Madonna Embraces AI Revolution 🎤

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Madonna is among the early adopters of AI's next wave, integrating the technology into her concert visuals. Meanwhile, amidst the excitement for the release of Claude 3, OpenAI announced its new 'Read Aloud' feature.

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

• A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: ChatGPT user demographics

• Madonna Among Early Adopters of AI's Next Wave 🎤

• OpenAI Unveils New 'Read Aloud' Features

• AI Tutorial: How to turn Midjourney images into 3D models.

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

ChatGPT user demographics

• According to Similarweb's estimated data, ChatGPT received over 1.8 million visits in the last three months.

• ChatGPT's audience comprises 55.45% male and 44.55% female visitors, with the largest age group being 25 to 34-year-olds.

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AI News

AI IN ENTERTAINMENT

Madonna Among Early Adopters of AI's Next Wave 🎤

Pop icon Madonna has once again showcased her boundary-pushing nature by embracing cutting-edge text-to-video AI technology to enhance her iconic performance of "La Isla Bonita" with stunning AI-generated visuals.

Details:

• Madonna's creative team opted for AI-powered visuals after the popstar expressed dissatisfaction with the results of conventional CGI methods.

• This led them to Runway, a startup specializing in text-to-video AI. With Runway's platform, Madonna's team was able to produce visually stunning backgrounds that perfectly complemented the song's tropical mood.

• Runway's co-founder mentioned that other notable artists, such as A$AP Rocky, Kanye, and Slash, are also utilizing their technology for their videos.

We are witnessing the initial cases, but in the near future, we can expect a broader adoption of AI-generated videos not only in entertainment but also in various other sectors such as marketing and education

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OPENAI

OpenAI Unveils New 'Read Aloud' Features

OpenAI has introduced a new Read Aloud capability for ChatGPT. This innovative feature allows users to have ChatGPT's responses read aloud, offering a convenient hands-free experience.

Details:

• Read Aloud supports 37 languages, automatically detecting the language of the text it's reading.

• Users can choose from five different voice options for the readout.

• The feature is available on both the web version of ChatGPT and the iOS and Android mobile apps.

• It works with both GPT-4 and GPT-3.5

This new feature may feel underwhelming due to its timing following the announcement of Claude 3 by Anthropic. Nonetheless, it remains an interesting example of OpenAI's advancements in multimodal capabilities.

AI Tutorial

How to turn Midjourney images into 3D models.

You can do this for free and in just a few minutes:

1. Go to Tripo AI 

This AI-powered 3D modeling tool can create high-quality and ready-to-use 3D models with text or images in seconds

2. Select Image to 3D and upload your image

3. Click on Draft and wait a few seconds for it to render

You will get a preview that you can further refine

3. Click on ‘Generate’ below the generated 3d model

This will give you a refined model, which can take a few minutes to generate:

You can also generate a 3D with a text prompt: “Shiba Inu, realistic”

AI Tools to check out

🗣 Wondercraft: Create podcasts, audiobooks, meditations, ads and effortlessly translate your content for a global audience.

🤖 D-ID Agents: Create and deploy digital people that work for you.

✨ HeyEditor: A platform with multiple AI video and photo editing tools.

🎨 StickerBaker: Open source AI sticker maker.

👨‍💻 Buzzboard: Provides a generative AI-enabled online platform for sales teams to deliver hyper-personalized customer experiences across different media.

The latest in AI and Tech

Claude 3 was able to detect researchers’ testing activities

Anthropic's prompt engineer Alex Albert shared that during testing of their powerful Claude 3 AI, researchers found it seemed aware it was being evaluated. This occurred during an evaluation where the model not only provided the correct answer but also told the researchers it suspected they were testing it.

OpenAI embraces responsible AI amidst tensions

OpenAI and several tech giants have co-signed an open letter emphasizing their "collective responsibility" to develop AI responsibly, maximizing its benefits while mitigating societal risks. This commitment comes just days after Elon Musk sued OpenAI, accusing the company of prioritizing profits over its founding mission of benefiting humanity.

Wix introduces AI-powered website builder

Wix has just launched a new AI website builder, allowing people to create stunning sites in seconds using only prompts. While the initial creation is free, upgrading to Wix's premium plans unlocks additional features like payment gateways and custom domain names.

China provides 'computing vouchers' for AI startups

The Chinese government is implementing an initiative to provide cloud computing vouchers to AI startups across 17 cities. Amid ongoing global chip shortages and geopolitical tensions, these vouchers, valued between $140,000 and $280,000, aim to grant AI companies access to essential computing resources without requiring large initial investments.

Public trust in AI rapidly shrinking globally

Trust in AI technology and the companies developing it is deteriorating across the globe, according to newly released data from Edelman. Worldwide, trust in AI companies has declined from 61% to 53% over the past five years. The United States has experienced an even sharper drop of 15 percentage points, with trust levels plummeting from 50% to 35% during the same period.

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