Today on Bagel Bots:

• 🤯 Jony Ive is building hardware with OpenAI

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - World Models from 1x

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🧠 Today’s Tip: Say Goodbye to Language Barriers: AI Translation

• 🤔 Can you guess which image is real and which one is AI? Go vote!

(Read time: five minutes) - Fun fact: I never change this.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive have confirmed a collaboration on an innovative AI hardware project that could potentially reshape the landscape of AI-powered devices.

Key Points:

• Ive's company LoveFrom, leads the device design

• Key talents from the original iPhone team are involved

• Based in a 32,000 sq ft San Francisco office

• Potential funding: $1 billion by year-end

The team aims to create a new computing device leveraging generative AI to handle complex user requests more effectively than traditional software.

Our Take: This collaboration is groundbreaking. OpenAI's partnership with Apple for AI technology, combined with Jony Ive's expertise, could produce a device that pushes AI capabilities while setting new standards for user experience. The involvement of crucial iPhone team members suggests we might see a powerful yet intuitive device. While specifics are unknown, this project can redefine our daily interaction with AI.

What innovations do you envision from this powerhouse partnership?

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Cool Tech: World Models from 1x

1X has unveiled a groundbreaking approach to evaluating general-purpose robots using world models - AI systems that can imagine how the world evolves in response to a robot's actions.

Key Points:

• World models act as virtual simulators for robots trained on real-world data

• They can predict complex object interactions and generate multiple future scenarios

• This solves the challenge of consistent evaluation in ever-changing real-world environments

Capabilities:

• Imagines diverse outcomes based on different action commands

• Simulates long-horizon tasks like t-shirt folding

• Demonstrates emergent understanding of some physical properties

Current Limitations:

• Occasional issues with object coherence and physics

• Lack of self-recognition in mirrored scenarios

Our Take: This technology could revolutionize robotics development by enabling large-scale, reproducible evaluations. It has the potential to accelerate progress towards more capable and reliable general-purpose robots. However, work must be done to improve the models' consistency and physical understanding.

1X is releasing datasets, baseline models, and a three-stage challenge to encourage further research in this promising field.

What potential applications of world models in robotics excite you most?

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Latest News

🔗 OpenAI Responds to ChatGPT ‘Coming Alive’ Fears

My take: OpenAI promises this was simply a glitch, and ChatGPT is not messaging users first. The real question is, do we believe them?

🔗 When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host

My take: I am super bullish on technology that answers the phones and handles customer service for any business. People inside the business should be focused on customers, not the phone.

🔗 ChatGPT is upgrading itself — Sam Altman says next-gen AI could invent breakthroughs, cure diseases

My take: Imagine waking up and having an AI tell you that it cured cancer, found the meaning of life, or solved an impossible math problem. Will this be casual news for us in the future?

🔗 Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

My take: On the one hand, this sounds unbelievable, and the entire world will unanimously hate it. On the other hand, between our phones, computers, cars, social media, credit cards, etc., we’re probably being monitored pretty damn closely already.

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Today’s Tip: Say Goodbye to Language Barriers: AI Translation

Translation services are expensive! We paid $3,000 to translate one of our websites into Dutch because it had to be done. I wish this AI technology had been around for the last few years - it would have saved us a ton of money on translation services and plugins.

Now, a single well-crafted prompt can handle tasks that once required costly human translators. If you need to translate text, use our customized megaprompt to save time and money. It allows you to specify parameters like tone, audience, and specialized vocabulary for tailored translations.

Pro tip: While AI translations are impressive, it's still wise to have someone proficient in the target language review the output, especially for critical content.

Please translate the following text from [SOURCE_LANGUAGE] to [TARGET_LANGUAGE].
Source Text
[INSERT_SOURCE_TEXT_HERE]
Translation Parameters

Tone: [SPECIFY_TONE] (e.g., professional, casual, academic, friendly)
Target Audience: [SPECIFY_AUDIENCE] (e.g., general public, specialists, children)
Purpose: [SPECIFY_PURPOSE] (e.g., business communication, marketing, educational material)
Formality Level: [SPECIFY_FORMALITY] (e.g., formal, semi-formal, informal)
Cultural Considerations: [SPECIFY_CULTURAL_NOTES] (e.g., adapt idioms, use local expressions)
Specialized Vocabulary: [SPECIFY_VOCABULARY_REQUIREMENTS] (e.g., legal terms, technical jargon, industry-specific language)
Text Format: [SPECIFY_FORMAT] (e.g., maintain paragraph structure, adjust for character limits)

Additional Instructions

[ANY_ADDITIONAL_NOTES_OR_REQUIREMENTS]

Please provide the translation along with any notes on choices made during the translation process, particularly for challenging phrases or cultural adaptations.

Let me know if you need any help with this!

🤔 Which image is real?

One of these images is real, and one was created with AI. Vote for which one you think is real, and tell us why you voted that way.

Last edition’s results (41% were correct):

Did you vote in the poll from the 21st? The winner was the bottom image! This is the first time the majority of guesses were wrong! AI wins today.

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