I have been using Google since I started browsing the Internet. But now, that might change.
With Microsoft integrating GPT-4 and now Dall-E to Bing, it is clear that Bing is currently ahead of Google in terms of its functionalities. You can now have a conversation with Bing, make it write your essays for you, and a ton of other interesting things. Now, it can even draw pictures for you.
Microsoft just brought Dall-E to Bing
Bing is really stepping up its game.
Microsoft said today that its new AI-powered Bing will now allow users to make photos using Bing Talk. DALL-E, OpenAI's generative picture generator, powers this new functionality.
This new function, dubbed "Bing Picture Maker," is already (slowly) going out to users in the Bing preview and will only be available through Bing's Creative Mode. It will eventually make its way to Bing's Balanced and Precise modes. In addition, the new image generator will be featured on the Edge sidebar.
You can try it here.
In fact, I liked it so much that I have tried other AI image generators using the same prompt, and this has produced a lot of interesting results (you can check them out below). I chose the one I liked most to be my new logo.
If you want me to give a full review of each of the AI image generators, please leave a comment below.
Prompt: A red cat with glasses building lego, dark background, looking tired, white whisker, pixel art.
Adding to the fact that the search engine Bing is now powered by GPT-4, it is clear that now Bing is the one leading ahead in the game, in terms of functionality.
The AI plugins
Yesterday, Plugins were just announced by OpenAI.
Plugins link the capabilities and real-time nature of other websites with the strength of OpenAI's Chatgpt, run and interpret codes, or use third-party services.
Plugins can allow ChatGPT to do things like:
Retrieve real-time information; e.g., sports scores, stock prices, the latest news, etc.
Retrieve knowledge-base information; e.g., company docs, personal notes, etc.
Perform actions on behalf of the user; e.g., booking a flight, ordering food, etc.
So basically, ChatGPT connects to apps now.
If you are a general user like me, imagine a day when, as usual, you are using ChatGPT and you inquire about the recipes of your favorite foods. ChatGPT returns you with a little bit introduction about the dish, a list of ingredients, and a step by step guide how to cook it. With plugins, you can now even order the ingredients fresh from your nearest market and get them delivered straight to your home. And that is just the most basic use of Plugins.
It also allows developers to build their plugins upon ChatGPT, so imagine getting a whole ecosystem of plugins on top of AI in the future. That is the future of web browsing.
I just joined the waitlist, let’s just wait to test it in the future.
But, Where is Google?
With all these things happening, you might start wondering: Hey, where is Google?
Well, they’re starting.
Last week, Google unveiled Bard, a conversational AI designed to compete with ChatGPT and other big language models. But, given the system's rocky and late start, users may be apprehensive about putting their confidence in it.
Google Bard is still limited to a small group of testers. So how it is, compared to GPT-4, remains in question.
You can read some early reviews here.
What Bill Gates has to say about AI
Bill Gates just wrote on his website, Gates Notes, about the age of AI.
In the post, he discusses how AI is changing the world and how it will continue to do so in the future. He also talks about the potential benefits and challenges of AI and how we can ensure that it is used for good.
The post is divided into several sections, each of which covers a different aspect of AI. Overall, it provides a good overview of the topic and is a great starting point for anyone interested in learning more about AI.
You can read the full blog by click in the link below.
Canva released a new suite of tools powered by AI.
Canva has recently announced the launch of a new range of features that aim to enhance the Visual Suite and make the creative journey more accessible and customized for its users.
These features include image generator Text to Image and copywriting assistant Magic Write, as well as new innovative tools that enable creative teams to work faster and smarter.
Now Magic Design is a tool that can help you with designing Instagram posts, presentations, event posters, project one-pagers, and more. It offers a solution for those who struggle with coming up with the right design by providing curated templates tailored to your needs.
When you upload an image and select a style, it will provide you with a selection of templates that are unique, helping you to find inspiration and visualize your design ideas quickly and easily.
You can try it here.
TikTok tries to avoid a ban in U.S. congressional hearing
The CEO of Tiktok, Shou Zi Chew, gave mainly ineffective evidence before the U.S. congressional hearing on Thursday.
Instead of attempting to get any genuine knowledge about how TikTok functions or what it does to safeguard its youngest users from danger, representatives were frequently more interested in airing their own opinions, posing for pictures, and yelling over the CEO's responses to their queries. (There are conspiracy theories that Meta lobbyists are behind those ridiculous questions.)
Nonetheless, a few reasonable queries that were presented during the session received unsettling answers. It was unclear how Project Texas would completely divorce TikTok from its Chinese parent firm, ByteDance.
Project Texas is TikTok's intention to transfer all U.S. user data from its own servers to Oracle servers in the U.S.
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Furthermore, the executive was unable to confirm where TikTok sells its data. Chew asserted that he did not "think" that they sold to data brokers, but he added that he would have to "come back" to Congress with details regarding potential customers.
Although Chew may be right that TikTok does not gather more data than US social media firms, it is subject to different standards. The CCP might influence TikTok's activities as a Chinese corporation with access to this data. China's 2017 National Intelligence Law, which requires corporations to cooperate in intelligence-gathering operations if requested, poses a threat even though that may not have happened yet. TikTok insists it won't cooperate, but how can it if ByteDance is doing it?
The House representatives also inquired about several aspects of child safety. Strangely, TikTok was the first of the major social media applications in the United States to introduce in-app parental controls and shut down teen accounts, setting the precedent in this area.
Furthermore, TikTok is not the only social media platform that poses risks. The general use of social media is linked to an increase in anxiety, sadness, body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and other issues, including suicidal ideation.
🍟Snacks
GitHub released CoPilot X, the new version of its generative AI-powered assistant. Check it out here.
Adobe, released Firefly, a new creative generative AI platform. Check it out here.
Opera released new features powered by ChatGPT. Check it out here.
At some point this week, trying to keep up with the speed of movement in the AI space was so hard. These are probably the most significant weeks in the development history of AI, and I think using AI in your daily lives is not only in the future anymore.
That’s all for today; see you next week!
