-air combat.
• Mistral AI releases Codestral 2 – Mistral AI has released Codestral 2, a new generation of open-source models for code generation featuring advanced performance and a new architecture.
• Figure’s robot learns to make coffee from videos – In partnership with OpenAI, humanoid robot company Figure demonstrated its Figure 01 robot learning to make coffee by watching videos of humans performing the task.
• Pika Labs introduces ‘Extend’ feature for video – AI video generator Pika has launched a new feature called ‘Extend’ that allows users to add four seconds to the end of their generated videos.
• Scale AI appoints Mark Rubin as new CEO – AI data company Scale AI named Mark Rubin its new CEO, with founder Alexandr Wang transitioning to the roles of Executive Chairman and President.
• Microsoft to invest A$12 billion in Australia to accelerate AI – Microsoft announced a A$12 billion (US$7.8 billion) investment in Australia over two years to expand its AI and cloud computing infrastructure.
• FDA approves first AI-driven blood test for early cancer detection – Freenome has received FDA approval for the first AI-driven blood test designed for the early detection of colorectal cancer.
• Elon Musk’s xAI reportedly raising up to $4B – Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is reportedly in talks to raise between $3 billion and $4 billion in a funding round that could value the company at $24 billion.
• GitHub Copilot can now generate unit tests with AI – GitHub has launched a technical preview of AI-powered test generation in Copilot, allowing developers to automatically create unit tests for their code in Visual Studio Code.
• Harvey AI raises $80M to build AI assistants for lawyers – Harvey, a startup developing AI tools for legal and professional services, raised an $80 million Series B funding round co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Elad Gil.
• Scientists create the most advanced wireless mind-controlled robot arm – A new wireless brain-computer interface has enabled a person with paralysis to control a robotic arm with unprecedented speed and precision.
• Google’s Project Astra AI assistant is coming to Pixel phones later this year – Google confirmed that its next-generation multimodal AI assistant, Project Astra, will be integrated into Pixel phones and other devices later this year.
• MIT researchers use AI to discover a new class of antiviral drugs – Using a deep learning model, researchers at MIT have discovered a new class of drugs that can combat a wide range of viruses by targeting a host protein.
• AI model can predict your personality from your eye movements – A new study demonstrates that an AI model can accurately predict the “Big Five” personality traits by analyzing a person’s eye movements during everyday tasks.
• Wayve demonstrates its AI learning to drive by watching humans – Self-driving car company Wayve showed its “embodied AI” model successfully learning to navigate a complex multi-lane roundabout simply by observing human drivers.
• Runway introduces Multi Motion Brush for animating multiple objects – AI video platform Runway released a ‘Multi Motion Brush’ tool that allows creators to independently control the motion of several different objects within a single video.
• AI that can detect Alzheimer’s from your speech is nearly here – Researchers are developing AI tools that can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease with high accuracy by analyzing patterns and subtle changes in a person’s speech.
• Microsoft releases Phi-3-vision, a small but powerful multimodal model – Microsoft has launched Phi-3-vision, a new small language model capable of processing both text and images, excelling at tasks like interpreting charts and diagrams.
• Study suggests fears of an ‘AI job apocalypse’ are currently unfounded – A new study indicates that companies are primarily using AI to augment rather than replace workers, challenging the narrative of imminent mass job displacement.
• Suno launches ‘Structure’ feature for more control over AI music – AI music generator Suno has added a ‘Structure’ feature that allows users to define song sections like ‘verse’ and ‘chorus’ to better guide the musical composition.
• Spotify tests AI-powered ad creation tools for advertisers – Spotify confirmed it is testing AI tools that enable advertisers to create audio and image assets for their campaigns using simple text prompts.
• Kore.ai raises $150M with NVIDIA backing for enterprise AI – Enterprise conversational AI company Kore.ai has raised $150 million in a strategic investment round with participation from NVIDIA to expand its platform.
• Boston Dynamics shows off Neko, a new cat-like robot – Boston Dynamics released a video demonstrating the impressive agility and cat-like behaviors of a new quadruped robot named Neko.
• Reka makes its multimodal models available on Microsoft Azure – AI research startup Reka is making its advanced multimodal models, Reka Core and Reka Flash, accessible to enterprises through the Microsoft Azure AI model catalog.
• ChatGPT for iOS now supports Custom Instructions – The ChatGPT iOS app has been updated to support Custom Instructions, allowing users to provide persistent preferences and context for more tailored conversations.
• Brave browser’s AI assistant Leo adds support for Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B – The Brave browser has integrated Meta’s new Llama 3.1 405B model into its built-in AI assistant, Leo, making it available for premium subscribers.
• Baseten open-sources Truss, a standard for packaging AI models – AI infrastructure company Baseten has open-sourced Truss, a framework for packaging and serving AI models to make them more portable and easier to deploy.

