Daily Digest: Voice control unlocked

PLUS: Characters get to talk too.

March 22, 2024

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  1. ICYMI this week I interviewed a solo-founder building an AI company, with AI. You can get a lot done by leveraging AI, often faster and cheaper. If you use AI at work, I want to chat.

  2. The Linux of AI devices is here. Open Interpreter, whih started as an open-source implementation of ChatGPT’s code interpreter is now joining the AI hardware arena. It just released O1 - an open-source ecosystem for AI devices.🍿Our Summary (also below)

  3. Character AI just launched a new feature called Character Voice that lets you chat with characters in their own voice! Before, only paid subscribers had access to fancy voice features. Now, everyone can use Character Voice for free.🍿Our Summary (also below)

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QUICK BITES

Open Interpreter, which started as an open-source implementation of ChatGPT’s code interpreter is now joining the AI hardware arena. It just released O1 - an open-source ecosystem for AI devices.

What is going on here?

O1 Light by Open Interpreter is a voice interface that controls your computer.

What does this mean?

LLMs are cool, but they don’t do work. Most AI hardware projects with LLMs have the same issue, they just focus on getting answers from the web or chatting. “Open Interpreter” is combining their work in controlling a computer with LLMs and the reignited interest in hardware projects. All while being open-source.

Its long-term goal is to be the Linux of the next-generation AI-first devices and the first iteration of that vision is O1 Light. It is a small device that you talk to, and it thinks and does tasks on your computer. It can send text, edit files, access the web etc, but most importantly, learn new tasks. Check out this video for more.

You can buy an O1 Light for $100. Batch 7 is about to run out as I’m writing, but you can also build your own with all open-sourced details.

Why should I care?

This is everything we all love.
✅AIs doing work
✅Tiny piece of hardware
✅Open source

The Open Interpreter team is going to release all the goodness behind O1 i.e. models, the OS, hardware design etc. in the upcoming weeks. This is likely to be the Llama moment for AI hardware devices where cracked builders will come out with insane applications. Get building.

QUICK BITES

Character AI just launched a new feature called Character Voice that lets you chat with characters in their own voice! Before, only paid subscribers had access to fancy voice features. Now, everyone can use Character Voice for free.

What is going on here?

Character AI gives its chatbot voice for 1:1 chats.

What does this mean?

Character Voice is out of a limited preview (which was for only c.ai+ users). If you’re into AI characters that speak, Character AI bundled some goodies to munch on with this release:

  • There’s a voice library of other users who have made it public. C AI team has also made some.

  • You can create your own voice with just 10 seconds of clear source audio.

  • Voices can be shared, searched and set as default by users.

It's like getting a Hollywood voice actor for your favourite characters, but way more accessible.

Why should I care?

Imagine having your favourite video game character chat with you in their own voice. Or picture getting study tips from Einstein in his iconic accent. That's the kind of immersive experience Character Voice unlocks. Plus, it opens up a world of creative possibilities for writers, artists, and anyone who wants to bring their characters to life in a new way.

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