🖋️ChatGPT Canvas is here. A New Collaborative Workspace for Writing and Coding.Plus: Students Love NotebookLM to Study.
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And just like that, the first weekend of October is upon us. The good news? The U.S. economy added more jobs, bringing positive energy as we enter the last quarter of the year. Students are also feeling optimistic, with AI tools making studying easier than ever—we’ll share how. Plus, ChatGPT has a new feature that lets you interact more dynamically with its outputs. And as always, we have our “Building in Public” section—this week, we’re showcasing our facial recognition app. Yes, it’s a bit scary, just in time for Halloween! Enjoy your weekend! Brought to you by OpenCV:
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“ChatGPT Canvas” A New Collaborative Workspace for Writing and Coding.
OpenAI introduced “Canvas”, a new interface for collaborating on writing and coding projects with ChatGPT. Unlike the traditional chat format, Canvas allows users to work side by side with ChatGPT in a separate window. It supports direct edits, inline feedback, and shortcuts for tasks like adjusting text length or debugging code. Canvas, powered by GPT-4o, is available in beta for ChatGPT Plus and Team users and will roll out to Enterprise, Edu, and eventually Free users. Key features include:
Canvas automatically opens when needed and improves ChatGPT's ability to handle complex tasks by enabling targeted edits or full rewrites. Internal evaluations show Canvas significantly boosts performance, with 83% accuracy for triggering in writing tasks and 94% for coding. The tool is designed to evolve based on feedback, with plans for ongoing refinement. Students Love NotebookLM to Study. Google’s NotebookLM, powered by AI, has gained popularity for generating podcasts through its “Audio Overview” feature. Users can upload content like PDFs or YouTube links to create podcasts with lifelike AI voices. It’s being used for study guides, event summaries, and custom podcasts, including fun and creative experiments. While engaging, the tool faces challenges like AI hallucinations and political bias. Despite these issues, NotebookLM is becoming a hit for education and content creation. Our Partners:
Building in Public #5Facial Recognition App This week in partnership with OpenCV, we developed a computer vision facial recognition app that allows users to capture an image of a person and compare it against a database of headshots to identify the individual. Such applications can be used for secure access control, unlocking doors, or granting entry to specific rooms for authorized individuals. While it has practical, beneficial uses, like enhancing security, it can also be adapted for background checks by comparing a person's face with social media profiles and other online data. The app can also be upgraded to support real-time face recognition for continuous, live monitoring. I loaded the code to a repository if you want the full code.
Current Flask App Functionality
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Potential with Real-Time Face Recognition (`face-api.js`)
This enhancement would turn the app into a **real-time face recognition tool**, ideal for live scenarios, without needing manual image captures. 🧰 AI ToolsServices II
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Friday, October 4, 2024
🖋️ChatGPT Canvas is here. A New Collaborative Workspace for Writing and Coding.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
🎥Pika 1.5 Launches with Groundbreaking AI Video Features.
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Midweek is here, and the tech developments keep rolling in. While an MIT economist argues that AI will only impact 5% of jobs, Pika Labs has introduced groundbreaking video features, and Microsoft has added voice and vision capabilities to its Copilot models. Tech giants continue pouring billions into data centers and new innovations, but questions about AI's profitability remain. Let’s dive in! Brought to you by UPDF:
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Microsoft Adds Voice Interaction and Vision Features in Major Overhaul.
Microsoft has unveiled a major redesign of its Copilot AI assistant, adding voice and vision capabilities to make it more personalized and interactive. Users can now talk to Copilot naturally, much like OpenAI’s voice features, and use "Copilot Vision" to interact with content on webpages. This overhaul includes new features like a virtual news presenter, personalized homepages, and "Think Deeper" for complex questions. Microsoft aims to create a dynamic AI companion, with plans to expand Copilot's functionality across mobile, web, and desktop platforms in select regions. Pika 1.5 Launches with Groundbreaking AI Video Features. Pika Labs has launched its most advanced AI video generation model yet with Pika 1.5, marking a significant leap in hyper-realistic video creation. The new features, branded as "Pikaffects," include lifelike human and creature movements, along with dynamic camera techniques such as crash zooms and bullet time. These upgrades aim to make cinematic-quality videos more accessible, enabling small businesses and creative professionals to produce high-impact visuals without expensive equipment or large teams. With video now comprising 82% of all web traffic, Pika Labs is setting a new standard for AI-generated content in the industry. Unlock the full potential of your PDFs with UPDF!
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Experience powerful PDF editing with UPDF. Visit UPDF today! AI Hype Could Lead to Economic Crash, Only 5% of Jobs Will Be Impacted.MIT warns that despite the hype around AI, only 5% of jobs are likely to be significantly impacted by AI in the next decade, dampening expectations of a major economic revolution. While AI investments are skyrocketing, with companies like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta spending over $50 billion in one quarter, Acemoglu predicts that much of this spending may not yield the expected productivity gains. He outlines three potential scenarios: a cooling of the hype, a tech stock crash, or long-term economic disruption, with the latter two being more likely due to excessive AI optimism. Our Partners:
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