Pika 1.5: Making Movie Magic with a Click

Hey there!

Today I’ve got a fun little challenge for you.

Here’s a riddle for you:

“Five AI chatbots walk into a room.

One always lies, one always tells the truth, one alternates, one gives random answers, and one responds only with questions.

You can ask ONE question to figure them out.

What do you think you’d ask?”

I’m curious to hear your thoughts! Oh, and if you want the answer, don’t worry I won’t let you wait for my next newsletter.

I'll share it later in the newsletter along with some cool AI updates.

What’s Inside Today’s Newsletter

🪰 Buzz Around AI

😀 AI Recap 

🧩 AI Brain Teaser

🔹 AI Learning

♨️ What’s Hot In AI

📰 AI News

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🪰 Buzz Around AI

OpenAI’s DevDay 2024: Four Key Updates to Enhance AI Accessibility and Affordability

OpenAI had its DevDay 2024 event. They showed new tools for developers to make using AI easier and cheaper.

Here are the highlights:

• Realtime API: This lets developers create speech-to-speech apps. They can pick from six different voices.

• Model Distillation: This helps developers train smaller models using help from bigger ones. It makes training simpler.

• Prompt Caching: This saves money by almost 50% and speeds up responses by up to 80%. It reuses recent inputs in API calls.

• New Vision Fine-Tuning: Now, developers can train models with both pictures and text. This helps with tasks like recognizing and analyzing images.

Why it matters: This year’s DevDay didn’t have the usual excitement, but these updates are still important. They will help developers create new and fun experiences.

OpenAI has launched a new Canvas interface for ChatGPT

OpenAI launched Canvas, a clever sidekick for ChatGPT. It will make writing and coding together way more fun!

It goes beyond simple back-and-forth chat. It will now include handy editing tools, quick shortcuts, and a smarter understanding of your needs.

The details:

* Canvas pops up next to your chat like a friendly digital notepad. That lets you fine-tune ChatGPT's work directly.

* When tested with GPT-4, Canvas helped make responses 30% more accurate and 16% better in quality

* For now, only Plus and Team members get to play with Canvas, but everyone else will get their turn soon

Why it matters: This is ChatGPT's biggest makeover yet. It feels less like a robot and more like a helpful creative friend. The old chat box was good for getting started, but these new tools let us collaborate with AI. It's like upgrading from passing notes to having a real brainstorming session!

😀AI Recap

• Boston Dynamics showed off a demo of its Four-legged robot learning to climb the ladder. Watch here

• Alphabet is reportedly building a new LLM that specializes in reasoning capabilities.

• Google Lens now allows you to search using video and voice queries. You can record a short video clip of your surroundings or ask questions about what you see.

🧩 AI Brain Teaser

The best question to ask would be: "What would the other four chatbots say if I asked them if they were the truth-telling chatbot?"

Here's why this works - let's analyze each chatbot's response:

1. Truth-telling Bot:

• Will accurately report what others would say

• Would say: "The liar would say no, the alternator might say yes or no, the random one could say anything, and the question-asker would reply with another question"

2. Lying Bot:

• Will lie about what others would say

• Their answer would be obviously false and contradictory

3. Alternating Bot:

• Whether on a truth or lie cycle, their answer would be inconsistent with the scenario

4. Random Bot:

• Would give an illogical or completely random response that wouldn't fit the context

5. Question-Answering Bot:

• Would respond with something like "What makes you think I know what the others would say?"

• Immediately identifiable as they can't give a direct answer

Through the responses, you can identify each bot:

• The one giving a logical, consistent answer = Truth-teller

• The one giving contradictory answers = Liar

• The one whose answer doesn't match the scenario = Alternator

• The one giving random, nonsensical answers = Random

• The one responding with a question = Question-asker

🔹AI Learning

I found THE coolest thing ever - it's called Felo AI!

I have always seen us drowning in browser tabs and getting lost in the research black hole.

I legit spent my entire weekend playing with it (total nerd alert 🤓), and you won’t believe it.

You can use it without paying anything! Like, how even?

✨ Here's what makes it special:

🌍 No More Language Barriers

• Ask questions in any language you're comfortable with

• Get answers from sources worldwide

• Perfect for global research or learning new languages!

🧠 Smart Features That Help

• Creates mind maps to connect ideas (perfect for visual learners!)

• Organize your searches into topic collections

• Quick URL summarization (bye-bye endless reading!)

• ChatGPT integration for smarter answers

📱 Super User-Friendly

• Works great on mobile

• Completes URLs automatically (such a time-saver!)

• Free to use

• Clean, intuitive interface

🤖 Next-Level Search Powers

• Uses cool RPA tech to search platforms like Reddit and Twitter

• Helps organize trip planning, study materials, or any research

• Creates visual mind maps from your searches

💡 My Favorite Part?

The way it lets you create topic collections! You can save and organize your searches, then come back and dig deeper whenever you want.

🎯 Who's This For?

• Students doing research

• Professionals keeping up with global trends

• Language learners

• Anyone who wants to level up their search game!

Want to try it yourself? Head over to Felo.

♨️ What’s Hot In AI

Pika Unveils Enhanced AI Video Model with Realistic Movements and Trippy Effects

You know those weirdly addictive videos that pop up on your feed - like butter melting perfectly on hot toast or something dramatically exploding in slow motion?

I can’t help but watch them on repeat; they pull me in!

Well, I’m amazed to see this new feature dropped by Pika.

It lets you create mesmerizing clips! Here are some wild examples:-

Meet Pika 1.5's fun new bag of tricks:

• "Cake-ify" transforms anything into a delicious-looking cake

• "Explode It" makes things burst in spectacular fashion

• "Melt It" turns objects into gooey puddles

• "Inflate It" and "Crush It" do exactly what you'd guess - and it's oddly satisfying!

What's cool about this update:

• Creators are already making mini-movie clips that look straight out of Hollywood

• You can now play director with fancy camera moves like "bullet time" (think Matrix-style slow-mo)

• Characters move more naturally - no more robot-looking walks or awkward flying scenes

• Everything's done in bite-sized 5-second clips that are perfect for social media

Why this is a big deal: Sure, turning things into cake is fun, but Pika 1.5 is actually putting movie-studio quality tools in everyone's hands. Whether you're a teacher making lessons more exciting, a marketer creating eye-catching ads, or someone who wants to make cool videos, this is like having a mini Hollywood studio on your computer!

📰 AI News

1. Pika made their video-making software better. The new version 1.5 can now make videos that look more real, with better movement and lip-syncing. It can also add cool effects to videos.

2. Alphabet said new Chromebook laptops from Samsung and Lenovo will have a special button. This button will help people use AI tools like Gemini.

3. Right now, we follow what our computers tell us to do. But Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman thinks AI will change this. He believes AI will let us shape and change how our devices work, like we can shape clay with our hands

4. Cerebras Systems, a specialized AI chip manufacturer, has initiated its IPO filing process. This move positions the company as a potentially significant challenger to Nvidia's current dominance in the AI chip market.

5. Amazon launched an in-house AI assistant named Cedric for its workforce. Citing security concerns with public AI platforms like ChatGPT.

6. The R1, Rabbit's AI-powered device, received a software update expanding its capabilities. The device can now handle more complex operations, including automated website navigation and information gathering.