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Google's AI designs its own chips
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Google’s new breakthrough AlphaChip method creates a powerful feedback loop: AI design chips, which train more advanced AI, which designs even better chips.
With this virtuous cycle, 10M context windows (in research), and upgraded Gemini models, is Google quietly pulling ahead in the AI race? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Google revolutionizes chip design
YouTube support added to NotebookLM
Find viral clips with Canva’s ‘Highlights’
Archaeologists make big discovery using AI
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
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GOOGLE DEEPMIND
🤖 Google revolutionizes chip design
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The Rundown: Google DeepMind just unveiled AlphaChip, an AI system that designs computer chips by using reinforcement learning to create superhuman chip layouts in hours rather than months.
The details:
AlphaChip has been used to design layouts for the last three generations of Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), improving performance and accelerating the design cycle.
The AI system uses a novel “edge-based” graph neural network to learn relationships between chip components and generalize across different chip designs.
Google is releasing a pre-trained checkpoint of AlphaChip, sharing the model weights to encourage further research and development in AI-assisted chip design.
AlphaChip’s impact extends beyond Google, with companies like MediaTek adopting the technology for their most advanced chips used in smartphones and other devices.
Why it matters: AlphaChip creates a powerful feedback loop: better AI models design better chips, which enable the training of even more advanced AI models, which design even better chips, and so on. This self-reinforcing cycle could dramatically accelerate AI progress, and at a level that any human will struggle to compete with.
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YOUTUBE
▶️ YouTube support added to NotebookLM
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The Rundown: Google just upgraded its NotebookLM tool, adding support for YouTube videos and audio files, along with easier sharing of Audio Overviews—its latest viral AI hit that turns notes, PDFs, Google Docs, and more into AI-generated podcasts.
The details:
NotebookLM now supports public YouTube URLs and audio files, allowing users to analyze videos, lectures, and audio alongside existing text sources.
The tool leverages Gemini 1.5’s multimodal capabilities to summarize key concepts from videos and transcribe audio.
A new sharing feature allows users to generate public links for Audio Overviews, making collaboration even easier.
These updates aim to streamline tasks such as creating study guides, analyzing multiple perspectives on issues, and extracting important information from video, audio, and text.
Why it matters: It’s a big day for Google. The company’s viral hit with NotebookLM is now even more impressive with access to YouTube videos and audio files. YouTube is an endless treasure chest of how-to guides, lectures, documentaries, and entertainment—and now, anyone can consume hours worth of videos in minutes with AI.
AI TRAINING
🎥 Find viral clips with Canva’s ‘Highlights’
The Rundown: Canva's ‘Highlights’ feature uses AI to automatically select the best moments from your long-form videos, saving you tedious time spent on editing and increasing the quality of your content.
Step-by-step:
Open your video in Canva's editor (requires a paid subscription).
Click "Edit video" in the top menu, then select "Highlights" from the Tools section.
Let the AI analyze your long video and generate highlight clips.
Review the suggested highlights and select the viral short clips you want to use for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts!
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AI RESEARCH
🪨 Archaeologists make big discovery using AI
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The Rundown: Archaeologists from Japan’s Yamagata University, in collaboration with IBM Research, used AI to uncover 303 previously unknown geoglyphs near Peru’s famous Nazca Lines, nearly doubling the number of known figures at the site.
The details:
The newly discovered geoglyphs, dating back to 200 BC, depict various animals and humans, including parrots, cats, monkeys, killer whales, and even decapitated heads.
AI combined with low-flying drones dramatically accelerated the discovery process, accomplishing nearly a century’s worth of work in six months.
These smaller geoglyphs (10-25 feet across) provide new insights into the transition from the Paracas culture to the Nazca culture.
The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate AI’s ability to help greatly improve archaeological research.
Why it matters: Is there anything AI can’t help us accomplish? The amount of time saved using low-flying drones and artificial intelligence is worth repeating: 100 years worth of work in six months. The ways in which AI is going to impact our lives are still vast and largely unknown, as this discovery proves.
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AstraZeneca partnered with Immunai, paying $18 million to use the biotech firm’s AI model of the immune system to enhance cancer drug trial efficiency.
Visa agreed to acquire AI-driven payments protection firm Featurespace to enhance its financial crime and fraud detection capabilities—the acquisition price was not disclosed.
Runway launched The Hundred Film Fund to provide grants of $5,000 to $1 million for filmmakers using AI in their projects.
Microsoft announced a $1.3 billion investment in Mexico to enhance AI infrastructure and skills training over the next three years.
Blackstone confirmed a $13.3 billion investment to build an AI data center in northeast England, creating 4,000 jobs including 1,200 in construction.
Hugging Face reached 1 million free public AI models on its platform, highlighting the trend towards specialized models for diverse use cases rather than a single dominant model.
