Today in Generative Media

OpenAI's o1 improves logic; NotebookLM adds audio; AI leaders at the White House

News and Software

• We are introducing OpenAI o1, a new large language model trained with reinforcement learning to perform complex reasoning. o1 thinks before it answers—it can produce a long internal chain of thought before responding to the user. (OpenAI)

  • OpenAI Announces a New AI Model, Code-Named Strawberry, That Solves Difficult Problems Step by Step (Wired)

  • Forget GPT-5! OpenAI launches new AI model family o1 claiming PhD-level performance (VentureBeat)

  • o1 preview and mini Gradio demos up on HuggingFace (X)

• NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sources (Google Keyword Blog)

  • Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud (TechCrunch)

  • Google is using AI to make fake podcasts from your notes (The Verge)

• Tech, US officials discuss AI development, power needs at White House (Reuters)

• US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators (The Register)

• Why comparing AI image editing to Photoshop downplays the risks (The Verge)

• Gemini Live is rolling out to all Android users - for free. Here's how to access it (ZDNet)

• Introducing Covers (Suno) Covers let you reimagine your songs by keeping the melody and adapting the track to a different style.

• Introducing HeyGen Avatar 3.0 (X) 🧠 Dynamic Script Understanding: Our avatars now grasp the nuances of your words. 😀 Spot-On Facial Expressions: Emotions that match your message, beat for beat. 🗣️ Precise Voice Inflections: Every word delivered with the perfect tone. 🎵 Singing Capabilities: From soulful ballads to spittin' rhymes, our avatars do it all!

• Announcing the AI Character Shape Generator by @yellow_3d_ (X) This handy Daz Studio plug-in allows you to generate character mesh shapes from simple text prompts, transforming the character creation process.

• The new open-source Text to Speech model: Fish Speech 1.4 is brilliant! (X)
  -Instant voice cloning 🗣️

  - Ultra-low latency ⚡

  - Compact model (~1GB weights) 🏋️‍♂️

Research

• GameGen-O: Open-world Video Game Generation (project page)

• Instant Facial Gaussians Translator for Relightable and Interactable Facial Rendering (project page)

• Gaussian Garments: Reconstructing Simulation-Ready Clothing with Photo-Realistic Appearance from Multi-View Video (project page)