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Welcome back, AI Fire Community!

Today, we're exploring inspiring AI applications and bold innovations. Country music fans might be so excited to know that Randy Travis, despite his challenges from a stroke in 2013, has released a new song titled “Where That Came From”—created with the help of AI.

And for those curious about AI in aviation, imagine stepping into a plane not piloted by a human. Well, the Air Force's secretary just did a test flight entirely controlled by AI in the California desert.

What are on FIRE 🔥

• 💡 Microsoft's AI Evolution: From Phi-3 to MAI-1

• 🏛️ AI-Powered Banking: Transforming Finance

• 📈 AI Stock Daily

• 🌟 AI Highlights

• 💸 Daily AI Fundraising

• 📚 AI Sources From AI Fire

• 🏅 AI Tools

• ⚡ 5 AI Quick Hits

• 📊 AI Chart

• ✏️ AI Tutorials: Bring your Creations to life with Lip Sync video

• 🎯 A Prompt to Craft A Detailed Product Description for Your Website

• 💼 4 AI Jobs

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MICROSOFT

💡 Microsoft's AI Evolution: From Phi-3 to MAI-1

Under Mustafa Suleyman's leadership, Microsoft is pioneering its 500B-parameter AI model, MAI-1, to take on industry giants.

Key Takeaways:

• Launched Phi-3 SLM in April, indicating a trend towards resource-efficient models.

• Microsoft introduces MAI-1, a massive 500B-parameter model.

• Mustafa Suleyman, ex-Google DeepMind founder, leads the MAI-1 project.

• The model aims to rival top-tier models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

• Microsoft reduces dependency on OpenAI despite past investments.

Why it matters: Microsoft's robust MAI-1 initiative not only signifies a major industry shift but also underscores the growing importance of self-developed AI technologies in gaining a competitive edge.

AI INSIGHTS

🏛️ AI-Powered Banking: Transforming Finance

AI is set to redefine the financial landscape, impacting revenue and operational efficiencies.

Key Takeaways:

• The banking sector's embrace of AI is crucial for its survival and competitiveness in the digital age.

• Financial projections by McKinsey and Deloitte suggest a revolutionary increase in revenue and decrease in costs.

• The reduction of compliance and operational expenses by 25% due to AI could redefine financial management practices.

Why it matters: As AI restructures banking operations and business models, the industry faces a make-or-break challenge that could dictate its future success and relevance.

TODAY IN AI

AI STOCK

AI HIGHLIGHTS

🤝 Stack Overflow & OpenAI

• Stack Overflow API will be integrated into OpenAI's products.

• The partnership aims to make ChatGPT better at providing coding answers by leveraging Stack Overflow's community-verified content.

• The move marks a major change for the platform, which previously banned AI responses — though has since also partnered with Google’s Gemini.

👗 AI Deepfakes Steal the Spotlight at Met Gala 2024

• 10 million views and over 300,000 likes for Katy Perry's AI-generated gown

• Absence of official reports on Katy Perry and Rihanna’s looks confirmed suspicions of their non-attendance.

• Zendaya's confirmed appearances in two outfits added a layer of authenticity amidst the fakes.

🔍 Quora and AI: Insights from CEO Adam D'Angelo and why OpenAI is not a competitor

• Quora's Poe platform aims to revolutionize how AI can be utilized for crowdsourced knowledge.

• Poe’s marketplace strategy focuses on enabling developers to monetize their AI bots effectively.

• Despite Poe's challenges, its strategy includes improving bot discovery and monetization options.

👀 X launches Stories, delivering news summarized by Grok AI

DAILY AI FUNDRAISING

Wayve raises $1B for self-driving AI Tesla-like technology. UK's largest AI funding round. Plans to sell autonomous driving platform to automakers and robotics firms. Embodied AI learns from real-world data across industries.

Allozymes raises $15M Series A for AI-powered enzyme discovery. Tests millions of enzymes daily to optimize bio-reactions. Building world's largest enzyme dataset to train AI models. Expanding services for pharma, new industries.

