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10 Brilliant AI Tools This Week 🤓
+ 3 MASSIVE LLM releases, Google's exclusive rights, & SO much more
Clearly there’s something in the water this week… because it’s been absolute model MAYHEM 😵💫 with Meta, OpenAI, and Apple all releasing distinctly powerful new LLMs (see ‘Big News’ below for more info ⬇️).
Plus, AI in… sports!? Yep. The Summer Olympics kickoff this weekend, and the International Olympic Committee plans to enhance multiple aspects of the event with AI.
In This Issue:
💥 Big News: 3 massive LLM releases, the world’s largest AI training cluster, a powerful new video generator, Google’s exclusive rights, & tonnns of AI releases
✨ Weekly Spotlight: Transform your workday with AI
🔥 Hot Tools: Make custom AI for anything, professional videos, + chatbots that know your business, read books in 10 minutes, & 6 more
🌟 GPT of the Week: Get deep insights into current & emerging trends
💡 Quick Tutorial: Create images that have accurate text
💥Big News
AI Releases From Big Tech
Meta unveiled three new open-source models, including Llama 3.1 405B: the “first openly available model that rivals the top AI models” (see how it really compares).
OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini is their most cost-efficient model yet & it comes with a new safety technique + Enterprise users got more control.
xAI added a Grok-powered feature to X + unveiled the world’s most powerful AI training cluster, the Memphis Supercluster, which should drastically accelerate the training of December’s anticipated Grok 3.
Apple released a family of open-source AI models on Hugging Face.
Google got exclusive access to recent Reddit results + boosted the Play Store with AI search suggestions & app comparisons, reviews, & FAQs.
Perplexity rolled out Llama 3.1 405B on Perplexity Pro, voice mode on iOS & Android, & single destination links for navigational prompts.
The Kling AI video generator, released globally (watch our Best AI Video Tools video to learn more).
LinkedIn added a new AI feature offering career advice.
Android users can now chat with Gemini without unlocking their device.
Adobe released new AI tools for Illustrator & Photoshop.
Poe, an AI chatbot, integrated Pika Labs into its platform so you can create videos from text, images, & more, including turning photos into short animated videos.
Lambda’s new Lambda 1-Click Clusters offer short-term access to powerful GPUs — enhancing accessibility to high-speed computing.
💫 Check out the 115 AI products & features Big Tech launched in the last week.
✨Weekly Spotlight
Transform Your Workday with AI-Powered Productivity
Revolutionize your workday by elevating your productivity and creativity. HubSpot’s highly anticipated guide shows you how to automate tasks, enhance decision-making, and foster innovation — all through the capabilities of ChatGPT.
Download the offer for actionable insights and tips on harnessing AI for a more efficient, impactful professional life.
🔥Hot Tools
10 Trending & Featured AI Tools
Folderr: Make your own AI for any task**
ChatNode: Create a chatbot that deeply understands your business**
SoBrief (free): Read any book in 10 minutes**
VideoGen: Craft professional videos in one click**
Relevance AI (freemium): Recruit AI agent teams to complete tasks on autopilot
Sound Effects AI: Create sound effects from text
Customers.ai: Boost your store’s conversion rate by 20%
Laika: Propel your crypto game with personalized insights, alerts, & more
Jobright (free): Land the right job faster
Leapsome: Efficiently develop, align, & manage your teams
**Featured
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🌟GPT of The Week
Get Deep Insights Into Current & Emerging Trends
The Trend Tracker GPT — which effortlessly keeps you up-to-date on the latest trends, so you can:
Understand your audience’s interests, preferences, & behaviors
Capitalize on emerging opportunities before others do
Craft market reports & competitor analyses that drive strategic decisions
Boost reach & engagement with content that resonates
Promote events using trending hashtags
Develop trend-based products & features
Position yourself or brand as a thought leader
But it’s not just useful for work. It can also help:
Anyone discover new content, products, or services
Hobbyists get inspired for their creative endeavors
Students conduct research for assignments
Educators facilitate engaging, relevant discussions
How It Works
This GPT instantly shows you Meta, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, & X’s top 20 trending hashtags & keywords plus data on likes, mentions, views, & more from the last 24 hours. It also offers context behind trending topics, and analyzes trends’ potential impact. Plus, ask it targeted questions to get detailed insights about…
Industry, regional, cultural, seasonal, or event-specific trends: “Which hashtags are currently trending for the Olympics?” or “What are the top trending Spanish-language hashtags on TikTok?”
Comparisons: “Can you compare the performance of #sustainability & #ecofriendly over the last week?”
Emerging Trends: “What Instagram trends have seen a significant rise in the last 24 hours?” or “Based on current data, what are some predicted trending topics for next week?”
Sentiment & Influence: “Can you provide a sentiment analysis for #AIforGood on LinkedIn?” or “How has the latest viral TikTok video influenced trends on other platforms?”
Brand Monitoring: “Which hashtags related to Nike are trending on Instagram right now?
Event Promotion: “What are effective trending hashtags for promoting a music festival on TikTok?”
💡Quick Tutorial
Create Images That Have Accurate Text
We all know AI struggles to generate text in images that isn’t absolute gibberish. Adobe Firefly is here to help — and it’s free. Here’s how.
Step 1: Go to Adobe Firefly & type your prompt into the text bar. Hit ‘Generate’ then click ‘Try Prompt’ (in the bottom right) to get 4 options.
We used “A serene, Japanese-inspired garden, with cherry blossoms, a tranquil koi pond, and a majestic, ethereal dragon curled up on a stone bridge”.
Step 2: In the ‘Settings’ panel, set your aspect ratio (we selected ‘Widescreen’).
Step 3: Under ‘Content type’, select ‘Photo’.
Step 4: Under ‘Composition’, select ‘Upload image’ to add a reference image of the text you want in your new image. Use the ‘Strength’ slider to adjust how similar you want the new image to be to your reference image. Then click ‘Generate’ (bottom right).
We used the free tool, Canva, to create the following text reference image (but you can also use Adobe Photoshop).
Step 5: Under ‘Style’, upload another reference image or select ‘browse gallery’ to search for an image. Click ‘Generate’.
We found royalty-free images for free on Pexels. You could also use Unsplash (search ‘free’ images), Pixabay, Freerange, or Pikwizard.
EXTRA TIPS
Under ‘Style’, adjust ‘Visual intensity’ to change the level of detail & complexity & ‘Strength’ to control how closely the new image matches the structure (e.g., size, shapes, & arrangement) of elements in your reference image.
Test various options within the ‘Effects’ section.
If an image is close to (but not quite) what you want, click on it, select ‘Edit’, & then ‘Use as Style reference’ to replace your current reference image and create similar options.
By changing our style reference image and playing around with Adobe Firefly’s various features, we generated tons of interesting images!
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