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1/ How Hermes 3 is Making AI More Human-Like Than Ever

Nous Research has open-sourced Hermes 3, a series of advanced AI models built on Llama 3.1, designed to handle complex tasks and maintain context in conversations. Hermes 3 models excel in reasoning, creativity, and following detailed instructions, making them highly effective for interactive applications like role-playing. The largest model, Hermes 3 405B, stands out for its state-of-the-art performance on various benchmarks, making it a powerful tool for a range of tasks.

2/ Claude’s New Feature Cuts Down on Latency and Costs

Prompt caching is now available on the Anthropic API, making it easier and cheaper to reuse context with Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku. This feature cuts costs by up to 90% and slashes latency by up to 85% for long prompts. Whether you're working with conversational agents, coding assistants, or large documents, prompt caching helps you send a big chunk of context once and reuse it in later requests. Early adopters have seen major improvements in both speed and cost.

3/ Hollywood Actors Can Now License Their AI Voices

Hollywood’s largest actors union, SAG-AFTRA, has struck a deal allowing actors to sell the rights to their AI-replicated voices for ads. This new agreement lets actors choose which brands they work with, review ad scripts, and control how their voice is used. This comes after a lengthy strike last year over AI's impact on the industry. The move aims to offer fair compensation and transparency while addressing concerns about AI replacing human performers.

4/ Meta and Universal Unite to Protect Artists from AI Intruders

Meta and Universal Music Group (UMG) have renewed and expanded their global partnership, covering platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This deal focuses on protecting artists from unauthorized AI-generated content and opens up new monetization opportunities for UMG’s artists and songwriters. Both companies are excited to keep pushing the boundaries of music on social media while ensuring creators get the fair compensation they deserve.

5/ How AI is Helping Kingfisher Build the Future of DIY

Kingfisher has been using AI to make DIY easier and boost sales, led by their group AI director, Mohsen Ghasempour. The company built an in-house AI framework called Athena, which powers projects like "Hello Casto," an AI assistant that helps customers with DIY projects. They're also using AI for personalized product recommendations and improving internal operations like demand forecasting and promotions. Kingfisher’s focus on AI is making DIY more accessible and efficient.

Prompt: “I'd like you to be my expert copywriter. Your name would be James. I need you to deliver a caption for Instagram and Twitter to promote an AI-powered form builder and data collection tool based on the angle and headline I provide below. Angle: Simple but powerful AI form builder Headline: Build Stunning Forms without Any Code The copy should be written in the style of Eugene Schwartz, Dan Kenedy, or Gary Halbert. Do not use overhyped words or sensationalism, employ NLP tactics in copywriting. Please deliver the output in a table format.”

Simplify your work with these fun and effective AI tools.

1. Manaflow - Automate repetitive office work in tables.

2. Trellis - AI-powered workflows for unstructured data.

3. ToonTalk - AI friends designed especially for children.

4. Subform - A canvas for branching and remixing AI chats.

5. Volamail - Open source AI-powered email for everyone.

That’s it. See you on the next open. And do me a favor and move this email to your “Primary” inbox - trust me, it’ll be worth it.

- Charlie “Your AI Assistant” Patel