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While this last week was not a huge one for LLM releases, OpenAI did release an amazing new audio recorder and transcription capability<\/a> for their app (Mac OS only). ByteDance (the company that owns TikTok) released a competitor to VEO 3 called Seedance<\/a> that is even better at creating realistic videos<\/a> and Microsoft released a research paper<\/a> where they can use AI to do ray tracing<\/a> (a form of high-quality Computer Generated Imagery or CGI) thousands of times faster than a traditional rendering tool. <\/p>\n

Yupp.ai created a new type of LLM leaderboard<\/a> that is based entirely on human evaluation and gives users access to all the top models to test prompts against, for free. As well, Andrej Karpathy, one of the biggest names in AI, released a video<\/a> of his keynote talk at AI Startup School in San Francisco. It\u2019s certainly more technical than a lot of content I share, but it\u2019s definitely an interesting watch. Finally, there\u2019s a new agentic AI tool that I\u2019d love for you all to try out called director.ai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s dig in!<\/p>\n

OpenAI<\/h2>\n

What happened<\/h3>\n

OpenAI has had a Mac desktop app for a while now, and while it\u2019s quite similar to what you\u2019ll find in the browser-based app<\/a>, it does add some additional capabilities including Voice Mode, and direct App interaction with other apps on your computer. Now, there\u2019s an additional capability which is a record mode<\/a> that will capture all the audio from the computer, including Zoom, Teams, etc. and automatically transcribe it. Not only does it turn speech into text, but it also automatically figures out who is speaking and attributes the appropriate text to the right person! This is an incredible capability that is yet another example of how OpenAI is eating the world.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/h3>\n

While many of us are Windows users who can\u2019t use this functionality today, I suspect that it will show up in the Windows app soon enough. Imagine being able to record a Zoom or Teams call and get an instant transcription with a summary of what was covered, outstanding action items and questions for follow-up, all powered by the incredible ChatGPT language model.<\/p>\n

ByteDance<\/h2>\n

What happened<\/h3>\n

ByteDance released Seedance<\/a> 1.0 mini, an incredible video generation model that can do image-to-video and text-to-video with absolutely unbelievable visual quality. While it can\u2019t do audio creation or lip synchronization like VEO 3, it does beat it out on image quality metrics<\/a>. Check out some of the videos here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/h3>\n

It is notable that as the owners of TikTok, ByteDance has access to a tremendous wealth of training data for videos. This goes to show that he or she who owns the data, owns AI. AI-generated video that is indistinguishable from traditionally produced video is at our doorstep. This changes everything. Imagine a world where you simply describe a movie and a few minutes later you can watch it. Instead of a $200M budget and three years of production, the AI generates it in less time than it will take to watch it! Want to be the star of that movie? No problem. Your likeness can be rendered right into the film. Amazing! And it might not be that far away.<\/p>\n

Microsoft<\/h2>\n

What happened<\/h3>\n

Microsoft released a research paper<\/a> which will be included in the SIGGRAPH<\/a> conference later this year. In it, they describe a method of using an AI model to create 3D renders of digital images that skips the whole process of a light transport simulation. In other words, it simply \u201cimagines\u201d what the scene should look like based on the shapes it\u2019s given and the description of the lighting and materials that are in the scene.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/h3>\n

This one isn\u2019t quite as relevant to those of us in real estate, but maybe it gives you some insight into the power of AI to transform multiple industries.<\/p>\n

Yupp.ai<\/h2>\n

What happened<\/h3>\n

Yupp.ai came out of stealth mode and released a new leaderboard<\/a> based entirely on human evaluation. This is different from other tools like GPQA, Humanity\u2019s Last Exam and SWE Bench, which are all empirically driven by a specific set of tests that have measurable outcomes. Yupp is much more \u201cvibe\u201d oriented and simply asks users to choose which answer they prefer when giving the same prompt to multiple LLMs. Additionally, they provide access to over 500 AI models for free. That means you don\u2019t have to have a Plus, Pro, Advanced or Premium license that costs $20\/month for each of the different top LLMs in order to get access to their most powerful models.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/h3>\n

Understanding which LLM or other AI is \u201cbest\u201d is a tricky proposition. It\u2019s sort of like asking which exercise is best for building muscle. The answer is going to be a combination of \u201cwhich exercise is effective\u201d and \u201cwhich muscles are you trying to build?\u201d Which LLM is best depends on what you\u2019re asking it to do. This leaderboard has the potential to help answer which LLM is best for which type of task you\u2019re trying to accomplish. Writing poetry? Use Claude 4 Opus. Researching astrophysics, maybe try GPT-o3 Mini.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to leave you with the links to Andrej\u2019s talk<\/a> and director.ai<\/a>. Think about how agentic AI can work for you, and let me know what amazing things director did for you. (I had it shop on Amazon for me.)<\/p>\n

Thank you all for tuning in. Please subscribe to be notified whenever a new post comes out and we look forward to seeing you on the next one.<\/p>\n

Stay curious, my friends!<\/p>\n

-David<\/p>\n

Author bio<\/h2>\n

David is the industry principal of AI at Yardi, where he works closely with the sales team to help clients understand how Yardi\u2019s solutions align with their business needs. A real estate technology, AI and IT guru with deep sales expertise and entrepreneurial roots, David brings decades of experience bridging the gap between technical innovation and real-world application. David\u2019s superpower is making complex technical concepts approachable, interesting and easy to understand \u2014 especially for non-technical audiences. When he\u2019s not working, you can find him skiing, rock climbing or racing his Tesla.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/h2>\n

This article is for general information purposes only. The opinions, analysis and commentary expressed are not and cannot be relied on as legal advice, and do not necessarily reflect the views of\u00a0Yardi Systems, Inc.<\/a>, or any of its affiliates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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