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Happy Thursday, AI family, and welcome back to AI Valley.

In today’s edition:

• Apple’s eyes on the smart glasses game 👓

• AI just hit God Mode on world-building 🎮

• Plus trending AI tools, posts, and resources 🤖

Ready, set, go…

APPLE

Apple’s eyes on the smart glasses game 👓

Apple is reportedly taking its first major steps toward developing smart glasses with a new internal research initiative called 'Project Atlas'.

Here's what you need to know:

• Apple has reportedly been gathering employee feedback on existing smart glasses and use cases as part of an internal study.

• This move comes as Meta gains traction with Ray-Ban smart glasses and 'Orion' prototypes, hinting at competition in the smart glasses market.

• Apple is exploring smart glasses that could be more like AirPods, with better battery life, sensors, and audio tech.

• While the product is years away, the research will help Apple refine its design and features, aiming to make smart glasses lighter and more affordable.

Why it matters:

The 'Project Atlas' shows Apple’s push to carve out a place in the growing wearable tech market, potentially adding a new, innovative device to its ecosystem.

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BREAKING BYTES

1. Microsoft has recently filed a patent application for a technical method that could reduce or stop AI hallucinations (2 minutes read)

2. OpenAI’s upcoming “O1” model has leaked, showcasing new AI capabilities that could redefine how users interact with ChatGPT and other applications. (2 minutes read)

3. Chat.com now redirects to ChatGPT—the co-founder of HubSpot bought the domain in 2023 for $15M+ and then sold it to OpenAI for shares (1 minute read)

4. Black Forest Labs has enhanced its FLUX1.1 pro model with two new modes — Ultra mode for 4x higher-resolution images and Raw mode for a more natural snapshot-style look (1 minute read)

5. Google accidentally leaked its upcoming 'Jarvis' AI agent on the Chrome extension store for a short time before pulling it down. Still, some users managed to download (2 minutes read)

6. Llama 3.2 Vision is now available to run in Ollama, in both 11B and 90B sizes (2 minutes read)

GAMEGEN-X

AI just hit God Mode on world-building 🎮

Researchers from China recently introduced GameGen-X, the first AI model designed to generate and interactively control open-world game scenes.

Here's what you need to know:

• The model facilitates high-quality, open-world generation by simulating an extensive array of game engine features, such as innovative characters, dynamic environments, complex actions, and diverse events. 

• It is trained on a dataset of over a million video clips from 150+ games and uses GPT-4o to generate informative text captions.

• It generates high-quality visuals and lets users influence content through inputs like text commands and keyboard controls.

• It also has interactive control to predict and alter future content, letting users shape gameplay and create a dynamic open-world experience.

Why it matters:

While GameGen-X is still in its early stages, it paves the way for new opportunities in game development by combining creative generation with interactive control, enhancing game design, and expanding the use of generative AI models.

TRENDING TOOLS

• Open Canvas > Custom assistants have their own system prompts, and memory knowledge base, allowing you to create assistants for specific tasks. (link)

• Midship > Turn PDFs, docs, and images into usable data. (link)

• RivalSense > Monitor any company with AI & receive weekly curated updates. (link)

• Nifty > Combines tasks, docs, chats, and roadmaps into one workspace to reduce app switching. (link)

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COOL FINDINGS / RESOURCES

• Build web apps instantly locally with Bolt AI via the Pinokio tutorial. (link)

• Five Anthropic courses. It includes prompt engineering interaction, real-world prompting, and evaluations. (link)

• How New York Times is using generative AI as a reporting tool. (link)

• 21 lessons teach everything you need to know to build Generative AI applications. (link)

• Building AI Applications with HuggingFace. (link)

• AI for startups by Microsoft. (link)

• AI Agent app lets you use Claude 3.5 Sonnet to control your computer. (link)

• AI in production full guide by Azure. (link)

CONTENT CORNER

This text-to-3D model can create an entire film scene in just minutes.

Here's a cool prompt for anyone using Cursor to learn coding.

A stunning tech demo on Unreal Engine 5 is generating buzz, showcasing hyper-realistic graphics that challenge the future of gaming and digital design.

THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY

That’s all for today’s issue, folks.

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