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Midjourney Dives into AI Video Creation, Ramping up Industry Competition

Midjourney, the AI image wizard known for its Discord server residency, is now stepping into the world of AI video creation. It's like they've decided playing with images isn't cool enough anymore. CEO David Holz announced they're gearing up to train a "text to video" model, aiming to launch it in a few months. In the AI realm, that's like saying "we'll be ready after a couple of coffee breaks."

Midjourney isn’t one to rush things for the sake of speed. They took their sweet time adding features like inpainting and outpainting, and even text generation, long after other platforms made them standard.

But here’s the kicker: they're diving into a pool already crowded with players like Stability AI's Stable Video Diffusion, Meta’s EMU, Pika, Runway ML, and others like Leonardo AI who are already doing the video thing.

The recent Midjourney V6 update, with improved image realism, shows they're serious about staying in the game. As these companies race to dominate AI video generation, the creative and media industries are perched on the edge of a revolution, teetering on a world where AI reshapes our reality. So, grab your popcorn; the AI video creation saga is just getting started.

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GPT Store to Open Next Week

OpenAI is finally rolling out its GPT Store next week, a shop for all your custom AI app needs. This store is their latest brainchild, where developers can list their GPT-based creations, as long as they play by OpenAI's rules and go public.

These GPTs, which can be crafted without needing to know how to code, range from answering your cooking queries to keeping developers in check with coding best practices. Developers have been tinkering with these GPTs since OpenAI’s DevDay but haven’t been able to flaunt them publicly until now.

But here’s the catch: how (or if) developers will make money from this store is still up in the air. OpenAI's been tight-lipped about any revenue-sharing plans, leaving everyone in suspense.

It's a bold move by OpenAI, shifting from just dishing out AI models to creating a whole platform. This could shake things up, potentially giving the boot to consultancies that charge big bucks to make what’s essentially now a DIY project with GPTs. Whether this is good news or bad depends on who you ask, but one thing’s for sure – the AI landscape is about to get a lot more interesting.

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• Microsoft to add Copilot key to PC keyboard (TC)

• Samsung to announce new AI phones on Jan 17th (CNBC)

• VW to bring ChatGPT to smart cars (R)

• DuoLingo cuts 10% of workforce due to AI (TC)

• JPM announces DocLLM to better analyze complex business documents (ARX)

• ChatGPT now retains details from past conversations (RT)

• EU to check lawfulness of Microsoft’s OpenAI investment (MSP)

• Humane lays off 4% of workforce, including founding CTO (TV)

• Intel announced AI hardware for vehicles (TV)

• Google is preparing a paid version of Bard (X)

• NVIDIA announces AI chips for personal use (CNBC)

• Google faces $1.7B legal action by Singular Computing (R)

• McAfee announced Deepfake Audio Detection tool with 90% accuracy (AI)

• Google and Samsung team up to build new AI VR chips (R)

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Xaba: AI software startup focusing on CNC machines raised $2M (BW)

CharacterX: Decentralized AI social network raised $3M (FN)

QuantHealth: AI-powered clinical trial design platform raised $2M (CT)

Robin AI: AI-powered legal copilot raised $26M (FN)

Nabla: AI assistant for doctors raised $24M (TC)

Hatz AI: A startup allowing MSPs to build an AI-as-a-Service business raised $3M (PRN)

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