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AI QUICK HITS

1. 🧞‍♂️ Warren Buffett: AI is Profound, and that's what makes it a genie (Read more)

2. ✈️ The Air Force secretary takes a ride on an AI-powered jet (Read more)

3. 🍏 Apple may be developing server chip focused on AI inference (Read more)

4. 💡 Ex-Trump aide Brad Parscale, who targeted Facebook ads in 2016 victory, now has his own AI platform (Read more)

5. 🎤 Country music star Randy Travis sings again with AI (Read more)

6. 🦾 LLM agent writes code to train robots (Read more)

7. 📚 Teachers can’t detect AI writing (Read more)

AI CHARTS

In the 2024 AI Founder Report by Hampton, it's highlighted that 35% of startups have set R&D budgets for AI, with 65% allocating over $100,000. Key sectors like finance, biotech, and SaaS lead in R&D spending. AI impacts staffing, noted by 37% of founders, and 89.6% are incorporating or planning to incorporate AI into their businesses. AI use is deliberately avoided in customer and personal data, HR, and creative areas.

AI TUTORIAL

Bring your Creations to life with Lip Sync video

1. Visit Runway ML and click on "Try Lip Sync".

2. Enter your text and choose a voice.

3. Upload your image.

4. Click on "Generate Video".

Your face input can either be an image or a video. Try to make sure your face input...

• Is forward-facing in the direction of the camera

• Is framed from the shoulders up, and is not extremely close to the camera

• Is photorealistic in style, not animated or overly stylized

• (For video inputs only) Has no significant mouth, camera, body, or head movement

• (For video inputs only) Has no significant lighting changes

Straight-on faces at portrait distance will provide the best results.

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AI PROMPT

A Prompt to Craft A Detailed Product Description for Your Website

Act as a content writer and product developer with 20 years of experience. Please help me write a clear description for a product on my [website/store/shop]

Product Name: [Type your product name here]

Subtitle (If you have one): [Type a catchy subtitle here]

What kind of product is this? (For example, wireless headphones or gourmet coffee): [Type your answer here]

Key Features:

1. [Feature 1: Describe a main feature, like 'blocks out noise']
2. [Feature 2: Describe another feature, like 'lasts for 12 hours']
3. [Feature 3: Describe another feature, like 'comfortable to wear']

Material and Design:

- What material is the product made from? (For example, high-quality aluminum)
- What’s special about this material? (For example, it's strong and doesn’t rust)
- Describe a key design detail: [Type your answer here]
- How does this design help the user? (For example, comfortable for long use)

Functionality:

- Where or when would someone use this product? (For example, on long flights)
- Name a specific function: [Type your answer here]
- Any other functions? [Type your answer here]
- Is there another place or situation where this can be used? (For example, for quick charges)

Compatibility and Uses:

- What does this product work with? (For example, all Bluetooth devices)
- Who is the ideal user or when is the best time to use it? (For example, great for travelers)

Specifications:

- Size: [Type the size here, like '8x5 inches']
- Weight: [Type the weight here, like '250 grams']
- What colors are available? [List the colors here, like 'black, red, blue']

Customer Reviews (Optional):

- Can you share a positive review? [Type a summarized review here]

What keywords should people use to find this product on the internet? [Type your main keywords here]

What should people do next? (Call to Action):
[Type a persuasive line here, like 'Experience uninterrupted sound with our headphones.']

How much does it cost? [Type the price here]

Guarantee:

- What kind of guarantee do you offer? (For example, '30 days money back, no questions asked')

Use the information that I provide to create an appealing and effective product description that will attract customers and improve website visits.

AI JOBS

• Robust Intelligence: Solution Architect (Link)

• Anthropic: Audit and Compliance (Link)

• Hugging Face: Product Software Engineer, ML Platform (Link)

• Character AI: Staff Data Engineer - Analytics (Link)

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