Microsoft Designer: The End of Canva? 🖼

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Is Microsoft Designer poised to dethrone Canva and change the way we approach graphic design? Plus, Adobe is back with a bang, introducing cutting-edge AI-powered video innovations.

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

• Microsoft Designer: The End of Canva? 🖼

• Adobe Isn't Done Yet: Unveiling New AI-Powered Video Innovations

• AI Research: Revolutionary AI Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors During Surgery

• AI Image of The Day🎨: Elon Musk wearing traditional Indian clothing

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

MICROSOFT

Microsoft Designer: The End of Canva? 🖼

Microsoft’s AI-powered design tool is a Canva-like web app that can generate designs for presentations, posters, digital postcards, invitations, graphics, and more to share on social media and other channels. It is currently in preview and is available for free to all users

Here’s how you can start creating a unique design in a matter of seconds:

1. Go to Microsoft Designer

2. Choose a template

Describe the design you are interested in

Microsoft Designer will offer suggestions to improve your prompt, once you are done click on generate and choose a template.

3. Customize your design

You can change the colors and typography as you would in Canva, check other similar template suggestions on the right side of the screen, and import media from your devices, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

Finally, you can also generate AI images directly in Microsoft Designer ( it uses DALL-E 2)

And customize them further with AI tools

ADOBE

Adobe Isn't Done Yet: Unveiling New AI-Powered Video Innovations

During Adobe's MAX conference, the company unveiled several experimental AI features that its engineers are currently working on.

Details:

• Among these innovative features, they introduced Project Fast Fill, a cutting-edge tool designed to relocate or erase people or objects, and to alter video colors through generative AI and text-prompt interactions.

• Another new video editing feature is Project Res-Up, a tool capable of significantly enhancing resolution while incorporating natural-looking details such as highlights and skin creases into older videos and GIFs.

These generative AI features will be made possible by the company’s updated Firefly AI models and they could eventually come to popular editing apps like Adobe Premiere Pro or Express.

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AI RESEARCH

Revolutionary AI Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors During Surgery

A game-changing new AI tool can diagnose brain tumors in under 40 minutes - directly in the operating room during surgery. This allows neurosurgeons to tailor the surgical approach based on the specific molecular properties of each patient's tumor.

Details:

• The AI system scans the tumor's DNA to identify its type and subtype. The process takes less than 90 minutes, compared to weeks for standard genetic sequencing.

• This real-time genetic analysis helps surgeons decide whether to remove additional healthy tissue or spare it.

By diagnosing tumors in real-time, it promises to improve surgical outcomes through molecularly-guided approaches.

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AI Image of The Day

Ai-created images of Elon Musk donning Indian attire gained viral popularity in India, prompting a tweet from the Billionaire:

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The latest in AI and Tech

Celebrities Rake in Millions for Just 6 Hours of Work with Meta's AI Chatbots

Meta is paying substantial sums to celebrities to represent its new AI chatbots. The chatbots utilize different personalities modeled after their celebrity likenesses. One unnamed top creator was reportedly paid $5 million for just six hours of studio work over two years. Other celebrities like Kendall Jenner and YouTube star MrBeast are also being compensated over $1 million each.

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Europeans Call for AI regulations to protect jobs

A new study from Spain's IE University found 68% of Europeans want governments to regulate AI to protect jobs, up 18% from 2022. Fears of automation driving unemployment are rising amid new AI like ChatGPT. As governments move toward regulation, most Europeans want assurances AI won't replace human workers.

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Google Vows to Protect Users from AI Copyright Claims

Google says it will defend users of its AI systems from copyright claims. It joins Microsoft and Adobe in offering legal protection. Copyright owners argue AI training and content creation violates their rights. Lawsuits have targeted AI companies, not individual users. Google says its policy covers software like Vertex AI and Duet. But not intentional infringement.

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