1-800-ChatGPT: AI Assistance Now Just a Call or WhatsApp Away!
Along with: Revolutionizing Video Security: Introducing Meta Video Seal
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TLDR; In today’s Signal
The AI Signal Picks
1-800-ChatGPT: AI Assistance Now Just a Call or WhatsApp Away!
Amazon Unveils Project Amelia: AI-Powered Assistant to Revolutionize Seller Success!
Revolutionizing Video Security: Introducing Meta Video Seal
On The AI Edge
AI Start-up news
New Tools, New Possibilities
AI Career Horizon
THE AI SIGNAL PICKS
GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered code completion tool developed by GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI is now available for free. It assists developers by suggesting code snippets, functions, and even entire blocks of code as they type, making the coding process faster and more efficient. While Copilot offers a free tier, it is typically available for open-source contributors, students, or specific user categories under GitHub's policy.
In collaboration with NVIDIA, Apple engineers have introduced Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter), an innovative technique for faster and more efficient text generation with large language models. Combining beam search and dynamic tree attention, ReDrafter delivers state-of-the-art performance and has been open-sourced by Apple.
YouTube is partnering with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to test a tool that helps celebrities and creators identify and request the removal of AI-generated content using their likeness. Launching in 2025, the tool will initially be available to top celebrities and creators, signaling YouTube’s efforts to support creative professionals amidst the rise of generative AI.
THE BIG LEAP
OpenAI
1-800-ChatGPT: AI Assistance Now Just a Call or WhatsApp Away!
Signal Scoop: OpenAI has introduced 1-800-ChatGPT, a service enabling users to interact with ChatGPT via phone calls or WhatsApp messages without requiring an account. This experimental feature offers easy access to AI assistance, allowing users to engage in voice or text conversations for free within defined usage limits. It’s aimed at expanding accessibility while maintaining safety, with plans to enhance the service based on user feedback. Users can call or message using the verified number 1-800-242-8478.
The Full Picture:
Accessible AI: Talk or message ChatGPT without creating an account.
Multichannel Support: Available via phone calls or WhatsApp messages.
Usage Limits: Free service with a 15-minute monthly call limit and daily WhatsApp limits.
Verified Identity: Ensure authenticity with a verified WhatsApp badge and number.
Data Transparency: Conversations are stored temporarily for safety and abuse prevention.
What You Can’t Miss: 1-800-ChatGPT democratizes AI accessibility by making it available through familiar communication channels like phones and WhatsApp. It lowers the barrier for non-technical users to interact with AI, bridging the gap between advanced AI technology and everyday use. This initiative marks a significant step toward integrating conversational AI into daily life, ensuring convenience while prioritizing safety and user feedback to refine the service.
Amazon
Amazon Unveils Project Amelia: AI-Powered Assistant to Revolutionize Seller Success!
Signal Scoop: Amazon has launched "Project Amelia," a generative AI-based selling assistant built on Amazon Bedrock, designed to simplify and enhance seller management on its platform. Available in beta, Amelia provides sellers with personalized insights, advice, and tools to manage their businesses more efficiently. It combines general knowledge with specialized Amazon expertise to answer questions, generate reports, and anticipate seller needs. Over time, Amelia will evolve to offer even more tailored support and proactive solutions.
The Full Picture:
Knowledge-Based Responses: Provides accurate answers to seller queries using reliable sources.
Personalized Insights: Tailors responses based on the seller's unique business data.
On-Demand Access: Accessible anytime from any page within Seller Central.
Actionable Metrics and Reports: Offers fast access to critical business analytics.
What You Can’t Miss: Project Amelia represents Amazon’s commitment to leveraging generative AI to support sellers, addressing complexities like compliance, sales trends, and supply chain management. By making powerful tools accessible and personalized, it empowers small businesses and sellers to grow efficiently. This launch highlights Amazon's leadership in integrating AI innovations to enhance productivity and foster seller success globally.
Meta
Revolutionizing Video Security: Introducing Meta Video Seal
Signal Scoop: Meta Video Seal is a revolutionary AI-powered tool that ensures video authenticity. It embeds imperceptible, yet robust watermarks and hidden messages into videos, making them tamper-proof. This technology empowers content creators to protect their work and verify its origin, even after extensive editing.
The Full Picture:
Invisible Watermarking: Embeds imperceptible watermarks into videos.
Hidden Message: Option to include a secret message within the watermark.
Tamper Resistance: Watermarks remain intact even after video editing, flipping, or blurring.
Origin Verification: Reveals watermark and hidden message to confirm video authenticity.
What You Can’t Miss: Meta Video Seal is a critical tool in the digital age. It safeguards the integrity of videos by embedding invisible watermarks that are resilient to tampering. This technology empowers content creators to protect their work, combat misinformation, and ensure the authenticity of videos, especially in a world where deepfakes and manipulated content are prevalent.
ON THE AI EDGE
Axel and Vig, founders of Innate, have introduced Maurice, a general-purpose home robot that learns tasks through demonstrations. Combining robotic hardware with an AI agent, it understands environments, plans actions, and executes tasks using trained or programmed skills via their SDK. Maurice can perform diverse tasks, such as serving drinks or detecting intruders, requiring minimal setup and leveraging GPT-4 and imitation learning.
Microsoft has acquired 485,000 Nvidia Hopper chips in 2024, over twice as many as Meta's 224,000, highlighting its aggressive investment in AI infrastructure. This marks a significant increase from Microsoft's 2023 chip purchases, which have tripled in number. The company is leveraging Nvidia’s flagship chips to enhance its AI capabilities while simultaneously developing its custom AI chips, Maia, announced during its Ignite 2023 conference. This strategic move underscores Microsoft's commitment to advancing its AI initiatives.
AI START-UP NEWS
Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a Seattle-based startup specializing in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), enabling AI systems to access external data sources. This acquisition will allow Perplexity to integrate enterprise applications like Notion, Google Docs, and Slack by early 2025, enhancing its AI search capabilities.
Basis Secures $34M to Revolutionize Accounting with AI-Powered Automation Agent.
Beijing-based AI startup Zhipu has raised 3 billion yuan (US$412 million) in its latest funding round, reflecting strong investor confidence. Backed by Alibaba and Tencent in 2023, the company reported substantial growth in commercial revenue for 2024.
NEW TOOLS, NEW POSSIBILITIES
Synthesia: An AI video generator that simplifies content creation. It transforms text into professional videos featuring AI avatars, making it ideal for L&D teams.
Rytr: An AI writing assistant for quick, polished content. It excels at short-form writing tasks like social media posts and product descriptions.
Clockwise: An AI-powered scheduling assistant that streamlines your calendar, automates meeting management and creates dedicated focus time.
Bubble: A no-code platform, which empowers to build and design robust web and mobile applications, providing all the necessary tools without requiring coding expertise.
Asana: A comprehensive solution for streamlining project workflows, empowering teams to plan, track, and manage projects effectively.
AI CAREER HORIZONS
Tesla: Data Labeler, Tesla Bot
LSEG: Data Scientist
Microsoft: Data Scientist
IKEA: Data Scientist
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