Issue No. 12

AI and The US Congress Discussion

Hey AI’er! Welcome to another issue of Best of AI.

Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

• 😰 Musk and Zuckerberg To Sit With US Congress

• 🔥 Adobe's AI Model Firefly Now Commercially Available

• 🧠 Translate Your Videos Into Other Languages With One Click

• 🤖 Code Interpreter Copy Hack

Let’s get to it.

Today’s Featured Tool

🖥️ SUNO

Suno is an innovative AI tool designed to create music and speech. It’s kind of like MidJourney but for music. Check it out here.

Other Cool Tools From Our Database

• Maekersuite - Uses AI to analyze trends and suggest video ideas

• Castmagic - Turns audio into a variety of content formats, including transcriptions, show notes, summaries, and social content.

• FastOutreach - AI-generated, personalized emails for enhanced engagement and growth.

AI Has Entered Congress

😰 Musk and Zuckerberg To Sit With US Congress

Overview

Tech executives met with U.S. senators at the Capitol Hill to discuss future legislation regarding artificial intelligence (AI). Spearheading the AI Insight Forum was Senate Majority Leader, Charles E. Schumer, with attendance from industry giants such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai. The meeting aims to address the possible risks while capitalizing on the advantages of AI.

Key Points

• Schumer has highlighted the meeting as essential for bipartisan-effort legislation addressing AI risks and advantages.

• There is a global movement calling for stringent regulation on generative AI given its fast-paced advancements.

• Despite numerous congressional hearings and discussions, the U.S. Congress has yet to pass a comprehensive data and privacy law that regulates social media and promotes fair tech competition.

Why It Matters

This meeting signifies the critical importance of establishing AI regulation in the face of rapid technological advancement. With diverse viewpoints in the room–tech executives, civil rights leaders, and lawmakers–the discussion could shape future U.S. legislation on AI. The urgency of the matter is highlighted by other governments around the world already charting their regulatory paths for AI, putting the US at risk of falling behind.

Source: The Washington Post

HeyGen Shows Us A Glimpse Into The Future

🧠 Translate Your Videos Into Other Languages With One Click

HeyGen released a new feature that translates videos into other languages. Imagine, you film in English but then translate the video into Chinese. With HeyGen you can do exactly that. Play around with it here.

Adobe Keeps Bringing The Heat

🔥 Adobe's AI Model Firefly Now Commercially Available

Overview

Adobe has launched its Firefly generative AI model commercially, now accessible across Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express, and Adobe Experience Cloud. Previously limited to beta versions of Adobe apps, Firefly-powered workflows will now reach most users. Additional services like the standalone Firefly web app, Adobe Express Premium, and various features will be included in paid Creative Cloud subscription plans.

Key Points

• Adobe Firefly is now accessible to most users across multiple Adobe platforms, improving capabilities and workflows across various Adobe applications.

• Firefly generates a digital "nutrition label" for each content piece it creates, a measure introduced under the Content Authenticity Initiative, showing an image's AI generation, among other things.

• A new credit-based system is introduced to allow users to access faster Firefly workflows, with Creative Cloud subscribers receiving 1,000 credits per month.

Why It Matters

The commercial availability of Adobe's Firefly marks a significant step in the integration of AI technology into creative tools, enhancing user creativity and efficiency. Implementing a digital "nutrition label" also ensures greater transparency and credits the origin of AI-generated content. Furthermore, Adobe's move may create a standard for other companies, integrating AI and acknowledging AI-created content in the future.

Source: The Verge

Worthy Mention

Writers File Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI

Esteemed writers, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement. The suit accuses OpenAI of pulling their copyrighted material into the datasets used to train the models for ChatGPT. The authors claim that ChatGPT when prompted, generates in-depth analyses and summaries of the themes present in their copyrighted works. OpenAI just can’t catch a break.

Quick Bites

Trending AI Stories

• Coca-Cola Unveils AI-Inspired Futuristic Flavor

• Indian Fintech Firm, Perfios, Raises $229 Million

• Stability AI debuts Stable Audio bringing text-to-audio generation to the masses

• Adobe to Raise Prices as It Opens Access to New Generative AI Features

This Hack Will Help You Write Better Copy

🤖 Code Interpreter Copy Hack

In this tutorial, we explain a secret Code interpreter, now called Advanced Data Analysis, hack to write better copy. Check it out here.

That’s it for today! Thanks for reading.

Until next time, stay safe.

-Best of AI Team

Note: This issue was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, Grammarly, and MidJourney and edited by a human. Welcome to the future.