Le Récapp’: OpenAI unveils Sora, Google boosts Gemini with 1 million tokens, Evernote wants to attract more users, the news you shouldn’t miss this week

The weekend is here, it’s time for Clubic to come back to the new features of your favorite apps announced this week.

This week, OpenAI imploded the Internet with the demo of Sora, its AI capable of creating videos from a simple sentence.

OpenAI gives ChatGPT more memory and unveils Sora, the DALL-E of video

This week, OpenAI announced a major development for ChatGPT, introducing enhanced memory functionality intended to increase the efficiency of future interactions. This update allows ChatGPT to remember topics covered in all chats, saving users from having to repeat information. This innovation comes with enhanced privacy settings, giving users the ability to manage AI memories, delete them, or disable this feature completely. These improvements promise to transform interaction with ChatGPT, making it more relevant and personalized for each user.

In another notable development, OpenAI unveiled Sora, a revolutionary AI model designed to generate photorealistic videos from descriptive text. Sora represents a giant leap forward in the field of generative AI applied to video, capable of creating complex scenes, including multiple characters and actions, based simply on textual prompts. Although the model still has limitations, such as challenges in simulating complex physics and understanding cause-and-effect scenarios, it marks a giant step toward creating immersive and personalized visual content. Currently in the evaluation phase by specialists and a select group of creatives, Sora is eagerly awaited by the general public for its potential applications in entertainment, design and education.

Files, the open-source alternative to File Explorer, goes to version 3.2

The recent update of the open-source Files application to version 3.2 brings a series of notable improvements, making file management on Windows even more intuitive and efficient. Among the new features, we note the introduction of a list view layout, offering clearer organization of files and folders. This version also improves the quality of thumbnail rendering and improves performance when handling large files, reducing the risk of crashes. These changes reflect the developers’ continued commitment to providing a robust and functional alternative to the traditional Windows File Explorer.

Slack announces Slack AI, your best friend for generating TLDR with the exchanges of your colleagues

After being one of the first to integrate OpenAI’s GPT models into its application, Slack continues to invest in the field of artificial intelligence with the launch of Slack AI. This new feature leverages generative AI to deliver channel summaries, chat roundups, and work query searches. Slack AI aims to improve productivity by allowing users to quickly find essential information and stay on top of important discussions. Although the full integration of AI into workspaces is still tentative, Slack AI represents a step forward.

Google launches Gemini 1.5 AI, a model with expanded contextual capabilities

Google recently unveiled Gemini 1.5 AI, an update to its artificial intelligence model, promising major advances in understanding large contexts. According to Google, this version significantly improves the model’s ability to process and understand large amounts of information, allowing for more natural interaction and more relevant responses. Gemini 1.5 stands out for its ability to manage up to one million tokens, opening new possibilities for developers and end users in terms of data analysis and content generation. With Google and AI, it’s better to hold your breath and wait until you can test the models before speaking. When Gemini Ultra was announced, the Mountain View firm was entitled to monumental bad buzz because of a rigged demo.

Evernote expands its free offering with 14 new premium features

If the trend has been to remove features from users for several months, Evernote is an exception to the rule with a major update unlocking 14 premium features for all free accounts. This initiative aims to enrich the user experience by providing more advanced tools for note-taking, organization and productivity at no additional cost. Among the features now accessible, we find increased customization options, better integration with other platforms or PDF annotation.