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👀 Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
Die AInauten
January 18, 2025
👀 Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
👨🚀 The most important AI updates at a glance
AI-HOY and happy weekend, dear AInauts!
Maybe you didn't catch all the exciting news, tools and hacks about AI last week, or maybe you've just joined us. No need to worry!
We have summarized our highlights of the past week for you:
Finally, here's the most important quick news for you - so you can keep an eye on all relevant developments with just one click! Ready? Let’s go!
The era of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is upon us and will radically reshape our economy. Seven key strategies to help prepare: First, build a network of AI experts. Second, create financial reserves for economic upheaval. Thirdly, invest in future-proof technologies. Fourth, develop mental strength for turbulent times. Fifth, cultivate human skills such as creativity and emotional intelligence. Sixth, become a hybrid professional with AI expertise. Seventh, stay flexible and think long-term.
NotebookLM now also offers an interactive audio coach for personalized learning. After uploading your documents, the tool generates an audio overview with a virtual teacher who actively coaches you.
In interactive mode, you can talk directly to the host, ask questions and give answers - perfect for exam preparation! Unlike ChatGPT's Voice Mode, NotebookLM uses your own materials as the basis for learning, making learning super interactive and effective.
A brief but telling moment in digital evolution...
The new AI marketing agent "Astral" promises fully automated growth marketing around the clock. It navigates independently through websites, creates content and carries out marketing on social networks - just like a human. The tool does not use APIs, but a browser, and can even solve captchas.
However, we believe that fully automated marketing without human monitoring is not (yet) possible, as AI often gets lost. Instead, a hybrid approach with tools such as HubSpot AI Breeze, which combine marketing automation with human control, is better.
Two new open-source AI models are causing a stir: MiniMax-01 impresses with a gigantic context window of 4 million tokens - that's three times the size of all the Harry Potter books! It clearly outperforms GPT-4 and Claude-3.5.
And NVIDIA's Sana is great for image generation: 20 times more compact than FLUX and 100 times faster in execution. The model runs on standard GPUs and generates images in seconds. Both tools are free to use and mark a trend towards more efficient, accessible AI systems for local use.
OpenAI introduces "Tasks", an exciting beta feature for paying ChatGPT users. This allows users to manage to-dos directly in the chat, with one-time or recurring reminders via push or email.
What makes it special: ChatGPT can not only remind you, but also actively perform tasks - from daily AI news summaries to personalized sports exercises. Although only 10 active tasks are currently possible, the feature already shows the potential for future developments, such as trained GPTs and automated processes.
🗞️ AI News Quickie: The HAI highlights from the industry
Once again, this week we’ve got plenty of interesting news - enjoy!
AI models, tools and platforms
Grok is now free and can be used without an X account and could soon receive an "Unhinged Mode" that provides offensive answers.
Luma AI has introduced Ray2, a great video generation model that creates realistic videos with natural movement, even with a text-to-video function. You can test it here.
Microsoft Loop has evolved from a weak app to a powerful tool for collaboration and project management.
DeepL Voice revolutionizes communication with live translations for meetings and conversations via app. No more language barriers!
LangChain has introduced ambient agents that only intervene when important events occur - for example, an email assistant.
Google Workspace integrates the best AI for companies into its business and enterprise plans. More creativity, less stress!
Jellypod lets you create customizable podcasts with realistic voices in minutes.
AI in everyday life and robots
AI voice agents are becoming increasingly important, from customer service to coaching. You can find an overview of the most important solutions here.
An engineer has developed an AI-controlled rifle that answers questions and executes commands. He was banned from OpenAI for this.
Omi, a $$89 wearable, listens and wants to read minds - the AI-controlled good soul to attach to. Who needs privacy anymore?
Google is testing the "Daily Listen" feature, which generates a podcast based on the Discover feed.
OpenAI is apparently planning its own robots with sensors and AI technology to act in real environments.
NVIDIA presents Cosmos, a platform for physical AI development that provides basic world models to efficiently create AI systems for autonomous vehicles and robots.
Changing job market and economy
Mustafa Suleyman describes in TIME magazine how AI can change lives through human companions. At the same time, it was revealed that Google had to train its AI podcast hosts to respond more kindly to human listeners.
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 predicts 170 million new jobs will be created by technology and green change, but 92 million jobs will also be lost. It's already starting on Wall Street ...
There is currently a boom in AI jobs, with a growth of 59% since January 2024. AI engineers and consultants are the most sought-after jobs.
Banks on Wall Street are planning to cut up to 200,000 jobs through the use of AI. Hopefully those affected will get a 3.5-day weekend! Link to source
Salesforce has stopped hiring software developers, as AI tools boosted productivity by 30% while creating 1,000 to 2,000 sales jobs.
TSMC is benefiting from the AI boom, posting a 54% rise in third-quarter profits as AI chip sales are expected to triple.
AI advances and innovations
At the Consumer Electronics Show, it became clear that devices with AI dominate the scene - but not always with depth.
A Waymo cab held a passenger captive, as a viral video showed!
Stanford has developed an AI model that can accurately predict cancer treatment prognoses based on medical images and text.
Experts warn of potential 'Black Swan' events for 2025...
Labour's plan for a massive public rollout of AI in the UK by 2030 raises questions about social and economic consequences.
And OpenAI presents a bold plan for revolutionary AI-driven education in America.
And that’s a wrap! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Your AInauts,
Fabian & Reto
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