This AI Tool Lets You Chat With Your Future Self 👀

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Imagine having a conversation with your 60-year-old self. Thanks to MIT's latest creation, Future You, this is now possible.

Let’s jump into it!

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

• 'Future You' AI Allows You to Meet Your Future Self

• OpenAI Secures Record-Breaking $6.6 Billion Funding, Valued at $157 Billion

• AI Tutorial: How to dub a video with AI

• AI Tools to check out

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

• AI Findings/Resources

AI News

AI RESEARCH

'Future You' AI Allows You to Meet Your Future Self

MIT researchers developed Future You, designed to help young people reduce anxiety and make better life choices by simulating a chat with an older version of themselves.

Details:

• Users provide personal details and goals to create a personalized future self, aged 60.

• The system generates an age-progressed photo to help people visualize their future selves more clearly. It also uses phrases like 'when I was your age' to make interactions feel more authentic.

• Initial studies show that interacting with Future You decreases anxiety and strengthens connections to one's future self, which is believed to improve long-term decision-making.

MIT's Future You offers a unique way to look ahead, helping individuals think more deeply about their choices today. Researchers continue to refine the system, focusing on meaningful conversations and taking steps to safeguard against misuse.

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OPENAI

OpenAI Secures Record-Breaking $6.6 Billion Funding, Valued at $157 Billion

This funding round represents a significant milestone for OpenAI as it aims to maintain its leadership in the AI industry and widen the gap with competitors.

Details:

• OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion, the largest VC round ever.

• Thrive Capital led the round, with significant contributions from Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, and others.

• The new capital will help the company manage its costly operations, as it is reportedly burning through billions to train and productize its AI systems while recruiting coveted data science talent.

• Surprisingly, some reports suggest OpenAI has requested investors not to support rival AI startups.

It seems that the recent major departures and the reported restructuring of the company have not discouraged investors, who still see OpenAI as the best opportunity to profit from the growing AI technology.

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AI Tutorial

How to dub a video with AI

With AI, you can automatically dub your videos into multiple languages in a few clicks.

Here's how:

1. Go to the ElevenLabs website and log in or create an account.

2. Click on "Go to App" in the top right corner, and then select "Dubbing Studio."

3. Click on "Create New Dub" and provide the required details, such as the video name, source language, target language, number of speakers, etc. Then upload the video or provide the link to it.

4. Select "Create" and wait a few minutes. Once your video is generated, you can download it.

AI Tools to check out

🔍 Graphite: AI code review companion.

📖 Ello: Read-along companion that listens, teaches, and helps children become enthusiastic readers.

📰 Semblian: Outsource your time‑consuming tasks to AI.

✅ Tilores: Customer data search, unification and retrieval for LLMs.

🚀 OnlyMe: AI-powered recruiting solution that streamlines your hiring process.

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AI Findings/Resources

🤯 NotebookLM podcast hosts realize they’re AI—experience existential crisis

👀 Why bigger is not always better in AI

📐 Why is ChatGPT so bad at math?

🤔 AI Companions – Good or Bad?

The latest in AI and Tech

Google tests Gemini AI video search in India

Google is testing a generative AI-powered video search feature in India, allowing users to ask questions about video content using the Gemini AI model through Google Lens.

Gemini Live rolling out support for more languages

Google's Gemini Live, initially launched in English, is now expanding to include French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Spanish, with full rollout expected in a few weeks.

College students used Meta’s smart glasses to dox people in real time

Harvard students showcased a demo using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases to reveal people's identities, phone numbers, and addresses in real time.

Copilot is 'killing' celebrities

Microsoft's Copilot chatbot incorrectly lists celebrities like David Attenborough, Ian McKellen, Michael Caine, Julie Andrews, and William Shatner as deceased.

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