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:

• Apple developing ‘Project Greymatter’ AI tools, closing in on OpenAI deal for iOS 18 – Apple is developing its own on-device AI features for core apps, codenamed “Project Greymatter,” and is reportedly finalizing a deal to integrate OpenAI’s technology for a chatbot in iOS 18.
• Microsoft is training a giant new AI model to compete with Google and OpenAI – Microsoft is reportedly training a massive new in-house model called MAI-1, with 500 billion parameters, to compete with top models from its partners and rivals.
• Stack Overflow and OpenAI partner to bring more technical knowledge into ChatGPT – Stack Overflow has partnered with OpenAI to provide its extensive database of coding knowledge to train models and to integrate generative AI features into its platform.
• OpenAI is preparing to launch a search product to compete with Google – OpenAI is rumored to be launching its own AI-powered search engine as early as next week, positioning it as a direct competitor to Google.
• Meta introduces Chameleon, a new family of early-fusion multimodal models – Meta has developed Chameleon, a family of models that can natively understand and generate images and text in any sequence, a different approach from models that stitch separate single-modal models together.
• Perplexity launches Pages to turn search queries into articles – AI search engine Perplexity has launched a new feature called “Pages” that allows users to curate information from searches and generate comprehensive, well-structured articles and reports.
• Udio introduces longer song segments and new editing features – The AI music generator Udio has released an update that allows users to create song segments up to two minutes long and manage different song sections like intros and verses.
• Google Photos is getting a major generative AI upgrade – Google is rolling out new generative AI features for Google Photos, including an “Ask Photos” function for natural language search and enhanced Magic Eraser tools.
• Stability AI appoints new CEO – Stability AI has named Prem Akkaraju, the former CEO of visual effects company Weta Digital, as its new chief executive.
• OpenAI developing ‘Media Manager’ for publishers – OpenAI is building a tool called “Media Manager” that will allow publishers to control how their content is used for training AI models and displayed in products like ChatGPT.
• Neuralink’s first brain-chip patient experienced a problem after surgery – Neuralink’s first human patient experienced a technical issue where some of the device’s threads retracted from the brain, reducing its data-capturing capabilities, though a software fix reportedly improved performance.
• Character.AI Is in Funding Talks That Could Value Chatbot Startup at Over $5 Billion – AI chatbot platform Character.ai is reportedly in talks with investors, including Google, for a new funding round that could value the company at over $5 billion.
• Google to Unveil ‘Project Astra’ Multimodal AI Agent – Google is reportedly set to unveil ‘Project Astra’ at its I/O conference, a new proactive, multimodal AI assistant designed to be an everyday helper and “tutor in your pocket”.
• Humane may have faked its AI Pin’s demo video – The Humane AI Pin is facing further scrutiny after a report suggested the company may have misrepresented the device’s response time in its initial launch video.
• AI is better than human experts at detecting breast cancer, study finds – A new study shows an AI tool can detect signs of breast cancer in mammograms more accurately than human radiologists, potentially reducing false positives and improving early diagnosis.
• Palantir stock jumps after company raises forecast on ‘unprecedented demand’ for AI platform – Palantir’s stock surged after it raised its annual forecast, citing strong and “unprecedented” demand from businesses for its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP).
• LinkedIn launches AI-powered tools to help with job applications – LinkedIn is introducing new AI-powered features for Premium subscribers to help them improve resumes and write cover letters tailored to specific job applications.
• Google is developing a new AI chip to end its reliance on Broadcom – Google is reportedly developing a new AI chip codenamed “Oak” as part of an effort to end its reliance on Broadcom for custom TPU components.
• AI-Generated Essays Are the New Frontier of College Admissions Fraud – A growing number of college admissions consultants are reportedly using AI to help students write and polish their application essays, raising new ethical questions for universities.
• New AI Tool Detects Parkinson’s Disease Biomarker Years Before Symptoms – Researchers have developed an AI tool that can detect a key biological indicator of Parkinson’s disease from tissue samples years before physical symptoms manifest.
• Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus is now available to all Android users – Amazon is expanding its AI-powered shopping assistant, Rufus, to all Android users in the U.S. to provide product recommendations and answer questions.
• UK and Canada forge new partnership on AI safety – The UK and Canada have signed an agreement to collaborate on AI safety research, sharing information, expertise, and access to computational resources to manage AI risks.
• Google DeepMind’s new benchmark helps AI agents learn to avoid negative side effects – Google DeepMind has developed SafeLife 2.0, a new benchmark and training environment designed to teach AI agents how to follow safety rules and avoid causing negative impacts.
• Section emerges from stealth with an AI security platform – Section has launched a new platform to help companies manage the security and compliance risks associated with using large language models in their operations.

