ChatGPT’s recent Canvas upgrade

Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Sora can have gotten all of the hype, but OpenAI’s ‘Twelve Days of Shipmas’ still has loads of time to go — and the newest drop is a robust recent upgrade for ChatGPT.

Canvas is now available to all users, and its collaborative tools and interface could change how tens of millions work with AI day by day. Let’s get into it…

In today’s AI rundown:

• OpenAI’s Canvas goes public with recent features

• Cognition launches Devin AI developer assistant

• Transform words into cinematic magic with Sora

• Replit launches ‘Assistant’ for coding

• 5 recent AI tools & 5 recent AI jobs

• More AI & tech news

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

🤖 OpenAI’s Canvas goes public with recent features

The Rundown: OpenAI just made Canvas available to all users, with the collaborative split-screen writing and coding interface gaining recent features like Python execution and usefulness inside custom GPTs.

The small print:

• Canvas now integrates natively with GPT-4o, allowing users to trigger the interface through prompts quite than manual model selection.

• The tool encompasses a split-screen layout with the chat on one side, a live editing workspace on the opposite, and inline feedback and revision tools.

• Recent Python integration enables direct code execution throughout the interface, supporting real-time debugging and output visualization.

• Custom GPTs can even now leverage Canvas capabilities by default, with options to enable the feature for existing custom assistants.

• Other key features include enhanced editing tools for writing (reading level, length adjustments) and advanced coding tools (code reviews, debugging).

• OpenAI previously introduced Canvas in October as an early beta to Plus and Teams users, with all accounts now gaining access with the total rollout.

Why it matters: While this Canvas release is probably not as hyped because the Sora launch, it represents a robust shift in how users interact with ChatGPT, bringing more nuanced collaboration into conversations. Canvas’ Custom GPT integration can be a welcome sight and will breathe life into the somewhat forgotten aspect of the platform.

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COGNITION LABS

💻 Cognition launches Devin AI developer assistant

The Rundown: Cognition Labs has officially launched Devin, its AI developer assistant, targeting engineering teams and offering capabilities starting from bug fixes to automated PR creation.

The small print:

• Devin integrates directly with development workflows through Slack, GitHub, and IDE extensions (beta), starting at $500/month for unlimited team access.

• Teams can assign work to Devin through easy Slack tags, with the AI handling testing and providing status updates upon completion.

• The AI assistant can handle tasks like frontend bug fixes, backlog PR creation, and codebase refactoring, allowing engineers to concentrate on higher-priority work.

• Devin’s capabilities were demoed through open-source contributions, including bug fixes for Anthropic’s MCP and have additions to popular libraries.

• Devin previously went viral in March after autonomously opening a support ticket and adjusting its code based on the data provided.

Why it matters: Devin’s early demos felt like the beginning of a brand new paradigm, however the AI coding competition has increased heavily since. It’s clear that the long run of development will largely be a collaborative effort between humans and AI, and $500/m is perhaps a small price to pay for enterprises offloading significant work.

AI TRAINING

🎥 Transform words into cinematic magic with Sora

The Rundown: OpenAI’s newly launched Sora AI video generator means that you can turn your text descriptions into realistic videos without cameras, actors, or editing software.

Step-by-step:

1. Access Sora (accessible via a paid ChatGPT account).

2. Write an in depth prompt describing your required video (e.g., “An impressive albino jaguar drinks from a crystal-clear stream.“)

3. Select your settings: aspect ratio (16:9, 1:1, or 9:16), resolution (480p to 1080p), and duration (5-20s).

4. Generate and enhance your video using remix, re-cut, or mix features.

Pro tip: Test your concepts with shorter durations and lower resolutions first, then upgrade settings in your final version.

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REPLIT

🤖 Replit launches ‘Assistant’ for coding

The Rundown: Replit just officially launched its upgraded AI development suite, removing its Agent from early access and introducing a brand new Assistant tool, alongside a slew of other major platform improvements.

The small print:

• A brand new Assistant tool focuses on improvements and quick fixes to existing projects, with streamlined editing through easy prompts.

• Users can now attach images or paste URLs to guide the design process, and Agents can use React to provide more polished and versatile visual outputs.

• Each tools integrate directly with Replit’s infrastructure, providing access to databases and deployment tools without third-party services.

• The platform also introduced unlimited usage with a subscription-based model, with built-in credits and Agent checkpoints for more transparent billing.

Why it matters: The competition in AI development has gotten intense, and tools like Replit proceed to erase barriers, with builders in a position to create anything they will dream up. Each beginners and experienced devs now haven’t any shortage of AI-fueled options to bring ideas to life and streamline existing projects.

NEW TOOLS & JOBS

Trending AI Tools

• 🎥 Sora – OpenAI’s video generation model, designed to take text, image, and video inputs and generate a brand new video as an output

• 📘 Remento – AI biographer with Speech-to-Story technology that turns recorded interviews right into a hardcover book of polished stories

• 🦓 Zebracat 2.0 – Generate viral videos in seconds with AI

• 🙋‍♂️ Aftercare – AI-powered surveys for in-depth user feedback

• 🧠 Mentor AI – Productivity partner to assist break down goals and tasks into easy steps, track progress, and stay accountable

Recent AI Job Opportunities

• 💁 Palantir Technologies – Support Specialist

• 👔 UiPath – Regional Vice President, Enterprise

• 💼 Dataiku – Business Development Manager

• 🔧 Abridge – Technical Solutions Consultant

• 🏝 Tempus – Leave and Accommodation Specialist

QUICK HITS

Meta FAIR researchers introduced COCONUT, a brand new AI reasoning approach allowing AI models to think more naturally quite than through rigid language steps, leading to raised performance on complex problem-solving tasks.

AI language startup Speak raised $78M at a $1B valuation, with its learning platform already facilitating over a billion spoken sentences this 12 months through its adaptive tutoring technology.

Time Magazine named AMD’s Lisa Su its ‘CEO of the Yr’ after driving the corporate from near bankruptcy to a 50x increase in stock value and a number one force in AI over her decade as CEO.

Google announced a brand new $20B investment with Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate to develop industrial parks featuring data centers and clean energy facilities, aiming to streamline AI infrastructure growth and sustainable power generation.

Yelp released a series of recent AI features, including LLM-powered Review Insights for sentiment evaluation, AI-optimized promoting tools, and upgraded AI chatbot capabilities to attach users with services.

Goal launched ‘Bullseye Gift Finder,’ a brand new AI-powered tool that gives personalized toy recommendations based on kid’s ages, interests, and preferences, alongside an AI shopping assistant for product-specific inquiries

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Rowan, Joey, Zach, and Alvaro—aka The Rundown Team