⚡️ Goodbye Duolingo

Good Morning. Ever dreamed of an AI that not only translates in real-time but also captures the natural intricacies of human speech? Meta AI is turning this dream into reality with Seamless. Let’s dive right in.

Today’s Highlights:

• Runway ML and Getty's AI venture into video production

• China's ambitious underwater AI data center project

• AstraZeneca's multimillion AI investment

DEEP DIVE

Multilingual Real-Time Conversation

Meta AI just rolled out Seamless, a publicly available AI system crafted to deliver incredibly expressive and real-time cross-lingual communication as smooth as a native speaker's dialogue.

Building on their previous work, SeamlessM4T v2 leverages the latest UnitY2 framework to deliver multimodal translations across a broad spectrum of languages, preserving the speaker's unique vocal nuances.

The improvements are impressive:

• SeamlessAlign updates mean 76 languages are now automatically aligned, accounting for a stunning 114,800 hours of data.

• SeamlessExpressive brings voice style and prosody to the forefront, acknowledging elements like speech pace and pauses that breathe life into translated speech.

• SeamlessStreaming shines with its Efficient Monotonic Multihead Attention (EMMA) technique, translating multiple languages simultaneously for low-latency translations without waiting for source utterances to conclude.

But it's not just about translation efficiency. Meta is committed to responsible AI use, incorporating extensive evaluations, safeguards against gender bias, methods to avert added toxicity, and even mechanisms against deepfake misuse.

Seamless is more than an AI system—it's a foundational step towards the fabled Universal Speech Translator. It's a game-changer in breaking down language barriers, making expressive and authentic communication a real-time possibility for everyone.

Keep reading here.

PUNCHLINES

Brains Over Brawn: OpenAI to buy $51M worth of ‘neuromorphic’ AI chips from Rain AI.

Love by Robot: Bumble is fostering deeper connections with its new AI-powered conversation starters and plans for friends.

Copyright Clash: Getty copyright lawsuit against Stability AI to go to trial in the UK.

Biotech's Binary Bets: AstraZeneca bets $247m AI can create a cancer-fighting antibody.

Dictionary 2.0: AI invades ‘word of the year’ lists at Oxford, Cambridge and Merriam-Webster.

TLDR

China's AI-driven vertical farm: China debuts an unmanned 20-story vertical farm featuring AI and robotics, revolutionizing urban agriculture. Located in Chengdu, the facility uses robotic systems and custom light recipes to yield crops like lettuce in 35 days, posing no difference in quality from field-grown produce and accelerating breeding cycles by 50%.

Runway ML x Getty Images for AI-generated videos: Runway ML partners with Getty Images to develop a new AI video model aimed at Hollywood and advertising sectors. The model will allow enterprises to produce professional videos tailored to their brand and audience, cementing Runway's position as a forerunner in the generative video AI market.

Mastercard unveils AI shopper Shopping Muse: Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI assistant that provides dynamic, personalized product recommendations. It understands current slang and user behavior, offers visually similar product recommendations, and plans to expand beyond fashion into furniture and groceries.

China pioneers underwater data center: China launches a 1400-ton underwater data center with the processing punch of 6 million PCs off Hainan Island. This groundbreaking project promises annual energy savings of over 120 million kWh and land conservation through natural seawater cooling.

TRENDING TOOLS

📊 PlusDocs for Google Analytics: Turn Google Analytics data into professional presentations swiftly

🌐 What Letter: Get complex documents translated into your own language easily

🤖 Chatio: Speed through customer support with AI-assisted answers

🎙️ Fireflies: Effortlessly record, transcribe, and retrieve your meeting content

📝 Dictation: Capture voice memos and enjoy accurate AI-powered transcriptions

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