Welcome to Issue 10 of MindMachines AI's newsletter! After a week-long hiatus, we're back with the hottest developments in generative AI, handpicked for our vibrant community of busy entrepreneurs and AI technophiles. Dive into the AI breakthroughs that are reimagining voice tech, fine-tuning user experiences, and turbocharging business operations across industries. Don't miss out on these exclusive insights from industry-leading tech giants and innovative startups!

Meta's Voice Symphony and the Future of Voice Tech

Meta Unleashes Voicebox – The Master of Many Voices

Meta Platforms introduces Voicebox, a groundbreaking machine learning model that elegantly transforms text into speech. Trained with an astonishing 50,000 hours of audiobook speech, it can replicate voices across six languages and smoothly transfer styles between them. Akin to a chameleon, it adapts and performs tasks even beyond its initial training, such as audio editing and noise removal. Though not public yet due to potential misuse concerns, Voicebox demonstrates a leap in voice technology.

ElevenLabs: A Symphony of Voice Cloning

In the thriving world of AI startups, ex-Google and Palantir employees have formed ElevenLabs, scoring a commendable $19 million in funding. Their dream? To dissolve language barriers by creating a choir of a million creators generating audio content. Among their creations are a Speech Synthesis tool, VoiceLab, and an AI Speech Classifier. With future plans for AI dubbing tools and an audio production app, ElevenLabs is keeping it responsible with a guide to prevent voice cloning abuse.

AI Infused Innovation: Streamlining Workflows and Boosting Creativity

Opera One Strikes a Chord with AI

Opera One, an AI-enhanced browser, is now hitting the high notes with the public on multiple platforms. Striking a harmonious partnership with OpenAI, Aria, Opera's in-house AI, teams up with GPT models to answer user queries. In addition to Aria, Opera One boasts a host of features including a modular design, tab islands, and a multithreaded compositor promising a smoother performance.

Toyota's AI: The Intersection of Creativity and Efficiency

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveils a generative AI technique, a fusion of design creativity and engineering constraints. This technique allows vehicle designers to optimize style and performance concurrently, cutting down on back-and-forth iterations. Faster, more efficient electric vehicle design is no longer a distant dream. It's time to rev up the AI-powered designing engines!

Vimeo's Magic Wand for Video Production

Vimeo is unveiling an array of AI-powered tools to simplify video creation. The AI Video Suite, set to roll out next month, will include a script generator, on-camera teleprompter, and an automatic editor. Vimeo is turning the dream of video being as common as email into reality, democratizing the art of video creation.

AI in the Business World: Simplifying Complexity and Boosting Performance

Mosyle Makes Waves at Apple's MDM Party

Mosyle is turning up the beat at Apple's mobile device management (MDM) party by bringing generative AI to the table. With Mosyle AIscript, users can now tap into OpenAI's GPT models to create advanced scripts for managing Apple devices. Thanks to generative AI, complex script creation is no longer a hurdle, making fleet management as easy as tapping a few keys.

Databricks Dives into Lakehouse Apps & AI Model Sharing

Databricks Marketplace is expanding to include lakehouse-native apps and AI model sharing. Launching on June 28, this expansion aims to help enterprise customers leverage their data to drive business growth. It will provide easy access to AI models developed by third parties, revolutionizing how customers interact with AI.

Teleperformance Introduces TP GenAI

Teleperformance is revolutionizing the game with TP GenAI, an AI tool developed with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI. As a result, mundane tasks are being automated and customer interactions jazzed up. Initial results promise a significant drop in call handling and email response times and a boost in sales conversions. The future of customer service is here!

AI Empowers Content Creation and Transcription Services

IBM & Adobe: A Powerful Union

IBM and Adobe are joining forces to deliver an integrated content supply chain ecosystem. By integrating Adobe's creative generative AI models with IBM's consulting services, they aim to deliver an automated, streamlined workflow and improved visibility. Ready, set, fly high with AI!

Parrot: Legal Transcription Made Easy

Parrot, a promising transcription platform, is making waves with $11 million funding in a Series A round. By converting speech into text, it aims to revolutionize the legal and insurance sectors. With the ability to summarize deposition in seconds, it's like legal experts shifting gears from a bicycle to a sports car!

AI Diagnostics and Customization: The Road to More Accurate AI Applications

Galileo's LLM Studio: The AI Diagnostician

Galileo is launching LLM Studio to fix issues with large language models (LLMs), aiming to accelerate AI adoption in enterprises. The platform's focus on diagnosing and fixing errors, known as 'model hallucinations', could give it an edge over rivals like Google, Microsoft, and AWS.

Observe.ai Reveals its Heavyweight Contact Center LLM

Observe.ai introduces a 30-billion-parameter contact center LLM and a generative AI suite, aiming to amp up agent performance. This LLM, trained on real-world contact center interactions, offers customization and fine-tuning specific to user needs. Boasting significant improvements in conversation summarization and sentiment analysis over GPT-3.5, Observe.ai has set its sight on revolutionizing the contact center industry.

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