AI Business News #8: All-In on AI Agents in 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of the MadebyAgents newsletter. In this issue:

• Grok is free for everyone on X/Twitter

• New GPT o3 and Google Veo 2 models

• Palm-size AI supercomputer from Nvidia

• Create AI voice agents with ElevenLabs

• Turn text into video podcasts with HeyGen

• New AI tool collection

Enjoy the 6 minutes read.

Latest News

𝕏 Grok Becoming Free on X (Formerly Twitter)

Elon Musk's AI helper Grok is now free for everyone on X. The change started on December 6, 2024. Before, you had to pay at least $8 monthly to use it.

What's New:

• You can now use Grok for free on X

• You can send 10 messages every two hours

• Your X account must be at least 7 days old

• You need a phone number linked to your account

• You can click the Grok icon to start chatting

Business Impact:

This big change means:

• More people can try AI tools

• X can better compete with ChatGPT and other AI chat apps

• The AI will have more data to learn

• X might get more new users who want to try Grok

• Companies who make AI chat apps need to think about making their tools free too

This shows how AI tools are getting ready for mass adoption.

👾 GPT o3 and Google Veo 2

Another week with improved AI models. OpenAI showed off o3, a smarter AI model that beats current benchmarks again. Google released Veo 2, which can make long, clear videos from text. Competing with OpenAI’s Sora model.

What's New:

OpenAI's o3:

• Takes more time to think before it answers

• Helps solve hard problems step by step

• Comes in two sizes: big and small

• Not released yet

Google's Veo 2:

• Generates videos up to two minutes long

• Creates videos in 4k quality

• Understands movie terms like "time-lapse"

Business Impact:

These new tools show us:

• OpenAI and Google are in a big race

• Companies will get better tools to make videos

• More people might use AI to make content

• AI is getting better at hard-thinking jobs

• Video making might get much cheaper

The race between these big AI companies means we'll likely see more new tools soon.

⚡️ Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano GenAI Supercomputer

Nvidia just made a tiny but mighty computer. The Jetson Orin Nano Super fits in your hand but can do AI tasks like a big computer. It costs $249, which is half the old price. It’s like a Raspberry Pi but built for the AI era.

What's New:

• A super small computer that fits in your hand

• Can perform 70 trillion math problems each second

• Costs much less than before ($249)

• Works with AI tools like ChatGPT

Business Impact:

This tiny computer could change things:

• Students can learn AI without spending lots of money

• Small companies can run AI models without expensive hardware

• People at home can play with AI tools

• More people can make smart gadgets

• Schools can teach AI to more students

The low price means many more people can now work with AI. This could lead to lots of new ideas and gadgets.

Use Case of the Week

📞 Create AI Voice Agents with ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs just launched a new tool to make AI voice agents. These agents can talk like humans, pause when you interrupt them, and speak in many languages. You can now make your own talking AI helper without being a tech expert.

What's New:

• AI agents that sound like humans

• Can talk in over 32 languages

• Stops when you interrupt, like a real person

• Understands when it's their turn to talk

👣 Steps to Make Your Own Voice Agent:

1. Get Started

• Go to the ElevenLabs website

• Open a free account

• Pick a plan that fits your needs

2. Pick Your Voice

• Choose from thousands of voices

• Or make an AI copy of your own voice

• Pick the language you want

3. Set Up Your Agent

• Set the system prompts

• Add a knowledge base

• Add tools the agent can use

4. Test It Out

• Try talking to your agent

• See if it sounds right

• Fix any problems

• Make it better

5. Deploy Your Agent

• Embed it on your website

• Use it in your app

• Have it talk to customers

🎙️ Turn Text Into Video Podcasts with HeyGen

HeyGen has made it easy to turn words into video podcasts. You can now make talking videos with AI voices and faces without using a camera or hiring people. The tool helps you make podcasts faster and cheaper.

What's New:

• Turn any text into a video podcast

• Choose from many AI faces and voices

• Makes videos in many languages

• Can copy real voices (with permission)

• Works for short and long content

👣 Steps to Make Your Video Podcast:

1. Get Ready

• Go to HeyGen's website

• Sign up for an account

• Pick a plan that works for you

2. Write Your Script

• Type what you want to say, upload a PDF or link to Youtube

• Split it into short parts

• Mark places for pauses

3. Pick Your Look

• Choose an AI host

• Pick a voice you like

• Select a background

• Add any pictures you want

4. Make Your Video

• Upload your script

• Let HeyGen make the video

• Watch it to check

• Fix any problems

5. Share Your Podcast

• Download your video

• Put it on YouTube

• Share it on social media

• Send it to friends

The tool makes it simple to start your own video podcast without buying cameras or learning complex video skills.

MadebyAgents Updates

💥 New Curated AI Tool Collection

We built an AI tool hub. You can find it now on our website. With dozens of new tools coming out every week it's hard to keep up. We test new tools regularly and add the greatest ones to the collection. To make the search easier, you can use some of the extensive filter options.

We'll fill our database with more and more tools over the next few days.

That’s It for This Week

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