Weekly AI Newsletter
Plus, OpenAI launches new text-to-speech model that can be instructed on how to speak. You can try it on https://www.openai.fm/.
Trending Topics
- Claude gets web search and a new “think” tool
- OpenAI launches a text-to-speech model you can guide — try it at https://www.openai.fm/
- Gemini adds Canvas, now capable of building websites
- Bolt, Lovable, and Replit are now hosting competitions
- HART is trending as one of the fastest high-quality image generators
Product Highlight
Epiphany.io - Productivity app to capture and action your ideas with voice.
What does this mean? Epiphany is an app that lets you capture your ideas with voice and create actions with them in tools like Notion, Asana, Todoist, Clickup, Obsidian, and more.
Spotlight on Hiraku
We put together an introductory breakdown on vibe coding; covering its pros, cons, and best practices based on community insights and personal experience.
Stef Buzas
Product Testing
Gemini 2.0 Canvas
We checked Gemini 2.0's canvas for rapid portfolio page prototyping. Our initial attempt, using a basic prompt, yielded a satisfactory starting point. However, subsequent refinement prompts failed to produce any visible changes. Seeking to improve results with a more detailed initial prompt, we initiated a fresh canvas. Unfortunately, this second attempt resulted in a complete failure to load any preview, hindering further development.
Hart
We evaluated MIT/NVIDIA's HART model, touted for its rapid, high-quality image generation. While its speed is undeniable, our testing revealed image quality that doesn't match the claims, falling significantly behind established models like Flux 1 dev. Its efficiency is notable, but the visual output requires further refinement.
OpenAI.fm
We tried OpenAI.fm's text-to-speech capabilities and were genuinely impressed. The generated voices are remarkably natural and nuanced, exceeding our expectations. The output surpasses the believability of many video game voice acting performances, exhibiting a level of organic delivery that's truly compelling.
Insights from Hiraku R&D
As you may know, over the past few months we’ve been deep in the zone, vibe-coding our way through 2 large-scale projects. While those are still in the works, we’re now also shifting some focus toward quick, small-scale builds, so we can share cool stuff with you more often.
On the large-scale side of things, it looks like we'll be ready to launch our Expo mobile app, built with Bolt and Cursor, on iOS and Android by late April or early May.
Showcase from Hiraku R&D
For this week, we've prepared a custom hackathon landing page, built entirely with Bolt from scratch in roughly 5 hours. This is something we plan to polish and share our workflow for. However, the current version is ready to check out on Netlify (link below).
View Live Demo: https://bespoke-salamander-0378f4.netlify.app
