📣 In the news

👉 Balenciaga's Multifaceted AI and Web3 Strategy

Balenciaga is diving deep into Web3 and AI technologies. The luxury brand hosted an AI-generated fashion week event, showcasing virtual designs created by artificial intelligence. They've partnered with Ledger for an NFT wallet and are introducing NFC-connected merchandise, allowing for seamless integration between physical products and digital experiences.

Balenciaga is also exploring AI-driven personalization in gaming collaborations, potentially creating unique avatar skins or virtual environments. The brand aims to regain its digital edge by combining AI, NFTs, and gaming partnerships to create immersive experiences for tech-savvy luxury consumers.

👉 Character.AI's Breakthrough in Voice-Enabled AI Avatars

Character.AI has launched a groundbreaking feature allowing users to engage in voice conversations with AI avatars. This technology likely combines advanced natural language processing, speech recognition, and text-to-speech synthesis to create lifelike vocal interactions. Users can now speak directly to AI characters, who respond in real-time with appropriate voice tones and inflections. This development opens up new possibilities for entertainment, education, and potentially therapeutic applications, making AI interactions more natural and accessible to a wider audience.

👉 Daydream's AI-Driven E-commerce Revolution

Daydream has secured $50 million in funding to redefine online shopping. The platform uses generative AI to interpret user prompts and curate product suggestions from a carefully selected catalog of 2,000 premium brands, including Net-a-Porter, Alo Yoga, Altuzarra, Jimmy Choo, and Dôen.

Unlike broad search engines, Daydream's AI focuses on providing a tailored, boutique-like experience. The system aims to understand nuanced style preferences and occasion-specific needs, potentially offering outfit combinations and style advice. This AI-driven approach seeks to simplify the often overwhelming process of online fashion shopping, making it more intuitive and personalized.

👉 Instagram's AI Studio: Personalized Creator Chatbots

Instagram is testing an innovative "AI Studio" tool that allows creators to develop AI chatbot versions of themselves. These AI-powered chatbots will primarily function within Instagram's messaging system and will be clearly labeled as AI-generated content. The technology likely uses the creator's existing content, writing style, and persona to generate responses that mimic their voice and personality.

This feature aims to help creators maintain engagement with their audience by answering common questions, providing content recommendations, and offering personalized interactions at scale. It represents a significant step towards AI-assisted content creation and fan interaction in social media.

👀 Creative ads & campaigns

Toys R Us Pioneers AI-Generated Commercials with OpenAI's Sora

Toys R Us has created the first commercial using OpenAI's Sora, an AI text-to-video generation model. The video, just over a minute long, tells the origin story of Toys R Us and features AI-generated representations of founder Charles Lazarus and mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe.

Toys R Us is embracing AI to create innovative marketing content, demonstrating how AI tools like Sora can be used for rapid, creative commercial production in the retail industry.

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