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• Google’s Deepmind Robotics

• Adobe’s Generative Fill for Video

• AI Girlfriend Market

• 10 New AI Tools

• Latest AI Research Papers

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Google Deepmind Shows Progress in Autonomous, Versatile Robots

Robots that can hang clothes, tie shoelaces, and handle gears?

Google DeepMind's ALOHA Unleashed project achieves a breakthrough in versatile robotic dexterity. Unedited single-take videos showcase robots tackling intricate tasks with impressive autonomy, precision, and fine motor control.

These robots can generalize their skills to new objects like sweaters, suggesting advancements in either their hardware or deep reinforcement learning algorithms.

DeepMind positions ALOHA Unleashed as a potential path towards achieving high dexterity in low-cost robots.

Future research might focus on scaling these manipulation capabilities to more complex environments and expanding the repertoire of tasks robots can perform autonomously, like housekeeping. Read more.

Adobe Considers Third-Party Tools for Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is set for an AI-powered revamp.

The software is exploring integration with third-party AI tools, including collaborations with OpenAI, to offer features like object insertion and distraction removal, making video editing even more efficient.

Here’s a recently released demo from Adobe featuring the AI Generative Fill feature on video:

While Adobe maintains its proprietary Firefly AI model, this move acknowledges the evolving landscape with competitors like OpenAI, Midjourney, and Pika Labs. Read more

Lonely Hearts and Big Bucks: Tech Exec Sees Billion-Dollar Future in AI Girlfriends

Tech executive Greg Isenberg predicts a lucrative future for AI-generated virtual girlfriends, recounting an encounter with a man who spends $10,000 monthly on such companions.

The man extolled the customization options and comfort they provide, preferring sites like Candy.ai and Kupid.ai (Warning: both links contain potentially NSFW material).

Isenberg envisions a billion-dollar AI dating app, similar to Match Group, capitalizing on this trend.

Websites like Romance.AI and apps like Replika offer similar virtual companionship, with some allowing erotic role-play. Surveys indicate growing interest, with one in five Americans flirting with AI bots, either out of curiosity or loneliness. Such interactions range from platonic to, well, you get the idea. Read more.

🖇️ Etcetera - Stories you may have missed:

> Adobe releases Acrobat AI assistant starting at $4.99 a month

> Google just equipped YouTube and Gmail advertisers with generative AI

> Logitech announces AI Prompt Builder software with matching mouse

> Reka Core is the next multimodal AI model that makes GPT-4 seem less special

> Stanford's 2024 AI Index Tracks Generative AI and More

> DeepMind CEO Says Google Will Spend More Than $100 Billion on AI

> France's Mistral AI seeks funding at $5B valuation, The Information reports

> America's AI job hotspots, mapped  

> Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve 19 arrives with AI-powered motion tracking and color grading

> AMD and Nvidia unveil new processors for AI PCs

> Amazon Bedrock makes Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus available to all

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Vidyard AI Avatars enable scalable, personalized sales video messages using hyper-realistic avatars. Create high-quality, AI-driven videos at scale with written scripts.

Limitless offers a suite of apps and wearables enhancing memory and focus with personalized AI.

Content Lab is an AI-driven marketing tool facilitating video content repurposing into various formats effortlessly. Ideal for maximizing video reach and utility efficiently.

Jumprun is an AI research tool that dynamically visualizes integrated web, video, and social data for intuitive information exploration.

Goptimise Beta offers a no-code AI-powered backend builder with dedicated infrastructure, visual builder, third-party integrations, and AI generative functions for scalable APIs.

LLM Spark enables building production-grade LLM apps with multi-model testing, version control, semantic search, deployment options, and GDPR compliance for transformative AI experiences.

Collectif helps SaaS companies analyze qualitative data from various sources (support tickets, interviews) to gain insights, improve CX/UX, and drive revenue.

NewOaks AI offers a 24/7 SMS AI conversational appointment booking chatbot builder, engaging clients through Text SMS like Google Voice and Twilio.

Mango AI is an advanced AI video generator, transforming text into engaging visual stories for social media, e-learning, marketing, and presentations with ease.

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