Hello WKND AI Warriors!

AI Avatars are interviewing for jobs.

Also, Microsoft’s VP of GenAI joins OpenAI.

Plus, ex-OpenAI CTO is recruiting OpenAI employees.

Oh yeah, and “we’re creating [AI] monsters more powerful than us”😱

So, grab your beverage of choice.

Here’s your weekly dose of AI news.

Today’s newsletter includes:

• 📰 AI NEWS RECAP

• 🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

• 🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

• ⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK

• 🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK

• 📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

• 🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

📰 AI NEWS RECAP

AI Avatars Coming For YOUR Job?😮

Are AI avatars coming for YOUR job?

The answer might surprise you

When Brad Costanzo hopped on a Zoom call with Sophia—

He wasn't prepared for what came next...

Sophia looked human.

Sophia sounded human.

But Sophia was NOT human.

She...it?...is an AI avatar—

Powered by a tool called HeyGen.

𝗛𝗲𝘆𝗚𝗲𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

First thing's first.

What the heck is HeyGen, anyway?

In a nutshell...

It's a platform that lets you create scary-realistic AI avatars.

HeyGen's avatars can:

✅ Join video calls and interact in real-time

✅ Soak up expert knowledge on any topic

✅ Clone real humans with eerie accuracy

They can stand in for you in videos, meetings, or events.

It's like having a digital twin.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿

So, back to Brad.

Brad tested HeyGen's new "Interactive Avatar" feature by interviewing Sophia, an AI business coach, on a Zoom call.

The results were jaw-dropping.

Sophia did the following:

☑️ Asked about Brad's business goals

☑️ Offered practical business advice

☑️ Crafted catchy blog titles

If Brad hadn't known better...

He might've thought Sophia was real.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸?

If an AI avatar could handle an interview this well...

What else could it do?

And what would that mean for the future of work?

It's enough to make your head spin.

And it's just the beginning.

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲🤔

Brad's chat with Sophia offered a glimpse of a future where AI avatars are part of daily life.

A future where the line between human and machine blurs beyond recognition.

Could AI avatars replace human job interviewers?

Consultants?

...Employees?

Maybe AI can do our jobs while we relax on the beach.

Would you trust an AI avatar to give advice or do your job?

Microsoft's VP of GenAI research joins OpenAI. Sebastien Bubeck leaves Microsoft to further his work on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) at OpenAI, highlighting the ongoing talent migration in the AI industry.

Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati raises VC funds, recruits OpenAI employees. Murati's new startup venture signals increasing competition in the AI sector, with former OpenAI staff founding rival companies and attracting talent from their previous employer.

Worldcoin rebrands as World, unveils new iris-scanning Orb. Sam Altman's crypto startup drops "coin" from its name and showcases an improved iris-scanning device, aiming to scale up its "proof of personhood" technology and expand beyond cryptocurrency.

AI 'Godfather' Yoshua Bengio warns of creating powerful AI 'monsters'. The Turing Award winner expresses concerns about the potential dangers of advanced AI systems, emphasizing the need for careful development and control of these technologies.

Dario Amodei outlines potential positive impacts of powerful AI. The Anthropic CEO presents an optimistic vision of AI's future benefits in areas like biology, neuroscience, economic development, and governance, while acknowledging the need to address risks.

AI industry explores synthetic data to address data scarcity and privacy concerns. While promising, synthetic data risks perpetuating biases and hallucinations, requiring careful curation and human oversight to prevent model degradation.

NVIDIA stock hits record high, closing at $138.07 amid AI chip demand. The company's market cap reaches $3.4 trillion, making it the second-most valuable U.S. company, with CEO Jensen Huang's net worth soaring to $121.5 billion.

Apple reportedly developing smart glasses to rival Meta's Ray-Bans. The tech giant aims to launch mass-market AR eyewear by 2027, leveraging Vision Pro R&D to create a more accessible wearable than its $3,500 headset.

Emteq Labs unveils emotion-tracking smart glasses that analyze facial expressions. The AI-powered eyewear uses sensors to detect micro-movements, potentially revolutionizing mental health monitoring and human-computer interaction.

Adobe launches Firefly Video Model beta with text-to-video and image-to-video features. The new AI tool allows users to generate short video clips from text prompts or images, offering customizable camera controls and commercial-safe content creation.

Blumhouse partners with Meta for AI-generated horror short films. The collaboration will use Meta's AI video generator to create five short horror films, exploring AI's potential in filmmaking while raising questions about its impact on the creative process.

Elon Musk's beer-pouring Optimus robots fall short of autonomy claims. Tesla's humanoid robots, showcased pouring beer and doing yoga, are revealed to be largely remote-controlled, tempering expectations about their current capabilities.

Noom enhances AI-powered app to address muscle loss in weight management. The digital health platform introduces new AI features to personalize nutrition and exercise plans, helping users maintain muscle mass while achieving weight loss goals.

Meta's AI chief predicts world models as key to human-level AI in 10 years. Yann LeCun emphasizes the limitations of current AI systems and the need for three-dimensional world models to achieve more complex, human-like reasoning and task completion.

🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

Discover ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode, offering real-time translation, roleplay scenarios, and custom voice presets.

Users can personalize responses and accents, practice conversations, and build AI-powered apps.

From assisting in Minecraft with voice-controlled bots to acting as a universal translator, this feature is ideal for language learning, gaming, and creative brainstorming.

It’s one of ChatGPT’s most interactive tools yet!

🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

HeyGen: An AI video generator that allows users to create high-quality videos with AI avatars that can speak in 175 languages, making it perfect for marketing, sales, and localization efforts.

With features like personalized video creation, translation, and interactive avatars, it simplifies the process of producing engaging, professional-grade content at scale. 

Send your tool here to be featured next week!

⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK

Car Mechanic - Your Auto Repair Advisor: 

Need help fixing or maintaining your car?

Give ‘Car Mechanic - Your Auto Repair Advisor’ a try today!

🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK

NVIDIA is offering FREE AI courses.

No payment required.

Register today!

(What are you waiting for?)

📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

Copy and paste this into your favorite chatbot.

You're an AI that designs personalized dreams. Craft a surreal adventure dream for a thrill-seeker, ensuring a mix of exhilaration and enlightenment.

🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Copy and paste this into your favorite image generator.

A cute ghost wearing an orange beanie with a pumpkin and holding a halloween oil lamp, in the style of clipart style vector design digital art illustration, pastel color palette, halloween vibe, high resolution, white background, professional t-shirt graphic design ready to print. --ar 9:11

Not paying for Midjourney or DALL-E 3?
Click here for Microsoft’s FREE image creator.

Send your image here to be featured next week!

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