Trending AI Tools:

• ChatGPT – OpenAI’s flagship conversational AI for generating text, answering questions, and assisting with a wide range of tasks.
• Google Gemini – Google’s powerful family of multimodal AI models that power its conversational AI and search features.
• Suno – An AI music and song generator that creates original tracks with vocals from a simple text prompt.
• Perplexity AI – A conversational AI search engine that provides direct, cited answers to questions by synthesizing information from the web.
• Midjourney – A premier AI image generator known for producing highly artistic and detailed visuals from text prompts.
• Runway – A comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools for advanced video generation, editing, and special effects.
• Pika – An AI platform for generating and editing high-quality videos from text, images, or other videos.
• Claude – Anthropic’s family of conversational AI models known for their large context windows and focus on safety.
• Luma AI Dream Machine – A new text-to-video model from Luma Labs that generates high-quality, realistic video clips from prompts.
• Hugging Face – A central platform and community for accessing, building, and deploying open-source machine learning models and datasets.
• ElevenLabs – A leading AI voice platform for generating realistic text-to-speech audio and cloning voices.
• HeyGen – An AI video platform for creating professional videos with customizable avatars, voice cloning, and automatic translation.
• Ideogram – An AI image generator with a special focus on reliably rendering coherent text within images.
• Krea AI – A creative suite offering real-time AI image and video generation for interactive design.
• Viggle – An AI tool that animates a static character image with a motion sequence from a reference video.
• Grok – xAI’s conversational AI designed to have a bit of wit and real-time access to information from the X platform.
• Firefly – Adobe’s family of creative generative AI models integrated across its suite of applications like Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Sizzle – An AI-powered app that helps students with homework by providing step-by-step solutions and explanations.
• Character.AI – A platform that lets you create and chat with unique AI characters, each with its own personality and background.
• Lindy – An AI personal assistant that automates tasks like managing your calendar, triaging your inbox, and drafting emails.
• Gling – An AI tool for video creators that automatically cuts silences, retakes, and bad takes from raw footage.
• Fireflies.ai – An AI assistant that joins your meetings to automatically record, transcribe, summarize, and analyze the conversation.
• Descript – An all-in-one audio and video editor that works like a document, allowing you to edit media by changing the transcribed text.
• Galileo – An AI tool that instantly generates editable UI designs for apps and websites from a simple text description.
• Vercel v0 – A generative UI tool that creates copy-and-paste-ready React code from a text prompt.
• Consensus – An AI search engine designed for researchers that extracts and summarizes findings directly from scientific papers.
• Gamma – An AI-powered alternative to traditional slide decks that helps you create engaging presentations, documents, and webpages.
• DiffusionBee – A free and easy-to-use application that lets you run the Stable Diffusion image generation model on your Mac computer, completely offline.
• GitHub Copilot – An AI pair programmer from GitHub that suggests code and entire functions in real-time, right in your editor.
• Cursor – An AI-first code editor designed for building software faster with features like code generation, editing, and debugging.
• Phind – An AI search engine and pair programmer tailored for developers, providing instant answers and code for technical questions.
• Leonardo AI – A full-featured platform for generating high-quality visual assets, textures, and concept art for creative projects using AI.
• Synthesia – A leading AI video generation platform that allows you to create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in minutes.
• Tome – An AI-powered presentation and storytelling format that helps you generate entire narratives and designs from a single prompt.
• Poe by Quora – A platform that allows you to access and chat with a wide variety of different AI models and user-created bots in one place.
• Otter.ai – An AI meeting assistant that records audio, writes notes, and generates real-time transcripts for meetings and interviews.
• Guidde – A tool that helps you create beautiful video documentation and how-to guides for your customers or team with AI.
• Kaiber – An AI-powered video generator that transforms your images and text into visually stunning music videos and animations.
• Uizard – An AI-powered design tool that can turn hand-drawn sketches or text prompts into wireframes and prototypes for apps and websites.

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• a16z START – An organization offering free tools and resources to help you build your AI startup faster.
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• Trylapse – An AI-powered tool that helps you create and share stunning timelapses of your projects with just a few clicks.
• VAST Data – A company that partners with Lambda to provide a robust and scalable AI platform for enterprises leveraging generative AI.
• AE Studio – A development, data science, and design agency that helps businesses build and ship AI products and features.
• Guidde – A generative AI platform that helps you create video documentation and how-to guides in seconds.