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AI DEMOS: Turning Adele into John Mayer, animating a Jedi Bulldog, AI companions and more! | E1867

E1867 • Dec 18, 2023 • 62 mins

Sunny Madra joins Jason to dive into the world of AI-generated characters you can start a relationship with (3:46), take a look at Pika and its stunning AI-animated video clips (35:29), convert Adele’s voice into John Mayer’s (46:26), and much more!

Key Points

Pika is an AI tool that can animate static images, creating videos from prompts with varying degrees of realism.
An AI model developed by Hugging Face can convincingly alter a singer's voice to sound like different artists performing the same song.
AI technology is advancing in the fashion e-commerce space, allowing for the virtual styling of clothing on models, including the application of arbitrary images like a pineapple to create a dress design.

Speakers

Sundeep Madra

Host • 35%

Jason Calacanis

Host • 63%

Nick Calacanis

Host • 1%

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Chapters

0:00	Sunny Madra joins Jason
3:46	Diving into the viral post from Digi.ai that builds animated characters you can start a relationship with
12:31	Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/twist
14:02	Digging deeper into the concept of an AI companion and societal effects
22:22	Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://deploy.equinix.com/startups
23:29	How should conversations with AI be monitored, and the hot topic around confidentiality and security.
25:59	Sunny demos Vercel which generates and shares REACT code snippets.
33:58	Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://gusto.com/twist
35:29	A look at Pika where AI generates stunning animated video clips from a simple prompt including a Jedi Bulldog from Sunny.
46:26	Spaces can convert Adele’s singing into the voice of John Mayer!
50:27	Let’s hear an AI remix of Earl Ives “A Holly Jolly Christmas” with a sprinkle of Lil’ Jon.
58:02	Sunny demos Outfit Anyone.

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