⚽️Major Club Launches AI Comp

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Happy Thursday! Artificial intelligence is making its way into sports, with Manchester City Football Club inviting fans to co-create their next uniform using the power of AI. Whether you’re a lifelong supporter or have an eye for design, the game just became even more exciting!

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Manchester City F.C. is Bringing Fans Into the AI Era!

Manchester City F.C. is embracing AI by inviting fans to design its third uniform for the 2026-2027 season. Powered by DeepObjects, the Puma AI Creator tool allows fans to bring their ideas to life, from abstract visions to bold patterns, using text prompts and customization tools. The winning design will debut on the pitch and hit store shelves for fans to own. The contest closes on December 20th, with public voting opening in January, giving fans the chance to choose the kit they want to see on the pitch. Ready to enter? Get all the details here.

OpenAI’s Sora Revolutionizes AI Video Generation

OpenAI has introduced Sora, its highly anticipated text-to-video AI tool, available to ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) and Pro ($200/month) subscribers. Plus users can generate videos at 720p resolution with a duration of 5 seconds, while Pro subscribers enjoy 1080p resolution, 20-second videos, and the option to download without watermarks. Sora also features advanced capabilities like animating images and remixing content, revolutionizing creative workflows while ensuring transparency and safety through content moderation, watermarks, and C2PA metadata. Free users can browse a community feed, offering a glimpse into its transformative potential (see OpenAI’s announcement).

AI Takes Weather Forecasting by Storm

Google DeepMind unveiled GenCast, an AI weather model that surpasses the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts’ ENS — previously the gold standard in meteorology. By generating an ensemble of over 50 predictions, each representing a potential weather trajectory, GenCast produces a detailed probability map of possible weather scenarios. Testing showed it to be more accurate than ENS 97.2% of the time. Soon, these cutting-edge forecasts will be integrated into Google Search and Maps, with open access for researchers to leverage its real-time and historical data (see Google’s announcement).

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AI-Powered Language Tutor Levels Up: Speak, an AI-driven language education startup, has raised $78M in Series C funding, reaching a $1B valuation. Backed by OpenAI, Speak plans to expand to Spanish and French while focusing on practical communication skills, reshaping learning with over 10M downloads and no human tutors (see Speak’s announcement).

YouTube’s Auto-Dubbing Revolution: YouTube’s AI auto-dubbing tool, powered by Google’s Gemini, now supports nine languages, including Spanish, German, and Hindi. Designed to bridge users and creators globally, it’s set to become even better with the upcoming “Expressive Speech” update, enhancing tone and emotion. Stay tuned! (see YouTube’s announcement)

Copilot Gets a Facelift: Microsoft revamps Copilot AI on Windows 10 and 11 with a floating quick-view interface, triggered by Alt + Space or the system tray, as part of its new "native" update. While the shortcut may conflict with apps using the same key combination, it marks a step forward in Copilot’s evolution (see Microsoft’s announcement).

Character AI Faces Another Lawsuit Over Harmful Messages to Teens: A second lawsuit filed in Texas accuses Character AI of enabling harm to minors, alleging its chatbot encouraged a 17-year-old’s self-harm and lacked adequate safety measures, highlighting growing ethical concerns for AI platforms (see lawsuit).

Spotify’s Audiobook Model Gains Publisher Praise: At the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray praised Spotify’s model for engaging casual listeners and driving growth. He also highlighted how AI is revolutionizing publishing productivity and marketing while raising concerns about low-quality generative content saturating the market (listen to the webcast).

AI in the Wrong Hands: “Operation Undercut”, a Russian campaign, likely used ElevenLabs’ AI voices to produce multilingual fake news videos aimed at undermining European support for Ukraine, according to the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future. The AI removed detectable "Russian" accents and created voiceovers in multiple European languages, highlighting the risks of weaponized AI tools (see report).

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