This AI tool audits sites for you

Plus: the easiest AI video creation

Hey there! The first-ever brand film made with OpenAI’s Sora just came out…and you’d never guess the brand behind it.

Toys ”R” Us teamed up with Native Foreign to share its origin story using Sora’s cutting-edge AI and premiered it at the Cannes Lions Festival. A zombie brand like Toys “R” Us using Sora for marketing certainly wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card—but I’m excited to see what this will mean for the future of brand marketing.

AppFlowy centralizes your tasks, notes, and projects.

AppFlowy

AppFlowy is your all-in-one, collaborative productivity platform that ensures data privacy and flexibility.

How it works: Start by downloading the desktop or mobile app. AppFlowy then organizes your tasks, notes, and projects in various formats like tables, boards, and calendars, all within a centralized space to collaborate with teammates. Plus, it integrates with OpenAI and Stability AI to offer rich-text editing right inside your documents.

  • Data privacy protected: Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share it with AI service providers.

  • In-app AI services: Choose the AI service that best fits your workflow, whether OpenAI or Stability AI.

  • On the cloud: AppFlowy offers self-hosting options supporting cloud implementations. (Pricing: Free)

VisualSitemaps simplifies your site audits

VisualSitemaps generates sitemaps and high-resolution screenshots of websites to streamline site audits for SEO optimization and marketing.

How it works: Enter a URL of the site you want to audit, and instantly get thumbnails of the visual layout for the entire site. VisualSitemaps supports both public and private websites, making it a valuable tool for UI, UX, SEO, and marketing research.

Key features: 

  • Screenshot Notations: Annotate pages directly and receive feedback from your team and clients.

  • Sitemap Editing: Drag and drop new sections to optimize the sitemap based on the original website.

  • Custom Tagging: Organize and group pages for batch application, then search and filter as needed.

Coming soon: VisualSitemaps is developing Google Analytics Data Integration and DataViz & UX features to help track SEO across the design pipeline. (Pricing: Freemium)

Fynk streamlines contract management

Fynk is a contract management software for European businesses that offers collaborative editing, approval workflows, electronic signatures, and AI-driven analytics.

How it works: Upload a contract or use a sample to get a detailed analysis of its key components. Then? Define the layout and content, automate the creation of new contracts, and leverage AI throughout the lifecycle to save time and reduce manual processes. 

Key features:

  • Automated Contract Analysis: Fynk uses semantic AI to instantly summarize critical contract content and create negotiation to-do lists.

  • Customizable Digital Guidelines: It can compare new contracts against predefined guidelines, flag deviations, and ensure quick, consistent reviews.

  • Powerful Analytics: You can better understand contract performance, identify frequent issues such as problematic clauses or compliance risks, and highlight opportunities and risks for better decision-making. (Pricing: paid—free trial offered). 

Master In-Demand Generative AI Fundamentals

If you’re reading this newsletter, you already believe in the power of generative AI and the impact it’ll have on the future of work.

In Coursera’s new course, Generative AI Fundamentals Specialization, you’ll get a comprehensive understanding of this powerful technology. In this flexible course, you’ll:

  • Master core concepts and capabilities of AI foundation models

  • Develop effective prompt engineering techniques

  • Understand ethical considerations and limitations

  • Apply AI to enhance your career and workplace

No prior experience required.

Luma Dream Machine makes video creation effortless

Luma Dream Machine

Luma Dream Machine transforms text and images into high-quality, realistic videos at lightning speed.

How it works: Using a powerful AI model trained on videos, Dream Machine generates smooth, cinematic, and realistic shots from a deep repository of video and image content, turning simple prompts or pictures into compelling 5s visual stories (with the option to extend) for fun, content, or your next production idea.

  • For example: A teddy bear in sunglasses playing electric guitar, dancing and headbanging in the jungle in front of a large beautiful waterfall (seem familiar?)

The rundown: 

  • Fast: Generates videos quickly (120 frames in 120s), allowing for rapid iteration and idea exploration.

  • Realistic: Produces lifelike videos with 5s shots with smooth motion and cinematography.

  • Consistent: Ensures character consistency and accurate physical interactions. 

Limitations: Dream Machine is currently working to improve its morphing, movement, and text generation functions. (Pricing: Freemium). 

GenType generates creative custom fonts

GenType allows you to design custom fonts from any concept using Google’s Imagen 2. 

How it works: Start by typing your prompt in the left text box to generate the alphabet for your font. Then, you can create words and adjust their scale in the right text box. You can also copy your text, download it as a PNG, or regenerate individual letters until you're happy with the output. After generating your custom alphabet, you can use it for branding and marketing, creative projects, education, and more. 

To get optimal results, each GenType prompt should include a foreground, background, and style. For instance: "Ladybugs, on a green leaf, aerial photo."

Note: GenType generates only letters, not numbers or punctuation. (Pricing: Free). 

In this week’s episode of The Next Wave, we sit down with Mariya Sha,a seasoned coder and the creator of the popular YouTube channel Python Simplified. In this episode, we discuss: 

  • The future of AI-integrated coding environments

  • The coding job market

  • Opportunities for non-coders to build with AI 

  • AI ethics and transparency concerns

…and so much more.

Don’t miss out! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts.

That’s a wrap! And that’s a wrap! It’s fascinating to see brands like Toys ”R” Us using AI to tell their stories in fresh, new ways. What do you think about AI in brand storytelling? Hit reply and let me know your thoughts.

—Matt (FutureTools.io)

P.S. This newsletter is 100% written by a human. Okay, maybe 96%.