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July 10, 2024

• Canva vs. Adobe: AI in the Battle for Design Supremacy

• Choose Your Own AI Adventure: Dreamflare’s Future of Interactive Streaming

• Meta’s House of Mirrors: Motivation Behind AI Push Raises Questions

• The AI Wire

• They Said It w/ Julia Cameron

• Tools to Explore

Canva vs. Adobe: AI in the Battle for Design Supremacy

Until recently, the prevailing thought in the world of creatives was that if you work in Adobe, you know what you’re doing; if you work with Canva, you’re a hack.

Today, that thinking is in question. In a recent Decoder podcast interview, Canva CEO Melanie Perkins discussed how AI is democratizing design and how Canva competes with Adobe. Perkins emphasized Canva's mission to make design accessible to all through AI-enhanced tools, focusing on simplicity and user-friendliness. Both Canva and Adobe use AI to innovate, but Canva aims to provide an intuitive design experience.

Perspectives:

• Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva: "Our mission is to empower the world to design. AI is a crucial part of making that mission a reality."

• Perkins: "We’re constantly pushing the boundaries to make design more accessible and intuitive for everyone."

Choose Your Own AI Adventure: Dreamflare’s Future of Interactive Streaming

DreamFlare AI has launched an interactive AI-generated streaming service, merging technology and creativity to offer unique entertainment experiences. Led by former Google executive Josh Liss and filmmaker Rob Bralver, DreamFlare AI aims to revolutionize storytelling with "Flips" and "Spins"—AI-generated immersive stories and interactive short films. The platform operates on a freemium model, offering both free and subscription-based content.

Key Points:

• Interactive AI Entertainment: "Flips" and "Spins" provide immersive and interactive storytelling experiences.

• Freemium Model: Offers weekly free content and affordable subscription options for unlimited access.

• Unique User Experience: Viewers can engage with AI-generated content and make choices that influence storylines.

Perspectives:

• Josh Liss, CEO of DreamFlare AI: "This platform represents our deep passion for innovation and using technology for good, to create opportunities for people and to spread joy."

• Rob Bralver, Creative Director of DreamFlare AI: "We’ve entered an era of something magical. Diverse global talents are emerging who are extraordinary. These creators would never have had a shot before due to lack of access."

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Meta’s House of Mirrors: Motivation Behind AI Push Raises Questions

Is Meta’s embrace of AI in advertising truly about innovation or just a way to cut costs?

Jason Juma-Ross, Head of Technology and Innovation at Meta, discusses how AI is transforming the industry by enhancing creativity and personalization. Despite the benefits, this shift raises questions about the authenticity and ethics of AI-driven ads. Juma-Ross asserts that AI can deliver higher quality and personalized content at lower costs, positioning AI as a pivotal tool in modern advertising.

Perspectives:

• Jason Juma-Ross, Meta: "AI works to enhance our intelligence and capabilities, helping us do things better, faster, and cheaper than before."

• Juma-Ross, Meta: "AI can enable higher quality, more volume, better personalization, all at lower costs. It’s now an 'and game' not an 'or game.'"

The AI Wire

• PartCraft - Researchers have come up with a cool new way to make recommender systems smarter using generative AI. Instead of sticking to a set database, this new method dynamically generates recommendations, making them much more personalized and relevant. By tapping into advanced AI tech, the system can better grasp what users like and dish out more accurate and diverse suggestions on the fly.

• The Fun Audio LLM project introduces a novel large language model (LLM) designed specifically for audio applications. This cutting-edge model leverages advanced AI to generate and understand audio content, including music, speech, and sound effects. The project showcases various use cases, from creating realistic soundscapes to assisting in audio editing and production, making it a valuable tool for creatives and developers in the audio industry.

• Apple is set to use TSMC's advanced packaging technology for its next-generation M5 chips, which will feature significant AI enhancements. This new approach promises to enhance performance and efficiency by stacking and integrating various components in a more compact and effective manner. The M5 chips, expected to power future Macs, will incorporate advanced AI capabilities, offering improvements in tasks like machine learning, real-time processing, and intelligent system optimization.

They Said It

“Creativity is a spiritual practice. It is not something that can be perfected, finished, and set aside. It is a process, and that process is as much about the creative experience as it is about the finished product.”
- Julia Cameron

Tools to Explore

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