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Today’s Topics:

• Neuralink Patient Demonstrates Telepathic Powers

• Apple Teaming up with its Biggest Rival?

• Cognition Creates first AI Software Engineer

• DeepMind Assistant Soccer Coach

• 5 Tools to Boost your Productivity

Neuralink Telepathy:

Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, recently made headlines as the first patient to publicly demonstrate playing a game of chess by only using his mind. Here's a closer look at his experience with Neuralink:

• The Injury: Eight years ago Noland's life changed dramatically when a diving accident left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.

• The Implant: To enable his mind-controlled gameplay, Noland underwent surgery to implant Neuralink's "Link" device into his brain.

• The Process: The Link's tiny electrodes detect Noland's neural activity when he imagines moving his hands. His brain activity is then translated into commands that control a computer cursor.

• The Experience: Noland describes the experience of using Neuralink as similar to "using the force," requiring intense focus but ultimately offering him a sense of freedom that was previously unattainable.

• Check out the video here.

Apple Teaming up with Google

Apple is reportedly in talks with Google that could reshape the future of the iPhone. This potential deal involves integrating Google's Gemini AI model into their upcoming iOS releases. Here's why this could be a game-changer:

• AI Superiority: Apple could leverage Gemini's power to introduce a whole host of innovative, AI-driven features, potentially surpassing its competitors.

• Search Dominance: If this partnership does happen, it could further solidify Google's position as the default search engine on iOS devices which Apple has long fought.

• Regulatory Scrutiny: Collaboration between the two tech giants may increase scrutiny from antitrust regulators as they gain more and more marketshare leaving little room for new competitors.

• Gemini's Advancement: Apple's vast user base would offer Gemini real-world testing and provide data to accelerate the development of Gemini.

• You can read more here.

Cognition’s AI Software Engineer, Devin

Meet Devin, Cognition's AI software engineer. Devin's advanced capabilities could significantly impact the roles and responsibilities of traditional software engineers in the near future. This tool aims to streamline and automate significant portions of the software development process, potentially saving thousands of man hours. Here's what makes it stand out:

• Autonomous Operation: Devin functions completely independently and is capable of planning, implementing, and refining complex coding projects.

• Wide-Ranging Abilities: It also has the ability to write code, debug, deploy applications, and even learn how to use unfamiliar technologies.

• Self-Improvement: Devin continuously learns and improves through long-term reasoning, training its own AI models, and addressing bugs or feature requests in codebases.

• Watch Cognition’s CEO talk about Devin here.

Google’s Assistant Soccer Coach

Recently, DeepMind (a subsidiary of Google) announced TacticAI. TacticAI is a system designed to assist soccer coaches in analyzing and optimizing game strategies, specifically corner kicks. TacticAI is powered by advanced predictive and generative models, and offers insights and real-time recommendations to improve a team's performance. Here’s what to know:

• Predicts Outcomes: TacticAI accurately predicts the likely outcomes of corner kick setups, such as the probability of a shot attempt or who might receive the ball.

• Generates Alternatives: Suggests adjustments to player positions and movements to increase the chances of a desired outcome (like scoring a goal) or decrease the chances of a negative outcome (like giving up a goal).

• Reveals Patterns: Helps coaches quickly identify crucial patterns, dependencies, and key players influencing the success or failure of tactics.

• Notable Accuracy: Football experts from Liverpool FC actually preferred the AI's suggested corner kick strategies over the team's original plan 90% of the time!

• Read the DeepMind published article here. 

5 Tools to Boost Productivity

• Grammarly: Is an AI-powered writing assistant that catches grammar errors, improves sentence structure, and suggests edits to make your writing clear and effective.

• Otter.ai: A real-time transcription service that uses AI to convert your meetings and voice conversations into accurate, searchable text notes.

• Jasper.ai: Helps you generate a variety of marketing copy and creative text formats, from blog posts and website content to social media captions.

• Krisp.ai: Noise-canceling software that uses AI to remove background noise from your calls and recordings, enhancing audio quality for better communication.

• Beautiful.ai: Creates visually engaging presentations almost instantly by using AI to generate slides, images, and text based on your text descriptions.

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