Twitter is dead. Bye bye birdie.

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It’s time to say bye to the birdie, as Elon Musk retires the Twitter brand and replaces it with X — an app with a new direction “powered by AI”, according to the company’s CEO.

There’s lots to tell you today, so let’s dive right in.

 TODAY’S MENU

• The Big Picture: Twitter’s new “AI- powered” direction 

• 5 AI tools to supercharge your productivity

• Enterprise Roundup: Generative AI consultants, Samsung plays catch-up, and AI for execs

• AI Tutorial: Create famous movie scenes

• AI-Generated Images: Kitchen designs inspired by famous fictional characters

TODAY IN AI & TECH  

• DishBrain: Computer chip with built-in human brain tissue gets funding from Australian military.

• Return of the king: Google cofounder Sergey Brin is back at the company to work on Google’s latest AI model.

• Bad bargain: Etsy loses $1 billion after 2 failed acquisitions.

• Inflation: Spotify is raising subscription prices in several countries.

• Side project: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman launches WorldCoin crypto project.

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THE BIG STORY

Twitter rebrands to X. Company’s new direction to be ‘AI-powered’, says CEO

Bye bye, birdie. We barely knew ye.

It’s a day of mixed emotions for Twitter users, as Elon Musk officially rebranded the company to X last night. The new X logo replaced the bird logo on the app, and was also displayed on the walls of the company HQ (pictured above).

Twitter’s CEO said the newly branded app will be “centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine.“

Musk has previously talked about creating an “everything app” similar to Chinese super apps that combine social media, financial transactions, online shopping, and much more.

There could also be another angle, as the company recently restricted free access to its API and put other restrictions in place to stop AI companies from scraping Twitter’s data to train their models.

Some speculate that Twitter may intend to develop in-house AI models with its data, and build business applications similar to BloombergGPT.

Other major news and insights

• ChatGPT is finally coming to Android. You can preorder the app here.

• Person who claims to be former employee alleges Shopify is firing human customer service agents and replacing them with AI chatbots. Read the full thing here (may require Twitter account).

TOOLS

5 AI Tools to Supercharge Your Productivity

InputAI: Create your own chatbot or talk to chatbots trained to respond like famous celebrities — everyone from Bill Gates and Barack Obama, to Taylor Swift and Oprah.

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Mayday: Empowers you to effectively manage, protect, and optimize your most valuable resource - time.

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ENTERPRISE ROUNDUP

The must-know news and can’t-miss insights from Enterprise AI this week

AI for execs: How to cut through the noise and deliver results — Choosing the right AI solution requires identifying key pain points and ensuring data readiness. Despite hype, generative AI's practical applications are currently most evident in marketing. More details →

Generative AI will be great for generative AI consultants — Generative AI faces slow adoption due to data readiness and legacy IT system challenges, according to JPMorgan analysts. More details → (may require Financial Times subscription)

How to navigate your engineering team through the generative AI hype — Engineering leaders should guide AI projects realistically, considering generative AI's pros and cons. Evaluating potential ML projects effectively and setting clear expectations are key to navigating the AI hype. More details →

Can Samsung catch up in the AI race? — Samsung is investing heavily in AI and chip manufacturing, but analysts question their ability to catch up. More details →

Study: 59% of orgs lack resources to meet generative AI expectations — A study shows 59% of organizations can't meet generative AI expectations due to resource and budget constraints, and 66% struggle to measure AI/ML project ROI. More details →

AI TUTORIAL

How to create famous movie scenes

Want to craft thrilling movie scenes straight out of your wildest dreams? Try these prompts below:

1) “In the style of the movie ‘Forrest Gump’, Forrest sitting on a bench and talking to a stranger while waiting for the bus.”

2) "In the style of the movie 'The Dark Knight', the Joker is menacingly holding hostages at gunpoint on a ferris wheel in an amusement park." 

Here’s the result:

Tool used: Midjourney

AI-GENERATED IMAGES

Kitchen designs inspired by famous fictional characters

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