Meta's AI combines text and images

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In today’s update:

📰 News: Meta unveils new AI model for text and images

🛠️ Tools: Generate beautiful QR codes

🎲 Misc: AI detectors think US constitution was written by an AI

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 BIG TECH

Meta’s CM3leon AI model

Meta is back with yet another AI model, CM3leon (pronounced chameleon), capable of both text-to-image and image-to-text generation!

Until now, you could either generate an image using text prompt or create text using image.

This is the first AI model that can handle a wide range of tasks and appears to have an “understanding” of images. It can create text-to-image, image-to-text and even edit images-from-text.

Bigger Picture: A multi-modal AI like CM3leon simplifies business and engineering tasks on many levels. Instead of having to manage an AI model for each task, you simplify your workflow with only one model.

CM3leon is not available for commercial use, but Meta has been leveling the playing field by open-sourcing state-of-the-art models.

As we head into second half of 2023, Google’s leaked internal document on why they have no moat is being clearer.

LEVERAGE AI

Generate beautiful QR Codes

QR Blend can convert your boring 2D black-and-white QR codes into beautiful codes with artistic angle to it. (link)

Practice Interviews with AI

Vera: A platform where you can practice interview skills. It offers mock interview simulations, personalized feedback, and expert advice to help you ace your interview. (link)

Photo manager for teams

One platform to organize, edit, and host your team's stock photos and design assets in one place. An AI-powered DAM built for modern marketing, design, and dev teams. (link)

 MISC

What’s happening in Tech

• 🎥 Media: A Volkswagen commercial used AI to 'resurrect' a Brazilian singer who died in '82, igniting both delight and ethical concerns - The Guardian

• 💰Funding: Causaly, an AI platform for drug discovery and biomedical research, raises $60M - Techcrunch 

• 🤖 Security: WormGPT – The generative AI tool cybercriminals are using to launch business email compromise (BEC) attacks - SlashNext

• 🌎 Social Media: Instagram threads now has 150 million users, roughly one-fifth the weekly active user base of twitter - Techcrunch

• 🖼️ AI: Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI - ArsTechnica