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Meta reveals 'Orion' glasses!
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Meta just unveiled the world’s most advanced AR x AI glasses alongside major AI updates, including Llama 3.2 and a new Voice Mode for its 500M Meta AI users.
Is Zuck’s vision of an AI-powered metaverse finally becoming a reality? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Meta unveils AR x AI glasses, new models, and more
OpenAI CTO exits amid rumors of non-profit removal
Analyze images with AI in seconds
AI breakthrough in treating rare diseases
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
META
👓 Meta unveils AR xAI glasses, new model, and more
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The Rundown: At its Connect 2024 conference, Meta revealed a host of new AI announcements, including its new Orion AR x AI glasses, Llama 3.2, AI features for Reels, and major updates to Meta AI—including a new Voice mode.
The details:
Orion AR glasses prototype boasts a sub-100g weight, wide field of view displays, and advanced features like voice control and hand tracking, taking Meta over 10 years to build.
Meta introduced Llama 3.2, its first major vision model capable of understanding both images and text, with 11B and 90B parameter versions.
New super-small 1B and 3B parameter Llama models were also announced, optimized for on-device use in smartphones and potentially future glasses.
New AI features are coming to Instagram, including automatic video dubbing and lip-syncing for creators for any language and AI-generated content, ‘Imagined for you‘ on Feeds.
Meta announced Voice Mode, similar to ChatGPT’s recent Advanced Voice Mode, which allows users to use their voice to talk with Meta AI on Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram DMs.
Why it matters: It’s difficult to overstate the significance of Meta Connect 2024. With new open-source models, the most advanced AR glasses ever made, and nearly 500 million monthly active Meta AI users now getting AI Voice chat directly onto their favorite platforms—the tech giant is showing, once again, never bet against Zuck.
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OPENAI
😱 OpenAI CTO exits amid rumors of non-profit removal
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The Rundown: Mira Murati, (previously) CTO at OpenAI, just announced her decision to leave the company after six and a half years amid rumors that the company is removing its non-profit control and giving CEO Sam Altman equity.
The details:
Murati is apparently leaving to create time and space for her own exploration, while focusing on ensuring a smooth transition.
This transition aligns with a recent report that OpenAI will restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation with Sam Altman and the non-profit part of the company getting a minority equity position.
Murati expressed deep gratitude for her time at OpenAI, highlighting recent achievements like speech-to-speech technology and OpenAI o1.
CEO Sam Altman responded with appreciation for Murati’s contributions, saying the company will ‘soon’ announce transition plans.
Why it matters: This is another big shakeup for OpenAI after losing Andrej Karpathy in February, Ilya Sutskever in May, and Greg Brockman (who’s on a sabbatical) in August. With Sam Altman as the last high-profile leader left, the world has many questions—but has only been answered with the classic OpenAI-style ‘soon‘.
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Visit the GroqCloud Developer Console.
In the top-right corner, open the models dropdown menu and select "llava-v1.5-7b-4096-preview".
Upload your image by dropping it into the designated area or using the file browser.
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AI RESEARCH
🧪 AI breakthrough in treating rare diseases
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The Rundown: Harvard Medical School researchers recently developed an AI model called TxGNN that can identify existing drugs for repurposing to treat rare and neglected diseases.
The details:
TxGNN identified drug candidates from nearly 8,000 existing medicines for over 17,000 diseases, many without current treatments.
The model outperformed leading AI drug repurposing tools by nearly 50% in identifying candidates and was 35% more accurate in predicting contraindications, a specific situation in which a medcine should not be used.
TxGNN uses a novel approach that identifies shared features across multiple diseases, allowing it to extrapolate from well-understood conditions to poorly understood ones.
The researchers have made the tool freely available to encourage its use by clinician-scientists in the search for new therapies, especially for rare and untreated conditions.
Why it matters: Another week, another insane medical breakthrough for AI. While we still need years of clinical validation and approvals before widespread use, TxGNN has the potential to save thousands of lives and improve the lives of people who likely thought a treatment for their specific disease would never come.
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OpenAI is reportedly developing an improved version of its Sora AI video generation model, aiming for higher quality and longer clips than previously demonstrated.
Meta announced it will not immediately join the European Union’s voluntary AI Pact, instead focusing on compliance with the upcoming AI Act regulations.
Nvidia analysts predicted the company will produce around 450,000 Blackwell AI GPUs in Q4 2024, potentially generating over $10 billion in revenue despite initial production challenges.
Nebius Group revealed plans to invest over $1 billion in AI infrastructure across Europe by mid-2025, including GPU clusters and data centers.
The Federal Trade Commission announced enforcement actions against multiple companies for deceptive or unfair use of artificial intelligence in their practices.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the Advanced Voice Mode rollout for ChatGPT has been completed early, except in jurisdictions requiring additional external review.
