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Educating about AI, Cybersecurity and Technology | Professor | PhD in Computer Science & Engineering | 👨‍🏫@therundownai
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Jan 4 10 tweets 4 min read
Gemini’s Stream Realtime has unlocked so many incredible use cases.

You now have an AI assistant that can see your screen and chat with you in real-time to learn, work, and research faster.

7 powerful ideas: Image 1. Research Assistant

- Highlight a dense paragraph from a white paper and ask for a non-technical summary.
- Hover over a tricky term, formula, diagram and ask for a simple explanation.
- Open multiple tabs on a research topic and ask to synthesize the key points side by side.
Dec 15, 2024 12 tweets 3 min read
Google raised the bar with Realtime AI.

It enables AI to see your screen and chat with you in real-time, and users are discovering incredible use cases.

10 wild examples: Image 1. Helping understand research papers
Dec 12, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
What an insane week on AI 🤯

Sora AI Video
ChatGPT Vision
Google Gemini 2.0
Lindy Phone Agents
Meta Llama 3.3 70B
Grok Image Generator
Midjourney worldbuilding
Devin AI software engineer

Here’s everything you need to know: 1. OpenAI has finally released Sora, its AI video generation model.

With its own website, it comes with features like Remix for quick edits, Blend for smooth transitions, and Storyboard for precise control.

It’s available to Plus and Pro users, with some exceptions like the EU.
Dec 10, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
Base LLMs are wild.

You can now see how AI responds before being fine-tuned for politeness or helpfulness.

Here’s how: Image STEP 1.

Create a free account and head over to: app.hyperbolic.xyz/?utm_source=x&…
Dec 7, 2024 12 tweets 3 min read
OpenAI o1 and o1-Pro models released 2 days ago.

People are already sharing many successful tests and crazy use cases with it.

10 wild examples: Image 1. Coding a Coinbase clone with just one prompt
Dec 5, 2024 13 tweets 5 min read
What an insane week on AI 🤯

ChatGPT Pro & o1
Runway Keyframes
Luma Photon models
AI weather forecasting
Amazon launches Nova
Genie 2 Image-to-Game
Tencent’s Hunyuan Video
ElevenLabs Conversational AI
Google AI video generator Veo

Here’s everything you need to know: 1. OpenAI has started its first day of 12 livestreams by releasing the full o1 model.

Plus users will get access today, replacing o1-preview.

They are also adding ChatGPT Pro, a new plan that includes access to a Pro-only version of o1 that thinks longer for better answers.
Nov 30, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
AI agents will bring a major shift.

Runner H has just been announced, and it looks incredibly good.

10 wild examples (Plus how to sign up): Image 1. Find bus stops in Alanson, MI using Google Maps.
Nov 27, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Windsurf is one of the best AI coding tools I’ve ever used.

I just asked it to create a Perplexity clone, and it got me a fully functional web app in less than 10 min, able to search the Internet for the latest info.

Here’s the full workflow: To get access, you can just head over to: wind.surf
Nov 21, 2024 12 tweets 4 min read
What a crazy week on AI 🤯

• FLUX.1 Tools
• Mistral’s le Chat
• Runner H AI Agent
• v0 runs full-stack apps
• Google Gemini Memory
• HeyGen new phone app
• Anthropic & Google Doc
• GPT-4o creativity update
• DeepSeek’s powerful model

Here’s everything you need to know: 1. Black Forest Labs has released FLUX.1 Tools, a suite of models to add control to the base text-to-image model FLUX.1.

These models allow inpainting, outpainting, structural guidance based on a depth map
or on canny edges, and mix and recreation of input images.
Nov 17, 2024 6 tweets 2 min read
The new Anthropic prompt improver is incredible.

You just need to write your prompt and Claude will generate an optimized prompt instantly.

Here’s how to use it: STEP 1.

Head over to Anthropic’s Console and sign up/log in: console.anthropic.comImage
Nov 15, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
This new AI tool builds full applications from just a description.