Trending AI Tools:

• Luma Labs Dream Machine – A new text-to-video model for creating high-quality, realistic video clips from text prompts.
• Kling – A text-to-video model from Kuaishou capable of generating high-quality, 2-minute-long videos in 1080p.
• Runway – An AI video creation suite for generating and editing video content with various AI magic tools.
• Suno – An AI music generation tool that creates impressive, full-length songs with vocals from a simple text prompt.
• Perplexity – An AI-powered search engine that provides direct answers and now includes ‘Pages’ to create comprehensive articles on any topic.
• ElevenLabs – A platform for generating realistic AI speech, cloning voices, and creating sound effects from text descriptions.
• Pika – An AI video platform to create and edit videos from text, images, or existing video clips.
• ChatGPT – OpenAI’s conversational AI model capable of a wide range of text, image, and audio-based tasks.
• Midjourney – An AI image generator that creates high-quality, artistic images from textual descriptions.
• Google VLOGGER – A research project from Google that animates a static photo of a person into a lifelike speaking and gesturing video.
• Krea – A suite of AI-powered creative tools featuring real-time image and video generation that changes as you type.
• HeyGen – A video platform that uses generative AI to create professional videos with realistic AI avatars and voice cloning.
• Gamma – An AI tool that generates polished and engaging presentations, documents, and webpages from simple text prompts.
• Wondercraft – An AI-powered audio studio for easily creating podcasts, ads, and audiobooks using text-to-speech and voice cloning.
• Sudo Write – An AI writing partner designed to help fiction authors brainstorm, write, and revise their stories.
• Pinokio – A desktop application that allows you to easily install, run, and control AI applications and models on your own computer with one click.
• Layer AI – An AI tool that helps game development studios generate on-brand artwork that is consistent with their existing art style.
• NVIDIA ACE – A suite of technologies for creating and animating interactive, lifelike digital characters in games and applications.
• Claude – A family of large language models from Anthropic designed for a variety of conversational and text-processing tasks.
• Mindgrasp – An AI learning assistant that can instantly create notes, summaries, and answer questions from any document, video, or recording.
• ClickOn – A platform that generates high-performing ad creatives and copy for social media campaigns using AI.
• Augie – An AI-powered video creation platform that simplifies making marketing and social media videos from text or audio.
• Nūance-Trove – An AI-powered storytelling tool that generates personalized and educational audio stories for children.
• Fine-Tuner.ai – A no-code platform that allows users to create, train, and manage their own fine-tuned AI models.
• Buildt – An AI-powered tool that helps developers search, understand, and modify large codebases using natural language.
• Vanna AI – An open-source Python package that helps you generate complex SQL queries for your database using natural language.
• Lex – A modern, minimalist word processor with AI integrated to help you unblock writer’s block and write faster.
• Morpheus-1 – An open-source Large Action Model (LAM) designed to execute tasks and interact with Web3 applications and smart contracts.
• Galileo – An AI copilot that generates high-quality, on-brand copy for user interface design and other product text.
• Flojoy – A platform that uses AI to help engineers write and debug Python code for test and measurement applications.
• SEC Insights – An AI tool for quickly analyzing SEC filings to extract key information and insights for investors and financial professionals.

Sponsors:

• Masterworks – An art investment platform that allows you to invest in shares of multi-million dollar paintings by artists like Banksy and Basquiat.
• AE Studio – A development, data science, and design studio that helps solve business problems with AI solutions.
• Attain – Offers a free 95-page Product Design Handbook for designers, PMs, and founders to improve user experience and interface design.
• MEUSEC – A government agency in Malta providing information and support on EU-related matters, including digital initiatives and funding opportunities.
• Digital Malta – The national strategy to guide the digital transformation of the Maltese Government and society.
• European Union – The European Union’s NextGenerationEU is a recovery plan to support member states in becoming greener, more digital, and more resilient.
• MindStudio by YouAI – A platform that allows you to build and publish custom AI apps in minutes without writing any code.