🔎 What’s good today:

• 🎨3 free Midjourney alternatives.

• 🦾 What if ChatGPT controlled your life

• 💬 Guide to ChatGPT Plugins

• 🙈 Evolution of AI. What’s coming?

• 📃New features from ChatGPT

🔥Free Midjourney Alternatives to create AI-generated art

Midjourney recently made changes to its platform, limiting access to image generation on Discord to paid users only. While this decision makes sense from a business perspective, it has left many users searching for free alternatives that allow them to continue enjoying the benefits of powerful AI advancements.

Fortunately, there are several great Midjourney alternatives that are completely free and available for use today. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, these alternatives provide a range of options for generating stunning images using AI technology.

1. Blue Willow

If you're searching for a free alternative to Midjourney, Blue Willow might be just what you need. Although it's currently in beta version and Midjourney boasts better image quality, Blue Willow still offers a great option for those on a budget.

Like Midjourney, Blue Willow operates on Discord, making it an easily accessible option for users already on the platform. While it may not have all the bells and whistles of Midjourney, it still provides a comparable service and is perhaps the best free alternative currently available on the market.

2. Mage Space

Mage Space is a free web application that provides a similar experience to Midjourney but on your web browser. While Discord interfaces can be difficult to navigate, using Mage Space is a breeze, making it an excellent option for anyone looking to start generating art quickly and easily.

All you need to do is input your prompt or upload your image, and Mage Space will do the rest.

3. Dall-E

Dall-E offers free monthly credits that can be used to generate art, but some argue that the quality of the results is not quite as good as with Midjourney. However, as technology continues to advance, Dall-E's capabilities are improving all the time, and with the right prompts, you can still achieve some amazing results.

While it's true that Midjourney may produce higher-quality images, Dall-E's free monthly credits make it an attractive option for those looking to create art without breaking the bank. And with ongoing advancements in technology, it's likely that Dall-E's results will only continue to improve over time.

🤡Guy Asked ChatGPT To Control His Life, and It Immediately Fell Apart

Maxwell Strachan, Vice journalist, has written a story where he takes the bold step of handing over control of his life to ChatGPT. The outcome is an absolute comedy of errors that makes ChatGPT's attempts to make you more productive seem utterly meaningless and random. But it's super fun to read!

Poor Strachan manages to repeatedly disappoint his wife by failing to lend a hand when she needs it. He goes to the extreme of even asking ChatGPT for permission to help his wife put away groceries, only to be flat-out denied. The ensuing conversation between Strachan and ChatGPT is comedic gold.

To make matters worse, he even forgets to feed his dog (and himself) on the first morning and has to beg his AI overlord for a few precious minutes to rectify the mistake. And you won't believe it, but ChatGPT starts reminding him about the dog's feeding schedule because, well, animals need food and water to survive.

Through all the humor and mishaps, we can clearly see the limitations of this technology. AI just doesn't grasp the nuances of our everyday lives. It doesn't understand that your partner expects you to pitch in around the house or that your dog has its own unique schedule that doesn't align with a perfect timetable.

Sure, we can ask ChatGPT to help us be more productive and focus on self-care. But unfortunately, all it does is make us drink water for ten minutes and stare at a wall until a timer goes off. Yeah, not exactly the height of excitement.

AI definitely has its place in improving productivity, but stories like this remind us that we are an essential part of the equation. We bring the human touch, the understanding, and the ability to adapt to the unexpected.

🦍 What Evolution of AI should we wait for?

Microsoft researchers have just made an exciting announcement about OpenAI's latest GPT model. They claim that it's a huge leap towards achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), which has been the ultimate goal for AI developers.

In a study called "Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence," released by Microsoft in March, they found that GPT-4 can tackle complex tasks across various fields like mathematics, coding, vision, medicine, law, and psychology without needing any specific instructions. They even asked GPT-4 how to stack items like a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle, and a nail, and it came up with a reasonable plan. Impressive, right?

Let's break down some key terms in this domain. Generative AI is like AI that sounds human, while AGI is AI that reasons like a human. Then there's the idea of sentient AI, where AI believes it's a person. The current wave of AI programs like GPT-4, ChatGPT, and Dall-E are all forms of generative AI. They're massive software programs, mostly referred to as "large language models," trained on vast amounts of text or image data to fill in patterns requested by users. Developers fine-tune these models for specific applications.

Generative AI does some mind-blowing things today, but there's a debate among experts about whether it can eventually evolve into AGI, which would possess human-level intelligence to evaluate complex situations, apply common sense, learn, and adapt.

OpenAI's mission is to build AGI that benefits humanity. Many experts, including those at Microsoft, see a clear path from today's generative AI to achieving full AGI. However, some experts believe that generative AI might plateau, requiring alternative approaches to advance towards AGI.

Beyond AGI, there's the speculative concept of "sentient AI," where these programs become self-aware, develop desires and emotions, and even demand rights. While nobody believes that ChatGPT or any other AI today is anywhere close to sentience, some tech leaders and experts consider it a possibility in the future, albeit a slim one. There are concerns that such a sentient AI could pose risks to humanity.

In the previous emails, we wrote about how these concerns prompted many industry insiders to sign an open letter calling for a pause in AI development. However, others argue that the focus should be on the more immediate challenges like biased AI systems, job displacement, and the spread of misinformation.

The question of whether generative AI will eventually surpass human capabilities divides people into two camps. Pragmatists believe that as AI becomes better at understanding the real world, it will surpass human performance and even gain physical abilities. Essentialists, on the other hand, argue that there will always be distinct aspects of being human that cannot be replicated by artificial life, such as our biology, spirituality, or self-knowledge.

👩‍🏫 Bunch of new features from OpenAI on ChatGPT

Exciting news from OpenAI! They've just rolled out some awesome new features for ChatGPT that we've all been waiting for.

First up, there's the web-browsing feature.

It's exclusively available to ChatGPT-Plus users and lets you access real-time information. Imagine ChatGPT as a super cool search engine now! No more outdated answers. You'll stay up to date with the latest happenings and current events.

Before this update, ChatGPT was limited in what it could provide since it was trained only up until 2021. But not anymore! With the web-browsing feature, you can get answers to your questions about what's happening right now.

ChatGPT extensions

Also for all plus plan members. This is super exciting because it means you get access to more than 70 third-party plug-ins for popular web services like Expedia, Kayak, and Instacart. You can ask ChatGPT to help you with specific tasks on these websites. It's like having your own personal assistant for online tasks!

This extension feature is a total game-changer. It's creating a marketplace where companies can develop all sorts of ChatGPT extensions for different tasks. Who knows, in a few years, AI might be integrated into almost everything we do!

ChatGPT Mobile App

Open AI also launched the official ChatGPT mobile app! Finally, we can say goodbye to all those fake apps on the App Store. Now you can enjoy seamless syncing of your chat history between the web and mobile versions. Plus, there's voice input support using OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition model. Oh, and the app is currently rolling out in the US.

These updates are seriously impressive. OpenAI is really taking ChatGPT to the next level with these features. Stay informed, get things done online, and enjoy ChatGPT on the go with the new mobile app

Hope you enjoyed today's newsletter! See you next week!
Tony