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Using AI to bridge the divide. Welcome to the AllThingsAI newsletter. Let’s get into it.
The breakdown
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Spotify is talking your language.
Jony Ive and Sam Altman are AI BFFs.
OpenAI is driving the AI hype.
AI could be more significant than the internet.
Three fresh AI tools for you to try out.
Plus some more recommendations and a couple of reviews.
Source: Adobe Firefly. Prompt: A child looking at a globe.
AI news
Speaking Spotify
A lot has been written about how the more music that Spotify streams, the worse it is for the company’s bottom line. Because of this, the Stockholm-based streamer has sought to cut a path in the podcasting space. From signing up Joe Rogan to buying podcasting studios, it has been a valiant effort, even if it hasn’t been entirely successful.
Now though, Spotify is hoping AI can help.
Spotify has announced it will start offering some of its most popular English-language podcasts in other tongues. As the company explains, it is using OpenAI’s voice generation technology to closely match hosts’ intonation, tone, and speech pattern. For listeners, this means they can now pipe select shows from the likes of Dax Shepard, Bill Simmons, and Monica Padman in Spanish, German, and French.
The potential for expanded reach is obvious, so it will be exciting to see where Spotify can take this. And for other audio producers interested in this technology, I told you a couple of days ago about Coqui’s own translation tool, so that could also be a good way of getting onto the trend early.
Ive x Altman
Former Apple design guru Jony Ive is reportedly looking to team up with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to sources for The Information, the duo are talking about developing an AI hardware product. Quite what exactly, we don’t know.
For those that need a refresher, Ive worked on everything from the cube-shaped (and short-lived) Power Mac G4 to the Apple Watch. Plus there was a little device known as the iPhone, of course. Altman also has some form in bringing products to market; Tools for Humanity - a crypto organization that Altman co-founded - makes use of a proprietary eyeball scanner to authenticate Worldcoin users.
While it sounds like we’re a long way from an actual device, it’s worth remembering Ive has designed many non-tech products, so perhaps we’ll see a ChatGPT-infused toaster someday.
OpenAI to triple its valuation
Since breaking into the public consciousness in November 2022, ChatGPT has quickly become a byword for AI chatbots. Thanks to this success, OpenAI has found itself somewhat of a money-magnet. Now OpenAI is looking to raise even more cash, which could see its valuation skyrocket.
According to The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI plans to let employees sell their stock, with the company’s overall worth expected to jolt into the $80 to $90 billion range. For those keeping score, that would roughly triple OpenAI’s valuation from where it was when Microsoft put a bunch of money in earlier this year.
Considering investors are seriously chasing AI investments right now, Microsoft’s 49% stake in OpenAI is starting to look like one of its smartest decisions since the roll out of Windows 1.0.
The 100x AI impact
AMD CEO Lisa Su thinks the impact of AI could be “100x more” significant than other culture-bending technologies such as PCs, smartphones, and the internet. Speaking during the Code Conference, Su also suggests generative AI is the “killer app for high performance computing.”
Warner Music Group head Robert Kyncl also made a showing Code, where he suggested AI-generated music is an inevitability. “You have to embrace technology,” said the CEO.
Poll
Results from our last poll: Will machines completely replace people at the office?
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ ✅ Yes. The potential cost-savings make it inevitable.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ❎ No. Human-led decisions are the backbone of office productivity.
Featured responses:
“Yes. It has already happened in banking”
“No. Just like the sewing machine, AI will be there to help with productivity, rather than replace humans.”
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AI tools you should try
HitPaw (free trial, then paid): Video enhancement software has been a thing for a while now, but few such tools are as full-featured as HitPaw. With the option to denoise, upscale, and repair details, there’s a lot of utility here. Plus there are apps for Windows and Mac, so it’s more accessible than other AI video software.
Vocol.AI (free credits, then paid): With voice memo apps baked into smartphone operating systems, it’s never been simpler to capture ideas as audio. But scaling that to a team level can be unwieldy. This is where Vocol.AI steps in, promising to turn all those sound files into “actionable insights.” The platform can transcribe and summarize banks of voice data, and also supports an array of languages.
ScribbleToArt (free with paid options): Prompt-driven art generation is cool and all, but have you used one of your own drawings to create a stunning AI image? That’s the pitch behind ScribbleToArt, which offers several customization features to so you can make your next masterpiece. Is it going to produce art you want to hang on your walls? Probably not. But if you need a decent graphic for your pitch deck, this tool might help you bypass the chasm of endless prompt rewriting.
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