I just asked to create a typing game, and Windsurf generated the files, installed libraries, and launched it for me.

Here's how: First, head over to:

And install Windsurf. Inside the app, you’ll be directed to sign up for free at Codeium wind.surf/alvaro
Nov 14, 2024 9 tweets 4 min read
What a crazy week in AI 🤯

• Qwen’s new models
• Apple’s AI wall tablet
• Windsurf Agentic IDE
• ChatGPT desktop app
• Nous Forge Reasoning
• AlphaFold 3 open source
• Gemini Experimental model
• Anthropic new Prompt Improver

Here’s everything you need to know: 1. Qwen has realeased a new family of coder models called Qwen2.5-Coder.

Their flagship model, Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, reaches top-tier performance, highly competitive (or even surpassing) proprietary models like GPT-4o. Image
Nov 10, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Many have asked how to create your own AI assistant using the xAI API.

I just recorded this easy tutorial to help you get started and use a content creation AI assistant that writes like you.

Link to access it in the comments. ✍️ Written steps:

1. First, you need to create an
@xai account at: (as shown below)

2. Generate an API key (it should say you get $25 free credits!)

3. Head over to the project link below

4. Add the key, writing content, and modify the prompt x.ai
Nov 8, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
The xAI API is incredible.

I just created an AI assistant that can fetch news content from URLs and write a post about it on my own writing style.

Super simple to set up and you can try free. Here’s how: First, you need to create an @xai account at:

Next, you’ll have to generate an API key.

You’ll be given $25 free credits! x.ai
Nov 6, 2024 7 tweets 3 min read
You can now create realistic AI avatars by simply describing them or uploading your own photos.

Natural motion, multiple outfits, and different backgrounds.

Here’s how: STEP 1.

First, head over to

Click on “Avatar” and “Photo Avatar” and either type/describe your avatar or upload your own photos.

Here, I’ll be choosing to upload my own images: app.heygen.com
Nov 4, 2024 6 tweets 2 min read
I am always asked how people can make money on AI.

There are so many tools, freelancer platforms and opportunities out there. But you have to know where to find them.

Here is a huge opportunity: This is how I’ve found different ideas for my own personal products.

First, head over to: fvrr.co/alvaro
Nov 2, 2024 6 tweets 3 min read
AI photoshoots are taking over e-comm and fashion.

You can now upload a product design, write a prompt, and generate a fashion photoshoot for your idea like this.

Here's how: Image
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You need two things:

1. Sample photos of your product (iPhone photos or concept designs work)
2. An AI model to generate photos

Go here to get started:

PS: Make sure to only upload images of the exact product you want in the photoshoot. useflux.ai
Oct 31, 2024 10 tweets 4 min read
What a crazy day in AI 🤯

• Claude Dictation
• Synthflow Voice 2.0
• Claude Desktop app
• ElevenLabs X to Voice
• RedPanda Image Model
• OpenAI launches SearchGPT
• Google Learn About experiment
• Search Grounding on Google AI Studio

Here is everything you need to know: 1. We can now dictate prompts in the Claude app instead of manually typing them.
Oct 28, 2024 11 tweets 3 min read
Cursor AI has taken coding to the next level.

Anyone can now build apps faster than ever before.

10 wild examples: Image 1. An iOS, web, and Android app
Oct 24, 2024 12 tweets 3 min read
Anthropic raised the bar with Computer Use.

It enables AI to interact with computers like humans, and users are discovering incredible use cases.

10 wild examples: Image 1. Scrape the web
Oct 22, 2024 9 tweets 3 min read
What an insane day of AI developments 🤯

• Runway Act-One
• Ideogram Canvas
• OpenAI Voice mode in EU
• Perplexity Reasoning Mode
• Computer Use Anthropic API
• New open source AI video Mochi 1
• Claude 3.5 Sonnet (New) and 3.5 Haiku

Here is everything you need to know: 1. Runway Act-One can create compelling animations using video and voice performances as inputs.