Elon Musk sued for AI Blade Runner images

Hello, AI Enthusiasts!

Welcome to FavTutor’s AI Recap! We’ve gathered all the latest and important AI developments from the past week in one place, just for you.

In Today’s Newsletter: 😀 

• Elon Musk sued for AI Blade Runner images

• Meta Introduces Spirit LM open source model

• Elon Musk's xAI Launched Its Own API

• Microsoft releases autonomous Copilot agents from closed beta

Tesla
👨‍⚖️ Elon Musk sued for AI Blade Runner images

The maker of the film Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla and Elon Musk, alleging they used imagery from the movie without permission. Musk unveiled Tesla’s new robotaxi at a presentation held at the Warner Bros film lot. The event included an image of a man in a long coat standing in a dusty, post-apocalyptic city landscape.

Insights for you:

• Alcon Entertainment, one of the production companies behind Blade Runner 2049 movie, is suing Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Bros Discovery.

• They allege that an AI image generator was used to create promotional art for the We, Robot event that resembles stills from the movie.

• According to Alcon, WBD and Tesla sent a request to use imagery from the film on the afternoon of October 10th just hours before the We, Robot demo took place on the Warner Bros. lot in California.

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Meta
🖥️ Meta Introduces Spirit LM open source model

Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team has introduced several new specialized AI models, including Spirit LM, a multimodal language model that seamlessly integrates text and speech.

Insights for you:

• Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team releases several specialized AI models, most notably Spirit LM, which seamlessly combines text and speech.

• The model is available in an expressive version that can capture emphasis and emotion.

• Thanks to its combined text-speech architecture, Spirit LM can handle a variety of tasks, such as automatic speech recognition, text reading, and cross-modality applications.

xAI
🌩️ Elon Musk's xAI Launched Its Own API

xAI now offers an application programming interface (API) that third-party developers can now use to access and build applications and features powered by xAI’s Grok large language models.

Insights for you:

• Musk's AI startup xAI, which supplies the Grok chatbot that is integrated into X, officially started offering an API this week.

• The xAI API only has a single model, “grok-beta,” priced at $5 per million input tokens or $15 per million output tokens.

• The xAI API supports function calling, which connects Grok models to external tools such as databases and search engines.

Microsoft
🤖 Microsoft releases autonomous Copilot agents from closed beta

Microsoft has announced new AI capabilities to help companies automate and optimize their business processes. Additionally, Microsoft is integrating ten new autonomous agents into its Dynamics 365 business software.

Insights for you:

• Microsoft has announced new AI capabilities! Starting next month, small businesses can create autonomous AI agents through Copilot Studio.

• According to Microsoft, 60% of Fortune 500 companies already use Copilot in Microsoft 365, reporting productivity gains and cost savings.

• In Dynamics 365, Microsoft offers ten pre-built agents for different business areas that meet the company's own guidelines for security, privacy, and responsible use of AI.