Big AI news this week: OpenAI’s GPT-4o voice mode starts to leak out to users while they also  announced SearchGPT, their big new search product. Also, a new Midjourney update upgrades the best generative AI image tool while Runway GEN-3 introduces image-to-video allowing AI creatives huge new tools to work with. All that and even more in a mini “we’re on vacation but still did this” episode…

We'll be back with a full episode next week!

 

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GPT 4o Voice Mode Rolling Out

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/30/24209650/openai-chatgpt-advanced-voice-mode

Reddit User Begara Tries out GPT-4o Voice

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1eg3bhb/ive_got_advanced_voice_mode_it_refused_to_sing/

Search GPT Announced

https://openai.com/index/searchgpt-prototype/

Midjourney 6.1 Launched

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1eg2sjt/midjourney_v61_just_released_and_is_practically/

Runway Gen-3 Launched Image-to-Video 

https://venturebeat.com/ai/you-can-now-turn-still-images-into-ai-videos-with-runway-gen-3-alpha/

Runway’s Training on YouTubers

https://www.404media.co/runway-ai-image-generator-training-data-youtube/

Friend AI Companion Pendant

https://www.friend.com/

Friend Spent 1.8m on the Friend domain

https://www.404media.co/ai-friend-company-spent-1-8-million-and-most-its-funds-on-domain-name/