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Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
Google Vids is evolving, now offering users the ability to star in their own AI videos. This innovative feature introduces personalized AI avatars, allowing you to create videos featuring a digital representation of yourself. Alongside this, Gemini Omni-powered tools simplify video generation and editing directly from prompts and reference images. It’s a transformative step toward more accessible and engaging video creation. For further insights into Google’s evolving AI landscape, explore our recent article on the renaming of NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook.
Newsletter platform Beehiiv now lets subscribers chat with each other, adds AI
Beehiiv is evolving, empowering publishers with enhanced community building and intelligent growth tools. Subscribers can now directly engage with each other through a new chat feature, fostering deeper connections within your audience. Simultaneously, we’re introducing AI Copilot, designed to streamline user growth strategies and provide actionable analytics insights. This represents a significant step toward a future-focused approach to newsletter management. For a broader perspective on AI’s evolving role in productivity, explore our article, "The real problem with AI."
Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, anticipates a significant shift in how companies manage AI development. He predicts AI "token budgets" – essentially, the computational cost of using AI tools – will soon be capped per engineer, mirroring traditional expense controls like payroll. This move reflects a growing awareness of the escalating costs associated with AI innovation. For deeper insights into the broader conversation around AI governance, explore our article, "DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI."
Google and Industry Partners Announce Agentic Resource Discovery Specification for AI Agents
Google and key industry partners are advancing the future of AI agent interoperability with the Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD) Specification. This open standard streamlines the publishing, discovery, and verification of AI tools, APIs, and agents through a novel catalog and registry layer. ARD builds upon established protocols like MCP and OpenAPI, prioritizing trust and dynamic capability discovery. Addressing the architectural complexities that can emerge as AI systems evolve, as explored in "Comprehension at AI Speed," this specification promises a more fluid and interconnected AI landscape.