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Lionsgate partners with Runway to develop AI tools for filmmaking, leveraging its film and TV library (More)
IBM and UNDP launch AI tools to predict electricity access and evaluate clean energy opportunities in Africa (More)
YouTube integrates AI tool Veo into Shorts, enabling creators to generate custom backgrounds and short clips (More)
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Running Llama 3.1 70b locally? GPU tips for maximum performance (link)
What the OpenAI O1 AI model means for the future of programming (link)
Amazon’s audiobook narrators can now make their own AI voice clones (link)
How to prompt on OpenAI’s o1 models and what’s different from GPT-4 (link)
Why Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff see ‘gigantic’ opportunity for agentic AI (link)
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NEWS UPDATES
Runway’s AI for Hollywood
The entertainment company Lionsgate has partnered with Runway to allow Runway access to Lionsgate's extensive film and TV library. The goal is to train a new generative AI model that can be customized to Lionsgate's content, including popular franchises like John Wick and The Hunger Games.
Lionsgate believes this AI technology will help filmmakers in areas like storyboarding, background scenery, and special effects. The deal is expected to save Lionsgate millions of dollars.
IBM”s Global Energy Tools
IBM and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched two new free-to-use AI-powered tools to help analyze global energy issues. The first is an Electricity Access Forecasting model that uses AI to predict electricity access in 102 countries, including in the Global South and Latin America, through 2030.
The second is a Clean Energy Equity Index that generates a score from 0-1 for 53 African countries based on environmental, social, and economic factors, to reveal opportunities and urgency for clean energy development.
AI shorts
YouTube is integrating AI, Veo, into its Shorts feature to allows creators to easily produce high-quality backgrounds and 6-second clips.
Veo offers features like generating custom images from prompts and editing/remixing existing footage.
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FUNDING & JOBS
💰 Funding
Vahan raised $10M to develop AI recruitment technology and expand its verticals (link)
All Hands AI raises $5M to build open-source agents for developers (link)
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PROMPT TUTORIAL
Analyzing Sales Forecast
Give some insights on how to analyze the accuracy of sales forecasts for [Company Type/Industry] by comparing projected sales with actual sales data over the past [Time Period]. You can use some sample data to explain, consider factors such as market trends, seasonal variations, and any external influences that may have impacted sales performance. Provide insights on deviations and suggest improvements for future forecasting accuracy.
Company Type/Industry: [Insert here]
Time Period: [Insert here]


AI ART
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ETCETERA
Best prompt engineering practices
How mindfulness went mainstream
Coal consumption by region (1965-2023)
Why influence is such a powerful persuader
Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?
The essential skill to master across life and business
Can smart home sensors really detect cockroaches?
Walmart will now let you ‘Shop with Friends’ from home
Asked Bill Gates why there are still so many hungry children
The auto industry finally has a plan to stop electric vehicle fires
Webb telescope reveals a bridge between 2 galaxies after big collision
That’s all.
Stay curious, leaders!
- Mr. Prompts
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