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AI Movie Studio Launches

AI Breakfast
November 20, 2024

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AI Movie Studio Launches
Perplexity’s Shopping assistant
Elevenlab’s Conversational AI Agent
4 New AI Tools
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Today’s trending AI news stories

Andreessen Horowitz-backed studio ‘Promise’ to start producing movies, series using AI

Promise, a new AI-driven production studio backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Peter Chernin, plans to use generative AI tools to produce films and series. The startup, which emerged following a successful funding round, aims to create a multi-year lineup of content in collaboration with Hollywood stakeholders.

Today marks the launch of Promise, a pioneering studio built from the ground up to drive storytelling innovation in the era of Generative AI.
Founded by @gstrompolos, @jamiebyrne, and @Diesol and backed by @PeterChernin from The North Road Company and @andrewchen and @a16z. 🧵
— Promise (@promise_ai)
3:09 PM • Nov 19, 2024

A key part of Promise’s strategy is the development of Muse, a production software that integrates AI throughout the filmmaking process. Promise joins other major players, such as OpenAI’s Sora and Adobe’s AI-driven text-to-video tools, as part of the wider shift toward AI-assisted media production. Read more.

Perplexity Launches AI-Powered Shopping Assistant That Can Research and Purchase

Perplexity has launched "Buy With Pro," an AI shopping assistant for U.S.-based Pro users. It combines product research with one-click purchasing and integrates a visual search tool, "Snap to Shop," for item identification via images.

The platform offers AI-curated recommendations and handles over 100 million queries weekly. Read more.

Introducing Perplexity Shopping: a one-stop solution where you can research and purchase products. It marks a big leap forward in how we serve our users – empowering seamless native actions right from an answer. Shopping online just got 10x more easy and fun.
— Perplexity (@perplexity_ai)
5:01 PM • Nov 18, 2024

ElevenLabs now offers ability to build conversational AI agents

ElevenLabs has expanded its platform to support conversational AI agents, building on its voice cloning and text-to-speech capabilities. Developers can fine-tune language, tone, and creativity, while integrating top-tier LLMs like Gemini, GPT, and Claude. The platform also offers custom LLM integration through its SDK, with Python, JavaScript, and other languages supported.

Harnessing its expertise in speech synthesis, ElevenLabs is now venturing into speech-to-text, aiming to take on heavyweights like Google and OpenAI. Its modular approach to model selection and deep customization pits it squarely against competitors like Vapi and Retell. Read more.