Welcome back, my AI-obsessed friends.

Shake off the sleep—it’s Thursday, and the AI world is buzzing! This is the latest issue of /Imagine, your go-to source for the freshest news and developments in AI. Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know. Let’s dive in…

🛡 OpenAI and Microsoft Thwart State-Affiliated AI Threats

The Bytes:

✣ OpenAI teamed up with Microsoft, to identify and bust five state-affiliated threat actors using AI maliciously.

✣ The actors originate from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Who could have guessed?

✣ This joint effort showcases significant progress in detecting and mitigating AI-powered threats, enhancing cybersecurity measures worldwide.

✣ OpenAI's commitment to ethical AI use is reinforced, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding AI technologies from misuse by malicious entities.

Why you should care: There will only be more bad guys in the future attempting to leverage AI for bad. This landmark initiative by OpenAI and Microsoft sets a new standard in the fight against the malicious use of AI by state-affiliated actors. It highlights the critical need for vigilance and collaboration in the AI community to ensure that advancements in technology are used for the benefit of society, not to its detriment.

🤖 Slack Powers Up with Generative AI: A Game-Changer for Workplace Comms

The Bytes:

✣ Slack is rolling out new AI features to streamline workplace communication, boost productivity, and enhance the experience.

✣ New AI capabilities include summarizing messages, improving search flexibility, and integrating with Salesforce Einstein assistant.

✣ These advanced AI Slack goodies are available as a paid add-on perk for Enterprise subscribers in the US and UK to start.

Why you should care: Slack's latest update promises not just to save time but to reshape how we interact with information at work, making the vast ocean of workplace communication manageable, actionable, and, most importantly, personal to you. This is where the hype meets practicality.

🎵 Meta Unveils MAGNeT: Revolutionizing Audio Generation

The Bytes:

✣ Meta introduces MAGNeT, an impressive model for text-to-music and text-to-sound, achieving state-of-the-art quality at 7x faster speeds.

✣ MAGNeT is released as open source within the AudioCraft framework, encouraging innovation and collaboration in the audio generation field.

✣ Users can explore MAGNeT's capabilities through audio samples available online as long as they have the minimum system requirements.

Why you should care: MAGNeT's introduction cranks up the dial on audio generation technology, offering unprecedented speed and quality. For creators, developers, and enthusiasts, this opens up new avenues for creativity and efficiency in sound production, making complex audio generation more accessible and versatile. This only gets better from here.

Amazing Midjourney Prompt Cheat Sheet ✨

Artificial Analysis on Groq → Impressive! 🌐

AI Doctor! 🩺

More Star Wars AI 🔮

/Imagination of The Day: Let's finish the day with something creative. Today, I’m sharing another awesome prompt share from one of my favorite creators, Dogan. He shows you how to create amazing macrotextures. Try it out, tweet at me what you create with this, or reply to this newsletter. Make sure to give Dogan a follow! He’s great!

Prompt Share: extreme macro shot of, tiger fur, minimalistic beauty, moody lighting, photorealistic accuracy, perfect curves --ar 4:5 --v 6 --c 8 --style raw

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