AI Updates: Muse Gets Voice Mode, Claude Adds Personal Finance, Gemini Upgrades Video Generation Model
By Google News Personal Finance ·
Hyderabad: Three major Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, Meta s Muse, Anthropic s Claude, and Google s Gemini Omni, have new features. Muse allows users to talk to it, Claude helps users to understand about their money, and Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash enables users make longer videos from simple prompts.
Here s what each one is and what they can do.Muse: Voice and an avatarMuse, the AI assistant app from Meta, now allows users to speak to it out loud. It also adds an expressive avatar that reacts as users talk. The avatar uses small expressions and gestures that match the mood. The update is rolling out on mobile, web, and Mac, starting in the United States (US).
To start talking with Muse, users simply need to tap the phone icon in the top-right corner of the app.Meta notes that voice chats are also coming soon to AI Glasses and Muse Charm.What can users do using Muse voice mode?Users can start talking about an idea to the Muse app using voice mode. It will help the idea to take a shape.
For instance, if a person plans a trip, just by starting with a city they want to see, Muse picks up the thread while they talk.Moreover, they can rehearse for a job interview, run through a presentation or test a pitch. Users can ask the Muse app for things while doing other tasks, like walking or cooking dinner.
Muse handles the task in the background as they chat with the app.From a New Yorker to a pirate, users can choose any voice as per their liking, and switch whenever they want.Meta says the replies come straight away, and users can interrupt at any point, as they would with a real person.Claude: Personal FinanceAnthropic s Claude now features Personal Finance functionality, which allows users to connect their bank and
card accounts and ask questions about their money in their own words.It is rolling out in beta this week on the Pro, Max, and Ultra plans in the US.What can it do?Users can simply ask, Where did my money go this month? to add up their spending and sort it into groups, such as rent, bills, and food.
They can ask follow-up questions on their spending. By asking What is left before payday? Claude checks earlier months, spots things like a membership renewal, and lists payments that are still due.It can also flag charges that appear twice, unexpected fees or a bill that has crept up over the year. Claude can explain financial terms.
For instance, by asking What s an APR, and what has mine cost me this year? , the AI model will explain it and add up the interest a user has paid.The model can make a weekly spending chart, a calendar of bills or a dashboard of numbers users choose.Anthropic says Claude has only read-only access to users bank and card accounts. So, the model cannot move, manage or invest their money.
It is also not built to give investment advice. There are no ads or sponsored recommendations. Users can link accounts by signing in to their bank through Plaid, so Claude never sees their password.
The company says the model can make mistakes, so users must check important figures themselves with the bank.Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashGoogle has introduced Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, the successor of the Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash AI video generator model.
The new model is now available in the Gemini API and Gemini for business.What can it do?Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generates 15-second videos, up from 10 seconds in the previous model. Users can pick any length from 3 seconds to 15 seconds.Google says the price of the new model is down by 30 per…
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