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1. Slack is turning into an AI agent hub

Slack is transforming the business chat platform into a "work operating system" by integrating AI applications from Salesforce, Adobe, and Anthropic. The company's CEO, Denise Dresser, sees Slack as more than just a place to chat with coworkers, and is introducing new features for a premium tier of the messaging platform: Slack AI. The new features include AI-generated Huddle summaries, chat with Salesforce's AI agents, and tools from third parties for AI web search and image generation.

Slack is aiming to bring companies into the AI era by offering conversational, information-surfacing, and actionable features.

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2. Apple gets ready for AI: all the news on iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and more

Apple has released iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and other updates, introducing key changes to devices and introducing generative AI features. iPadOS 18 includes a calculator app, watchOS monitors sleep apnea, and allows iPhones to message Androids with RCS.

Apple will beta test its first round of Apple Intelligence features in the iOS 18.1 update, with new abilities like image generation and built-in access to ChatGPT.

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3. Oprah just had an AI special with Sam Altman and Bill Gates — here are the highlights

Oprah Winfrey's special on AI, "AI and the Future of Us," featured OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, tech influencer Marques Brownlee, and current FBI director Christopher Wray. Altman made the questionable case that today's AI is learning concepts within the data it's trained on, but many experts would disagree.

Altman underlined the importance of figuring out how to safety-test these systems and pushed for regulation. He also discussed deepfakes, comparing Sora footage to AI-generated footage from a months-old AI system. The show highlighted the stakes in AI development and the need for human trust.

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4. Runway announces an API for its video-generating AI models

Runway, an AI startup, has launched an API for its video-generating AI models, Gen-3 Alpha Turbo. The API offers a single model and two plans, Build and Enterprise. It has a base pricing of one cent per credit and requires interfaces to display a "Powered by Runway" banner.

Runway faces competition from OpenAI, Google, and Adobe. The API may help the company recover high costs of training and running models but won't resolve lingering legal questions around Runway's video-generating models and generative AI tech.

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5. Prompting facing notable changes due to OpenAI latest o1

The OpenAI o1 generative AI model has introduced new prompting and prompt engineering techniques. These techniques are essential for those familiar with generative AI.

The model includes chain-of-thought, which reduces AI hallucinations and can catch deceptive AI. However, beginners should start with a comprehensive understanding of prompting and generative AI.

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