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Last week was a HUGE week for updates in A.I and Tech news.

Check out the Microsoft Co-Pilot Super Bowl ad if you haven’t yet.
It really gives a great feeling of what these AI tools can do and how they can really enhance what you want to do and give each person Super Powers to do more than ever before

Let’s get right to it!

The Rundown

• FEATURED

  • The Era of Google Gemini is here, but is it better than Chat GPT?
    

• NEWS

  • Microsoft Co-Pilot adds AI Image editing.

  • Midjourney is Out of Discord and now has a standalone platform. They have also added Style References.

  • Brilliant creates AI/AR Glasses

• TOOLS

  • AI Compositing

  • Super fast UI design for anything

  • A new animation tool that will most likely be rolled into every AI animation platform ASAP.

• Education

  • As the job landscape changes so must our knowledge. There is concerns that could be expensive and not possible, but the top industry experts are giving this education away for FREE!

FEATURED: The Era of Google Gemini is HERE!

• Google Gemini is here!

  • Google AI has shifted from Bard and now everything moving forward with Google AI will fall under Google Gemini. Check out all of the ways AI has been integrated into your google products.

    1. Email: Google can now help you write, shorten and elaborate on emails.

    2. Docs: You can get help with writing docs, meeting notes and any other documents you write.

    3. Slides: You can have Gemini create pictures for you and remove backgrounds directly in slides.

    4. Sheets: Prompt to spreadsheet capabilities for templates.

    5. Search: Gemini can give you sources and a complete overview of your search with follow up questions.

    Check it out and start letting the monotonous tasks you have run on autopilot!

NEWS: Your Weekly Tech Update

• Microsoft Copilot adds image editing

  • Microsoft has recently enhanced its Copilot AI tool, introducing new features aimed at improving user experience in creating prompts and editing images. These updates mark a significant step forward in making AI tools more interactive and user-friendly.

    1. Visual Carousel for Suggested Prompts: Copilot now displays suggested prompts in a visually appealing carousel format across its Windows application, website, and mobile apps. This update aims to make the suggestions more engaging and easier to navigate for users.

    2. Inline Image Editing: A notable upgrade is the ability for users to edit images generated by Copilot directly within the tool. This feature, available in Windows and on the website (but not in mobile apps), includes options to crop, blur backgrounds, apply filters, and adjust lighting, among other enhancements.

    3. Designer Integration: The integration of the Designer editing tool within Copilot allows users to fine-tune their generated images without leaving the chat interface. This seamless experience supports a range of modifications, from highlighting objects to applying artistic effects, all available for free.

    4. Copilot Pro Exclusive Features: For subscribers of Copilot Pro, which costs $20 per month, additional functionalities include resizing and regenerating images between square and landscape formats. Copilot Pro also introduces Designer GPT, aimed at helping users better visualize their ideas.

    These updates to Microsoft's Copilot AI not only enhance its functionality but also position it as a more versatile tool for both casual and professional users. By integrating advanced image editing capabilities and improving the user interface, Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of AI-assisted creativity and productivity.

• MidJourney is now a standalone platform

  

  • Midjourney has launched an alpha version of its website, midjourney.com, marking a significant expansion beyond its original Discord-based platform. With over 17.5 million users on Discord, Midjourney's move to the web aims to make its powerful image generation tools more accessible and user-friendly.

    1. Alpha Website Launch: Midjourney has initiated alpha testing of its website, allowing users to generate images directly on the web. This feature is now limited to users who have created more than 1,000 images with Midjourney, with plans to extend access to more users in the coming month.

    2. User Interface Enhancements: The new web interface offers a minimalistic and clean design, featuring an "Explore" tab with public generations from other users and a straightforward prompt entry bar. It introduces a significant improvement over the Discord version by eliminating the need for jargon text commands, making the process more intuitive.

    3. Advanced Features: Users can adjust prompt settings through a visual interface, access a reverse-chronological view of all their image generations, and participate in a crowdsourced image ranking project. These features enhance the user experience and contribute to the ongoing improvement of Midjourney's AI model.

    4. Future Developments: Midjourney plans to introduce more features, including an iOS app and web folders, as part of its efforts to make the service more accessible and organized for users. Despite its advancements, Midjourney, like other AI image generation services, faces legal challenges over copyright infringement allegations.

    Midjourney's alpha website represents a pivotal step in making AI image generation more accessible and user-friendly, promising to attract a wider audience.

