Hi everyone,

The best public text-to-video generator now belongs to Chinese company Tencent. I’m sure OpenAI will respond (🤞) by making Sora public.

Also, some big news from Hume and ChatGPT - see below.

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• 🤿Deep Dive: New video generator from Tencent

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

• 🤿Deep Dive: Hume’s new method for AI voice customization

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

• 🤿Deep Dive: ChatGPT failed to respond when asked about David Mayer

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

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Tencent's HunyuanVideo Challenges OpenAI's Sora in Video Generation

Intelligence: Tencent has unveiled HunyuanVideo, an open-source AI video generation model, setting its sights on competing with prominent commercial solutions like OpenAI's Sora.

• HunyuanVideo boasts over 13 billion parameters, claiming to be the largest publicly available video generation model.

• Technical evaluations suggest HunyuanVideo outperforms existing systems such as Runway Gen-3 and Luma 1.6, along with three leading Chinese video generation models, especially in motion quality.

• The model enables various functions, including generating videos from textual descriptions, converting still images into video content, creating animated avatars, and producing synchronized audio for video.

• The launch positions Tencent directly against established entities like Runway and OpenAI's Sora, as well as other Chinese competitors in the video generation space, such as KLING.

🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

🤿 DEEP DIVE

Hume's Voice Control Revolutionizes AI Voice Customization Without Cloning Risks

Intelligence: The introduction of Voice Control from Hume offers a groundbreaking method for AI voice customization, enabling developers to fine-tune voice characteristics while steering clear of the complications associated with voice cloning.

• Voice Control is an interpretability-based approach that allows for continuous adjustments to 10 distinct voice dimensions, including gender, assertiveness, and confidence.

• Unlike traditional prompt-based systems, this method supports real-time fine-tuning of voice attributes, ensuring modifications are reproducible across different sessions.

• The tool features an intuitive no-code interface, allowing developers to craft custom voices swiftly to align with their brand narratives.

• Voice Control aims to resolve the common challenge creators face in finding AI voices that fit their unique products without sacrificing sound quality.

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

ChatGPT's Mysterious Freeze on 'David Mayer' Revealed as a Privacy Protocol

Intelligence: ChatGPT has recently gained attention for freezing or failing to respond when asked about the name "David Mayer," a phenomenon triggered by internal privacy measures designed to protect certain individuals' information.

• OpenAI confirmed that the refusal to engage with the name "David Mayer" results from internal privacy tools aimed at safeguarding user information and complying with privacy standards.

• As the weekend progressed, more users attempted to probe the AI with this specific name, discovering that it caused the chatbot to become unresponsive or mid-statement.

• This issue extends beyond "David Mayer." Other names like Brian Hood, Jonathan Turley, and Guido Scorza also trigger similar responses, hinting at a broader list of individuals whose information requires special handling.

• Many of the associated names belong to public figures or individuals with backgrounds in law, journalism, or academics who may have pursued privacy or defamation claims. Although no notable public figure named David Mayer exists, a professor, David Mayer faced significant legal struggles due to his name being misassociated with a criminal, leading to long-term effects on his reputation.

📰 TOP NEWS

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

🖥️ AI Browser Ad Sparks Debate on Human Connection

The Browser Company's ad for its new AI browser, Dia, shows CEO Josh Miller using AI to email gift ideas to his wife, sparking criticism for turning personal interactions into impersonal exchanges. This follows a trend of AI ads unintentionally highlighting concerns about technology diminishing human connection.

🌐 Dia Browser Set to Simplify Online Tasks with AI

The Browser Company announced Dia, an AI-driven browser designed to streamline tasks like summarizing tabs, managing links, and automating actions. Launch expected in early 2025.

💡 Amazon Launches Nova Models for Advanced AI Tasks

Amazon introduces Nova, its new foundation model available in Bedrock, offering high-performance solutions for tasks like document analysis, creative content generation, and enterprise AI workflows with cost-efficient scalability.

🖼️ World Labs Debuts AI for Creating 3D Interactive Worlds

World Labs has introduced an AI system that generates explorable 3D worlds from a single image, adding unseen details and interactive elements. Currently in preview, the tool allows users to navigate scenes and modify features like depth and camera angles.

🔍 Rerank 3.5 Boosts Search Precision with Advanced Features

Cohere has introduced Rerank 3.5, which improves search accuracy with enhanced reasoning and multilingual capabilities. It allows businesses to efficiently retrieve relevant data across 100+ languages and complex documents.

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