🟣 Latest AI News Roundup🏅Flash Think
🎁 Free access to AI services. A Curated Collection of AI Innovations December 2024
Every week on Friday, I navigate the AI chatter fog.
I highlight what counts in AI-enhanced creativity. See the week's top innovations, ranked by their impact. Stay ahead and boost your creativity.
1️⃣ Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking - AI 2025 by Google
2️⃣ Github Copilot Free + 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o
3️⃣ eleven_flash_v2 -generates speech in 75ms
4️⃣ Midjourney Moodboard Personalisation
5️⃣ ChatGPT app – Work with VS Code
6️⃣ Kling AI latest 1.6 model
7️⃣ Tldraw Computer
8️⃣ Cursor Yolo
🏅 Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking by Google
Shows what o1 Pro ($200) hides and is free. Google has unveiled Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, a new AI reasoning model that explicitly demonstrates its thought process while solving complex problems. The model combines the speed of Flash technology with chain-of-thought reasoning capabilities.
This means that Google, without 12 days of Christmas announcements, has overtaken the competition.
Github Copilot Free + 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o
GitHub has launched a free version of Copilot with impressive AI capabilities. The free tier includes 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month, giving developers access to both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o models
eleven_flash_v2 -generates speech 75ms
ElevenLabs’ Flash model (eleven_flash_v2) is a groundbreaking text-to-speech model designed for ultra-low latency applications. Speech generation time: 75ms + application & network latency. In blind tests conducted by human evaluators, Flash consistently outperformed comparable ultra-low-latency models in its category
Midjourney Moodboard Personalisation
MidJourney launched “Moodboards” on December 16, 2024, enabling users to upload reference images for AI art creation. Updates include faster personalization setup, multiple customizable profiles, and improved image tracking. The release coincides with AI model 6.1, with version 7 and a video model coming post-Christmas.
ChatGPT app – Work with VS Code / Cursor
1️⃣ Download the extension: openai-chatgpt.vsix
2️⃣ In Visual Studio Code / Cursor , open the Command Palette (CMD-Shift-P) and choose “Extensions: Install from VSIX…”
3️⃣ Select the VSIX file that you downloaded above
Kling AI latest 1.6 model
The new Kling AI 1.6, released December 19, 2024, offers a 195% performance boost over 1.5 with enhanced prompt adherence, natural expressions, and realistic physical interactions like knife movements and cloth physics. It supports 720p (20 points/5s) and 1080p (35 points/5s). Current limitations include missing features like motion brushes and mirror control.
Tldraw Computer
tldraw Computer is an innovative experimental application that combines visual programming with AI capabilities through the Gemini API. Users can create workflows by connecting components like text boxes and images on an infinite canvas, where information flows between elements to produce dynamic outputs.
The tool leverages Gemini 2.0 Flash for fast, multi-modal processing, allowing users to generate content and transform data using natural language commands
Cursor Yolo
Cursor.ai just released a powerful new “Yolo Mode” feature that allows the AI agent to automatically execute terminal commands without manual confirmation.
This update, released in version 0.44 on December 17th, 2024, gives the agent more autonomy in running background commands and handling terminal operations. While this can significantly speed up development workflows, some developers have expressed concerns about the potential risks of automatic command execution