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Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has introduced an impressive AI model that can bring images to life. Meanwhile, the godmother of AI has raised significant funding for her new startup.

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

• 'Loopy' Can Bring an Image to Life Using Audio as Reference

• 'AI Godmother' Fei-Fei Li Raises $230 Million for AI Startup

• AI Tutorial: How to remove unwanted objects from photos with AI

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

• AI Findings/Resources

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AI News

BYTEDANCE

'Loopy' Can Bring an Image to Life Using Audio as Reference

ByteDance has entered the AI race with an exciting new model called 'Loopy.' This innovative AI can transform static images into animated avatars that sync perfectly with audio input.

Details:

• Realistic Motion: It generates lifelike movements, including facial expressions and gestures, all driven by audio.

• Lip-Syncing: Loopy takes audio-to-video synchronization to new heights, whether for rapid, soothing, or realistic singing performances.

• It supports various visual and audio styles, including real faces, paintings, cartoons, and more.

As with all new AI technology with potential for misuse, safeguards need to be developed to prevent this. Nonetheless, the technology is quite impressive. You can find the research paper and several examples of the model in action on the project's website.

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WORLD LABS

'AI Godmother' Fei-Fei Li Raises $230 Million for AI Startup

Fei-Fei Li has officially launched her startup, World Labs, with a significant $230 million funding round. The company aims to develop AI models with a deep understanding of the 3D world, far surpassing current capabilities.

Details:

• Fei-Fei Li is focusing on spatial intelligence, helping machines understand and interact with the 3D world like humans.

• The startup has secured $230 million from prominent investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, AMD, Intel, and Nvidia.

• World Labs will leverage Transformer architecture, similar to that of OpenAI's ChatGPT, but will not rely solely on it.

The startup’s aim to develop AI with spatial intelligence is quite ambitious, but if achieved, it could greatly enhance the reasoning capabilities of AI systems.

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AI Tutorial

How to remove unwanted objects from photos with AI

Remove an object, person, text, or watermark from a picture in seconds, and for free.

1. Go to Photoroom’s website; we’ll be using the AI Retouch tool (no need to log in).

2. Upload your image. We’ll use this one and remove the logo as an example

3. Paint over the unwanted elements to remove them from your picture.

4. Download your image, and that’s it—done in seconds.

AI Tools to check out

📷 AI Headshot Generator: Turn your selfies into corporate headshots.

🔥 Infography: Turn your blogs into stunning, shareable infographics, powered by AI.

🐝 Appbuzz: Turn your ecom site into an AI-powered mobile app in seconds.

✨ Meshy: AI 3D toolkit that enables users to effortlessly transform text or 2D images into 3D assets.

🚀 Scispace: All-in-one AI tools for students and researchers.

AI Findings/Resources

🤔 Why do women use AI less than men?

🔍 How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation

💡 Microsoft Copilot: Everything you need to know about Microsoft’s AI

👨‍💻 Will AI replace programmers? | Lex Fridman

The latest in AI and Tech

OpenAI significantly increases usage limits for O1 and O1-mini models

Usage limits for Plus and Team users have risen: o1-mini now allows 50 daily messages, while o1-preview supports 50 weekly messages.

OpenAI announces new independent board oversight committee

OpenAI has transitioned its Safety and Security Committee into an independent board oversight committee. This new entity has the authority to halt or delay AI model releases if safety concerns arise.

Microsoft expands Copilot AI features in office apps

Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers can now use Python in Excel, enjoy an improved AI narrative builder in PowerPoint, create better AI-assisted drafts in Word, and organize their Outlook inbox more efficiently with new AI features.

Runway and Luma AI launch APIs for their video-generating AI models

Runway and Luma AI have released APIs for their video generation models, enabling companies and developers to integrate advanced AI video technology into their own applications

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