Top AI Advancements, Guides & Tools February 7th 🙋🏼‍♂️

💡In this newsletter 👇

• AI Tools: Top 5 AI Tools this week.

• Poll: Community question.

• AI guide: Quickstart guide on making your first Sora video.

• AI News & Trends: Big tech updates.

🛠️ Top AI Tools This Week

👉 Find all the best AI tools in the: AI tools directory.

🎥 Top 5 AI Tools This Week

💡 Here are 5 AI Tools for you to try.

🤖 Frase
Frase empowers content creators to go from keyword to well-researched, SEO-optimized articles faster and better.

🙋🏼‍♂️ Buffer
With the Buffer AI Assistant you can generate ideas in just a click and repurpose your existing content dozens of times, helping you grow your engagement across all social platforms.

🔥 TimeOS
timeOS is an AI productivity companion that captures and summarizes your day, organizes all relevant information within the right tool, and proactively surfaces the knowledge you need, when you need it.

🗣️ Superhuman
The most advanced AI-powered inbox ever. Save up to four hours a week and get more time for what matters

🎥 GravityWrite
Create Better Content in Less Time. GravityWrite helps you create amazing, original content that ranks #1 on search engines.

🧑‍💻 Create your first Sora video

💡 Not sure how to create videos with Sora? Here’s a Quickstart guide on creating your first Sora video in simple steps:

1. Log into https://openai.com/sora/ and click on "Start now".

2. Write your video prompt here:

3. Now you can customize the video settings:

• First select your style of the video:

Adjust:

• Aspect ratio:

• Resolution:

• Duration:

• Choose the number of videos you want to generate

• Hover over the "?" icon to see how many credits your chosen settings will use.

4. Generate the video.

5. Now edit however you like.

   • Trim or expand the video to adjust its length.

   • Use Remix to replace, remove, or re-imagine elements in your video.

   • Try Blend to transition seamlessly between this video and another.

   • Use Loop to make a repeating version of your video.

6. Download your video.

🙋🏼‍♂️ AI News and Advancements

Here are some of the most interesting AI developments this week:

• Big Tech’s AI Spending Surge – Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta plan to invest over $280B in AI infrastructure in 2025, with Amazon alone expecting $100B+ in spending. (WSJ)

• Google Drops AI Ethics Rule – Google reversed its ban on AI use for weapons and surveillance, sparking employee backlash. (NY Post)

• SoftBank’s $40B OpenAI Deal – SoftBank leads a $40B investment in OpenAI, pushing its valuation to $260B and supporting a $500B AI data center project. (FT)

• Amazon’s Alexa AI Overhaul – A major AI-powered upgrade for Alexa is coming, potentially with a $5-$10 monthly subscription model. (Reuters)

• Global AI Summit in Paris – Nearly 100 nations will meet from Feb 9-12 to discuss AI’s global impact, with China sending a top official. (Reuters)

• DeepSeek's Disruption in the AI Industry: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has developed an advanced AI model at a fraction of the traditional cost, challenging established tech giants. Its emergence has led to significant market value losses among U.S. AI leaders and sparked discussions about the future of AI development and regulation. However, concerns over data security and potential ties to the Chinese government have led to bans in various regions, including Australia and Texas, where officials have prohibited the use of DeepSeek on government devices.