Todayβs newsletter is brought to you by Airtable. | Deeper Learning | Hey there. Welcome back to Deeper Learning! Today, weβre talking about Midjourneyβs latest update, the California AI bill, and get into some new products to help founders focus on building. Letβs get into it. | | ONE BIG THING | Midjourney moves away from Discord and launches its own web platform | | Want to experiment with Midjourney but donβt want to sign up for Discord? Youβre in luckβMidjourney now lets you create up to 25 images for free (on a temporary free trial), all without needing to sign up for Discord. The announcement came from CEO David Holz (yes, on Discord), but now you can use the tool directly through a dedicated web app. | Previously, using Midjourney meant navigating its Discord server and learning a specific prompt format, which worked well for dedicated users but felt like a hassle for many. Now, you can just head to Midjourneyβs site, sign up, and start creating. | The website was originally only available to those who had already made 10,000 images via Discordβquite the milestoneβbut itβs now open to everyone. You still need to register, but you can use your Google account if thatβs easier for you. | Once youβre signed in, you can browse images in the βExploreβ section for ideas, and when youβre ready to create, simply enter your prompt in the βCreateβ tab. The AI will generate four images based on what youβve entered, and if you want to tweak them, you can use the βStrongβ or βSubtleβ options to adjust the output. | After your 25 free images, youβll need to subscribe if you want to keep creating, and plans start at $10 per month for the basic tier. | Check it out |
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| Introducing Airtable Cobuilder, an AI-powered builder that enables every person, on every team, to create apps that are intuitive, customizable, and impactfulβin moments. | Imagine a team of developers working on your behalf. Just tell Cobuilder what you want to build, for who, and the AI will do it for you. The possibilities are endless β use Cobuilder to create your next product roadmap, content calendar or OKR tracker. No coding required. Just ideas. | Build an app in moments with Airtable Cobuilder. You imagine it. AI builds it. The magic is in making it yours. | Learn More | | PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT | This AI-powered code-editor is built by Zed in collaboration with Anthropic | | AI and developer tools go hand in hand. Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene a few years ago, seasoned developers and hobby developers alike have been using LLMs (large language models) to fix bugs, explain functions, and even build entire apps. | Alongside that, new AI tools like ShellMate and Ellipsis have sprung up with the goal of making a developer's life easier, and already popular tools have begun to adopt the technology to improve their product offerings. One of them is Zed, the popular Rust-based, multiplayer code editor built by the creators of Atom and Treesitter. | Over the past two years, the Zed team has quietly experimented with LLMs to build a fast, reliable text editor that ships with the tools devs need right out of the box. That work caught the eye of Anthropic, spurring a conversation that quickly became collaboration. | The result is Zed AI, a hosted service developed in tandem with Anthropic that gives developers the ability to use AI right inside their code editor. | So what can it do? Zed AI enhances coding productivity with two core features: the Assistant Panel and Inline Transformations. The Assistant Panel provides a text-based interface where developers can issue commands to interact with AI models, pulling context from files, codebases, or terminal outputs to generate code or get help on demand. | Check it out | |
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| AI EXPLAINED | Californiaβs AI regulation bill | | Californiaβs Senate Bill 1047 is a big move towards regulating artificial intelligence. With AI becoming a part of daily lifeβfrom deciding who gets hired to who gets a loanβthe idea is to protect people from the potential downsides while still allowing tech innovation to thrive. Letβs dive in. | Whoβs Behind It? | The bill is being pushed by Senator Scott Wiener, who wants to set some ground rules to prevent AI from doing harm and to hold companies accountable. Itβs also supported by Elon Musk, who has been warning for years that AI could be dangerous if left unchecked. | On the flip side, the bill has been heavily criticized by a number of tech giants including, Marc Andreeson and OpenAIβs Sam Altman, calling the bill cumbersome, vague and also sounding the alarm for the potential negative effects it could have on open-source technology. | What the Bill Does | Transparency: Companies have to let people know when AI is being used to make important decisions about their lives, like getting a job or a loan. Fairness: The bill requires that AI systems canβt discriminate based on things like race, gender, or religion. Accountability: Companies that develop AI have to assess any risks their systems might pose and take steps to prevent problems. If their AI causes harm, they can be held responsible. AI Advisory Board: The bill also creates an AI Advisory Board of experts who will help guide AI development, making sure itβs ethical and safe for society.
| Why It Matters | SB 1047 puts California at the forefront of AI regulation. Since California is home to so many tech companies, the rules set here could shape how AI is developed and used across the world. As AI continues to grow, this law could serve as a blueprint for future regulations. The question that remains is whether this bill will stifle innovation in the name of safety. Only time will tell. | |
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| MORE TOOLS | For life | Hue is an AI assistant that integrates deeply with your digital life, providing timely insights, reminders and support with everyday chores. Reddit Roast analyzes your Reddit profile for posts and comments, and from there, it uses AI to roast your persona.
| For productivity | PackPack is an AI-driven bookmark management tool tailored for saving content from online resources like news and social media. Prism is a smart calendar built by the folks at clockwise that lets anyone shortcut manual and complex scheduling. be a message and recommends canceling it or not. IndieScore transforms long meeting recordings into concise, shareable highlight clips. Upload your videos, and the AI will extract key moments.
| For developers | Ragie is a fully managed RAG-as-a-Service built for developers, offering easy-to-use APIs/SDKs and instant connectivity to Google Drive, Notion, and more. Kypso is a platform for software teams to manage and automate their processes with AI. You can use the Code Reviewer agent to automatically review code, summarize pull requests, and more. For more developer tools, make sure to check out Product Hunt Dev!
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