🗣️ ChatGPT’s voice mode is here

ALSO: The best chatbots for every situation

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OpenAI is bringing their advanced voice mode into the public as Meta prepares their big tech conference. Plus we briefly break down each of the most popular chatbots so you know which is right for you. It’s a shorter newsletter today focused on making you aware of what’s out there.

• 📢 OpenAI’s advanced voice mode rolls out.

• 😎 Meta’s Connect Event.

• 🧠 Which AI chatbot is the best? A comparison.

• 🎧 Spotify’s AI playlists come to the US.

📢 OpenAI’s advanced voice mode rolls out

What happened: OpenAI has begun the rollout of Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to more of ChatGPT’s paying members.

The details: 

• The feature is initially rolling out to Plus and Team members over the course of the week. Those are premium subscriptions.

• You’ll get a pop up notification next to the voice icon in the ChatGPT app when AVM becomes available to you.

• AVM’s seen some improvements from the beta. Including five new voices, better understanding of accents and better memory during conversations so AVM can recall past conversations.

• The new voices are: Arbor, Maple, Sol, Spruce, and Vale. Bringing the total number of voices to 9.

• AVM is not yet available in several regions, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein.

• Enterprise and Education (Edu) customers are slated to receive access next week.

• AVM isn’t available in several regions (yet), including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. So basically all the countries with stricter laws.

• Video and screen sharing are still missing for now.

Why it matters: OpenAI’s AI demos earlier this year were incredibly impressive. But competitors are starting to catch up already. Perhaps this voice mode will be the start of the dream AI assistant everyone wants.

Meta’s Connect Event

Meta’s Connect 2024 Event kicks off Wednesday at 10am Pacific Time. That might have passed by the time you read this, but we’ll cover anything juicy and AI related in the next newsletter.

You can watch the event here on their Connect page.

Alternatively you can view the stream from their developer Facebook page.

🧠 Which AI chatbot is the best? A comparison.

The top 5 Chatbots:

• ChatGPT. The one you all know. Great all around. GPT-o1 is especially good at coding. The newest GPT-o1 model is especially powerful for one reason; it hallucinates FAR less than most chatbots. Don’t get me wrong, it still happens. But the improvement is remarkable.

• Google Gemini. Fast and powerful. All around. Incorporates into Google’s systems very well.

• Anthropic’s Claude 3. Amazing at coding and creating tools/products/interfaces. Better for more advanced or specific users.

• Jasper AI. The best chatbot for marketing professionals, content writers and business. It’s a heavily modified version of ChatGPT made for a specific task: writing.

• Meta’s Llama. Open license and powerful. Mostly for developers and enthusiasts.

Who are they for?

• ChatGPT: Most people in everyday life. It’s capable of most things you’d need, like tutoring and research. However it cannot create user interfaces so easily like Claude, meaning a lot of ChatGPT’s functionality comes purely in text form. The upcoming screen sharing functionality, when combined with their Advanced Voice mode, will create an amazing AI assistant for everyday use. There’s a reason people are hyped for those modes; they promise to be game-changing.

• Gemini: If you’re invested in the Google ecosystem. Got a Google phone and use all their apps? Gemini will, over time with updates, become the ultimate built-in assistant for you. And similar to ChatGPT, Gemini is very general purpose for everyday use. But I think for most people ChatGPT and Claude offer more features and are more useful in daily life.

• Claude 3: Someone creating interfaces and needing more advanced/specific features. Claude’s Artifacts feature is incredibly powerful. You can easily create interfaces to help you with tasks in a jiffy, such as a dashboard to help organize folders. Also good for someone who prefers straight-to-the-point answers. Compared to ChatGPT which often gives lengthy intros and outros with every answer. Also very good for coding (although GPT-o1 may be better now). We’ll be covering how to get the most out of Claude soon, but there’s a lot to explore here. It requires a slightly more advanced user though. It’s not raw, just more daunting (in some ways).

• Jasper AI: Marketers, content writers and business owners. Jasper is a modified version of ChatGPT made specifically for writing. It cuts out the middleman. If you need content for a blog, social media, or whatever… Jasper is the current best in class. Amazing for creating first drafts.

• Llama 3: Developers, enthusiasts or students who need a powerful AI to power their apps and programs. Need to make an IOS app that accesses an AI model? Llama has you covered. Need to make a custom AI model using something else as a base? Again, Llama’s good for that. Also great for students who are learning to create projects using AI. NOT for average users, this is a powerful custom AI model made for users to create their own layers on top of the existing model. This is a model, not a chatbot. If you REALLY want to use this as an average user, then you need to access the model through a chatbot like HuggingChat. This is as raw as it gets.

Some you may not have heard of:

• Khanmigo. An AI tutor chatbot created by Khan Academy. Lots of users have reviewed it positively for learning. I’ve specifically seen math and history examples used a lot.

• HuggingChat. A free chatbot primarily powered by a few models such as Llama and Mistral. It’s definitely more limited and less developed for daily use than other models. It’s a bit less flexible and you can’t upload documents. It’s very… raw. But it’s still useful and very capable. It’s like Linux vs MacOS. You even get to choose the model when accessing it on Hugging Face. And again, it’s completely free.

• Grok. Developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, Grok is a very uncensored take on AI models. But it’s barely catching up to the competition so far, and it doesn’t beat out anyone is actually day-to-day productivity. Keep an eye on it though.

• Inflection. An AI model designed to be more emotionally intelligent. I have my doubts because other models, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, are working on complex thinking patterns which produces better results and less hallucinations, which should equal higher emotional intelligence. Nonetheless, right now Inflection is useful for people requiring more emotional sensitively. If you know someone more emotionally vulnerable who wants to use AI (trauma, mental conditions) then Inflection is worth a look.

Pricing: (consumer pricing)

• ChatGPT: Free tier with access to older models (but you have to wait in a queue during busy times), $20 per month for newer models and higher usage priority.

• Gemini: $20 per month, access to their newest premium model (Gemini 1.5 Pro right now) and incorporates the AI into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps. Also comes with 2TB of cloud storage. A good deal.

• Claude 3:

• Jasper AI: $40 per month low tier, $60 per month mid tier. Another business tier exists above that. Most users only need the lowest tier.

• Llama 3: Free and open source within the limits of their licensing agreement.

🎧 Spotify’s AI playlists come to the US

What happened: Spotify has extended the availability of its AI Playlist feature to Premium subscribers in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Stimulate your emotions with the tap of a button!

The details: 

• This isn’t making AI music, it’s just creating a custom playlist.

• It’s only available to premium subscribers.

• You can generate customized playlists by entering specific prompts such as “something fun to lighten the mood.” The AI will curate songs that match your desired mood or theme.

• Alternatively you can prompt with emojis, locations, movie characters, and pretty much anything from pop culture to get a playlist suited to the theme. Pretty neat.

• How to use AI playlists: Navigate to the “Your Library” tab, tap the plus button (+) at the top right of the screen, and select “AI Playlist” from the menu. After entering a prompt, tapping the “Create” button saves the playlist to their library.

Takeaway: I expect this to become the norm for playlist creation, and to eventually make its way to video playlists on sites like Youtube. Imagine how this feature will work once AI is good at generating music on demand. I imagine people will generate entire playlists of music from scratch to match their mood.

😊 They’re adorable!

Source: Midjourney

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