Modern Chaos

Introducing Vidu, China's Answer to OpenAI Sora

On Saturday, the Chinese tech company ShengShu-AI and Tsinghua University launched Vidu, a new AI that turns text into video. This is the first AI text-to-video in China said to be as good as Sora.

MC.33: Selling AI is Harder Than You Think

Explore Benedict Evans' take on AI's personal relevance gap, the hidden consultancy nature of many AI startups, and the layoffs at Tome revealing the tough realities of AI market challenges.

MC.32: AGI within 3-24 months?

Unveiling the near-future of AGI with Dario Amodei, Google's breakthrough in long-text memory, and Meta's quest for spatially aware AI.

MC 31: What Just Happened, What Is Happening Next

Looking into what's next for AI, including Gemini 1.5's innovative updates, GPT-4 Turbo's improvements, the threat of losing knowledge, and how AI could lead to a major economic growth.

200+ co-intelligences for work (free)

A ChatGPT ready-to-use database of 200+ co-intelligences for work. Follow the principles of Ethan Mollick, try having AI as a collaborator.

MC.30: Amazon's Bold AI Moves

Discover Amazon's Olympus, the new AI contender, their colossal $150 billion investment in data centers, and a staggering $2.75 billion bet on Anthropic.

Our vision for everyday AI

In this post, I share my vision for AI in our daily tasks. I'll cover my expectations, key priorities, and why I believe we're on the brink of something special.

MC.29: A Bet On The Future

Thrilled to introduce Alter + our weekly news summary: exploring how AI SaaS firms are boosting their earnings, the changing roles of Generative AI, the trend of businesses creating their own AI solutions, and AI's entry into healthcare.

A bet on the future

We are building Alter, a native app that brings AI capabilities to all your apps on Mac. We choose to build this product on the Apple platform, this post explains why.

MC.28: Will AI Really Shift Searches by 25% by 2026?

Plus Saudi Arabia's ambitious AI plan, Microsoft's strategic acquisition, Nvidia's entrance into humanoid robotics, Apple's stealthy move into generative AI, and the concept of self-operating computers by Open Interface

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MC.27: Extropic's New AI Chips Without Transistors & Covariant's Big Robot Advance with RFM-1

Dive into Extropic's new AI tech, see how Covariant's RFM-1 is changing the game, discover Deepgram's Aura's cool features, learn about Tavus's videos that look like a person made them, and check out Meta's huge GenAI setup.