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Hey folks, tomorrow’s workshop: How Enterprise SaaS can leverage AI¹²⁵ is going to be a really interesting dive into how organisations can use AI to boost productivity.

TLDR; inside today’s newsletter

• Tencent’s open video model and Grok’s funny images

• ICYMI: new blogs and tutorials from us

• snack n skill - a bite-sized lesson on creating jingles with AI (perfect for last-minute holiday campaigns!)

• 9 of the best new AI tools

• 7 interesting posts from around the web

• to-do’s

Alright, let’s get to it!

 🔎 Trends & news

• Tencent just released a video-generation model⁷⁸⁵. Its generations are rated better than RunwayML’s Gen-3, Luma and other Chinese models. It's open source AND small enough (13B params) to run on your laptop! This year AI images went from "hmm, that looks AI-ish" to "wait, that's AI?"... well, looks like 2025 is gonna do the same thing to video.

• Grok in X now refers to your username and profile image¹⁸¹ to create funny images like “Draw me as a Pixar character”. Quick nerdy side note: There are two models at work here, Grok (sees images and describes them), and Flux model by BFL (makes images). Usually, this kind of patchwork is why image generation in other AI apps feels... well, patchy. But, as models are getting better, the gaps are getting harder to point out.

• Wondering how you can better track Azure OpenAI usage and performance? Get the cheatsheet¹⁸⁵ to see how you can monitor API requests and token usage, and track performance in aggregate as well as by language model, from a preconfigured dashboard. Download it here.¹⁸⁵*

• Gemini Advanced now has two new extensions¹⁶⁰: Google Keep and Tasks for workspace users (as well as WhatsApp for Android users). I might need to turn the Keep extension off. I keep using “note this” in my prompts to guide the AI and Gemini thinks I want it to make a note 😅.

• OpenAI wants to trademark “Open o1”⁶² and might be looking at bringing ads to ChatGPT.⁹⁸
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👀 ICYMI: New stuff we’ve launched

• Blog: Exploring Anthropic’s Computer Use API¹⁷⁷ and where it can be useful.

• Tutorial: Create immersive data visualisations²⁰² with the Claude Analysis Tool.

🍽️ Snack ‘n’ skill

Learn how to create jingles with AI

Your boss just dropped a holiday campaign on your desk. Due next week. Including a catchy jingle. Sure, no pressure! While you could panic, here's a better idea: put your creative energy into the message and emotional hooks, and let AI handle the time-consuming music production.

Step 1. Get the lyrics right

Start by having a heart-to-heart with Claude about your jingle needs. Share your brand's personality, the feelings you want to evoke, and those key phrases that need to shine. You might be surprised–after a few back-and-forths, you'll have lyrics that capture your message perfectly.

Step 2. Turn words into music

• Feed your lyrics into Suno (it's like GarageBand's AI cousin)

• Play around with different music styles - from corporate smooth to holiday cheerful

• Try a few versions - sometimes the AI surprises you with interpretations

• Keep tweaking until it sounds natural, not forced

• Save your favourites and share them with the team

Tip: Keep your lyrics simple and singable. AI will likely struggle with tongue-twisters and you don’t wanna end up in Coca-Cola’s shoes.

This walkthrough is a condensed version of this tutorial⁹⁰. Ready to level up your creative game? Our creatives and multimedia⁴⁵ category has tons more tricks!

⚙️ Top new tools

• AssemblyAI¹⁸⁴: Advanced speech-to-text API that captures the complexity of human speech.*

• srcbook^405† - From words to a working app instantly.

• Offer Genie¹⁹⁰ - Real-time guidance from your interview copilot.

• Canvas by MindPal²⁷⁶ - An infinite canvas to run AI agents & multi-agent systems.

• Foundry²⁹³ - Build, test, and improve AI agents.

• Marketing Auditor²²⁷ - Audit Google Ads & Analytics in minutes, not days.

• Crono¹⁹³ - All-in-one sales automation platform for B2B sales teams.

• Assignly¹⁹⁹ - Simple tools for teachers that help with lesson planning, grading, and classroom tasks.

• Monologue²⁶⁴ - Share your expertise easily with your AI co-host.

More tools here →¹⁴³
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 📜 Interesting posts

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia says GenAI helped them lower frauds by 30%.¹⁷⁵

• A quick report on the challenges of moving generative AI into production²¹⁰.

• Zapier co-founder on AI agents²⁹⁰ and the path to AGI.

• AI as the accelerant to productivity¹⁹⁵ - Simon Willison on open source, ethics, and jobs in a future with AI.

• The Gen AI bridge²¹³ to the future.

• OpenAI’s new legal trouble—some Canadian magazines⁵⁰ and Elon Musk⁵² (again).

• Why we need data engineering benchmarks¹²² for LLMs.

📌 To-dos

1. Don’t see tutorials/courses for your tasks in our catalog? Let us know^43† what you do and we’ll try to make your job easier.

That wraps things up for today! See you again on Thursday. 👋

Ben

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