Explore MIT’s Future You Project: Boost Wellbeing and Planning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk to your future self? Well, now AI is bringing us one step closer to that possibility, thanks to the Future You project coming out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. How will your future self think of your actions in the present? Well, maybe […]
Transforming Business with AI Agents: Efficiency and Caution Balanced
AI agents are all the rage lately— in fact, shameless plug, we just launched our own, called Otto, to help with repetitive marketing tasks. And plenty of investment money is flowing towards them. Agents have their share of evangelists, as well as critics. We thought this was an interesting insight from various perspectives. Artificial intelligence […]
AI Storytime: Personalized Reading Adventures for Kids!
Many kids struggle with their reading skills. AI to the rescue! This startup allows kids—K through 3rd grade—to craft their own stories, as well as offering a “read-along” AI companion, helping with word definitions and pronunciation. AI is set to revolutionize education, by meeting students where they’re at, following their natural curiosity, and amplifying their […]
AI Innovations Combatting Climate Change: Deforestation, Waste, Weather, Reforestation
Very few people can still deny the reality of climate change, especially as it reaches their doorstep. The recent aftermath of Helene has further underscored the climate challenges we are facing all around the world. While AI certainly isn’t the answer to everything, there are plenty of impressive initiatives that are leveraging the technology in […]
California Governor Newsom Vetoes AI Regulation Bill SB 1047
While AI regulation is certainly needed, we agree with Governor Newsom this bill was heavy-handed and not fully thought out. It’s important to give proper time and consideration to AI safety measures, while not creating stagnation (ahem, EU’s AI Act!) or putting undo pressure on companies. That said, we’re glad that people are putting significant […]
Revolutionary AI Identifies Existing Drugs for Rare Diseases Treatment
This fantastic application of AI is helping find possible use cases from existing medicines that could immediately help people with rare diseases, without needing to spend lots of money creating novel new medicines. This method also avoids lengthy FDA approval times, which in turn helps people who are currently suffering get treatment. What a great […]
Expanded Access to ChatGPT’s New Advanced Voice Mode
Low latency voice interaction is key to establishing a natural way of interacting with AI. There have already been some great examples of small companies making large progress in this arena but finally OpenAI, the juggernaut behind ChatGPT, has entered the fray with guns blazing. We should get ready for some very interesting use cases… […]
Deep Learning’s Role in AI: Transforming Society for All
We just read an incredibly inspiring short essay from the one and only Sam Altman. In it he says “We have an innate desire to create and to be useful to each other, and AI will allow us to amplify our own abilities like never before.” And we agree. What an amazing time to be […]
Three Mile Island Reopens to Power Microsoft Cloud Operations
It’s been a big week for AI energy developments. We’ve been thinking for some time that the only way we’re going to meet the energy needs of AI, without completely throwing all previous carbon neutral goals out the window, is to leverage nuclear energy. While it still has a stigma attached to it, nuclear remains […]
