Text-to-3D 🌐, Midjorney's copyright claims ⚖️, real-time subtitles 🔡, and much more!
Hi and welcome to another week of Augmented Rarity! 👽
This week’s curation includes a more diverse range of topics (no AI or Elon monopoly, I swear!) aaaaand don't forget to check out the resources section at the bottom, as it's filled with interesting material 🥐
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🤖 Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT could potentially replace Google 👋 and could also hurt their revenue since ChatGPT might not be suited to delivering digital ads, Google’s main revenue. Wondering what happened to LaMDA, Google’s promising AI that apparently developed sentiment last year and got an engineer fired.
Point-E, OpenAI’s new text-to-3D has been released ⚡️. But don’t get too excited because it’s not yet ready for practical use (you can try it here tho) + its reliance on pre-existing 3D models raises concerns about copyright… but everything AI related has the same issues, right? 👀
In the context of artists being concerned about apps like Lensa stealing their artwork to be trained and generate cheap profile pictures, Midjourney has something to confess as well as its founder admitted using a large number of images without obtaining consent from the creators or owners 😅.
🥽 Extended Reality
The two-year-old VR headset Meta Quest 2 has received a revamp, with its GPU power being increased by 7% 🥽. This doesn’t mean that all VR apps will now automatically run better, but that developers can now access 7% more GPU power for their VR apps and optimize them.
Real-time subtitles is now possible with XRAI Glass 🔡. While the app may not work as well in noisy environments or when multiple people are speaking, and the glasses may not be comfortable for those with hearing aids or cochlear implants, it has the potential to greatly improve communication and reduce social isolation for those with hearing loss.
🦄 Miscellaneous
In the trend of wearing expensive headphones as a fashion accessory, the new Dyson headphones have arrived 🎧. As Dyson cares about your health and is always willing to charge a high price, they have created headphones that purify the air for you, all for under $1000. An ugly, expensive, and uncomfortable object that would cost a fortune to wear on your face.
The European Central Bank is warning that Bitcoin is on its "last gasp" 😮💨 as it has no intrinsic value and it’s only used as a vehicle for speculation.
After more than four years of studying the deep interior of Mars and collecting data on its layers, weather, and earthquake activity, NASA's InSight mission has come to an end. The lander's solar-powered batteries have run out of energy and mission controllers were unable to make contact with it, leading them to declare the mission over 🥲
🗃 Resources
Read, watch, listen
📄 This article about the potential of AI-powered design and how it can be leveraged to create innovative and effective user interfaces.
📚 Here’s a free ebook by Awwwards on how Artificial Intelligence will impact UX design, and how to design meaningful experiences in an era with AI-driven products & services.
To try/download
🛠 Magician, a Figma plugin that lets you design with the power of AI to get magic icons, magic images and magic copy. By magic they mean AI 🔮. Sign up for the wishlist here.
🛠 Summarize YouTube videos with ChatGPT! Ok here I must admit I thought it would allow me to get an instant summary, but in its current version it only allows you to get a transcript, paste it in ChatGPT and ask it to summarize it.
🛠 Get crazy ideas for your company/project with AI. Some of the ideas it gave me 👀:
Augmented Rarity VR Headsets: Custom-made VR headsets with the Augmented Rarity logo on the side. It would also have a subscription to the newsletter and access to exclusive XR content. Slogan: "Experience the world of XR with Augmented Rarity"
Augmented Rarity Floating Globe: A floating globe that displays the Augmented Rarity logo. This globe would rotate around the room with the use of a remote that comes with it. Slogan: "Bring the world to your fingertips with Augmented Rarity"
And that’s it for today!
Merry Christmas if you celebrate 🧑🎄 and as always, thank you so much for reading and see you again next Friday 💚