Apple to 'Break New Ground' on AI, Says CEO Tim Cook 💥

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook teases a major announcement coming this year. Meanwhile, Ideogram released a new iteration of its text-to-image model, establishing itself as one of the best free alternatives to Midjourney.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: What stance do company leaders take regarding the use of AI at work?

• Apple Will 'Break New Ground' in Generative AI This Year 💥 

• Ideogram Unveils Version 1.0 of its Text-to-image Generator

• AI Tutorial: Revise and optimize your prompts with Copilot Notebook

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

What stance do company leaders take regarding the use of AI at work?

• According to a new Slack survey, 43% of respondents report that they have received no guidance from their leaders or organization on how to use AI tools in their work.

• The survey also found that people primarily use AI to summarize content, seek writing assistance, and automate their workflows.

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AI News

APPLE

Apple Will 'Break New Ground' in Generative AI This Year 💥

During Apple's annual shareholder meeting yesterday, CEO Tim Cook made several notable comments regarding the company's plans and progress with generative AI technologies.

Details:

• Apple is "investing significantly" in generative AI due to the "incredible breakthrough potential" they see for enhancing users' productivity, problem-solving abilities, and more

• While no specific products have been announced yet, Cook teased that later this year Apple will "break new ground in generative AI"

• Cook reframed several existing Apple products like Siri as being "AI-powered," signaling a shift to more openly positioning Apple as an AI-centric company

Apple hasn't introduced competing products to models like OpenAI's GPT or Google's Gemini, but it appears that could soon change.

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IDEOGRAM

Ideogram Unveils Version 1.0 of its Text-to-image Generator

Ideogram has just launched its most advanced text-to-image model yet: Ideogram 1.0, boasting features that position it among the best in the market, alongside Midjourney and DALL-E-3.

Details:

• Photorealism and prompt understanding: This text-to-image model displays unprecedented photorealism and it excels at interpreting long, complex prompts

• State-of-the-Art Text Rendering: Ideogram 1.0 delivers outstanding text generation results, surpassing DALL-E-3 and Midjourney in this aspect.

• Magic Prompt: This new iteration includes a creative assistant that automatically enhances, extends, and translates your prompts to result in beautiful, creative images.

• Free plan: Everyone can try this new version at http://ideogram.ai, you can generate up to 100 images for free every day.

Ideogram recently secured $80 million from investors, marking a significant round for a startup less than two years old and that is already going toe to toe with the best.

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AI Tutorial

Revise and optimize your prompts with Copilot Notebook

Recently, Microsoft released a new Notebook feature for Copilot. This new interface is designed for crafting, refining, and revising your prompts without chat dialogue, making it ideal when you need to iterate on a prompt to achieve the best result.

Here’s how to use it:

1. Go to Copilot and click on the Notebook tab

1. Enter your prompt and observe the answer on the right

Notebook supports up to 18K characters

3. Modify your prompt

You can modify your prompt and view the results any number of times without needing to start a new conversation. This simplifies the process of testing and optimizing your prompts.

AI Tools to check out

🖼 Artisan: Create digital workers known as Artisans, with human-like attributes, to automate end-to-end job workflows.

👩‍💻 Mito: Generate Python code using the Mito spreadsheet. Helps automate Excel reports or speed up Python data analysis.

🛒 Openmart: Get highly targeted local business leads using AI.

✅ Persuva: AI-powered copywriting service that makes creating high-quality marketing copy a breeze.

📷 Photoroom: AI-based photo-editing app. Designs and optimizes great visual content that helps you run your business from your phone.

The latest in AI and Tech

Meta plans launch of new AI language model Llama 3 in July

Meta's upcoming open-source language model, intended to rival GPT-4, is scheduled for release in July. Meta developers reportedly aim to deliver a "looser" Llama capable of answering tricky questions instead of avoiding them, providing context on controversial prompts without restricting input.

OpenAI and Microsoft sued, again

Three more news organizations have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement. The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet claim OpenAI intentionally removed important copyright information from training data.

Zuckerberg meets with South Korean President to discuss AI cooperation

In a meeting on Thursday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explored greater cooperation on AI and digital platforms. Yoon touted South Korea's smart devices as a platform for Meta's AI tech and promised support for partnerships.

Venus Williams launches Palazzo, an AI interior design platform

Tennis champion Venus Williams has launched Palazzo, an AI platform that combines cutting-edge AI with a focus on personal style, making interior design accessible and unique to each user.

Brazilian elections enter the AI era

The head of Brazil's electoral authority, Alexandre de Moraes, warned candidates they could lose their registration or have their victory nullified if they use AI to spread false information against opponents in upcoming municipal elections. His statement comes as Brazil restricts AI use to prevent candidates from negatively exploiting the technology.

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