💻️ AI Can Control Your PC

Hey TEDchats Fam!

Happy Friday! Imagine if your computer mouse started moving on its own, completing your tasks while you sip coffee. We’re not quite there yet, but Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet is edging closer to making it a reality. It’s still learning, but the future is coming faster than you think!

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Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet: Your PC’s New Operator

Anthropic’s upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet model now has the ability to control desktop applications, simulating keystrokes, clicks, and mouse movements to perform tasks just like a human. While still in beta, this development represents a leap towards autonomous virtual assistants that could soon handle complex back-office functions. However, its current performance can be slow and error-prone, making it more of a future promise than a present-day replacement (see Anthropic’s announcement).

Apple Beta Update Paves the Way for AI-Powered Features

Apple's latest developer beta release for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 provides enhanced support for developers to build innovative apps, laying the groundwork for upcoming features (see Apple’s announcement). Next week, Apple Intelligence is set to debut in its non-beta form, introducing AI-powered functionality, including ChatGPT integration within Siri and Writing Tools. Siri will be able to tap into OpenAI’s platform when it can't immediately find an answer, making trip planning and recipe queries more intuitive. Additional creative tools, like Image Playground and Genmoji, will enable users to generate images and custom emojis based on prompts or their own photos (see upcoming features here and here).

Zoom Teams Up with Suki for AI-Powered Medical Notes

Zoom, the video conferencing platform, has partnered with Suki, an innovator in AI-driven healthcare tools, to introduce AI-powered note-taking during virtual consultations. This integration will help doctors save time by automating the tedious task of medical documentation, allowing them to focus more on patient care. With Zoom powering around 36% of U.S. telehealth visits, this collaboration marks a significant step in the growing adoption of AI tools in healthcare (see Suki’s announcement).

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Nvidia Powers India's AI Future: Nvidia has inked major deals with Indian giants like Reliance and Tech Mahindra to boost the nation’s AI infrastructure. With GPU deployments expected to grow nearly 10x by year’s end, Nvidia is helping drive India’s shift from software exporter to global AI powerhouse (see Nvidia’s announcement).

Google’s SynthID Watermarking Tool Goes Open-Source: Google has open-sourced SynthID, a tool to help developers detect AI-generated text. This watermarking system supports responsible AI use without significantly sacrificing quality or creativity (see Google’s announcement).

VCs Rush to Fund AI Meeting Notepad Granola: Granola, the AI-powered meeting notepad, just secured a $20M Series A in record time, thanks to its growing popularity among venture capitalists and leadership teams. With weekly user numbers up 6x since May, Granola's collaborative note-taking and AI-enhanced summaries are becoming a go-to tool for streamlining meetings across industries (see Granola’s announcement).

Humane’s AI Pin Price Slashed After Slow Start: Humane has reduced the AI Pin’s price by $200 to $499 following low sales and mixed reviews. The base model includes a charging pad but omits the charging case, previously recalled for safety concerns. Despite the price cut, a $24 monthly subscription is still required (see Humane’s announcement).

Canva Unveils Dream Lab for Next-Level AI Image Creation: Canva has launched Dream Lab, an AI image generator powered by LeonardoAI’s Phoenix model, offering enhanced creative control. Users can create multi-subject images in styles like photorealism and 3D, with options to reference existing images for precise results (see Canva’s announcement).

Ex-SpaceX Engineers Revolutionize Metal 3D Printing with AI-Powered Tech: Freeform, a startup by former SpaceX engineers, has raised $14M from Boeing and Nvidia to expand a cutting-edge metal 3D printing method. With AI-driven real-time monitoring and high-speed computer vision, the startup is set to revolutionize metal production in sectors such as aerospace and automotive (see Freeform’s announcement).

Meet your own personal AI Agent, for everything…Proxy

Imagine if you had a digital clone to do your tasks for you. Well, meet Proxy…

Last week, Convergence, the London based AI start-up revealed Proxy to the world, the first general AI Agent.

Users are asking things like “Book my trip to Paris and find a restaurant suitable for an interview” or “Order a grocery delivery for me with a custom weekly meal plan”.

You can train it how you choose, so all Proxy’s are different, and personalised to how you teach it. The more you teach it, the more it learns about your personal work flows and begins to automate them.

Meet your Proxy here

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