• Brilliant creates AI/AR glasses

  

  • Brilliant Labs introduces Frame, a pair of smart glasses priced at $349, promising to equip users with "AI superpowers." This innovative eyewear aims to revolutionize how we interact with technology, offering a seamless blend of virtual assistance and real-world application. Here's a breakdown of the key points from the article:

    1. Multimodal AI Capabilities: Frame smart glasses offer users the ability to perform AI translations, web searches, and visual analyses directly in their field of vision, using voice commands for tasks like identifying landmarks, searching for products, or accessing nutrition information of food, all displayed as an overlay on the lenses.

    2. Customization and Accessibility: Available in three colors (black, gray, and clear), Frame allows for prescription lenses at an additional cost, making it accessible for a wider audience. The glasses are set to start shipping on April 15th, highlighting Brilliant Labs' commitment to blending style with functionality.

    3. Open Source and Hackable: Unlike previous smart glasses, Frame is completely open source and hackable, offering tech enthusiasts and developers unprecedented freedom to customize and innovate on the platform. This approach could potentially open up new applications and uses for smart eyewear.

    4. Technical Specifications and Charging: Frame features a micro OLED display, a 1280 x 720 camera, microphone, and a 222mAh battery, promising all-day battery life with a unique "Mister Power" charger. Running on a custom, fully open-source operating system, Frame is designed for both practicality and the tech-savvy user.

    Brilliant Labs' Frame smart glasses represent a significant step forward in the integration of AI technology into everyday life, offering a glimpse into a future where digital information and the physical world seamlessly intersect. With its open-source platform and comprehensive AI capabilities, Frame is poised to redefine the smart eyewear market.

TOOLS: Give Yourself Powers

• Anything in Any Scene

  

  • This new tool that is currently in a research paper, but available for demo allows you to insert anything anywhere. Just think of the possibilities.

• Galileo

  

  • Generate interface designs at lighting speed.

• Boximator

  

  • Generate Rich and Controllable Motions for Video Synthesis. It allows for very direct ways you can animate images utilizing AI

EDUCATION: BEST WAY TO LEARN AI

• AI courses that anyone can take for FREE from top experts!!

  • Google: Google AI for Everyone

    • Google offers a beginner course on AI through edX. The self-paced course, called Google AI for Everyone, takes about four weeks to complete with a commitment of two-to-three hours per week. Participants learn about AI and machine learning principles, real-world applications, AI programming, and teaching computers to learn. The course is taught by Laurence Moroney, an AI Advocacy leader at Google. Over 12,000 people have enrolled in this free online course.

  • Harvard: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

    • CS50 is a prerequisite for Harvard's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python course. This seven-week course covers AI algorithms, game-playing engines, handwriting recognition, and machine translation. Students must commit 10-30 hours per week and complete hands-on projects and lectures. Taught by renowned computer scientist and Harvard professor David J. Malan.

  • IBM: AI Foundations for Everyone

    • IBM offers an AI Foundations for Everyone specialization on Coursera. It consists of three courses: Introduction to AI, Getting Started with AI using IBM Watson, and Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming. The specialization takes about three months to complete, with a commitment of two hours per week. Students will learn the basics of AI, its applications, ethical concerns, and career advice from experts. The program is taught by Rav Ahuja and Antonio Cangiano from IBM’s Skills Network, and participants receive a certificate.

  • UC Davis: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics

    • UC Davis offers a four-week course on AI, big data, and ethics as part of its Computational Social Science specialization on Coursera. The course, taught by Professor Martin Hilbert, covers the limitations of big data, the history of AI, and research ethics. It takes approximately 13 hours to complete and includes case studies to aid learning. Over 23,000 participants have already earned a certificate upon completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn.

  • University of Pennsylvania: AI for Business

    • The University of Pennsylvania offers a series of AI courses for those interested in breaking into AI or learning about its applications in different industries. The AI for Business specialization consists of four courses: AI Fundamentals for Non-Data Scientists, AI

      Applications in Marketing and Finance, AI Applications in People Management, and AI Strategy and Governance. These beginner courses take about four months to complete and include a final project. Participants complete peer-reviewed exercises to demonstrate their understanding of data analytics, machine learning tools, and people management. The specialization is taught by eight UPenn professors from the Wharton School, a top-ranked business school, and other university professors. The courses are available on Coursera, and students can earn a certificate for their LinkedIn profile.