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Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
Insiders have revealed plans by Microsoft and OpenAI to invest billions of dollars in a supercomputer project. Meanwhile, OpenAI is previewing a new voice cloning tool that they deem 'too risky for public release' at this time.
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
OpenAI Unveils Voice Cloning AI Model 🗣️
Microsoft and OpenAI Plan to Build a $100 Billion Supercomputer to Power AI
Job Opportunity
AI Tutorial: How to use Adobe Firefly’s new Structure Reference feature
AI Tools to check out
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI News
OPENAI
OpenAI Unveils Voice Cloning AI Model 🗣️
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OpenAI has unveiled Voice Engine, a powerful text-to-voice generation platform capable of cloning someone's voice after hearing just a 15-second audio sample.
Details:
The AI-generated voice can read out text prompts on command and even translate a speaker's voice into multiple languages while preserving the native accent
The technology has been in development since 2022 and already powers preset voices for OpenAI's text-to-speech API and ChatGPT's read-aloud feature.
For now, OpenAI is providing limited access to partners such as the education technology company Age of Learning and the AI video start-up HeyGen, among others.
To address risks around misuse, OpenAI says it has implemented watermarking, proactive monitoring, and other unspecified safety measures.
Broader public release will remain on hold, despite the safety measures. OpenAI still deems it too risky, especially given the added scrutiny around the upcoming elections
Examples of this tool in action can be found in OpenAI’s blog post.
MICROSOFT & OPENAI
Microsoft and OpenAI Plan to Build a $100 Billion Supercomputer to Power AI
Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly teaming up to build a $100 billion supercomputer named 'Stargate,' aimed at accelerating the development of OpenAI's AI models.
Details:
The project could cost over $115 billion and is planned for launch in 2028. Primary funding would come from Microsoft.
If realized, it would rank among the largest investments in computer science history.
A smaller supercomputer called "Phase 4" is already planned for 2026, which could cost up to $10 billion.
According to sources, Microsoft's final decision to proceed with the Stargate project will rely on OpenAI's ability to notably enhance its AI capabilities and achieve a form of 'superintelligence'.
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AI Tutorial
How to use Adobe Firefly’s new Structure Reference feature
You can utilize the Structure option to upload your own reference image, and then customize endless variations from the same layout.
Go to firefly.adobe.com and create a free account
Select ‘Text to Image’ and generate an image.
Once the image is generated, go to the 'Structure' section, click on 'Upload image,' and select the image that will serve as a reference.
Click on generate again (you can edit the prompt as well)
In the example, the result will be the women taking selfies in the same pose.
Increase the ‘strength’ parameter if you want the results to be closer to the reference image
In this example, the 'strength' was set to maximum, and now they are holding a flower as well:
With 'Strength' set to the minimum, there’s more variation:
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The latest in AI and Tech
In recognition of his work and significant contributions to the field of AI, Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder of Google's AI subsidiary DeepMind, has been awarded a knighthood by the United Kingdom.
OpenAI is set to open its first Asian office in Tokyo, Japan, this month. This Tokyo location will be OpenAI's third international outpost, complementing its existing operations in London and Dublin.
The U.S. House of Representatives has issued a ban prohibiting congressional staffers from using Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot. The decision was driven by the potential risks posed by Copilot's exposure of data to unauthorized cloud services. The ban only applies to the commercial version of Copilot.
Amazon Kindle users have encountered an influx of ads for AI-generated children's books. Alarmingly, several of these AI-generated titles appear to be blatant imitations of existing literary classics.
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans is leveraging AI and voice recognition technology to capture and immortalize the memories of World War II veterans. The museum aims to create an immersive experience that will enable visitors to "converse" with these eyewitnesses to history for decades to come.
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