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🤖 Apple's OpenELM, Expressive Avatars & More

Block #2: The Hottest AI News This Week

Welcome to Your Weekly AI Update Fam ⚡️

Hold onto your hats—we're diving into a whirlwind of AI news that's too electrifying to miss.

What’s New In The AI Block:

  • SenseTime Rolls Out SenseNova 5.0

  • Sanctuary AI's Robotic Revolution

  • Apple's Sneaky Innovation

  • Microsoft's Profitable AI Journey

  • Expressive AI Avatars

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News Block

Top News

What's Cooking: Apple has launched OpenELM, a family of open-source language models, uniquely optimized to run directly on devices like iPhones and Macs without needing cloud support.

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  • Local Processing: OpenELM operates on your device, ensuring fast responses and enhanced privacy.

  • Efficient Design: Utilizes a layer-wise scaling strategy within its architecture, promoting better accuracy while conserving device resources.

  • Accessibility: Available in varying sizes, from 270M to 3B parameters, trained on public datasets for versatility.

So What? This is a significant shift for Apple, boosting user privacy by processing data directly on your device. It is being predicted that Apple might introduce AI features to Siri and IPhones in the coming future.

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What's Cooking: Sanctuary AI has unveiled its latest generation of general-purpose robots, Phoenix Gen 7, designed to perform complex tasks more efficiently and with human-like precision.

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  • Enhanced Capabilities: Improvements in visual perception and tactile sensing allow these robots to handle delicate tasks.

  • Faster Deployment: Robots can now adapt to new tasks within 24 hours, significantly speeding up automation.

  • Cost Efficiency: Reduced manufacturing costs make these advanced robots more accessible.

So What? Phoenix Gen 7 robots are going to change industries by doing jobs that need human-like skill and thinking, making automation better and able to do more things.

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What's Cooking: Microsoft has reported a significant revenue increase to $61.86 billion this quarter, largely due to its strategic investments in AI technologies.

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  • Cloud Growth: AI enhancements in Microsoft's cloud services have driven a substantial revenue surge.

  • Wider Impact: AI tools have been integrated across various Microsoft products, improving efficiency and user experience.

So What? Microsoft's focus on AI is not just enhancing its products but also its bottom line, showing that AI investments can lead to substantial financial gains for tech companies.

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What's Cooking: Synthesia has launched EXPRESS-1, a model powering the world's first truly expressive AI avatars capable of realistic, dynamic interactions.

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  • Realistic Performance: These avatars can mimic human expressions and emotions accurately, offering a new level of digital interaction.

  • Multilingual Capabilities: Create video content in over 130 languages with life-like avatar presentations.

So What? Synthesia's expressive avatars are setting new standards for digital communication, offering businesses innovative ways to connect with global audiences through engaging, culturally nuanced content.

Tools Block

AI Tools

AI Tools You Need to Check Out This Week!

  • Dify 👉 Develop apps faster with the open-source LLM platform and RAG engine.

  • Feedbuck 👉 Gather instant website feedback with a handy widget.

  • watchID 👉Snap a photo to identify any watch instantly, from vintage classics to the latest models.

  • Kaiden 👉 Plan lessons 10x faster with Kaiden.

  • BeeDone 👉 Achieve tasks with gamified AI assistance.

Prompt Block

Prompt Of The Day

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Tool Used 👉 Midjourney

Here’s your today’s prompt to try:

Titled “Meg March at 27: A Portrait,” this photograph pays homage to Richard Avedon’s iconic style. Meticulously crafted, it captures the essence of Meg March from “Stunning Japanese Woman” with hyper-realistic precision. Every detail, from her vivid crimson lips to the cascading pigtails, commands attention — style raw — stylize 50

Here’s the output:

By Girl Boss / Medium

Let’s breakdown the prompt for deeper understanding 👇
  • Subject: Meg March at 27 years old

  • Style: Portrait

  • Reference: Richard Avedon's iconic style (known for dramatic black and white portraits with sharp focus and high contrast)

  • Details:

    • Meticulously crafted (high quality and detail)

    • Essence of Meg March from "Little Women" (presumably referencing the character's personality)

    • Hyper-realistic precision (extremely realistic details)

    • Vivid crimson lips

    • Cascading pigtails

    • Style raw (potentially indicating a fashion-forward or edgy look)

Additional Notes:

--stylize 50: Refers to setting the stylize value to 50, which determines the strength of Midjourney's default styling applied to images.

--style raw: Using the raw mode, which removes Midjourney's own sense of style and focuses solely on the user's prompt

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