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🏅 AI Takes The Gold At Paris Olympics

🏅 AI Takes The Gold At Paris Olympics

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Josh Huilar
August 04, 2024

Hello WKND AI Warriors!

AI takes center stage at the Paris 2024 Olympics, boosting athlete performance and fan experiences.

Also, Google pulls a controversial AI-generated ad after criticism over replacing human interaction.

Plus, the White House backs open-source AI, pushing for fewer restrictions on sharing AI technology.

Oh yeah, and five companies compete to create ‘AI Brains’ for the Air Force's unmanned drones.

So, grab your beverage of choice.

Here’s your weekly dose of AI news.

Today’s newsletter includes:

📰 AI NEWS RECAP
🤿 AI DEEP DIVE
🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK
⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK
🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK
📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK
🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

📰 AI NEWS RECAP

🏅 AI Takes The Gold At Paris Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will feature more than just breakdancing…

Here's how AI will transform the games:

🥇 Empowering Athletes

✅ Custom training & injury prevention

✅ Real-time technique analysis

✅ AI talent scouting

🥈 Upholding Integrity

☑️ Tech-assisted officiating

☑️ AI scoring for transparency

☑️ Detecting violations & imbalances

🥉 Captivating Audiences

✅ Expanded digital engagement

✅ AI-powered sports content

✅ Tailored fan experiences

🌍 Advancing Sustainability

☑️ Reduced expenses & eco-impact

☑️ Streamlined transport & logistics

The integration of AI in the Olympics raises fascinating questions about the future of sports.

Will AI level the playing field or widen the gap between tech-savvy and resource-rich nations?

As AI optimizes training and prevents injuries, will we see a surge in superhuman performances that shatter long-standing records?

But as we sprint ahead, we must pause to consider the unintended consequences of this high-tech arms race.

So, what do you think?

Will AI take sports to new heights or hurdle us into controversy?

Here’s Where AI Will Play a Role At the Paris Olympics — Could It Change the Future of Sport?

The 2024 Summer Olympics, kicking off in Paris on July 26, will be novel for more than just the first inclusion of breakdancing.

www.inverse.com/science/ai-artificial-intelligence-technology-2024-paris-olympics-future-of-sport

Google pulls AI-generated Olympics ad after backlash over father using Gemini to write daughter's fan letter. Critics argue the ad promotes AI replacing genuine human interaction and creativity, leading Google to remove it from rotation.

White House Backs Open-Source AI Development. The White House supports open-source AI, arguing restrictions on companies sharing key components of powerful AI systems are unnecessary.

OpenAI backs Senate bills to shape U.S. AI policy, including authorizing a federal AI Safety Institute. The endorsements help OpenAI gain influence in future AI regulation discussions.

OpenAI commits to sharing its next AI model early with new federal AI Safety Institute. The move aims to ensure responsible development as OpenAI faces increasing regulatory scrutiny.

Five companies compete to develop AI for U.S. Air Force's robot wingman drones. The "brain" will enable autonomous collaboration with human pilots in combat missions.

Midjourney V6.1 is now live! V6.1 greatly improves image quality, coherence, text, and comes with brand-new upscaling and personalization models. It’s smarter, faster, clearer, and more beautiful. We hope you enjoy our best model yet <3
— Midjourney (@midjourney)
5:47 PM • Jul 30, 2024

NVIDIA unveils tools to accelerate humanoid robot development worldwide. New microservices, orchestration, and teleoperation workflows help train robots using minimal human demonstration data.

Figure unveils next-gen humanoid robot with OpenAI backing. Figure-02 boasts enhanced dexterity and aims to revolutionize manufacturing and logistics industries.

OpenAI's ChatGPT gets advanced voice mode upgrade. New feature mimics accents and speaking styles, bringing AI conversations closer to human-like interactions.

ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode counting as fast as it can to 10, then to 50 (this blew my mind - it stopped to catch its breath like a human would)
— Cristiano Giardina (@CrisGiardina)
12:38 PM • Jul 31, 2024

NVIDIA showcases "James," an interactive digital human at SIGGRAPH 2024. Powered by NVIDIA ACE and Maxine technologies, James represents a leap in realistic avatar creation for customer service applications.

It’s official: you can now create your own AI Twin, only on Captions.
Just record a minute of yourself talking, and watch your AI Twin come to life. Go from idea to video in seconds, and get the perfect take every time.
If you've ever wanted a twin — now’s your chance.
— Captions (@getcaptionsapp)
4:08 PM • Jul 30, 2024

Elon Musk faces backlash after reposting an AI deepfake video of Kamala Harris on his own social media platform X. Controversial because X’s company policy is to not promote political deepfake content.

This is amazing 😂
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
11:11 PM • Jul 26, 2024

Leonardo AI joins forces with Canva to supercharge AI-powered creativity. The merger promises accelerated innovation in generative AI for visual content creation and design.

AI reprograms glioblastoma cells into cancer-fighting dendritic cells. This groundbreaking approach offers new hope for treating aggressive brain tumors and enhancing immunotherapy effectiveness.

Suno's mission is to make it possible for everyone to make music. We imagine a future where music is a bigger, more valuable, and more meaningful part of people's lives than it even is today. Technology enables a future where the whole world can explore, create, and be active… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Suno (@suno_ai_)
3:53 PM • Aug 1, 2024

Taco Bell expands AI-powered drive-thru ordering system nationwide. The fast-food chain's "Voice AI" aims to streamline orders and reduce wait times for customers.

AI-enabled toothbrushes set to revolutionize oral hygiene routines. Smart devices promise personalized dental care but raise concerns about data privacy and security.

Today we are releasing Gen-3 Alpha Image to Video. This update allows you to use any image as the first frame of your video generation, either on its own or with a text prompt for additional guidance.
Image to Video is major update that greatly improves the artistic control and… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Runway (@runwayml)
4:39 PM • Jul 29, 2024

🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

The roadmap to 2030 for AI includes potential breakthroughs and challenges.

Major updates like GPT-5 and Claude 4 are predicted by 2025.

By 2026, AI could become enterprise-ready, with general-purpose models expected.

Meanwhile true AGI is expected around 2027.

However, geopolitical tensions, economic disruptions, and mass layoffs may occur.

By 2030, AI might usher in an "Intelligence Age," paralleling past technological revolutions, with advances in Quantum Computing, robotics, and potential socioeconomic shifts, sparking optimism for a new era.

🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

Synthesia: Create hyper-realistic AI avatars that look and sound like them, ideal for content creators, marketers, and professionals seeking personalized video experiences.

This innovative tool supports voice cloning in 29 languages and offers customization features such as different framings and hand gestures, allowing for dynamic video content that captures attention and engagement effortlessly.

Send your tool here to be featured next week!

⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK

Excel GPT: Need help analyzing data or writing a formula in Excel?

Give ‘Excel GPT’ a try today!

🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK

Google is offering FREE AI courses.

No payment required.

(What are you waiting for?)

📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

Copy and paste this into your favorite chatbot.

Write a poem that a future AI Poet Laureate might recite at the inauguration of the first AI president.

🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Image by shaunpalmer68 on Midjourney

Copy and paste this into your favorite image generator.

Photography, a sad and wet Raccoon, waving one hand for a goodbye, situated in the Porticciolo di Nervi in Liguria, cloudy and grey weather, photorealistic --ar 9:16

Not paying for Midjourney or DALL-E 3?
Click here for Microsoft’s FREE image creator.

Send your image here to be featured next week!