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OpenAI's Voice Mode is finally here!
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
After a multi-month wait, OpenAI finally announced that Advanced Voice Mode is rolling out to all ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers this week (outside of the EU).
But with no current o1 integration, image upload option, or live video, will it live up to the hype? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode
Google releases production-ready models
Customize images fast with PuLID-FLUX
James Cameron joins Stability AI’s board
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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OPENAI
🗣️ OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode
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The Rundown: OpenAI is finally rolling out an enhanced Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to all ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscribers this week, featuring new voices and improved functionality to make AI interactions feel more natural and personalized.
The details:
The initial rollout for OpenAI’s new Advanced Voice Mode started in July, but it only ever reached a select few ChatGPT users.
During the delay, OpenAI updated its AVM to integrate Custom Instructions and Memory, allowing for more personalized interactions and conversation recall.
OpenAI also improved AVM’s ability to understand accents and claims smoother, faster conversations, while adding five new nature-inspired voices (and removing the “Sky” voice that sounded like Scarlett Johansson).
AVM will not yet be available in several regions, including the EU, the UK, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein.
Why it matters: With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman writing about AI agents and superintelligence, ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode feels more relevant than ever. If we’re going to interact with AI every day—it has to sound and feel human—which is exactly what AVM is attempting to accomplish.
Editors note: If you still don’t have access to Advanced Voice Mode on your ChatGPT app, try uninstalling and reinstalling the app.
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✨ Google releases production-ready models
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The Rundown: Google just announced significant updates to its Gemini AI models, including performance improvements, cost reductions, and increased accessibility for developers.
The details:
Two new production-ready models came out today: Gemini-1.5-Pro-002 and Gemini-1.5-Flash-002, offering improved quality across various tasks, including a 20% boost in math-related benchmarks.
Pricing for Gemini 1.5 Pro has been reduced by over 50% for both input and output on prompts under 128K tokens, while rate limits have been increased significantly.
The models boast 2x faster output and 3x lower latency compared to previous versions, with improvements in long context understanding and vision capabilities.
Google also updated its default filter settings, giving developers more control over model configuration for their specific use cases.
Why it matters: Google is iterating quickly and pushing the boundaries of affordability for developers building with AI. While this isn’t Gemini 2 — it is a significant upgrade over the experimental models and will help builders create faster, smarter, cheaper applications.
AI TRAINING
🖼️ Customize images fast with PuLID-FLUX
The Rundown: Hugging Face’s new PuLID-Flux space offers a tuning-free solution for quick image customization with your own likeness using just one reference photo.
Step-by-step:
Visit PuLID-Flux Hugging Face space (also available in Replicate)
Upload your reference image in the "ID Image" section
Play with the different parameters it offers and write a descriptive prompt for your desired output
Click "Generate" and refine as needed
Pro tip: Adjust the "timestep to start inserting ID" parameter to balance fidelity and creativity.
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STABILITY AI
🎥 James Cameron joins Stability AI’s board
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The Rundown: James Cameron, the acclaimed director of Titanic, Avatar, and The Terminator, recently joined the board of directors at Stability AI, the company behind the popular Stable Diffusion text-to-image AI model.
The details:
Cameron, known for pushing technological boundaries in filmmaking, sees the convergence of generative AI and CGI as “the next wave” in visual media creation.
Stability AI’s CEO, Prem Akkaraju, formerly led visual effects company WETA Digital, highlighting the firm’s focus on creative applications of AI.
The move comes as Hollywood grapples with AI’s potential, with some studios embracing the technology while others express concerns over content rights.
Why it matters: Just days after Lionsgate teamed up with AI startup Runway to create a custom video generation model, this move by one of Hollywood’s biggest directors could signal a significant shift in how influential filmmakers are thinking about navigating AI.
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Warner Bros. Discovery adopted Google Cloud’s AI for caption generation, aiming to cut production time and costs for unscripted programming.
Intel launched Xeon 6 processors and Gaudi 3 AI accelerators, doubling performance for AI workloads and offering improved price and performance compared to Nvidia’s H100.
OpenAI increased API access for o1 models, adding tier 4 to the list of authorized users at 100 requests per minute and upping tier 5 users to 1000 requests per minute.
Suno AI announced a new cropping feature available to AI-generated songs, allowing Pro and Premier users to adjust the start and end of their creations.
Duolingo introduced AI-powered Adventures mini-games and a Video Call feature to enhance language learning through immersive, practical experiences for its users.
Apple unveiled its plan to roll out Siri’s major AI-powered updates gradually, with the most significant enhancements expected in iOS 18.3, likely launching in January 2025.
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Superintelligence in 'a few thousand days'
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
OpenAI's Sam Altman just predicted we're ‘a few thousand days’ away from superintelligence — AI that surpasses all human cognitive abilities.
