AI Update, December 20, 2024: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence — Fri., Dec. 20, 2024

Catch up on AI news and developments from the past week, including Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash, a generative AI model with multimodal capabilities.

OpenAI expands its AI-powered search engine to free-tier users, while Google unveils advanced video and image generation models. The controversy over OpenAI's for-profit conversion raises critical issues in AI funding and structure.

Google launches Whisk, an AI tool allowing users to combine uploaded images into new creations without needing text prompts. While AI continues to advance, concerns about unpredictability and ethics arise. Marketers must navigate these issues while using AI responsibly for campaign success.

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