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September 17, 2024

Deeper Learning

Hey there. Welcome back to Product Hunt’s weekly AI newsletter. Today, we’re talking about Open AI’s newest, more human AI model, and of course some tools you might have missed.

ONE BIG THING

Open AI dropped a more human AI

OpenAI just unveiled o1, kicking off a new series of "reasoning" models designed to tackle complex questions faster than we can. They've also launched o1-mini, a smaller and more budget-friendly version. And yes, if you've been following AI buzz, this is the much-hyped Strawberry model everyone's been talking about.

This release is a big step toward OpenAI's goal of human-like artificial intelligence. Simply put, o1 outperforms previous models in writing code and solving tricky problems. But here's the catch: it's pricier and a bit slower than GPT-4o, so OpenAI is calling it a "preview" to highlight that it's still in the early days.

What's really interesting is how o1 was trained. Instead of just mimicking patterns from data, it uses reinforcement learning—learning through rewards and penalties—to figure things out on its own. It thinks in a "chain of thought," much like we do when solving problems step by step. OpenAI says it's more accurate and hallucinates less, though it's not perfect yet. This also makes for some great memes.

The standout feature? o1 tackles complex tasks like coding and math while explaining its reasoning. Ideally, this should make it more accurate. While I was playing around with the model this morning, I did notice a lot fewer hallucinations. It's a promising leap forward in AI, even if it's still ironing out some wrinkles and comes with a heftier price tag.

Social media minus the humans

Imagine logging into a social network where every post you share gets a response—but all from AI followers. SocialAI offers just that: a personal and private social experience where millions of AI-generated users engage with your content. It's like having your own exclusive community that interacts with you without any of the unpredictability that sometimes comes with real-life social media.

While traditional platforms connect you with friends, family, and acquaintances, SocialAI offers a different approach. It creates a "social" internet without humans, allowing you to simulate interactions as if you were engaging with real people but without the complicated, and unpredictable parts of human interactions.

As Chris Messina puts it: "Imagine that you have no friends, but you also use the internet. What if you could build a 'social' internet without humans where you could simulate interactions as if you were interacting with real humans?"

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MORE TOOLS

For education

VELS is an AI voice-based learning and training simulations for mastering professional skills.
Fujiyama is an app that uses AI to make it easier to learn Japanese. You can discuss any topic with the AI assistant and save phrases for later.

For productivity

Zight AI enhances communication with AI-driven video editing, screen recording, and GIF creation.
Fit.AI is a next-gen fitness app that uses AI to craft ultra-personalized workout plans. You can also use it to workout with your friends.
Diarist is a digital diary for capturing thoughts, tracking moods, and setting future goals. With daily journaling and a time Capsule feature, it helps you reflect and grow.

For developers

Cinnamon is a functional RAG UI for both end users who want to do QA on their documents and developers who want to build their own RAG pipeline.
Superflex is an AI assistant that turns ideas into front-end code from Figma designs, images, or text prompts—matching your coding style and utilizing your UI components.
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