ChatGPT Secures Real-Time News Access 📰

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

OpenAI has partnered with Axel Springer to gain access to high-quality real-time information, a strategic move aimed at enhancing its competitive advantage by leveraging what was once Grok's key selling point.

Google continues to introduce new advancements, unveiling the latest additions: the Google AI Studio and Imagen 2

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

• OpenAI Partners with Publisher Axel Springer in Novel AI Content Deal 📰

• Google Launches AI Studio and Imagen 2

• AI Tutorial: Boost your productivity with the new Gemini Powered Notebook LM

• Trending AI Tool of the day: AI-Suggest assists you in generating your next business idea.

• AI Image of The Day🎨: Rainbow Car Wash

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

OPENAI

OpenAI Partners with Publisher Axel Springer in Novel AI Content Deal

OpenAI has made a groundbreaking deal with German publisher Axel Springer to utilize its news content across platforms such as Politico, Business Insider, Bild, and other brands. This 'first-of-its-kind' agreement enables OpenAI to leverage higher-quality, real-time information, allowing users to receive properly attributed article summaries from original news sources.

This effort also seems to be aimed at countering Grok's unique feature, its access to real-time information through X's tweets, which made it stand out from other models.

The deal comes at a time when publishers are exploring AI's potential to disrupt the industry. It not only addresses concerns about occasional misinformation provided by ChatGPT to its growing user base but also establishes a foundation for further collaboration between AI developers and the news media.

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GOOGLE

Google Launches AI Studio and Imagen 2

After unveiling its Gemini models last week and incorporating them into the Bard chatbot experience, Google is expanding access to developers by introducing its new AI Studio, it also announced the second generation of Imagen, its AI model that can create and edit images from text.

Details:

• AI Studio allows developers to leverage the new Gemini Pro to quickly develop prompts and Gemini-based chatbots and then get API keys to use them in their apps or get access to the code

• Google AI Studio offers a free tier with a generous quota of up to 60 requests per second. However, users on the free tier allow Google's reviewers access to API input and output for “product quality improvement”

• Imagen 2 is an upgraded version that, Compared to the first-gen Imagen, it’s “significantly” improved in terms of image quality, Google claims. It also introduces new capabilities, including the ability to render text and logos.

Google continues to integrate its new Gemini Pro with new and updated services, while we eagerly await the release of the Gemini Ultra next year.

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AI Tutorial

Boost your productivity with the new Gemini Powered Notebook LM

Google's Note Taking app, NotebookLM, just got a major upgrade with the new Gemini Pro. This AI-powered tool is completely free and a must-try productivity hack.

NotebookLM gives you a personalized AI collaborator. Upload your docs, and it instantly becomes an expert in those sources, providing summaries, answering complex questions, and making new connections—all from the sources you choose. Here's how to start using this tool:

1. Go to http://notebooklm.google 

Click on the 'Try NotebookLM' button. Next, click on the 'New Notebook' button.
*Note: You will need a VPN if you are outside the US.

2. Add your sources

Click the 'Add Source' button and select what you want to upload. Options include Drive (Google Docs), PDF (from your device), and copied text.

3. Start interacting with your sources

You will get some suggested questions based on your sources. You can click on a suggested question or type your own, you can ask it for summaries, glossaries, or any other type of questions from the text.

4. Try the several other features available 

-Save answers as Notes to find them later on

-Control which sources to use without deleting any of them

-Share your notebook with other people, and more

Trending AI Tool

AI-Suggest assists you in generating your next business idea.

Say goodbye to tedious and time-consuming brainstorming and creativity blocks. This AI tool generates tons of ready-to-use content and new ideas for your business instantly.

Main Features:

• SEO friendly

• Adapts content to your needs. Useful for creators, influencers, marketers, bloggers, etc.

• No subscription required

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AI Image of The Day

Send your AI-generated images for a chance to get published here: [email protected]

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