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In today’s email:

• Google to Flag AI-Generated Images in Search by Year’s End

• Snap Introduces AI-Powered Tool to Create Custom Lenses with Descriptions

• Sam Altman Exits OpenAI's Safety Committee Amid Growing Concerns

• Turn Documents into Stunning Presentations

• 📢Top AI Tools of the Week

Google to Flag AI-Generated Images in Search by Year’s End

Google plans to implement changes to Google Search later this year, making it easier to identify AI-generated or AI-edited images. The new feature will display warnings in the “About this image” window, marking AI-manipulated images in Search, Google Lens, and Android's Circle to Search feature.

Key Points

• Google will flag AI-generated or AI-edited images in Search results through the “About this image” feature in the coming months.

• Only images containing C2PA metadata — a standard developed by a coalition including Google, Microsoft, and Adobe — will be flagged.

• Many AI tools, including popular ones like Flux, don’t yet support C2PA, limiting the system’s coverage.

• As AI-generated content scams surged by 245% from 2023 to 2024, Google’s measures aim to curb the spread of misleading deepfakes.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/17/google-will-begin-flagging-ai-generated-images-in-search-later-this-year/

Snap Introduces AI-Powered Tool to Create Custom Lenses with Descriptions

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has unveiled a new AI tool that allows creators to design Snapchat Lenses by simply describing them. Announced at the Snap Partner Summit, this new feature, called Easy Lens, uses generative AI to translate plain text into augmented reality (AR) objects, effects, and characters.

Key Points

• Creators can now generate Snapchat Lenses by typing a description, which AI models will translate into 3D objects and effects within Lens Studio.

• Other updates to Lens Studio include Body Morph for creating 3D characters and outfits, and an AI image generator for creating icons and animations.

• Snapchat’s AI-powered Lenses have helped drive growth, with over 375,000 creators now publishing Lenses, up from 330,000 in November.

• Snap is expanding AR capabilities, aiming to further integrate generative AI into its platform, including creating 3D assets from video uploads.

Sam Altman Exits OpenAI's Safety Committee Amid Growing Concerns

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is stepping down from the company's internal Safety and Security Committee, which was established to oversee critical safety decisions related to AI development. The committee will now operate independently under the leadership of Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter, along with existing board members such as Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo.

Key Points

• New Leadership: The Safety and Security Committee, now independent, will be chaired by Zico Kolter, with a focus on overseeing AI model safety and security.

• Ongoing Oversight: The committee will continue to review AI models, including the recent safety assessment of OpenAI's o1 model, and can delay releases until concerns are resolved.

• Criticism of Altman: Altman’s departure follows scrutiny from U.S. senators and former OpenAI staff, accusing him of prioritizing profit over real AI regulation.

• Lobbying Efforts: OpenAI has significantly increased its lobbying efforts, spending $800,000 in 2024 so far, compared to $260,000 in all of 2023.

• Funding and Profit Focus: As OpenAI pursues a $6.5 billion funding round, concerns have been raised about the company potentially shifting away from its nonprofit origins.

Turn Documents into Stunning Presentations

Gamma is a free AI tool that quickly transforms your documents or PDFs into eye-catching presentations within minutes.

Step-by-step:

1. Sign up for a free Gamma account and log in to your dashboard.

2. Click on "+ Create new" and select "Import file or URL."

3. Choose "Upload a file" and select the document you want to turn into a presentation.

4. In the prompt editor, adjust the text content, choose the amount of detail, and select the "Card-by-card" view.

5. Click "Continue" to generate your presentation. You can then refine and customize it as needed.

Pro tip: Use the "Write for" field to specify your target audience, ensuring the presentation matches the right tone and complexity.

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