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Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps by a16z 🥇

• Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 🍏

• Ethics vs. Profits: DeepMind Workers Challenge Google's AI Principles 🤑

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🥇The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps by a16z

Andreessen Horowitz just released its third installment of Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps.

Navigating the rapidly growing landscape of consumer AI products is an exhilarating challenge.

Every six months, a16z, dives deep into the data to rank the top 100 AI-first web and mobile products.

Here are the top takeaways: 

• Creative tools, especially in video and music, are gaining popularity.

• ChatGPT remains the top product, but competition intensifies with Perplexity and Claude rising in ranks.

• Bytedance is making a significant push into web-based AI products. A new category of aesthetics and dating apps has emerged.

• Discord traffic often predicts future successful apps, particularly in content generation.

Read the full article here:

🍏 Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9

Apple has officially announced its highly-anticipated iPhone 16 event for September 9. Apple is using the tagline “It’s Glowtime” for the event, which will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET.

The lineup is rumored to feature larger screens on Pro models and a new dedicated camera button.

All models may include the Action Button, previously exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro. Apple Watch Series 10 and new AirPods could also debut.

The devices are expected to support Apple Intelligence AI features. Major operating system updates, including iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, are likely to follow soon after the event.

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🤑 Ethics vs. Profits: DeepMind Workers Challenge Google's AI Principles

Google DeepMind workers have signed a letter urging the company to drop military contracts, citing concerns about AI technology being sold to military organizations via cloud contracts.

The letter, signed by about 200 employees, argues that such involvement contradicts DeepMind's ethical AI principles.

Employees are particularly concerned about Google's contracts with the US and Israeli militaries, including Project Nimbus.

The letter calls for denying military access to DeepMind's AI and establishing a new governance body. Google maintains that it complies with its AI principles, but employees claim they've received no meaningful response from leadership.

Read the full article here:

🗞️ OTHER HEADLINES

• Meta and Spotify CEOs criticize AI regulation in the EU

• Midjourney's AI-image generator website is now officially open to everyone - for free

• How I used ChatGPT to scan 170k lines of code in seconds and save me hours of detective work

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• Aicado: Select your preferred AI model, customize it to fit your needs, and seamlessly integrate it into your business

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• Trendly: All your short-form content metrics in one place

• Sent.dm: Reach your customers on the apps they use most

• Napkin: turns your text into visuals so sharing your ideas is quick and effective.

🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE DAY

How we imagined AI 40 years ago vs. how it’s going: