Elon launches ChatGPT competitor

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What do you do when you have your hands full with running multiple companies and you’re up to your neck in work? Launch a new company of course!

Or at least that’s how Elon thinks.

Sharpen your knives, because this one’s going to be on the cutting edge.

 TODAY’S MENU

• The Big Picture: Elon launches (another) AI company 

• 5 AI tools to supercharge your productivity

• News: Google and Shopify unveil handy new AI products

• AI Tutorial: How to generate oil portraits

• AI-Generated Images: Babies working adult jobs

TODAY IN TECH & AI

• Bonjour, Bard: Google finally brings its chatbot Bard to Europe after addressing privacy concerns.

• Apple-solutely: IOS 17 comes to Apple devices today with features like offline maps, a journaling app, and much more.

• Yikes: Chinese hackers could have gained access to US government email accounts after exploiting Microsoft bug.

• Bargain boom: Amazon’s Prime Day revenue rose 6% to $6.4 billion as it enticed inflation-hit shoppers with deep discounts.

THE BIG PICTURE

Elon Musk launches xAI to compete with ChatGPT

Just when we thought he couldn't handle any more companies (hello Twitter, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company), Elon Musk is back at it like an addict.

xAI, Musk’s latest venture, is gearing up to challenge OpenAI - the company that Musk co-founded but later accused of being biased and "woke". The goal of the new company is to "understand the true nature of the universe" and is aiming to answer fundamental questions like “can AI become conscious?”

Will Musk's new venture surpass OpenAI? Or will this be one bridge too far for the man who knows no limits?

📰 Read more about it here

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NEWS

Google launches it’s AI-powered notes app called NotebookLM

Previously known as Tailwind, the app gives you an AI model trained only on the documents you want. The app is open to a select few users in the US at this point. You can join the waitlist here.

Shopify to launch Sidekick, an AI assistant to help you run your online store

I could write so much about this, but this video does an amazing job of explaining how Sidekick works. I think it looks awesome.

AI TUTORIAL

How to generate oil portraits

Want to create beautiful art that looks like an oil portrait? Try this prompt:

Create stunning and dramatic oil paintings that capture the true essence of the subject. Use rich textures and bold brushstrokes to bring out the personality and character of the individual, while framing them in a dark and moody ambiance. The painting should be photorealistic yet also expressive and emotional, conveying a profound sense of depth and complexity., --v 5

Here’s the result:

Tool used: Midjourney

AI GENERATED IMAGES

Babies working adult jobs

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Until next time!

Zain

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