If the timeline holds true, we could be on the brink of the most transformative era in human history. Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Superintelligence may be here sooner than expected
Nvidia and Alibaba to improve autonomous cars
AI video-to-video generation with Runway
IBM, NASA team up on new AI climate model
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
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SAM ALTMAN
🧠 Superintelligence may be here sooner than expected
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The Rundown: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just suggested that superintelligent AI could emerge in just a few thousand days, marking a potentially transformative moment in human history that could usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity and capability.
The details:
Altman envisions AI giving people tools to solve complex problems and accelerate human progress in ways previously unimaginable.
He predicted the development of personal AI teams with virtual experts in various fields, capable of creating almost anything we can imagine.
Future applications could include personalized AI tutors, improved healthcare, and the ability to create any kind of software on demand.
Altman emphasized the need for abundant computing power and energy to make AI widely accessible, potentially leading to a new “Intelligence Age” characterized by human prosperity and scientific breakthroughs.
Why it matters: Being CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman knows more about the current capabilities of AI than almost anyone else on the planet—and he is hyperoptimistic about the future. But regardless of whether or not superintelligence is here in 5-10 years or 25-30 years, it’s coming, Altman says, and it’s going to change everything.
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NVIDIA & ALIBABA
🚗 Nvidia and Alibaba to improve autonomous cars
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The Rundown: Alibaba Cloud and Nividia just announced a new collaboration to develop advanced AI solutions for autonomous driving, integrating Alibaba’s large language models with Nvidia’s automotive computing platform.
The details:
Alibaba's advanced Qwen AI models will be integrated into Nvidia's Drive AGX Orin platform, which is already used by major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers.
The partnership aims to enhance in-car voice assistants with more dynamic conversations and intelligent recommendations based on visual and environmental data.
The companies are also working on adapting Alibaba’s AI models for Nvidia’s next-generation Drive Thor platform, combining advanced driver assitance, autonomous driving, and AI driver capabilities.
Why it matters: Two powerhouses in the AI space teaming up to fix issues with autonomous driving is a huge plus for advancing the car industry, but Nvidia deciding to use Alibaba’s Qwen models is an even bigger, and another unexpected win for open-source.
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The Rundown: Runway now offers video-to-video, a new feature that allows you to simply upload a real-life reference video and generate a completely different AI video based on it.
Step-by-step:
Sign up on Runway’s website and locate the “video-to-video” tool
Choose the most advanced model (Gen-3 Alpha) and upload your reference video
Write a detailed prompt describing how you want your video transformed
Generate your AI video and refine by adjusting your prompt if needed
Pro tip: Try including words like "photorealistic" or "highly detailed" in your prompt for more lifelike results.
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IBM & NASA
🌎 IBM, NASA team up on new AI climate model
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The Rundown: NASA and IBM have joined forces to create Prithvi WxC, a groundbreaking AI foundation model for weather and climate applications — designed to address a wide range of environmental challenges.
The details:
Prithvi WxC is a large-scale AI model with 2.3 billion parameters, trained on 160 atmospheric variables from NASA's MERRA-2 dataset, spanning global atmospheric data from 1980 to present.
Unlike task-specific AI models, Prithvi WxC is a versatile foundation model that can be fine-tuned for various weather and climate applications.
The model uses advanced AI techniques to process both regional and global weather patterns, potentially improving the accuracy and efficiency of weather predictions.
NASA and IBM are embracing open science principles by making Prithvi WxC and its training workflows publicly available through Hugging Face.
Why it matters: This AI collab tackles one of humanity's most persistent challenges: accurate weather prediction. Prithvi WxC could lead to better weather predictions, disaster preparedness, and optimized agriculture schedules, potentially saving lives and making food cheaper for millions of people.
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Researchers created an AI that can solve Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 image-based CAPTCHA tests with 100% accuracy, rendering the human verification method obsolete.
OpenAI launched Academy, providing $1 million in API credits, training, and support to AI developers and organizations in low- and middle-income countries.
Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes) teased a new project featuring AI-generated characters that transition from 2D to augmented reality.
Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to support the AI sector while protecting consumers in a pitch to donors at a New York City fundraiser.
LinkedIn suspended AI training on UK users’ data following privacy concerns raised by the Information Commissioner’s Office, halting the practice pending further engagement.
OpenAI released the Multilingual MMLU dataset, translating the AI benchmark into 14 languages to evaluate models’ knowledge across diverse cultures and improve multilingual capabilities.
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Sam Altman and Jony Ive's secret AI device
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
It’s official: OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Apple’s design legend Jony Ive have been secretly developing a new AI-powered device together.
