😺 DALL·E 3

PLUS: Alexa is becoming more like Her ... and we love Scarlett Johansson!

Welcome, humans.

ChatGPT feels like that student always waving their hand to answer every question, and the teacher's like, "Anyone else?"

Crickets.

Really wish there was a “stop generating” button for the know-it-all back in the day…

Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

OpenAI launched DALL·E 3.
The next version of Alexa will be AI-powered.
George R.R. Martin joins the many authors suing OpenAI.
GitHub Copilot Chat is open to all users.

DALL·E 3 Is Here & It’s Darn Impressive.

OpenAI previewed v3 of its image generator DALL·E yesterday. ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise customers are set to access the API in a few weeks.

We haven’t covered DALL·E in a minute (it used to be bad), but this upgraded version actually creates images on par with Midjourney and Stable Diffusion (see for yourself with these examples).

Three very important takeaways from this update:

DALL·E can render text, which all the other popular image generators struggle with.
DALL·E’s big plus is that it doesn’t require elaborate prompt engineering. All it needs is simple descriptions of what you want.
DALL·E will be integrated within ChatGPT, a big advantage over using Midjourney in Discord. BTW, are you thinking what I’m thinking?

MULTIMODAL

IS UPON US.

Multimodal = AI that can understand and generate both text and images. Imagine transforming prompts directly into social media posts, landing pages, graphics, and beyond.

Google is expected to unveil its multimodal AI “Gemini” soon, but OpenAI is sending a crystal-clear message: we will beat you to it!

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Amazon Is Soon Launching An AI-Powered Alexa.

“Hey Alexa, what’s the best way to learn about AI?”

BEFORE: Read The Neuron.

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This is what the future of Amazon’s Echo devices might look like. Yesterday, Amazon announced exciting new AI upgrades coming to its smart home devices:

A more conversational device. Picture a ChatGPT-powered Alexa that goes back-and-forth with you.
More opinionated and more personality.

The second part is key: “More opinionated and more personality”.

Why it matters: The future of AI assistants won't be one-size-fits-all. They'll be customizable. This trend is evident with the rise of apps like Character AI, where you can “choose” from hundreds of different AI chatbots.

Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant might be headed in a direction reminiscent of the movie Her... and hey: who can argue with a future inspired by Scarlett Johansson?

Around the Horn.

The Authors Guild and authors like George R.R. Martin are suing OpenAI for infringing on their work. The North remembers!
Uber Eats is planning a chatbot that will streamline finding restaurants and reordering.
GitHub’s “Copilot Chat” — its programming chatbot — is now available for all GitHub users.
How to fine-tune ChatGPT-3.5 with OpenAI, next.js and Vercel AI SDK.