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🎭 AI drama, video weirdness, and Twitter's API apocalypse
Kelvin Zhao
April 02, 2023
Welcome to the latest edition of Shiny New Things 🤌🏻✨! We've got a lot of drama, blunders, and exciting advancements to share with you today. From robots getting caught up in chaos to Twitter API pricing killing off indie developers, the AI world is proving to be just as unpredictable as ever. But fear not, we've also got some lighthearted news, like AI-generated videos featuring Darth Vader at the supermarket and a capybara teaming up with Spider-Man. And if you're feeling lonely, don't worry, GPT4All has got your back, providing you with all the wisdom of humanity wherever you go, even on a deserted island. So sit back, relax 🧘🏻♂️, and let's dive into the weird and wonderful world of tech!
🤷🏻♀️ Chaos Ensues as AI Experts Walk Back on Open Letter, Robots Prove They're Not Immune to Drama
The Open Letter to Stop the 'Dangerous' AI Race is causing chaos as signatories walk back their positions, some turn out to be fake, and AI experts criticize the letter for furthering the "AI hype" cycle. In other news, it turns out that robots are not immune to drama, and we should all be grateful for the occasional mess that reminds us of their fallibility. Perhaps the next open letter should be addressed to robots, urging them to take a six-month break from all this drama and work on their emotional intelligence.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvppm/the-open-letter-to-stop-dangerous-ai-race-is-a-huge-mess
👹 From Darth Vader to Capybara: The Weird and Wacky World of AI-Generated Videos
From pudgy-faced Darth Vader visiting a supermarket to Spider-Man teaming up with a capybara, AI-generated videos are getting weirder and more hilarious every day. While Runway's new Gen-2 text-to-video model is eagerly awaited, ModelScope has already stolen the spotlight with its occasionally awkward and often insane 2-second video clips. The DAMO Vision Intelligence Lab's creation may not be perfect, with the Shutterstock logo popping up in many generated videos, but it's open source and already available on Hugging Face.
🙊 ChatGPT's Oopsie: Where Privacy Went on a Vacation
OpenAI's ChatGPT had a little slip-up, allowing users to catch a glimpse of other people's chats, oh shucks! While the company quickly fixed the problem, users are still worried about their privacy. This blunder came just after Google unveiled its chatbot Bard, causing a stir in the race for AI dominance. With companies rushing to release new AI products, will there be more hiccups like these? Only time will tell.
🎥 GPT-4-All: The AI Brain You Can Download and Use On Your Laptop Offline!
Feeling lonely on a deserted island with no one to talk to? No worries! GPT4All has got your back! This open-source chatbot lets you carry the collective wisdom of humanity with you wherever you go, even if there's no Internet. No need to be a coding genius - just follow the simple instructions and you'll be chatting away in no time. And if you want to make the chatbot even smarter, join the community and share your expertise. Who needs real people when you have GPT4All… right?
🐦 The Great Twitter API Cash Grab: Indie Developers Left Out in the Cold
Twitter's new API plans have indie developers feeling like they just got dumped via text. With prices enterprise plans starting at $42,000 per month, it's clear that Twitter sees these small-time developers as acceptable losses. And while Elon Musk claims it's to kill off the bots, it looks like it's more of a Twitterpocalypse for anyone who runs actually useful Twitter apps. Many developers are already bidding farewell to their beloved apps, updating their bios to reflect current events, and saying "adios" to Twitter altogether. #RIPIndieDevelopers
🎥 Say Hello to AI-Generated Fun with Runway's Video Generator, Open to Public Now!
Video editing just got a whole lot weirder with Runway's Gen-1 AI video maker, which lets users stylize videos, generate imaginative renders, and turn themselves into claymation characters with just a few clicks. And if that's not enough, the company is already teasing Gen-2, which will allow users to dream up three-second videos from scratch using just text prompts. You can try Gen-1 now as it’s finally open to the public!
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