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Today’s Menu 🥠

• Perplexity’s Sonar Is Eating And Leaving No Crumbs

• Goku Is Replacing Influencers In Ads

• Basketball’s Massive Cost Reduction 

• Everything Else You Need To Know

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Fast Snacks 🥡

Grindr’s AI Wingman Offers Smart Dating Advice
Grindr is experimenting with an AI-powered "wingman" designed to enhance user interactions on the platform. This tailored dating advice, helps with profile optimization, and even suggests conversation starters based on user interests.

AI to Match 'Country of Geniuses' by 2026, Says Anthropic CEO
Dario Amodei, CEO of AI research firm Anthropic, predicts that artificial intelligence will achieve intelligence comparable to an entire country of geniuses within two years. He warns that this rapid AI progress presents geopolitical risks, particularly if authoritarian regimes gain an upper hand.

Tanka
An innovative messenger tool that incorporates AI to offer smart replies based on a user's business context. It leverages AI's long-term memory or 'recollection' capabilities for team collaboration.

AI’s Search Supremacy
Cerebras and Perplexity Aim to Disrupt $100B Search Market

Cerebras Systems has teamed up with Perplexity AI to launch Sonar, an ultra-fast search model capable of processing 1,200 tokens per second.

Built on Meta’s Llama 3.3 70B foundation, Sonar aims to revolutionize web search by offering near-instantaneous results. Internal tests suggest it surpasses competitors in accuracy and user satisfaction, posing a major threat to Google and other established search giants in the $100 billion search industry.

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ByteDance’s Goku Models Create Realistic AI Product Videos

ByteDance has introduced its Goku AI models, which can create hyper-realistic videos featuring people interacting with products, all generated from text prompts. Influencers are shaking in their boots rn.

Trained on extensive datasets of images and videos, Goku eliminates the need for human actors in advertisements, significantly reducing production costs. This advancement is poised to disrupt marketing, e-commerce, and media industries by automating commercial video creation with high realism.

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ML Cost Slam Dunk
Databricks Helps Pacers Slash ML Costs by 12,000X

The organization behind the Indiana Pacers dramatically cut its machine learning costs by migrating to Databricks on Salesforce.

The move reduced costs from $100,000 annually to a mere $8 while simultaneously accelerating insights into fan behavior. By leveraging AI-powered analytics, the team has enhanced fan engagement strategies and optimized operations, showcasing the transformative potential of AI in sports management.

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Everything Else You Need To Know 📈

AI Dependence May Weaken Critical Thinking: A study from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft shows that people who frequently rely on AI for decision-making may experience a decline in their critical thinking skills over time.

Zonos Open-Source AI Can Clone Your Voice in Seconds: Zyphra has unveiled Zonos-v0.1, an open-source voice cloning model that can replicate a person’s voice using only a few seconds of recorded speech. The model supports various languages, including English, Japanese, and French, and allows users to control pitch, speed, and emotional tone.

Napkin’s AI Agents Are Reinventing Graphic Design: Napkin AI has introduced a revolutionary design platform that mimics the operations of a full-service creative agency using AI agents. The system can generate graphics instantly based on text input, handling tasks such as copywriting, illustration, and layout design.

Toolbox
5 Trending AI Tools

GitPage AI Website Builder: The tool utilizes AI technology to automate processes like copy and interactive UI creation, responsive design, and deployment to production. Users are prompted to fill out a form with their website requirements and content details.

Vaultlabs.ai: An AI platform developed with a focus on data security, specifically designed to process sensitive information. It guarantees privacy and confidentiality in line with the highest German security standards and ensures GDPR compliance.

PixelGenie: This tool enables users to create AI-generated images of their pets in various scenes and styles.

GoAgentic: Autonomous AI sales agents manage the entire sales cycle—from prospecting and qualification to personalized outreach, objection handling, and intelligent follow-ups—allowing your team to focus on closing deals.

Apex - X Sales AI: A tool designed for automated lead generation on X. Utilizing the official X API, Apex automates interaction with specified accounts and posts, generating leads through replies and direct messages.

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