Meta partners with Midjourney

👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Friday.

AI art just crossed into the mainstream.

The uncomfortable questions:

• If Midjourney required a Meta login, would it still feel like art or just another feed?

• When does our prompt history turn into ad targeting?

• What acquisition price would make it impossible for Midjourney to stay independent?

OK let’s keep going ↓

🔥 Creative pulse

In case you missed it, here’s 4 videos worth your time this weekend:

1. The new AI anthem…you’ll sing it all weekend. (Matt Zien)

2. How good are AI action shots now?…watch this. (Lion El Aton)

3. This Sci-fi video essay is…breathtaking. (VOIDLINK)

4. Zuck vs Altman…remake of Neo vs Agent Smith (Andrew Tsytsenko)

PS: If you’re passionate (and obsessed) about AI creative…guess what?! I just launched an AI creative club. It’s only $5/month. We test new tools, share experiments, and learn together in a supportive, judgment-free space. Join here.

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💡 Here’s what you should know

• Apple in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp

  The potential partnership could bring major AI upgrades to Siri, boosting Apple’s push into next-gen assistants.

• Meta to debut $800 “Hypernova” smart glasses

  The company’s first consumer glasses with a display debut at Connect next month, paired with a CTRL Labs wristband for gesture control.

• Netflix releases GenAI rules

  The new rules require disclosure and approval for AI use in production, especially when final deliverables, talent likeness, or copyrighted material are involved.

• Databricks acquires Tecton

  The deal brings Tecton’s real-time data platform into Databricks to power faster, more personalized AI agents in production.

• ‘Black Mirror’ creator warns of AI script notes

  At the Edinburgh TV Festival, Brooker said studios could one day feed scripts into AI to generate rough cuts that shape script notes and rewrites.

• Epidemic Sound hires ex-BBC AI head as VP of AI

  Former BBC Head of AI Research Danijela Horak will lead Epidemic Sound’s AI strategy, showing how central artificial intelligence has become to the company’s future.

💰 The numbers

• South Korea launches a $71.6B national AI investment initiative across 30 major projects.

• Degas Limited pledges $100M over four years to establish Ghana as Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub.

• Tempus AI is acquiring Paige for $81.25M, paid mostly in stock, plus assumption of Paige’s Azure commitment.

Also, here’s where AI’s smartest money is going:

• $116B invested into AI this year (record high)

• 1 in 4 deals include angel investors

• The people leading investments are the same people who built the modern AI era

🧠 Thought starters

• Coinbase CEO fired engineers who ignored AI

• Anthropic shares prompting basics at Code w/ Claude

• Fans loved her new album. The thing was, she hadn't released one

• Student’s AI experiment spits out real 1834 history

• Inside Nvidia Blackwell Ultra, the chip powering the AI factory era

Be honest, what kind of AI user are you?

Do you wonder: “Can AI do this?”

Or do you command: “AI, do this.”

Here’s a quick reminder: Leaders don’t wonder about the future. They command it.

😂 Meme of the day

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

Join the AI Creative Club (you’ll find me there). It’s not only for artists and filmmakers…it’s for anyone who recognizes this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn as much as you can about AI to multiply your impact...to become superhuman. Remember, creativity is just intelligence having fun. This club is for ultra curious people, and if you’ve made it this far…you’re pretty damn curious and probably the smartest one in your circle of friends. It would be my honor to have you in there.

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