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Here's what you need to know about AI today:

We overview what the EU's AI Act means for top AI companies.
ChatGPT Search has been received great reviews so far.
Adobe launched a product that lets you moodboard artistic directions.
We share a list of our six favorite AI horror movie trailers!

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Is the EU saving the world from dangerous AI?

January 2025 is going to be a rough month for AI companies in Europe. That's when the EU AI Act kicks in, requiring every AI model to prove it's safe, ethical, and compliant with the new regulations.

According to new research from ETH Zurich, not a single major model today would make the cut. We. Are. Shocked (not really…).

Here's what happened: the researchers from Zurich built COMPL-AI, the first framework for evaluating whether language models meet The EU AI Act's requirements. Basically, it's a report card for scoring language models against EU regulators.

The researchers tested 12 major AI models—we're talking GPT-4, Claude 3, Llama 3—checking everything from how well they resist hackers to whether they're biased against certain groups.

The results? Mixed…

GPT-4 Turbo scored highest on Ethical Principles and Technical Requirements.
Meta's Llama 2-7B Chat scored lowest.
"...almost all examined models" struggled with non-discrimination and fairness.

Even the star pupils (GPT-4 + Claude 3) only scored about 83%, and every single model failed some basics, like including watermarks to track AI content.

You can see the full list of scores here.

At this rate, the big AI startups might want to launch a group chat with Meta, Google, and Amazon to chat through dealing with EU fines. Those three have already racked up multiple big B Billions in penalties!

Our take: Europe gave AI companies a two-year heads up about what would be on the test—and with less than a year to go, even the most advanced models in the world are struggling to pass the practice exam.

And what happens next will determine whether these companies can keep doing business in one of the world's largest markets.

Now get this: the AI industry criticizes the EU's AI Act as going too far—like this viral post accusing the Act of turning Europe into a "Kafka World" of overregulation. But when Hacker News readers dug into the details, most agreed they actually pretty much make sense?

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Move over, messy whiteboards! Project Concept from Adobe, previewed at MAX 2024 Miami, will about to transform your creative kickoffs with AI-powered ~magic~

Here's how it works: Drop in your inspiration—whether it's phone snaps, stock images, or strict brand guidelines—and watch Project Concept flex its creative muscles.

Using Adobe's Firefly AI, Project Concept helps you explore wild possibilities (using divergent and convergent thinking) while keeping one foot in reality.

Think of it as your creative Swiss Army knife: mix images, transform sections, and remix styles faster than you can say "mood board."

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Treats To Try.

*Quick: take a crack at SambaNova's Lightning Fast AI Hackathon. They're giving out $10K in total prizes by November 22—get building now!
Sarama is an app that helps you better understand what your dog is trying to say.
Midjourney is the best AI image generator out there—see our fact facts for the product here!
Autoplay is building AIs that can help users navigate how to use different software products in real-time.
Alice Camera is a mirrorless camera that you attach to your phone to capture higher-quality content.
Amazon Bedrock is a great platform for launching customized AI models and applications for your business.

See our top 51 AI Tools for Business here!

*This is sponsored content. Advertise in The Neuron here.

Around the Horn.

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