📅 December 2024 Summary

Hello folks,

Special issue here: a collection of all the stories, news, and cool AI art you missed in August.

Let’s get right into it.

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Build apps in minutes — myth or reality? Find out!

• 📰 Top News: Summary of top AI, no-code, automation news

• 🖼️ AI Art: Summary of top AI Art

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📰 TOP NEWS

Summary

1/ Tencent debuts HunyuanVideo, a 13-billion-parameter open-source AI model for video generation. It offers high-quality motion output and supports tasks like text-to-video, image-to-video, and avatar animation, with code available on GitHub.

2/ Hume launches Voice Control, an AI tool for customizing synthetic voices with adjustable traits like assertiveness, smoothness, and confidence. Designed for developers, it offers real-time, reproducible voice modifications via an intuitive no-code interface.

3/ OpenAI has introduced its new text-to-video AI tool, Sora, alongside a new reasoning model during a series of announcements. These innovations were revealed as part of the company’s “Shipmas” event, which features daily product launches over 12 days.

4/ OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Pro, a $200 monthly plan offering advanced access to its most powerful models, including o1 pro mode for better performance in complex tasks. This plan is aimed at researchers, engineers, and professionals needing high-level AI capabilities for data science and programming tasks.

5/ Microsoft has introduced Copilot Vision, a new feature in Microsoft Edge that allows AI to understand and provide insights on web content as users browse. Available in preview to select Pro subscribers, it helps with tasks like shopping, planning, and learning while prioritizing user privacy and data security.

6/ The ElevenReader app and Projects by Eleven Labs allow anyone to create AI-generated podcasts using text-based content, such as PDFs, articles, and eBooks. With support for 32 languages and customizable options, users can easily produce, edit, and export podcasts with AI co-hosts.

7/ Khan Academy, in collaboration with OpenAI, has introduced Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor designed to assist both teachers and students. Currently being tested in U.S. school districts, it helps teachers with lesson planning and provides personalized support for students in various subjects.

8/ Google has launched Gemini 2.0, a new AI model that enhances multimodal capabilities and introduces advanced reasoning and tool usage, designed to assist with complex tasks. This upgrade is available to developers and trusted testers, with plans to integrate it into more Google products, including Search and the Gemini app.

9/ MasterClass has launched On Call, a new web and iOS app that offers on-demand mentorship through AI-powered facsimiles of celebrity instructors like Chris Voss and Dr. Matt Walker. This service, available for $10/month, allows users to interact with AI versions of experts, with more instructors planned for the future.

10/ Google has introduced Google Agentspace, a platform that helps enterprises access and utilize their data through AI-powered search and expert agents. The tool enables employees to complete complex tasks, automate workflows, and improve productivity by integrating Google’s Gemini AI, NotebookLM, and various third-party apps.

11/ OpenAI has launched the o3 model family, which includes o3 and a smaller version, o3-mini, designed to enhance reasoning and task execution in AI. These models are claimed to approach AGI in certain contexts and are equipped with new features like adjustable reasoning time for improved performance across tasks like mathematics and programming.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

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