WednesdAI // Week 27

AI innovations are racing forward at the speed of an Olympic runner. Let’s dive into this week’s top stories.

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Claude 3.5 Called the Best AI Chat Tool Ever

Anthropic’s Claude has emerged as a notable competitor to ChatGPT after its latest model outperformed major industry players. The advancements highlight Claude’s capabilities and position it as a strong contender in the AI chatbot market. This development is significant as it showcases the growing competition and innovation in AI language models.
 

Read about Claude 3.5 at Forbes.

Canada Asks the Public how to Spend $2 Billion on AI

 
The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation to inform the development of a $2 billion AI Compute Access Fund and a Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy. This initiative, announced by Minister François-Philippe Champagne, aims to enhance Canada’s AI data processing capabilities, ensuring researchers and businesses have access to advanced computing power. The consultation will involve various stakeholders, including researchers, businesses, and civil society, until September 6, 2024. This effort is part of Budget 2024’s focus on maintaining Canada’s leadership in AI.
 

Read the Government of Canada’s official announcement.

NBC Sports’ AI Announcer for Olympics ‘24

 
NBC’s Peacock is bringing Olympic highlights to the 21st century with AI-generated personalized recaps voiced by the iconic Al Michaels. Instead of sifting through hours of footage, viewers can now enjoy a custom, bite-sized rundown of their favorite events. This move aims to keep fans engaged and up-to-date without the hassle of traditional viewing. Welcome to the future of couch potato sports fandom!

Read more at NBCsports.com.
 
 

Google Translating into 110 New Languages

 
Google Translate is expanding significantly in 2024, adding 110 new languages, including Cantonese, NKo, and Tamazight. This expansion leverages AI advancements, specifically the PaLM 2 large language model, to support a diverse range of languages spoken by over 614 million people globally. This update aims to enhance accessibility and connectivity, supporting major world languages, small Indigenous languages, and languages with active revitalization efforts.

 
Read the full announcement Google’s blog.
 
 

Runway Gen3 is Out

 
Runway Gen-3 is a text-to-video generation tool that allows users to create videos by simply typing prompts. It offers a user-friendly interface where one can enter a text prompt, select video duration, and generate content. Users can also iterate and modify their prompts for diverse results. The tool aims to empower creators by providing an easy way to produce high-quality, imaginative videos.
 

Get full details from Tom’s Guide and read the official release here.

Videos of the Week

The Catcher in the Rye by Tasha Caufield:

Darkstar Series Trailer by Dustin Hollywood:

Point Zero by Steve Mills:

I am beyond excited to share my new sci-fi short film!

"POINT ZERO"
A lone rider journeys into a maddening wasteland on a mission to repair reality itself

Created 100% with Generative AI tools, using an image to video workflow.

Massive thanks to @LeonardoAi_ , @LumaLabsAI ,… pic.twitter.com/xihp1mrdQJ

— Steve Mills (@SteveMills) June 21, 2024

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The images accompanying the news items in this article were generated in Midjourney using the following prompts:

Claude 3.5: vintage retrofuturism style picture of a high-tech alchemy lab where two AI chatbots are transforming streams of raw data into glowing, crystalline structures representing advanced knowledge and ideas. The lab is filled with futuristic gadgets, glowing runes, and holographic displays, showcasing their groundbreaking capabilities and fierce competition.

Canada Spend: A futuristic funding box crafted from transparent, holographic material. Inside the box swirls a vortex of data streams, resembling colorful ribbons and glowing symbols that represent various sustainable and innovative technologies. People from diverse backgrounds approach the box, placing their hands on it as if contributing energy or ideas. Text on the box, in multiple languages, reads “Invest in Tomorrow.”

NBC Sports: TV Network coverage of the Olympics, the anchor is a humanoid robot in a suit, sitting at the studio desk, background overlooks the town square with the olympic rings proudly displayed Google Translate.

Google Translate: A holographic display tower with colorful text from alphabets of many languages, representing different languages. In the center , a single, clear sentence appears in multiple languages simultaneously, as if translated in real-time. The computer itself has a soft glow emanating from its edges, symbolizing its power and potential for global communication.

Runway Gen3: A photorealistic image of a sprawling movie studio creatively constructed from a giant, modern keyboard. The sleek keys serve as unique architectural elements. The Enter key forms the base of a towering control room, its windows glowing with activity. Spotlights, fashioned from repurposed typewriter keys, cast a warm glow on elaborate sets built upon the keycaps. On the spacebar, a bustling cityscape set comes alive with actors in intricate costumes, while the F and J keys hold a lush jungle scene teeming with realistic plants and creatures. Even the number pad transforms into a deep-sea trench, illuminated by bioluminescent lighting. A harried director, headset on, barks orders into a megaphone amidst the controlled chaos of filmmaking. The entire scene is surrounded by a forest of towering cameras, their lenses capturing every detail.