StableLM, Adobe Firefly + Video, & More Cool AI Tools

Exciting generative AI technology on the horizon to create stunning visual content.

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AI News This Week

Stability AI launches StableLM

Stability AI has launched a new series of large language models (LLMs) called StableLM. It was trained on an experimental dataset for increased performance in conversational and coding tasks.

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft

Elon Musk threatened to sue Microsoft for allegedly using Twitter's data to train its AI model without permission, sparking a debate around data ownership and privacy in the AI industry.

Adobe Firefly for video

Adobe is exploring new features and workflows to add Firefly’s generative AI to video, audio, animation, and motion graphics design.

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Fun Image Prompts This Week

[ subject or character ] in the style of futuristic astropunk graffiti pop art, synthwave

Examples of Star Wars characters with this prompt:

Another amazing and versatile prompt from Nicolas Neubert for minimalist collage images:

[ Minimalist retro sci-fi art collage, surrealism ] [ your subject ] [ your color choices]

Example: [ Minimalist retro sci-fi art collage, surrealism ] [ stargazing ] [ dark cyan and copper and purple ]

Examples of my results with this prompt:

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Cool AI Tools

• Forefront: Use GPT-3.5 or GPT-4 in your browser for free and chat with a persona if you choose. Generate AI images, customize personas, and share chats with other users. Check it out here.

• Animated Drawings by Meta: Animates uploaded drawings. Try it here.

• SnackPrompt: Discover curated prompts organized by category. Try it here.

• Neural Frames: AI image animation using text descriptions. Try it here.

• Metaphor: AI generates more effective questions to help you get better search results for the answers you need. Check out my demo here and try it yourself here.

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Get it free: The AI Visual Creator’s Toolkit

I’m constantly adding more resources to this database of visual AI tools anyone can use to level up content – and it’s yours for free!

I’ve broken tools into these categories:

• Visual AI Generation Tools

• AI Image Generation Tools

• AI Editing Tools

• AI Animation Tools

• AI Gaming Assets

• Prompt Generation Tools

• Styling Resources

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Thank you for reading and have a creative week!