Beginners in AI

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Welcome to this week's edition of Beginners in AI, where we explore the latest trends, tools, and news in the world of AI and the tech that surrounds it.

From Hippocratic AI’s patient-focused healthcare agents raising $141 million, to NVIDIA continued world domination partnering with Toyota’s self-driving cars, innovation is everywhere. We also take a look at Halliday's futuristic smart glasses, SatellAI’s life-saving dog tracker, and the launch of the Grok app bringing their AI to iPhones. Additionally, VLC Media Player breaks barriers with real-time AI subtitles, and the provocative debut of an AI robot girlfriend is sure to raise some eyebrows.

AI TOP STORY
NVIDIA Signs Toyota to Self-Driving Tech Platform

The Collaboration
NVIDIA has joined forces with Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, to integrate its state-of-the-art self-driving technology into Toyota’s vehicle lineup. This partnership highlights NVIDIA’s growing influence in autonomous vehicle technology and marks a significant milestone for its DRIVE platform. The current largest self-driving fleet belongs to Tesla, which depends on several advanced chips from Nvidia.

How It Works
Toyota vehicles will leverage NVIDIA’s DRIVE platform, utilizing its powerful GPUs and real-time AI capabilities to process complex driving scenarios. The technology enables safer decision-making, improved navigation, and enhanced precision for a smoother and more secure driving experience. A secondary benefit will come from the massive volume of real-world training data collected, which will help refine and improve future models.

Why It Matters
By partnering with Toyota, NVIDIA taps into a global audience and accelerates the adoption of autonomous vehicles. This collaboration underscores a broader shift towards AI-driven solutions in the automotive industry, paving the way for safer, more efficient transportation worldwide. Nvidia regularly trades places with Apple for world’s most valuable company. With most of the world’s largest tech companies relying on its computer chips and a wave of products coming out, NVIDIA’s influence and importance will only grow year over year.

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LAST WEEK IN AI AND TECH

SatellAI Unleashes Global Dog Tracker with Satellite Smarts

SatellAI has debuted a satellite-powered dog tracker, designed to provide reliable location tracking for pets in even the most remote areas. Unlike most trackers, this device uses satellite technology instead of cellular networks, ensuring global coverage and offering real-time updates through a companion app. This innovation is particularly valuable for pet owners in rural regions or those who frequently travel with their furry friends.

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Grok Brings Smart AI to Your iPhone

The Grok AI assistant app has officially launched on iOS, offering U.S. iPhone users a powerful productivity tool. With features like contextual suggestions, low-bias generative text, computer vision to analyze user photos, news summaries for X stories, high-quality image creation, and even meme analysis, Grok adapts to user behaviors to provide a highly personalized experience. This app sets itself apart in a competitive market by seamlessly integrating with iOS and offering a tailored approach to daily tasks. Grok AI 3.0 is currently being trained by the most powerful hardware in the world and should be out in early 2025 Elon Musk's AI Megaproject: A New Era  

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VLC Unveils AI Subtitles: Watch, Understand, Connect

VLC Media Player, the free, open-source, all-in-one multimedia software, now includes a powerful AI-powered feature for automatic subtitling and translation, enhancing video accessibility for users worldwide. This real-time technology supports multiple languages and adapts to various accents, making it an invaluable tool for non-native speakers and global audiences. The update positions VLC as a leader in media accessibility innovation, breaking language barriers for everyone.

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Hippocratic AI Raises $141M for Patient-Facing AI Agents

Hippocratic AI has secured $141 million in funding to develop AI agents tailored for patient interactions. These agents aim to provide compassionate, accurate, and efficient healthcare communication, bridging gaps in medical accessibility. With a focus on enhancing patient experience, Hippocratic AI plans to revolutionize how patients interact with medical systems, signaling a new era in healthcare technology.

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Halliday’s $489 Smart Glasses Beam a Tiny Screen to Your Eye

Halliday has unveiled a $489 pair of smart glasses that use cutting-edge technology to project a screen directly onto the wearer’s retina. This sleek and lightweight device offers hands-free access to notifications, navigation, and augmented reality applications, making it a game-changer for everyday convenience. Halliday’s innovation bridges the gap between fashion and tech, signaling the rise of wearable displays. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality glasses are here to stay and will only get better with time. Meta’s Orion glasses are in development, Apple’s Vision Pro is already out, and even NVIDIA is joining in with a patent that was discovered this month by a user on X Meta's AI Move Could Kill The Internet 

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TECH TERMS TO KNOW

Wearable Retina Display refers to an innovative technology in which a device projects visual information directly onto the retina of the user's eye. Unlike traditional screens, which display information on an external surface like a smartphone or a monitor, this technology uses a tiny projector embedded in a device (such as Halliday's smart glasses) to cast a focused light beam. This beam is designed to align perfectly with the retina, allowing the user to perceive the information as though it were floating in their field of vision.

As Opposed To:

• Traditional Screens: Require the user to focus on a separate physical surface.

• AR Headsets: Use larger, often bulky, displays with lenses that overlay information onto the user’s view.

• HUDs (Heads-Up Displays): Project onto a transparent screen in the user’s line of sight but are not integrated directly with the retina.

This method of display creates a seamless, almost invisible interface for augmented reality and notifications, all while maintaining hands-free usability. It’s ideal for applications requiring constant access to information without distracting from the real-world view.

TOOL SPOTLIGHT (non-sponsored)VLC

VLC Media Player is one of the greatest open-source projects on the internet that is still free to use and free of advertisements and snooping. The developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, has continually turned down millions of dollars from advertisers for access to his popular platform.

• Can play formats that other media players struggle with

• Supports streaming, DVDs, Audio CDs, and various multimedia formats

• Plays almost all video and audio file formats without needing additional codecs

• Expandable via plugins

• Supports streaming and downloading

• Can play videos while they're downloading

COURSE
Join the growing community of AI enthusiasts learning fundamental skills starting from the ground up right here

ROBOTICS AND AI

AI Robot Girlfriend: High-Tech Love at a Hefty Price

A new life-size AI robot has emerged, designed to “engage in meaningful conversations and enhance human experiences through interaction and fun.” It can even maintain eye contact. The company behind the robot Realbotix, said it remembers personal details about its owner and creating a highly personalized and interactive experience. This will be sure to raises questions about the role of AI in relationships and has the potential to redefine human connections. Prices start at $170,000. For those wanting a heart-wrenching story of robot love, Just One More Thing by B.J. Novak is highly recommended.

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TRY THIS PROMPT (copy and paste into AI tools like ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, Claude)

Optimization Assistant

I have a piece of content I’d like you to review. It could be anything, like an essay, an email, a diet plan, a business plan, a story, or another type of text. Here’s what I need you to do:

Analyze the content: Examine the text for its purpose, clarity, structure, and overall effectiveness.

Identify areas for improvement: Provide a detailed, bullet-pointed list of what could be optimized. This could include improvements to grammar, structure, tone, flow, clarity, accuracy, or overall effectiveness based on the type of content.

Offer actionable suggestions: For each area that could be improved, suggest clear, specific ways to enhance the text.

Optional changes: After providing the feedback, ask me if I’d like you to apply those changes directly or if I’d prefer to refine the content myself with your guidance.

Here’s the content to review:

[Insert text here]

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2010, the US Air Force built the "Condor Cluster" supercomputer by linking 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles, creating a cost-effective and eco-friendly system for only $2 million.

Each $400 console replaced traditional $10,000 equipment, enhancing radar, satellite imagery, and AI research. The Condor Cluster became the fastest interactive computer in the US Defense Department, showcasing the potential of repurposing consumer technology for advanced military research.

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