

EP 374: AI News That Matters - October 7th, 2024
Oct 7, 2024
Discover Meta's innovative MovieGen, a game-changer for creating personalized videos from text. Delve into OpenAI's impressive $6.6 billion funding and the challenges of operational costs. Microsoft rolls out exciting updates like Copilot Plus and a new voice assistant. Google aims to enhance AI search capabilities with advanced tools. Explore the implications of open-sourcing AI models and the innovations that keep shaping the competitive AI landscape!
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Meta's MovieGen: AI Video Revolution
- Meta's MovieGen rivals OpenAI's Sora with AI video generation using text and images.
- It offers advanced editing, swapping objects within videos.
OpenAI's Financial Landscape
- OpenAI secured $4B credit, reaching $10B liquidity after a $6.6B funding round.
- Despite growing revenue, OpenAI might lose billions due to high costs.
Windows 11 AI Innovations
- Windows 11's 2024 update introduces AI features for Copilot Plus PCs with NPUs.
- "Recall," an AI memory function, launches in November with privacy controls.