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Today, I'm excited to share something a little special with you. Rather than our usual one or two updates, I've gathered a treasure trove of the week's finest AI highlights— that you might have missed.

⏰ Ready, Set, Go: Today’s news should be about a 2-minute read.

QUICK RECAP

🤖 What happened in AI this week?

Read this 1-minute recap to stay in the loop:

1/ Midjourney dropped with the "Style Tuner" feature.

2/ Tomorrow, @xAI will release its first AI to a select group as per Elon. The team is working on tools that enable research and problem-solving.

3/ Amazon is testing humanoid robots in its US warehouses.

4/ Canva Can Now Generate Videos From Text.

5/ Binghamton University created a robotic guide dog for the blind.

6/ Google has released a tool to check if the image is AI-generated or human-generated.

7/ ChatGPT is now up to date as of last month. No more 30 Sept Knowledge cut-off.

8/ Shutterstock integrated AI capabilities into its platform.

9/ YouTube Music's new tool allows users to create custom playlist art with AI using just a text prompt.

10/ AI search engine YOU launched AI "Smart Personalization" to tailor responses based on user’s interests.

11/ Chatbot platform Poe launched a new monetization program for AI bot creators.

12/ Amazon released an AI tool to auto-generate lifestyle product images for ads.

13/ Waymo's driverless vehicles are now available through Uber, starting first in Phoenix.

14/ Google invested up to a whopping $2 billion more in Anthropic.

15/ AI startup Perplexity announced two new in-house chatbots — pplx-7b and pplx-70b.

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STORIES

🧠 How to use AI to bootstrap

Jackson Greathouse Fall, an agency owner from Oklahoma City, conducted an experiment where he interacted with ChatGPT as if it were "HustleGPT," an AI tasked with turning $100 into more money through entrepreneurial activities, while avoiding illegal actions.

• Acting on AI's Strategies:

  • Launched an affiliate marketing website named Green Gadget Guru.

  • Invested $40 in targeted Facebook and Instagram advertisements as directed by the AI.

• Following Through with Decisions: Fall acted on HustleGPT's suggestions, including accepting an investment offer, which led to raising $1,378.84 in one day.

• Using AI for Branding: HustleGPT devised the company name and used Dall-E to create the logo, further assisting in branding.

Fall emphasizes that while ideas are abundant, their execution is key. He points out that the true potential lies in collaboration between humans and AI.

(full interview here)

INTERESTING CONTENTS

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TRENDING TOOLS AND WEBSITES

• SAM - Remove objects, people, things from any video.

• Reclaim AI — an AI assistant that tracks time, habits, meetings, and more.

• Narrative BI — A generative analytics platform that automates the process of transforming raw data into actionable narratives.

• Penny AI — an AI shopping assistant designed to help you make more informed shopping decisions and save money. 

• Softr AI — a tool that enables users to quickly create a web application from a single prompt.

• SparkReceipt — a versatile tool that combines receipt scanning, expense tracking, and document management through AI automation.

• Snapvid — a video editing tool that uses AI to quickly turn any video into a viral short.

RESOURCES

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• Use AI to increase your productivity. A Zapier course on what generative AI is, how it works, and how to use it in your life.

• How to use AI in Google Sheets. A guide on using chatbots, add-ons, and Google Sheets’s API to automate workflow.

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• 6 incredible resources developed by top universities to help you become a proficient academic writer — totally free

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