Could the dream team finally deliver AI hardware that changes the way we interact with and use AI? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Altman and Ive announce AI hardware device
Microsoft fuels AI ambitions with nuclear
Edit images in real-time with Krea and FLUX
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5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
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😱 Altman and Ive announce AI hardware device
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The Rundown: Former Apple design chief Jony Ive has officially confirmed he is collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on a new AI-powered hardware device, marking Ive’s first major tech project since leaving Apple.
The details:
Ive and Altman are developing an AI device aimed at creating a computing experience that is “less socially disruptive than the iPhone.”
The project has already raised private funding and plans to raise up to $1 billion in startup funding by year’s end.
Ive’s design firm, LoveFrom, is leading the device’s design with a team that includes former Apple executives Tang Tan and Evans Hankey.
While specifics are still confidential, the device aims to leverage generative AI’s capabilities to handle complex user requests beyond traditional software.
Why it matters: While OpenAI and Apple strengthen their ties with ChatGPT on the iPhone 16, Altman and Ive are building a relationship of their own. Combining Ive's iconic design with OpenAI's models, including o1, could (hopefully) create AI hardware that’s actually useful in our daily lives, unlike the majority of options currently available.
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MICROSOFT
☢️ Microsoft fuels AI ambitions with nuclear
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The Rundown: Microsoft just signed a landmark 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, aiming to fuel its data centers and AI operations with clean energy.
The details:
The 20-year agreement will provide carbon-free power for Microsoft’s data centers, which are crucial for running its AI and cloud computing operations.
This move highlights the substantial energy requirements of AI, as companies seek reliable and sustainable power sources to support AI expansion.
The deal aligns with recent trends in the tech industry, such as Bill Gates’ $1 billion investment in a nuclear plant in Wyoming, which will also power homes and AI operations.
The plant will be renamed the ‘Crane Clean Energy Center’ and is set to reopen in 2028.
Why it matters: Recent AI-driven power demands are leading tech giants to seek nuclear energy solutions. By securing a dedicated nuclear power source, Microsoft is strategically positioning itself to meet the increasing computational demands of AI development and deployment, without increasing its carbon footprint.
AI TRAINING
🎨 Edit images in real-time with Krea and FLUX
The Rundown: Krea AI is an AI-powered image editing platform that offers real-time image generation with Flux, allowing users to edit and enhance images on the fly — with a generous free tier.
Step-by-step:
Sign up or log in to Krea AI and go to the "Generate" section
Upload your starting image
Select "Flux" as your model and enter a prompt (e.g., "corgi with a red ball")
Use the brush tool to paint where you want changes
Adjust the AI Strength slider to fine-tune the transformation
Pro tip: Experiment with different AI Strength levels to find the ‘sweet spot’ between your vision and AI’s creativity.
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The Rundown: CodeSignal’s latest report compares top AI models with human engineers using real-world coding assessments and the same technical assessment relied on by major tech companies for hiring.
Key findings:
Advanced AI (o1-preview, o1-mini) outperforms average human engineers
Top human coders still edge out the best AI models
AI shows significant improvement with multi-shot attempts
ELECTRONIC ARTS
🎮 EA reveals AI-powered video game creation
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The Rundown: Electronic Arts (EA) recently demonstrated a new AI-driven concept for user-generated video game content, showcasing how players can create and modify games in real-time using natural language commands.
The details:
EA's "Imagination to Creation" concept video displays two players rapidly building a complex game world and gameplay rules through voice commands without coding expertise.
The system leverages EA’s vast proprietary dataset, including 3D assets, code, gameplay hours, and telemetry events, to train custom creation models.
Players can remix elements from existing EA games and asset libraries, potentially creating entirely new gaming experiences.
Why it matters: This concept could change EA's business model, creating a more interactive and dynamic relationship with their player base while possibly unlocking new revenue streams and extending the lifespan of games. However, it's just a concept video—only time will tell what the future of video game creation will truly look like.
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Disney researchers developed an AI system allowing robots to learn complex movements from random motion data, improving robots’ versatility across industries.
Pudu Robotics unveiled PUDU D7, a 5’5” tall, 100-pound ‘semi-humanoid’ robot for service and industrial use, featuring 30 degrees of freedom and 8-hour battery life.
Google released new evaluations for long context reasoning in AI models, with their 1.5 Pro model outperforming others by 12.5% on tasks beyond simple information retrieval.
Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds significantly increased investments in AI startups, with funding up fivefold in the past year.
Researchers introduced AnySkin, a versatile, replaceable tactile sensor for robots that allows learned manipulation policies to generalize across different sensor instances.
Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 7B coder model reportedly matched GPT-4’s coding performance at a fraction of the cost, offering similar capabilities as an open-source alternative.
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OpenAI's o1 achieves 'Level 2'
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Sam Altman just confirmed OpenAI's o1 models have reached level 2 of their 5-tier path to AGI, accelerating the leap towards level 3 (agents).
