▶️ YouTube takes shots at TikTok

+ AI could use blockchain based framework

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Tim Moylan
20 Sep • Reading Time: 6 minutes

Hey folks,

It’s the Singapore F1 this weekend, and i’m looking forward to some on-track action but before i do, today is all about content productivity as we look at YouTube and Snapchat’s video creation features, AI in Excel and how to add Chatbots onto your website so let’s dive in..

🐝 Buzz News

Artificial intelligence grunt work can be outsourced using a new blockchain-based framework

Tomorrow's workplace will be run on mind-boggling amounts of data. To make sense of it all, businesses, developers and individuals will need better artificial intelligence (AI) systems, better trained AI workers and more efficient number-crunching servers.

Microsoft Copilot can now help with Excel formulas, make PowerPoints, and more

Help with Excel data is AI we can get behind. Copilot features for the OG spreadsheet program and other 365 apps like PowerPoint, a collaborative "canvas" called Copilot Pages, and customizable AI Agents.

BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund

Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused fund exceeding $30 billion, and will focus on creating data centers and funding energy infrastructure to support AI.

Snap is introducing an AI video-generation tool for creators

Snapchat announced that it’s introducing a new AI video-generation tool for creators. The tool will allow select creators to generate AI videos from text prompts and, soon, from image prompts. 

Snap’s fifth-generation Spectacles bring your hands into into augmented reality

Snap’s latest augmented reality glasses have a completely new — but still very oversized — design, larger field of view and all-new software that supports full hand tracking abilities.

Chip Startup Groq Backs Saudi AI Ambitions With Aramco Deal

AI startup Groq Inc. has partnered with oil producer Aramco to build a giant data center in Saudi Arabia that it hopes will become a hub for companies running AI systems across the Middle East, Africa and India.

LinkedIn is training AI models on your data

You’ll need to opt out twice to stop LinkedIn from using your account data for training in the future — but anything already done is done.

AI Video
▶️ YouTube will use AI to generate ideas, titles and videos.

🐝 The Buzz: YouTube revealed new AI tools at "Made on YouTube" to simplify video creation, offer auto-dubbing, to compete with TikTok and Instagram by enhancing content interactivity and inclusivity.

  • YouTube introduced AI tools like the Inspiration tab and Dream Screen to simplify video creation for creators.

  • The Integration of DeepMind's Veo model helps generate short, AI-assisted clips within YouTube Shorts.

  • Enhanced auto-dubbing functionality will translate videos into more languages, boosting interactivity and inclusivity.

  • These developments aim to compete with platforms like TikTok and Instagram by lowering barriers for content creation.

Source: TheVerge

AI at work
💻️ Create a chatbot for your website in minutes

ChatSimple is a user-friendly platform that enables businesses to create and integrate AI chatbots into their websites, enhancing customer interactions and support without requiring coding skills.

  • Go to ChatSimple

  • Signup for a free account

  • Enter your URL and click “Fetch Links”

  • Select your colour palette and hit Create.

    Optional:

  • Train your Chatbot further with predefined Training Material. You can upload PDFs, URLs, Sitemaps or Text documents.

  • Deploy your chatbot from the Dashboard - “Share my AI”

🎨 Gen AI art

“prompt: world full of retro hi-fi and cassette tapes”
Source: MidJourney

AI productivity
🔥 Tools to take your workflow to the next level.

  1. Competely says goodbye to tedious manual research, get AI-powered competitive analysis in minutes!

  2. Summer is an AI summary in your blog to help grow your sales and audience with AI summary button.

  3. Magnific is the image Upscaler, Enhancer & Transformer that feels like magic.

  4. Taplio lets you leverage AI to grow on LinkedIn. Get more reach, engagement and followers in 10min per day.

🤘 Freaky Friday

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I hope you enjoyed the buzz 🐝

Cheers, Tim

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