Microsoft's giving Three Mile Island's Unit 1 reactor a second life

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Is there anything better than reading about AI insights while you should be doing chores? Yeah, that was me last weekend.

I spent Sunday glued to my phone, diving into the latest AI news. Forget laundry and dishes.

I don’t want you to make the same mistake. So quickly grab your favourite snack, and ignore that pile of laundry (it can wait for some time).

Let's get into some mind-blowing AI news together!

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

Microsoft's AI Ambitions Go Nuclear

You know how at a huge party or family event, you can't stop eating?
That's AI, but instead of food, it prefers power.
And Microsoft requires a lot of it to keep their AI bots working 24/7.

So Microsoft is partnering with the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear plant. You might have read about this Plant in your History books.

Three Mile Island, once known for a big accident in 1979, is making a comeback. The power plant stopped working in 2019 because other energy sources were cheaper. Now, it's getting a second chance to help power AI.

Here's what you need to know:

• Three Mile Island's Unit 1 reactor, shuttered in 2019, is set to restart.

• 20-year agreement to supply Microsoft with 800+ megawatts of power.

• Expected to create 3,400 jobs and inject $16B into the local economy.

Why Nuclear for AI?

• AI requires massive amounts of constant electricity.

• Nuclear offers reliable, carbon-free power for data centers.

• Microsoft aims to secure energy sources for AI dominance.

The AI Debate

Some people think this is great because nuclear power is clean and always available. Others worry about safety and what to do with nuclear waste.

The big question is: Should we use nuclear power for AI if there might be risks?

🛒 Amazon's Got a New AI Buddy to Make Your Shopping Life Easier!

Amazon has just launched an AI assistant named Amelia. It’s a game changer for sellers and great news for shoppers too!

Here’s what you need to know:

• This new AI helper is designed to assist sellers by improving operations. Think of better stock management and quicker responses to queries.

• Amelia will help sellers by predicting and resolving supply issues. That means your favourite items are less likely to be out of stock.

• It will improve product descriptions and images. So you can make informed choices without second-guessing.

• Have a question like, “Is this for kids or adults?” Amelia will give you a quick response.

What’s in It A Buyer?

While Amelia is aimed at sellers, it significantly benefits us as buyers. You'll find more items in stock, faster responses, and improved product details!

😀AI Recap

• Researchers at Disney developed an AI system. That will teach robots complex movements from random motion data.

• A 5'5" tall and 100-pound 'semi-humanoid' robot from Pudu Robotics has been revealed. It features 30 degrees of freedom and has an 8-hour battery life.

• A new evaluation by Google shows that their 1.5 Pro model outperforms others by 12.5% on tasks beyond simple information retrieval.

🪄 AI Creation

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--ar 2:3 --style raw --stylize 600 --v 6.1

🔹AI Learning

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♨️ What’s Hot In AI

EA showed off a new idea for using AI to make video games.

Here's what they did:

• They made a video showing two people making a game just by talking to the computer. They didn't need to know how to code.

• The AI uses lots of stuff EA already has, like 3D models, game code, and info about how people play their games.

• Players could mix parts from different EA games to make new games.

Why this is cool:

If this works for real, it could change how EA makes money. Players might be more involved in making games, and games might last longer. But remember, this is just an idea right now. We don't know if it will really happen or what making games will be like in the future.

📰 AI News

1. Perplexity will soon let advertisers bid on “sponsored questions” instead of keywords as Google does.

2. Black Forest Labs, which powers Grok on X.com, is raising $100 million at a $1 billion valuation before launching its text-to-video feature.

3. Anthropic introduced "Contextual Retrieval,". A method that helps Claude find and use relevant information more effectively from large data sources.

4. It has been confirmed that former Apple designer Jony Ive is collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on a new AI hardware project.