With o1 improving day by day, are we only a couple of months away from a new era of AI-driven internet powered by autonomous agents? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Sam Altman on AI’s evolution: o1 to agents
Apple launches beta of AI-powered iOS 18.1
Visualize data with AI-powered charts
Google uses AI to help build cities
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OPENAI
🤖 Sam Altman on AI’s evolution: o1 to agents
Image source: T-Mobile
The Rundown: At T-Mobile’s Capital Markets Day, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed the new o1 model's advanced reasoning capabilities and hinted at the accelerated development of AI agents, suggesting another major leap in AI is imminent.
The details:
o1 is described as the first AI system with advanced reasoning, outperforming previous models in complex problem-solving.
Altman compared o1’s current state to the ‘GPT-2 stage’ of reasoning models, suggesting that this is just the start, and the GPT-4 equivalent is on the horizon.
He outlined five levels of AI development, with o1 at level 2 (reasoners), and suggested level 3 (agents) could follow "relatively quickly".
Altman's full discussion can be found in the linked YouTube video from 51:00 to 1:06:00.
Why it matters: While the transition from GPT-4 to o1 seemed to take forever, Altman's comments suggest the time between o1 and fully capable agentic AI systems will be significantly faster due to its iterative nature. If true, it should only be a couple of months before o1 models blow GPT-4o (and other current models) out of the water.
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APPLE
Apple launches beta of AI-powered iOS 18.1
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The Rundown: Apple just released the beta version of its highly anticipated AI software update, iOS 18.1, for early testing alongside the iPhone 16 release — significantly enhancing Siri and introducing a suite of AI-powered features.
The details:
Available for iPhone 16 models and premium versions of iPhone 15 through the Apple Beta Software Program (users should download with caution).
Siri now features improved conversational abilities and a new visual interface with a rotating glowing light during interactions.
New AI-powered features include writing assistance, email summarization, and advanced photo editing tools, with more planned for future releases.
It will initially be available in the United States, but Apple’s AI features will expand to other English-speaking countries in December and to more languages and regions in the next year.
Why it matters: This beta release offers an early glimpse into Apple's long-awaited Siri upgrades and AI integrations that are set to create truly unique and personalized experiences for users. However, as with all beta software, download with caution — as the update might be buggy, and is not the final version of iOS 18 yet.
AI TRAINING
📈 Visualize data with AI-powered charts
The Rundown: Perplexity's new code interpreter feature allows users to install Python libraries, fetch financial data, and create charts directly within the platform.
Step-by-step:
Visit Perplexity AI.
In the search bar, click “Pro” search and enter a query like "Install a library to get the stock market returns of the DAX index over the past 20 years. Then use it to make a chart."
Watch as Perplexity searches for libraries, installs them, fetches data, and creates the chart, allowing you to then analyze the results and ask follow-up questions about that specific chart.
Hot tip: Free users get 5 Pro searches per day!
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🧪 Google uses AI to help build cities
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The Rundown: Google just released the Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset, an AI-powered tool that tracks building changes across the Global South from 2016 to 2023, including estimates of building presence, counts, and heights.
The details:
The dataset covers a 32 million square mile area across Africa, Latin America, and South and Southeast Asia, using 10m resolution imagery from Sentinel-2 satellites.
It uses a novel AI approach combining multiple low-resolution satellite images to achieve near high-resolution accuracy in detecting buildings and estimating their heights.
The tool is designed to aid urban planning, crisis response, and environmental impact studies in regions lacking up-to-date infrastructure data.
While powerful, the dataset has limitations, such as gathering data in areas with frequent cloud coverage and detecting very small structures.
Why it matters: Google is on fire with its new models tackling real-world problems. Yesterday, the tech giant was talking to whales with AI — and now it’s using the technology to help build better cities and prevent environmental disasters.
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TikTok is developing its own AI GPUs, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia with two chips for AI training and inference planned for mass production in 2026.
The UN’s AI advisory board released a report with seven recommendations for global AI governance, including establishing a scientific panel and creating a global AI fund.
Amazon launched Amelia, an AI assistant for third-party sellers to help resolve account issues and access sales data, now available in beta for select US sellers.
MIT researchers developed an AI model called Crystalyze that can determine the structures of powdered crystalline materials from X-ray diffraction data.
LinkedIn quietly introduced AI model training using user data, requiring users to opt-out via account settings and a separate form to fully prevent future data use.
Salesforce announced free access to its premium AI courses and certifications for everyone through 2025 via its Trailhead learning platform.
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Generative AI goes Hollywood
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Lionsgate just teamed up with AI startup Runway to create custom video generation models trained on its iconic film catalogue.
