📣 In the news

👉 YouTube Music's new features

YouTube Music is rolling out a new "sound search" feature that allows users to identify songs by humming or singing, tapping into its vast catalog of over 100 million tracks. Additionally, the platform is testing an AI-driven "conversational radio" for Premium subscribers, enabling personalized music recommendations based on user prompts. This feature introduces a chat interface where users can describe their music preferences, enhancing the listening experience and engagement with the platform.

👉 Microsoft launches AI-Powered designer app on iOS and Android

Microsoft has officially released its AI-powered Designer app, now available on iOS and Android. This user-friendly, Canva-like tool allows users to create various designs—such as stickers, greeting cards, and collages—using text prompts.

Key Features:

• Prompt Templates: These templates help users kickstart their creative process.

• Image Editing: Users can upload images, apply styles, and transform photos with AI.

• Background Replacement: A future update will allow users to change backgrounds using text prompts.

• Integration: The app will soon integrate with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, enabling design creation directly within documents.

The app supports over 80 languages and is available as a free mobile app, enhancing accessibility for users worldwide.

👉 Revolutionizing learning: Karpathy's AI vision

Andrej Karpathy, former AI director at Tesla and OpenAI, is launching a startup focused on integrating AI assistants into education. The aim is to provide personalized learning experiences that adapt to individual student needs, enhancing engagement and understanding.

The startup seeks to leverage advanced AI technologies to innovate traditional educational methods, making learning more accessible and efficient. By using AI, it hopes to empower both students and educators, creating a more interactive and supportive learning environment.

👉 Talking LEGO: The future of play and AI

The world's first AI LEGO robot head has been revived, showcasing advancements in interactive robotics. This innovative project combines LEGO building with AI technology to create a talking robot that mimics human conversation. By incorporating advanced AI algorithms, the robot can engage users in dialogue, making it a unique educational tool for demonstrating robotics and AI principles in a fun, hands-on manner. This revival highlights the potential of combining traditional play with modern technology to inspire learning and creativity.

👀 Creative picks

Google Deepmind and Dada Projects visualize climate change with AI

This campaign, a collaboration between Dada Projects and Google DeepMind, features two films that creatively illustrate how AI analyzes vast data to enhance understanding of ecosystems and improve weather forecasting.

By merging art and science, it highlights AI's role in sustainability, empowers communities through insight, and emphasizes the importance of creative collaboration in addressing climate change for a more sustainable future.

_{Credits: Dada Projects / Google Deepmind}

Macca’s #BootPursuit: AI-Powered nugget recognition

Macca’s has launched the #BootPursuit campaign in collaboration with DDB Sydney and Mango Communications, celebrating the beloved boot-shaped Chicken McNugget. Fans can enter to win one of 2,000 pairs of limited edition Nuggies boots by purchasing Chicken McNuggets and scanning for a boot-shaped nugget using a generative AI recognition app.

This innovative campaign uses Google Gemini to accurately identify the boot shape among other McNugget variations.

_{Credits: DDB Sydney / McDonald’s Australia}