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PLUS: Robots can tie your shoes now.
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Hereās what you need to know about AI today:
We break down all the AI announcements from Apple event.
A robot called Aloha 2 learned to tie shoelaces using only imitation.
Reflection 70B's benchmark claims sparked controversy.
90 countries met up in Seoul to discuss military AI guidelines.
Hereās a recap of everyth(AI)ng that Apple just announced.
The new iPhone 16 models were officially debuted yesterday, and as part of the launch, Apple announced the new Apple Intelligence features that would be rolling out starting in October.
The big news is āVisual Intelligenceā, an AI-powered reverse image search.
Basically Visual Intelligence can identify any object thatās on your iPhone screenāa dog, type of green pepper, or t-shirt you really digāand then take actions on your behalf.
Say you take a photo of a restaurant? Apple Intelligence can pull up the hours. Take a photo of a flyer? Apple Intelligence can add the event to your calendar.
Here are all the features that should be available in October:
Improved photo, email, and text search.
Writing tools, clean up, and memory movies.
Safari webpage summaries, smart replies, and call recording.
Coming later: Image generation, custom emojis (how long until this sparks controversy?!), and more expanded Siri capabilities.
The Apple Watch is also getting a few AI upgrades:
Translate app for watchOS, which recognizes and translates speech.
Smart Stack, which will add new contextually relevant widgets āwhen needed.ā
āPhotosā watch face, which curates photos for your watch face.
Hereās a 15 min review from someone who spent a month with Apple intelligence if you want a deep dive.
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Around the Horn.
Today in unhinged AIā¦ this is probably the funniest AI clip montage weāve seen to date.
The Aloha 2 robot, which uses imitation learning only, is now able to tie shoelaces or hang T-shirts all on its ownāwatch the video here.
Reflection 70B, a new ātop AI modelā from last week, has faced some drama surrounding whether or not its performance benchmarks are real (or if itās just a Claude wrapper). Hereās a recap.
An AI recap on ESPN failed to mention the most important player in the match (Alex Morgan), even though it was her final pro game and the live broadcast highlighted this fact multiple times.
90 countries are attending a summit in Seoul to create a blueprint for responsible use of AI in the military.
Treats To Try.
*Need a new machine to customize your own AI models? Learn all about Dell and NVIDIAās new Precision workstations in this free webinar on September 12th. Save your seat here.
People on Reddit are saying Minimax is āthe most funā video modelātry it yourself for free here.
SciSpace is a research writing tool that enhances academic writing by providing citations, autocomplete suggestions, and simplified explanations of complex papers.
Syncly centralizes and analyzes customer feedback to reveal underlying issues across the user journey, helping businesses minimize churn.
Shortwave enhances email productivity by offering smart organization, writing assistance, and automated scheduling features.
ReadPartner summarizes websites, videos, and documents, and delivers customized news digests.
Meshy4 generates high-quality 3D models from text or images (for free), and comes with built-in animation tools to rig + animate models directly in Meshy.
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Tuesday Ticker
K.L chose Perplexity: āI use Perplexity every day for work and personal use. It has made my life a lot more efficient. I believe it outshines Google as a search engine and I rarely find myself using Google at all anymore.ā
P.V. chose Claude: āI also use Perplexity a lot, but Claude is amazing for writing codes, which is what I mostly do on my day-to-day life.ā
Other tools mentioned:
Thoughtweaver.AI: assistants to enhance ChatGPT productivity.
Gooey.AI: Workflow platform for developers.
Adobe Firefly: āfor product smears on white backgroundsā
Pi.AI: emotionally intelligent AI.
Typedream: āto create a website super quickly.ā
You.com: Search and productivity tool (Perplexity alternative).
Greptile: Understands your codebase, used via an API.
A Cat's Commentary.
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