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Time to make your own GPTs.
Elon Musk thinks Grok is funny.
Xbox games could benefit from AI NPCs.
AI and political ads make Americans uneasy.
Some fresh AI apps to check out.
Plus a some AI tool recommendations and reviews.
AI news
Source: Stable Diffusion. Prompt: Several pastel-colored friendly robots arranged in a line.
OpenAI’s platform ambitions
OpenAI has announced a no-code feature that will let ChatGPT users create their own chatbots.
Dubbed GPTs, the chatbots can be crafted to handle specialized tasks, such as copy-editing or event planning. Verified creators will also be able to share their GPTs and earn a commission via the so-called GPT Store, which is set to launch in the coming weeks. OpenAI notes the GPT Store will be made available to premium and enterprise ChatGPT customers.
OpenAI made the GPT announcement at the opening of its four-day DevDay conference where the company also discussed improvements to GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, as well as new API pricing.
Grok is on the way
Elon Musk has shared a first look at Grok, the chatbot that his AI company has developed.
Musk took to X over the weekend with a screenshot showing Grok’s ostensibly humorous nature: “xAI’s Grok system is designed to have a little humor in its responses,” wrote Musk as he shared an image of Grok responding sarcastically to a request about how to produce cocaine. (I don’t claim to be the arbiter of funny, but it was hardly Monty Python.)
In a follow-up tweet (sorry, we’re calling them posts now, right?), Musk noted Grok will have “real-time access” to content shared on X. Musk claims this will give Grok a “massive advantage” over the likes of Bard and ChatGPT.
In another post, Musk has said Grok is being made available to a select group of users, without indicating when it would be released publicly. When it does arrive, let’s hope it's smarter than it is funny.
Microsoft thinks AI can help with NPCs in Xbox games
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Inworld AI that will let Xbox game developers generate AI-powered assets such as characters, plots, and story quests.
Inworld has developed AI tools that can be used in the creation of non-playable characters, allowing them to respond more naturally to player inputs.
Xbox general manager of gaming Haiyan Zhang says the partnership will bring together Inworld AI’s “expertise in working with generative AI models” and Microsoft’s “cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions.”
Zhang notes the AI design copilot system will be offered to Xbox developers as an optional feature, allowing them to decide for themselves how much they want to lean on AI. “We want to help make it easier for developers to realize their visions, try new things, push the boundaries of gaming today and experiment to improve gameplay, player connection and more,” says Zhang.
Americans are uneasy with AI political ads
Most Americans believe AI will lead to a greater volume of election misinformation in 2024, according to a study from AP-NORC and the Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.
58% of poll respondents said they believe AI will contribute to misinformation during the US Presidential election. The study also found 66% are in favor of the federal government blocking false or misleading AI images in political advertising. 54% want US authorities to block all AI-generated content from such ads.
Poll
Results from our last poll: Is there any value to the Bletchley doctrine?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✅ Yes, it’s good to see governments acknowledge the risks of AI.
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ❎ No, it’s a PR move that only demonstrates how global leaders don’t understand the promise of AI.
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AI tools you should try
Khroma (free): Sometimes the simplest tools are the best; Khroma is an AI-powered color palette generator that turns out exceptional combinations. To start, you select your 50 favorite colors (a quick process once you start clicking), and then the AI gets to work. Khroma serves up a vast array of gorgeous two-color palettes, accompanied by HEX and RGB codes for you to use in your designs. Highly recommended to anyone that wants to create attractive documents and presentations.
Opus Clip (free with paid options): Ask any social media manager and they’ll tell you that if you’re not posting videos to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, you basically don’t exist. Opus Clip helps you look alive by taking long-form content and automatically selecting short clips for your socials. You'll start out on the free trial automatically, but if you later don't want to migrate over to premium, the cost-free version of Opus Clip still has lots to offer.
Nero AI (free with paid options): At first glance, Nero AI might seem like just another AI image manipulation platform, but once you dig in you’ll quickly realize it’s one of the smartest out there. Standout features include the Image Upscaler (self-explanatory) and the Old Photo Restoration, which can remove scratches and sharpen soft edges - perfect for fixing up that box of dusty prints in your parents’ attic. Nero AI is mostly free, though some features require the mobile app.
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