Hi everyone,

Another company reaches the reasoning capabilities of o1. This time, it’s QwQ - how long until it gets open-sourced? I guess we’ll see.

Let’s get right into it.

In this issue:

• 🤝In Partnership: Turn fine art into fine returns with Masterworks

• 🤿Deep Dive: QwQ model from Alibaba challenges OpenAI

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤿Deep Dive: AI-powered publishing start-up to publish 8000 books

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 🤿 Deep Dive: Cloud-based OS for AI agents

• 📰Top News: News on AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Alibaba Challenges OpenAI with QwQ-32B AI Model

Intelligence: Alibaba's new QwQ-32B model emphasizes logical reasoning and problem-solving, competing directly with OpenAI's latest AI.

• QwQ-32B has 32.5 billion parameters and processes up to 32,000 words of context.

• It excels in math benchmarks like AIME and MATH-500, rivaling OpenAI's o1 models.

• The model uses self-verification to improve accuracy by rechecking its answers.

• Shortcomings include occasional language switches, looping errors, and gaps in common-sense reasoning.

• Released under Apache 2.0, the model is available for limited commercial use.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

🤿 DEEP DIVE

Writers Criticize AI-Powered Publishing Startup Spines

Intelligence: Startup Spines plans to publish 8,000 AI-assisted books next year, sparking backlash from writers who question its originality, cost model, and classification as a legitimate publisher.

• Spines charges $1,200–$5,000 per author for AI-driven services like proofreading, design, and distribution.

• Writers and organizations label Spines a "vanity publisher" despite its claims of being a publishing platform.

• Critics warn authors against paying for publication, citing concerns over AI quality and copyright ethics.

• Spines raised $16M in funding and promises faster publishing times (2–3 weeks) than traditional models.

• The company positions itself as a cost-effective alternative to self-publishing or expensive vanity presses.

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

Futuristic tools within AI, no-code, and productivity

• 🏫 EDNA - Elevate data skills with data mentoring. 3 months free.

• 📝 Raycast Notes - Effortless note organization and idea collection on Mac. Free option available.

• 🚀 Momen - Swiftly build and scale your no-code MVP. Free option available.

• 💻 CopilotKit & CoAgents - Turn React engineers into AI engineers. Free option available.

• 🎥 Magicroll.ai - Instantly create viral videos with a single click. Free option available.

• 🧞‍♂️ OfferGenie - Your AI career copilot for seamless interview success. Free to try.

• 📲 Rooms 3.0 - Craft and explore 3D interactive rooms online. Free to use.

🤿 DEEP DIVE

Former Android Leaders Aim to Create an OS for AI Agents

Intelligence: A new startup, /dev/agents, founded by ex-Android leaders, plans to develop a cloud-based operating system designed to simplify building and using AI agents across devices.

• Co-founders Hugo Barra and David Singleton believe AI agents need an "Android-like moment" to become developer-friendly and widely usable.

• The platform aims to introduce new user interfaces, privacy frameworks, and tools for creating efficient, autonomous digital assistants.

• /dev/agents' leadership includes former Android and Meta executives, combining expertise in AI, design, and product management.

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

📝 Microsoft Clarifies It's Not Using Office Docs for AI Training

Microsoft has confirmed it does not use customer data from Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models, following confusion around a privacy setting. The setting, which enables "optional connected experiences," does not mention AI training and has raised concerns about data usage without permission.

♟️ Google Launches AI-Powered Chess Game with Customizable Pieces

Google's new chess website uses generative AI to create unique chess pieces based on player descriptions. While visually intriguing, the game lacks advanced chess features and is timed to coincide with the 2024 World Chess Championship.

📚 Linkup Bridges LLMs with Licensed Premium Content

French startup Linkup offers an API to connect LLM developers with trusted, licensed web content, promoting fair compensation for publishers while enhancing AI accuracy and reducing reliance on web scraping.

🎥 OpenAI Halts Sora Access Amid Artist Backlash Over AI Exploitation

Artists testing OpenAI’s Sora video tool protested its program as exploitative, releasing the tool publicly and accusing the company of using it for unpaid labor and PR. OpenAI cut access hours later, citing research and safety priorities.

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