Pika Comes to Poe

Plus Kling AI launches...

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
July 25, 2024

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🤖 Pika Comes to Poe

  • ✨ Kling AI Launches

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

  • 💰️ Newly Added AI Tools

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Poe just introduced a direct integration with Pika Labs, bringing AI video capabilities to its chatbot interface

Poe, the AI chatbot platform by X (formerly Twitter), now allows users to create videos using Pika and LivePortrait technology. With just text, images, or audio input, you can generate unique, AI-powered videos right within the Poe app.

  • Pika, developed by Pika Labs, enables video generation from various input types like text and images.

  • LivePortrait, hosted by FAL (Fundamental AI Lab), is another tool integrated into Poe for creating videos.

  • Users can access these new video creation features directly within the Poe platform.

Elon Musk fires up ‘the most powerful AI cluster in the world’ to create the 'world's most powerful AI' by December

Elon Musk announced that the Memphis Supercluster, the world's most powerful AI system, has begun training through a collaboration between xAI, X (formerly Twitter), Nvidia, and other supporting companies.

  • Musk shared the news on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter)

  • The Memphis Supercluster is being touted as the most powerful AI system in the world

  • Training commenced at approximately 4:20 am local time

Elon Musk sets 2026 Optimus sale date. Here’s where other humanoid robots stand

Elon Musk announced that Tesla will begin selling its Optimus humanoid robot in 2026, with the robot already performing some autonomous tasks in Tesla facilities. Musk estimates long-term demand for humanoid robots could exceed 20 billion units, combining consumer and industrial use cases.

  • Tesla has devoted significant resources to the Optimus project, making it a top priority

  • The robotics and AI market has accelerated in recent years due to the pandemic and advancements in generative AI

  • Several other companies like 1X, Agility, Boston Dynamics, Figure and Sanctuary AI are also developing humanoid robots and beginning pilots

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OpenAI released rule-based rewards, which it says improves model safety (link)

Here’s a look at how Meta’s AI runs on the Quest 3 headset (link)

AI startup Cohere cuts staff after $500 million funding round (link)

Bloomberg just released its list of the top 10 AI startups to watch in 2024 (link)

Microsoft and Lumen Technologies partner to power the future of AI and enable digital transformation to benefit hundreds of millions of customers (link)

MIT researchers advance automated interpretability in AI models (link)

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AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry (link)

OpenAI reassigns the leader of its Preparedness team to another “bigger” project. (link)

Gumloop AI raises $3.1M seed led by First Round (link)

Harvey Raises Series C from Google Ventures, OpenAI, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, and SV Angel (link)

Google search is still thriving despite a shift to AI (link)

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Mark Zuckerberg explains why open source AI is good for developers (link)

AI models struggle with "lost in the middle" issue when processing large image sets (link)

Study reveals rapid increase in web domains blocking AI models from training data (link)

A week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbots (link)

AWS launches generative AI-powered feature for Connect Contact Lens to help agents in call centers (link)

Google AI slashes computer power needed for weather forecasts (link)

Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools (link)

Making AI Less “Thirsty”: Uncovering and Addressing the Secret Water Footprint of AI Models (link)

The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable (link)

SONDA USA & Intel partner for advanced video intelligence (link)

Adobe releases new Firefly AI tools for Illustrator and Photoshop (link)

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✨Kling AI Launches

Hey OpenAI, when do you think you’ll release Sora?

Because you have some competition.

Chinese-based Kling AI, a video generation AI company, has officially launched its international version 1.0. However, the service is no longer free, with the international version requiring an email login and the Chinese version offering a 50% off subscription plan for the first week.

Key details:

Kling AI now offers both Chinese and English versions, with a combined total of 12 free videos per day (6 each)

Each video costs 10 points, and 66 points are recharged daily for free users

The international version requires an email login, while the Chinese version has a limited-time 50% off subscription offer. (link)

NEW TOOLS

FROM OUR DATABASE

InboxPlus - an AI-powered tool designed to automate multi-touch follow-ups, enhancing communication and sales conversion strategies for businesses. This tool provides a mechanism for personalized automated communication that helps streamline the sales cycle.

Hotelify - AI Trip Planner - designed to enhance the travel planning process by implementing Artificial Intelligence technologies. One of its primary functions is comprehensive price monitoring and comparison across 70 different hotel booking services to provide the best possible rates.

DressMe - AI stylist - designed to simplify the process of choosing outfits. To achieve this, it employs an advanced artificial intelligence algorithm that assesses your outfit choices and personal style preferences, providing recommendations for the ideal outfit for any event.

chatQR - a full-service Point Of Sale (POS)/Kiosk replacement tool, structured around the use of an AI-operated voice ordering system. The solution uses cutting-edge voice recognition backed by Large Language Model (LLM) technology to create a QR code ordering experience appealing to customers.

Healer - an AI tool intended to act as a virtual clinic, providing access to artificial intelligence specialists. The Healer is designed to be a health and wellness resource that users can access at any time, making AI care available around the clock.

Muzaic for Canva - a plugin that allows users to generate custom music for videos made using Canva, leveraging AI technology. Users can select a mood and adjust the intensity to create a unique soundtrack, custom-made by the AI.

Mini Bot AI -  an Artificial Intelligence-powered chat interface developed by TechDevlp. Acting as an advanced AI companion, this tool offers both informative and entertaining communication options.

WebTalkerAI - a unique extension for the Chrome browser designed to streamline your web interactions through conversational AI. Once installed, you can activate WebTalkerAI with a simple click and start engaging with websites as if they were your personal assistants, leveraging the AI-powered chat functionalities.

Scan My Kitchen - an AI-powered application that assists in meal preparation by offering recipe suggestions based on available ingredients. Users can select or exclude ingredients by sliding tiles within the app, allowing for the customization of up to five items.

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