As Hollywood grapples with AI's role in filmmaking, could this partnership redefine the future of movie production? Let's get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Lionsgate partners with Runway for GenAI
YouTube launches AI-powered creation tools
Virtually try-on any clothes in just a few clicks
Google uses AI to understand whales
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
RUNWAY & LIONSGATE
⭐ Lionsgate partners with Runway for GenAI
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The Rundown: Lionsgate, the film company behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Saw, teamed up with AI video generation company Runway to create a custom AI model trained on Lionsgate’s film catalogue.
The details:
The partnership will develop an AI model specifically trained on Lionsgate’s proprietary content library, designed to generate cinematic video that filmmakers can further manipulate using Runway’s tools.
Lionsgate sees AI as a tool to augment and enhance its current operations, streamlining both pre-production and post-production processes.
Runway is considering ways to offer similar custom-trained models as templates for individual creators, expanding access to AI-powered filmmaking tools beyond major studios.
Why it matters: As many writers, actors, and filmmakers strike against ChatGPT, Lionsgate is diving head-first into the world of generative AI through its partnership with Runway. This is one of the first major collabs between an AI startup and a major Hollywood company — and its success or failure could set precedent for years to come.
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YOUTUBE
▶️ YouTube launches AI-powered creation tools
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The Rundown: YouTube just announced a range of new AI features designed to assist creators, including text-to-video generation, AI-powered inspiration tools, and automated dubbing capabilities.
The details:
Veo, Google’s new AI video generation tool, will allow creators to generate six-second video clips for YouTube Shorts using text prompts, with the resulting content watermarked and labelled as AI-generated.
YouTube’s new AI-powered “Inspiration” features will help creators brainstorm video ideas and even suggest responses to comments.
The platform is also expanding its AI dubbing capabilities with expressive speech to make translations sound more natural, mimicking the original audio’s pitch and intonation.
These new features aim to enhance human creativity rather than replace it, according to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, who revealed that 92% of YouTube creators already use AI tools (in some capacity).
Why it matters: This is another win for global AI acceptance with YouTube leaning into AI generation on its platform, rather than fighting back against it. The platform is also showing how sensible AI watermarks can offset potential downsides for both creators and viewers.
AI TRAINING
👕 Virtually try-on any clothes in just a few clicks
The Rundown: Kolors Virtual Try-On tool is a free, fun AI tool available on Hugging Face that allows anyone to change outfits on any photo.
Step-by-step:
Visit the Hugging Face "Kolors Virtual Try-On in the Wild" space.
Upload a full-body photo of a person in the "Person Image" section.
Upload a clear image of a garment in the "Garment Image" section.
Click the "Run" button to generate your virtual try-on.
Pro tip: For best results, use clear, front-facing images of both the person and the garment.
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GOOGLE RESEARCH
🐋 Google uses AI to understand whales
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The Rundown: Google Research recently developed a new AI model capable of identifying vocalizations from eight distinct whale species, including the mysterious “Biotwang” sound recently attributed to Bryde’s whales.
The details:
The model classifies 12 different whale vocalizations across a broad acoustic range (10 Hz to 120+ kHz), covering multiple calls for some species.
The AI tool is designed to aid conservation efforts by improving the ability to track whale populations and movements through passive acoustic monitoring.
The model includes newly identified sounds like the Bryde’s whale “Biotwang”, which was a decades-old mystery until recently solved by NOAA researchers.
Google has made the model available for download via Kaggle Models, allowing researchers and conservationists to use the technology in their studies.
Why it matters: The benefits of AI in chatbots and medical research are obvious by now, but AI is impacting the entire globe — even deep down in the depths of the ocean. This AI model, in particular, is helping us better understand diverse whale species, which could lead to more effective protection strategies for endangered marine life.
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QUICK HITS
Together AI’s LlamaCoder app generates full applications from prompts using Llama 3.1 405B, gaining 2,000+ GitHub stars and creating 200,000+ apps since launch.
The Biden administration announced an international AI safety meeting in San Francisco for this November, gathering experts from nine countries and the EU.
OpenAI reportedly warned users against probing its new o1 AI models’ reasoning processes, threatening bans for policy violations.
Northwestern University received $20 million to lead a new AI research institute developing tools for astronomy and astrophysics data analysis.
Google announced $25 million in funding to support AI education initiatives, aiming to train over 500,000 educators and students in new artificial intelligence skills.
Alibaba released Qwen 2.5, a multilingual AI model with 72B parameters, rivaling larger models in performance across various benchmarks.
Nvidia launched its AI Aerial platform to optimize wireless networks and enable new AI experiences on a unified infrastructure for telecom providers.
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Snap's new AI-powered glasses
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Snap just unveiled its fifth-generation Spectacles: AI-powered AR glasses that bring your Snapchat experience into the real world.
