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This week, AI is all about making the impossible… well, possible.

From exploring biology to teaching robots in virtual worlds. This week's updates are full of amazing surprises.

Whether you're a science buff, a tech enthusiast, or just someone who loves a good story, you're in for a treat.

Let’s dive in and explore how AI is rewriting the rulebook!

What’s Inside Today’s Newsletter

🪰 Buzz Around AI

😀 AI Recap

🪄 AI Creation

🔹 AI Learning

♨️ What’s Hot In AI

📰 AI News

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🪰 Buzz Around AI

🧬 DeepMind Unlocks AlphaFold 3 for Researchers Everywhere

Google DeepMind has made AlphaFold 3 open-source. Researchers worldwide can now use the full model, including code and data, for the first time.

AlphaFold 3 can predict how proteins interact with molecules like DNA, RNA, and drugs. This breakthrough technology won a Nobel Prize.

What’s Changed:

• It has already mapped 200 million protein structures, changing the way we understand biology.

• Companies like Baidu and ByteDance are building their versions.

Why It Matters:
Opening AlphaFold 3 to the public will speed up discoveries in biology and medicine. It gives scientists everywhere the tools to make breakthroughs, even if they’re not at big, well-funded labs.

🐶 MIT’s AI Trains Robot Dogs in Virtual Worlds

MIT has developed an AI system called LucidSim that trains robot dogs using virtual environments. These robots perform tasks in the real world without ever seeing actual environments during training.

How It Works:
LucidSim blends physics simulations with AI-generated scenes to create realistic training scenarios.

• Robots trained in these virtual worlds completed tasks like obstacle navigation and ball chasing with up to 88% accuracy.

• The system uses ChatGPT to generate thousands of training scenes, with different weather and lighting conditions.

What Makes It Better:
Traditional methods, which rely on human demonstrations, only achieved a 15% success rate. LucidSim’s virtual training is far more effective.

Why It Matters:
LucidSim is changing how robots are trained. By reducing the need for real-world data, it speeds up development and cuts costs. Robots can be trained faster and deployed more efficiently.

😀AI Recap

• AI Music Startup Suno showed off demos of its new v4 model. The audio sounds more natural and consistent than before.

  

• The U.S. Commerce Department told chipmaker TSMC to stop exporting advanced chips for AI to China starting this week.

  

• The Washington Post launched a new AI tool, "Ask The Post AI." It helps readers get quick answers by searching through the paper's archives.

• Pixel phones will soon use AI to handle more call replies, like confirming appointments for you.

  

• xAI introduced a free version of its Grok chatbot in certain regions, with limited access to Grok 2, Grok 2 mini, and image analysis features.

🪄 AI Creation

Asking ChatGPT to make a meme: (epic fail edition)

🔹AI Learning

How to Use Misgif: Create Funny GIFs and Memes with Your Face

How to Get Started:

1. Sign Up:
   First, sign up for a free account on Misgif.

2. Find a GIF or Video:
   Browse through the platform’s huge library of GIFs and memes. There are tons of options, so you're sure to find something you like.

3. Upload Your Face:
   Choose the face you want to use. This can be your own or a friend's just upload the photo!

4. AI Does the Magic:
   The AI will automatically swap the face onto the person in the video or GIF.

5. Enjoy and Share:
   Once your face swap is ready, you can download it, share it, or create more! There are no limits to how many swaps you can do.

Why It’s Awesome:

• Free to Use

• Tons of GIFs

Start creating and have fun with Misgif today!

♨️ What’s Hot In AI

AI Shakes Up the Art and Music World with Record-Breaking Moments

1/ Ai-Da, the robot artist, made history by selling a portrait of Alan Turing for $1.3 million at Sotheby’s.

It’s the first major auction for robot-created art.

Here’s the story:

• The painting, AI God, got 27 bids. It sold for nearly 10 times more than expected.

• Ai-Da uses cameras in its eyes and robotic arms to blend old-school portrait techniques with AI.

2/ The Beatles’ last song, Now and Then, became the first AI-assisted track to earn Grammy nominations.

• It’s up for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, competing with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.

• AI tech was used to clean up John Lennon’s vocals from a 1978 demo, much like noise-cancelling in video calls.

• This follows the Grammys’ 2023 decision to not recognize the AI creator Ghostwriter for using unapproved vocals.

📰 AI News

• Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, offers AI services to tech workers during the New York Times strike.

  

  This sparks a debate about AI’s role in replacing human labour.

• The Vids app, powered by Gemini, helps you create tutorials and training videos with AI. It’s now available to most Workplace subscribers.

• Netflix hires a new AI gaming executive to lead the creation of AI-powered interactive games and fresh content strategies.