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The UK's AI Power Play 🇬🇧
Featuring a Country's Embrace of AI, the Church of GPT, Runway Creations and More.
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June 13, 2023
Good morning, AI explorers!
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In this edition:
✍️ News: The UK Embraces AI
🛠️ Tools: Composer, HubSpot Campaign Assistant
🎨 Creator Corner: Runway Master, 2001: A Space Odyssey Recreated, Animation Creation
Let’s dive in 👇
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One top headline in the AI space to know:
🇬🇧 The UK's AI Power Play
As the United States (and most of the world) wrestles with the unfolding AI revolution, the UK took some major strides forward on Monday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that AI heavyweights Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic have all agreed to grant the UK early access to their AI models — as part of a strategy to ensure the safe and secure deployment of AI in the country.
The news came during London Tech Week, with Sunak seemingly embracing the potential of AI — while also emphasizing the need for a global task force to ensure responsible use and governance.
A thread highlighting some of the UK’s initiatives:
AI is the defining technology of our time and we have a clear strategy to develop it in a safe way that will benefit everyone in the UK.
Here’s what that looks like 👇
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak)
8:13 AM • Jun 12, 2023
It's a critical move for the UK, given the transformative potential of harnessing the emerging technology. While it remains uncertain what "early or priority access" exactly means, it certainly signals a proactive stance by the UK in harnessing AI's promise while understanding its risks.
The question is — will the rest of the world follow suit?
Still hungry for more AI headlines? Some other news that caught our eye:
Two AI-powered platforms to add to your toolbox:
Three of our favorite tweets, threads, AI generations and more:
This viral video from @Martin_Haerlin shows how crazy the AI-powered creator capabilities are becoming:
Made with Runway Gen-1, Elevenlabs & Reface http
— Martin Haerlin (@Martin_Haerlin)
3:50 PM • Jun 12, 2023
2001: A Space Odyssey seems like the perfect film to be recreated with AI:
I made a short film and I hope you enjoy it:
"An Attempt to Recreate Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' Using Generative AIs"
#AIart
— 𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙤 (@sabatobox)
10:37 PM • Jun 12, 2023
This animation created with AI tools from @Mrboofyy is stunning:
Exploring animated intros with text/logo #warpfusion@StableDiffusion#midjourney#ai#stablediffusion#controlnet#animation#aiar
— Mrboofy (@Mrboofyy)
7:03 AM • Jun 12, 2023
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