Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

A US-based startup has just announced the launch of a fully autonomous AI software engineer called “Devin”. A breakthrough that could change the game in software development.

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

• A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: An action plan to increase the safety and security of advanced AI

• The World's First AI Software Engineer Capable of Building Websites and Videos From Prompts 🤖

• OpenAI's GPT-4.5 Turbo Leaked on Search Engines

• AI Tutorial: How to use Copilot’s GPT Builder

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

An action plan to increase the safety and security of advanced AI

• A U.S. government-commissioned report warns of significant national security risks posed by AI and suggests a first-of-its-kind, government-wide action plan to address them.

• The Action Plan is made up of five lines of effort, or LOEs. The LOEs are designed to be mutually reinforcing, as part of a strategy of defense in depth against critical risks.

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COGNITION

The World's First AI Software Engineer Capable of Building Websites and Videos From Prompts 🤖

Cognition, a US-based startup, has launched what it claims to be the world's first AI software engineer named Devin.

Details:

• Devin can write, debug, and deploy code to create fully functional websites and videos, all from a single prompt.

• It is equipped with its own command line, code editor, and browser which helps it to operate independently

• The company is currently increasing capacity and granting early access to Devin exclusively to select users.

Devin represents a significant leap forward. Instead of just suggesting code and auto-completing some tasks, Devin can independently take on and complete entire software projects from start to finish.

Check out the video demonstration shared by Cognition's CEO, Scott Wu, to see Devin in action

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TOGETHER WITH AE STUDIO

AI brews beer and your big ideas

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Describe your challenge in three quick questions. Then AI churns out solutions customized to you.

AE Studio exists to solve business problems. They build great products and create custom software, AI and BCI solutions. And they once brewed beer by training AI to instruct a brewmeister and then to market the result. The beer sold out – true story.

Beyond beer, AE Studio’s data scientists, designers and developers have done even more impressive things working 1:1 with founders and executives. They’re a great match for leaders wanting to incorporate AI and just generally deliver outstanding products built with the latest tools and tech.

If you’re done guessing how to solve work problems or have a crazy idea in your back pocket to test out, ask AI Ideas by AE Studio for free solutions, right now.

OPENAI

OpenAI's GPT-4.5 Turbo Leaked on Search Engines

Speculation is mounting about OpenAI's GPT-4.5 Turbo. While details are scarce, recent leaks offer exciting glimpses of what this anticipated model could bring to the table.

Details:

• Search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo briefly indexed a product page for GPT-4.5 Turbo before it was taken down, leaving behind teaser text proclaiming it to be OpenAI's "fastest, most accurate, and most scalable model" yet.

• According to the leaked information, GPT-4.5 Turbo is rumored to have a massive 256K token context window, double the capacity of its predecessor GPT-4 Turbo.

• The model is also purported to be up-to-date with information until June 2024, potentially hinting at a release timeline

There are also some speculations that the new model could be unveiled this Thursday, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of GPT-4's release, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to appear on Lex Fridman's podcast, just as he did after the release of GPT-4.

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AI Tutorial

How to use Copilot’s GPT Builder

Here are the steps to use and create your own Copilot GPTs:

1. Go to Copilot’s website

At the top right corner, you will find a list of Copilot GPTs you can choose from. Just click on one and start chatting.

To create one, you need a Copilot Pro account. If you already have it:

2. Click on "See all Copilot GPTs"

3. Select "Create a new Copilot GPT"

4. Follow the creation chat

It is similar to the process on ChatGPT Plus.

5. Configure your GPT

Click on the "Configure" tab to write details, add knowledge files, and enable/disable internet access and Dall-E 3.

6. Publish your GPT

You have the option to publish your Copilot for yourself only or for anyone with a link, once that’s done you can find it in the list of GPTs on the right.

*Note: People will be able to use your Copilot GPT if they have the link, even without a Copilot Pro subscription.

7. Edit or delete GPT

You can stop sharing, edit, or delete your Copilot GPTs at any time by clicking "See all Copilot GPTs" again. Then, select the Copilot GPT you want to manage and click on "delete" or "edit."

AI Tools to check out

🔎 Picurious: Get instant answers, insights, and inquisitive questions about your pictures, and easily identify any object, plant, or text.

🎨 MusePro: AI-enhanced sketching and painting app.

🎮 Charmed: Offers AI-powered video game design tools.

🚀 Propel: Create the perfect logo for your business in 5 minutes or less

🏃 Olyup: Monitor, evaluate, and enhance your fitness goals through a sports performance AI chatbot.

The latest in AI and Tech

AI infiltrates Pulitzer prizes

Five of this year's 45 Pulitzer Prize finalists for journalism disclosed using AI for researching, writing, or presenting their entries. This is the first time the awards, which received around 1,200 submissions this year, have asked entrants to disclose their use of AI.

Meta sues former VP who left the company for a competing AI startup

Meta is suing a former vice president of infrastructure over allegations that he stole proprietary data to take to his new employer. The alleged theft includes information on top performers of the company and key details about Meta's data center supply chain partners.

China relies on AI to maintain the world's largest high-speed rail network

China is using AI in the operation and maintenance of its staggering 45,000-kilometer high-speed rail network - the largest on the planet. This Beijing-based AI system can process vast amounts of real-time data nationwide to identify problems before they arise.

Perplexity integrates Yelp data into its chatbot

Perplexity is integrating Yelp's maps, reviews, and other restaurant data into its conversational AI responses. The move allows the chatbot to provide more relevant and helpful restaurant recommendations.

EU parliament approves landmark AI law

The members of the European Parliament gave the AI Act their final approval on Wednesday. Hailed as the world's first overarching legislation for AI, this groundbreaking law establishes a risk-based framework, imposing varying rules and requirements based on the level of risk associated with each AI use case.

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