🤴 Ideogram 2.0: New Design King

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Nivedan here. I'm delighted to bring you another edition of my newsletter. 

Last week was a blend of content creation and event organization. Felt great connecting with the bright minds of Jaipur. Keep an eye on our social media channels for glimpses of the event. They will be dropping soon.

In this edition, we'll be covering:

• The launch of Ideogram 2.0
• Claude's new Prompt Engineering Courses
• A comprehensive roundup of last week's AI news
• Fun AI game that will put your eyes to the test

Let’s go!

🔦 Last Week In AI🔦

Artists, Your Prayers Have Been Answered

I've seen artists pull their hair out trying to bring their vision to life. 

The process feels like diving into a sea of stock images to find that anchor image that gets things done. 

But all of that is ancient history now. Because Ideogram just launched version 2.0 of their text-to-image model with upgrades that will make the process of producing creatives seem like a walk in the park. 

Here's what’s new?

• Color Palette Selection: Ideogram 2.0 allows users to customize their color palettes, giving more control over the image's appearance.
• Enhanced Text Rendering: The updated model has improved text accuracy and is ideal for precise designs like posters, greeting cards, etc.
• Search Functionality: Over 1 billion Ideogram images are now searchable, making it easy to find inspiration and references.
• Improved Image Coherence: Ideogram 2.0 delivers more anatomically accurate human figures, better-aligned eyes, and well-rendered hands, addressing common issues in previous versions.
• Five New Image Styles: The new version introduces five distinct styles—General, Realistic, Design, 3D, and Anime—providing versatility for various creative applications.
• iOS App and Beta API: Ideogram 2.0 now includes an iOS app for mobile creativity and a beta API for developers looking to integrate Ideogram’s capabilities into their platforms.

Why it matters?

What sets Ideogram 2.0 apart from other similar models is its improved image coherence. This makes it a go-to tool for creating memes, newsletter images, YouTube thumbnails, and posters.

Also, Ideogram 2.0 is available for free to all users, with premium features offered through subscription plans.

Ideogram 2.0 has blurred the line between "I can't draw" and “I'm a creative genius”. So go on. Let your ideas run wild. You might just out-Picasso, Picasso. Abstract selfie, anyone? 🎨

The Prompt Engineering Cheatcode

Anthropic just rolled out two powerhouse courses for anyone eager to master prompt engineering.

These courses offer the perfect blend of fundamental training and advanced strategies to enhance prompt engineering expertise.

Here is a scoop on both the courses-

1. Prompt Engineering Interactive Tutorial: Perfect for beginners! This nine-chapter course covers the basics of prompt creation, from structure to best practices.
2. Real-World Prompting Course: This is a 5-chapter course for developers already using the Anthropic API. It dives into advanced tips to get the best results from Claude, showing real examples of prompts in action.

Key Topics Covered-

• Prompt Basics: Using key factors in the first chapter, users will learn to set up effective responses and shape Claude's outputs.
• Clear Communication: The second chapter will help in crafting precise instructions to enhance Claude's response quality and relevance.
• Role Assignment: This third chapter will demonstrate ways to assign specific roles to Claude, boosting its performance and tailoring its expertise.
• Output Formatting: The 4th & 5th chapters cover mastering XML and JSON for consistently structured and formatted responses from Claude.
• Step-by-Step Approach: This chapter will help learners master guiding Claude through complex problems to improve its handling of intricate questions.
• Example-Based Learning: This chapter focuses on few-shot prompting, with plenty of examples to boost Claude’s comprehension and results.
• Error Minimization: The 8th chapter explores strategies to reduce inaccuracies and hallucinations in Claude’s responses, enhancing overall reliability.
• Advanced Prompting: The final chapter brings the learnings of the previous 8 to help learners craft detailed prompts for comprehensive and customized results.

You can access all Anthropic courses here. 

There you have it, your ticket to become the prompt whisperer. Remember, in the world of prompt engineering, the only limit is your imagination. 

Now go forth and prompt like a boss! 🚀

📰 News 📰

1. Meta has introduced a new family of AI models called Sapiens. 🧠 [Link]
2. Midjourney's website is now officially open to everyone. 🌐 [Link]
3. Perplexity AI plans to start running ads in Q4 of 2024. 💸 [Link]
4. Meta and Spotify criticize EU for stifling open-source innovation. ⚖️ [Link]
5. NVIDIA and Mistral released laptop-ready AI. 💻 [Link] 
6. DeepMind employees urged Google to end military contracts. 🚫 [Link]
7. Telecom that enabled Biden deepfake scam will pay FCC $1M. 💰 [Link]
8. Microsoft released the family of Phi-3.5 models.📊 [Link]
9. Meta quietly introduces a new web crawler, Meta External Agent. 🕷️ [Link]
10. AI could help design and test F1 cars faster. 🏎 [Link]

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