Lots of new releases this week 🥳 

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• OpenAI's GPT-4.5 is here! 👏 

• Alexa+ has arrived! 🗣️ 

• Sora finally enters the UK & EU market 🛍️ 

• Ideogram’s new faster model ⚡️ 

• Clone your voice using AI 🤖 

• Top AI Tools of the week! 🛠️ 

BREAKING AI NEWS

OpenAI has launched GPT-4.5 📈 

AI has released GPT-4.5, their largest and most advanced model to date. This new version focuses on delivering a more human-like conversational experience, with improved emotional intelligence and a better understanding of human intent 🧬 

GPT-4.5 uses unsupervised learning to achieve deeper world knowledge and reduce hallucinations, making it more accurate than previous models ✅ 

While it may not be a significant step up in terms of math or science capabilities, but it but does surpass o3-mini and o1 on SWE-Lancer, OpenAI’s new freelance coding task benchmark.

GPT-4.5 excels in professional tasks, creative work, and everyday queries. The model is currently available to Pro users and developers on paid plans, with Plus and Team users gaining access next week 📆 

CEO Sam Altman described GPT-4.5 as “a giant, expensive model,” citing GPU shortages as a limiting factor in a full-scale release. This new model aims to simplify user interactions by eliminating the need for manual model selection, providing a more seamless AI experience 📈 

The next-gen of Alexa is here! 🗣️ 

Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, the next generation of its AI-powered assistant. Alexa+ is designed to be more conversational, smarter, and highly personalized ✅ 

It can manage and protect your home, make reservations, help you track and discover new artists, and even summarize complex topics.

One of the standout features of Alexa+ is its ability to remember and apply personal information, such as family recipes, important dates, and dietary preferences, to provide more useful and tailored assistance. For example, if you're planning a family dinner, Alexa+ can suggest recipes or restaurants based on your preferences and dietary restrictions 🍽️ 

Alexa+ is available for $19.99, but it's free for Prime members. Initially, it will only work with Amazon's own Alexa/Echo products and not with third-party "Works with Alexa" devices 👀 

OpenAI’s Sora is now (finally) available in the EU, UK 👏 

OpenAI has launched its video generation model, Sora, in the European Union, the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland. 

Sora was initially unavailable in the EU, UK, and other regions due to regulatory and compliance challenges. Ensuring that the model met the stringent data protection and privacy standards required by these regions took time.

Additionally, OpenAI needed to address concerns related to ethical AI usage and content moderation to align with local regulations 🛡️ 

Ideogram’s new new model is FAST! ⚡️ 

Ideogram has launched its new model, Ideogram 2a, which significantly boosts speed and reduces costs while maintaining high-quality output ✅ 

The new model can generate image outputs in just 10 seconds, with an even faster '2a Turbo' option delivering results at twice the speed. Ideogram 2a excels at graphic design and text generation, creating content like homepages, movie posters, and advertisements 😲 

It is also optimized for photorealism and is priced at 50% less than Ideogram 2.0 for both API and web use 💸 

CLONE YOUR VOICE

🗣️ Clone your voice using AI

Using ElevenLabs, you can now create a digital replica of your voice for different use cases like content creation, audiobooks, or personalized AI assistants 🤖 ✅ 

Here’s a step-by-step 👇️

1. Create an account/sign up at ElevenLabs and go to the "Voices" section.

2. Select "Add a new voice" and click "Professional Voice Cloning."

3. Follow the instructions and simply record yourself for 30+ minutes of clear, varied speech samples.

4. Just upload your audio and wait for processing (might take few hours).

5. Test your new AI voice using the Text to Speech feature 🗣️ 

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TOP AI TOOLS OF THE WEEK

These AI tools are going VIRAL 🐝 

Pointer - AI editing co-pilot for Google Docs offering efficient, polished, real-time edits

Athina - An AI development platform to build, test, and monitor AI apps and agents

Steer 2.0 - Intelligently fix and improve writing in any application with a lightning-fast native assistant

Magic Roll - Create viral shorts in one click with B-roll, motion graphics, and AI-powered captions 📱