But with a short battery life and a steep price tag, can it compete with Meta’s AI-powered Ray Bans — or is it just an expensive demo? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Snap’s new AR glasses are powered by AI
1X’s new model helps robots act in the world
Turn documents into engaging podcasts
AI memory works shockingly like humans
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 3 minutes
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SNAP
👓 Snap’s new AR glasses are powered by AI
Image source: Snap
The Rundown: Snap just unveiled its fifth-generation Spectacles, standalone AR glasses powered by the new Snap OS, integrating new AI capabilities and enhancing social interactions through augmented reality.
The details:
The new Spectacles feature a suite of cameras and sensors, enabling multi-modal AI, contextual understanding, and full freedom of movement while remaining lightweight and compact.
Snap OS, built specifically for Spectacles, allows users to interact with My AI, launch immersive Lenses, and extend Snapchat experiences into 3D.
Snap also launched AI-powered video and portrait generation tools, creating videos and images from a single photo to enhance creative expression.
Spectacles are available now to developers in the United States and require a $99/m subscription with a 12-month commitment.
Why it matters: While this is a major step in the right direction for boundless, cordless AR and AI devices — the 45-minute battery life and 46-degree field of view leave Spectacles with room for improvement. Regardless, Snap is pushing the boundaries of tech engineering, and it will be fascinating to see where the tech ends up in a few years.
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1X TECH
🌐 1X’s new model helps robots act in the world
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The Rundown: 1X has developed its ‘World Model’, an AI-powered virtual simulator for robots that can predict complex object interactions and imagine multiple future scenarios from a single starting point, trained on thousands of hours of real-world robot data.
The details:
The model predicts complex interactions including rigid bodies, dropping effects, partial observability, and deformable object interactions.
It’s trained on thousands of hours of data from 1X’s EVE humanoid robots performing various tasks in homes and offices.
The model demonstrates action controllability, generating diverse outcomes for different commands from the same starting point, such as opening doors or grasping boxes.
1X is releasing over 100 hours of video data, pretrained models, and cash prizes to accelerate research in compression, sampling, and evaluation.
Why it matters: OpenAI-backed 1X is on a mission to create smarter, more capable robots to help people with everything from household chores to mobility issues. The new world model will also significantly enhance the capabilities of their recently unveiled NEO Beta humanoid and accelerate the path to truly useful home robots.
AI TRAINING
🎧 Turn documents into engaging podcasts
The Rundown: Google's NotebookLM now offers an ‘Audio Overview’ feature that turns your uploaded documents, PDFs, or pasted content into two-way podcast-style discussions between two AI hosts.
Step-by-step:
Visit NotebookLM and click "Try NotebookLM".
Create a new notebook and upload your document.
Once processed, open the "Notebook guide" section.
Click "Generate" next to "Audio Overview".
After a few minutes, your AI-hosted discussion will be ready to play!
Pro tip: Download the audio file to listen on the go, perfect for reviewing content like research papers or textbooks while commuting or exercising.
AI RESEARCH
🧠 AI memory works shockingly like humans
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The Rundown: A new study from Hong Kong researchers revealed that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 possess a dynamic memory similar to human memory, challenging our understanding of AI capabilities and potentially bridging the gap between artificial and human intelligence.
The details:
The researchers defined memory as the ability to generate outputs based on specific inputs, rather than static information storage.
LLMs demonstrated near-perfect memorization of thousands of poems after limited exposure, outperforming humans.
The study proposes, however, that both human brains and LLMs operate on similar principles of “dynamic fitting”, or adjusting their responses based on input rather than retrieving fixed information.
Both humans and LLMs can only “remember” something after triggered by input, suggesting LLM reasoning might be limited by model size and training data quality rather than fundamental differences from human cognition.
Why it matters: If verified and LLMs do have memory capabilities similar to humans, it could change the way we understand artificial intelligence. Without fundamental cognitive differences between AI and LLMs, scaling AI capabilities may simply be an issue of improving hardware and expanding data resources.
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QUICK HITS
Microsoft and Blackrock launched a $100 billion fund to invest in AI data centers and additional related power infrastructure, raising $30 billion to start.
Google introduced 10 voice options for Gemini Live, allowing users to customize their AI assistant’s vocal interface.
Sakana AI secured ~$200 million in Series A funding from Japanese companies to accelerate AI development and market expansion.
OpenAI increased rate limits for 01-mini and 01-preview models, allowing Plus and Team users more daily and weekly interactions (up to 50 messages per day for 01-mini).
Perplexity introduced “reasoning” focus for Pro users (up to 10 uses per day), utilizing OpenAI’s o1-mini model for puzzles, math, and coding tasks.
Mark Cuban Foundation launched free AI bootcamp for Dallas teens, partnering with the Mavericks to teach AI fundamentals and applications.
Intel announced a partnership with Amazon to manufacture custom AI chips, expanding their foundry business and semiconductor capabilities.
Lenovo announced plans to manufacture AI servers in India and opened a new AI-focused R&D lab in Bengaluru, aiming to produce 50,000 units annually.
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