AI Tidbits: Coca-Cola’s Festive AI Ads, Perplexity’s Shopping Shift, and Offline AI Revolution!

AI Tidbits: Coca-Cola’s Festive AI Ads, Perplexity’s Shopping Shift, and Offline AI Revolution!

Hey everyone! 👋 Ready to dive into some fresh AI updates? There’s a lot going on—let’s jump right in! 🚀

Coca-Cola’s AI-Generated Holiday Ads Are Here!
Coca-Cola has taken the leap into AI-generated ads for the holiday season! Take a peek at their new ads that are set to air over the next few weeks:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297586/coca-cola-is-airing-ai-generated-ads-for-the-holidays 🎅🤖
These ads showcase what’s possible when humans and AI collaborate creatively. It really makes you wonder—what role could AI play in your next big project? The possibilities are endless! 🎨✨

Perplexity Adds Shopping Feature—Are We in Trouble?
Perplexity is rolling out updates at lightning speed! Their latest feature introduces shopping directly within search results for their U.S. paid subscribers. Imagine getting product recommendations in your search results and completing purchases with just a click—no more hopping from website to website. Checkout is seamless with stored payment and address info, and if you’re a Pro subscriber, you even get free shipping (sounds a bit like Perplexity Prime, doesn’t it?).

The coolest part? These suggestions are NOT sponsored—they’re tailored to your searches, making them more unbiased and trustworthy. You can search by typing or by uploading a photo, blending text and visuals to find exactly what you need. It feels a lot like Google’s visual search, but with a different twist.
Products are presented on visual cards with all the details you’d want: price, seller, pros and cons, and even reviews. Merchants who share more data with Perplexity are more likely to show up in these recommendations, but there’s no cut taken by the company from your purchases.

Perplexity isn’t just competing with Google; it’s taking aim at Amazon, promising unbiased shopping results. Shop smarter, not harder, right? 🤖🛍️ The challenge, of course, is ensuring these tools stay trustworthy—especially before regulators step in. For now, just be warned: your wallet might be at risk! 💸

Pokémon Go Got You Moving—Now Niantic Wants to Map the World!
Remember Pokémon Go? Well, Niantic is on to something much bigger now. They’re using data from their games to build large-scale geospatial models—a sort of virtual twin of our planet. This could completely reshape how we interact with AR, blending the real world with digital overlays like never before. 🌍✨
But with all that data comes a serious discussion on privacy. Should we be excited about this AR revolution, or should we be concerned? The world is changing fast—let me know your thoughts!

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/19/24300975/niantic-pokemon-go-data-large-geospatial-model 🤔

Adobe SlimLM—Powerful AI on Your Phone, No Cloud Required!

Adobe’s SlimLM puts the power of AI right in your hands—literally. This new compact language model runs directly on your smartphone, without the need for the cloud. Whether you’re drafting emails, summarizing reports, or analyzing data, you can do it all offline, while keeping your information private. 📱💡

SlimLM shows that smaller, more agile AI models can still be incredibly powerful. They use fewer resources, work offline, and could open up amazing new opportunities in places with limited connectivity. While large language models (LLMs) get all the buzz, it’s models like SlimLM that might just quietly redefine the future of AI. 🛠️🔋

Meta Introduces New Messenger Features—HD Video Calling and More!
Meta has added some new features to Messenger, aiming to compete with Zoom, Google Meet, and FaceTime. Now, you can enjoy HD video calling, noise suppression, and a bunch of other AI-powered tools. Meetings on Messenger? 🤷‍♂️ Not sure how that’ll pan out, but hey, options are always good, right?

Here’s what’s new:
– HD video calling is now enabled automatically when you’re on Wi-Fi, and you can turn it on for mobile data in the settings.

– Users can adjust noise cancellation and change audio outputs during calls, giving more control over call quality.
With so many options available, what will you use? Messenger is stepping up its game, but it’s definitely crowded territory out there! 📞✨

That’s all for today’s AI Tidbits! I’d love to hear your thoughts—whether it’s Perplexity’s shopping feature, Coca-Cola’s AI ads, or Adobe’s move into offline AI tools, there’s so much to discuss. Let’s keep the conversation going!
Until next Tuesday, stay curious and keep exploring the AI frontier! 😊✨