🥯 Today on Bagel Bots:

• 🤯 Amazon’s $4 Billion Bet on Anthropic: What It Means

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - ChatGPT's Live Video Feature Edging Closer to Beta Rollout

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🧠 AI-Powered Out-of-Office Messages That Impress

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

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

One Big Story: Amazon’s $4 Billion Bet on Anthropic: What It Means

Amazon is doubling down on Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude chatbot, with a massive $4 billion investment. This brings Amazon’s total stake in the company to $8 billion, solidifying its position as a serious player in the generative AI arms race. Despite the cash influx, Amazon remains a minority investor—but it’s making strategic moves to ensure its cloud platform, AWS, is at the heart of Anthropic’s AI development.

Takeaways:

• Cloud Power: AWS will now be Anthropic’s “primary cloud and training partner,” leveraging its Trainium and Inferentia chips to train the largest AI models. AWS customers could soon have cutting-edge AI capabilities baked into their services.

• Generative AI Boom: This is all part of a market predicted to hit $1 trillion in revenue within the next decade. Amazon’s investment signals its commitment to staying competitive with rivals like Microsoft and Google.

• Claude’s Next Level: Anthropic’s new AI agents can now use a computer like a human—navigating screens, clicking buttons, and completing complex tasks. Amazon had early access, but now AWS customers are getting unique perks like the ability to fine-tune Claude with their own data.

My Take: This move isn’t just about AI—it’s about owning the infrastructure where AI grows. Amazon isn’t just handing Anthropic money; it’s embedding AWS deeper into the AI ecosystem. And Anthropic’s new tools, like AI agents that can mimic human computer use, are game-changers. Imagine your business automating processes that once took dozens of steps—all powered by AWS.

The stakes are clear: Whoever controls the best AI platforms will shape the future of business. Amazon is making sure it’s in the room where it happens.

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Cool Tech: ChatGPT's Live Video Feature Edging Closer to Beta Rollout

OpenAI’s next big move for ChatGPT might be here: a “Live camera” feature allowing the AI to interact with live video feeds is inching closer to a broader beta release. Initially teased during the GPT-4o launch in May, this vision capability was demonstrated impressively through an Advanced Voice Mode demo. ChatGPT could identify objects, remember details, and even engage in context-based activities like recognizing a dog and suggesting a game of fetch—all with minimal input from the user.

Key Takeaways:

• What’s Coming: Strings spotted in ChatGPT’s beta version suggest the “Live camera” feature is preparing for a beta rollout. This feature allows users to tap a camera icon for the AI to view and interact with their surroundings.

• Beta Details: The app’s code includes warnings against using the feature for health, safety, or navigation decisions, indicating an early, cautious development phase.

• Availability: While no official release date has been shared, the feature will likely be available first to ChatGPT Plus subscribers or other paid tiers.

🔗 Get the full scoop here.

Latest News

🛍️  Google has enhanced its Lens feature to assist in-store shoppers by providing detailed product information, including customer reviews and price comparisons when users photograph items on shelves. This update, available to Android and iOS users in the U.S., leverages AI image recognition and requires location data to identify the store, currently supporting beauty products, toys, and electronics at retailers like Macy's, Target, Walmart, and Amazon.

📱 Chip design advancements address AI's hardware limitations by enhancing processing power and energy efficiency. Innovations such as specialized AI chips, wafer-scale integration, and near-memory computing enable faster, more efficient AI computations, facilitating the deployment of AI applications across various industries.

🛟 In San Francisco, government scientists and AI experts from multiple countries convened to discuss AI safety measures, focusing on detecting and combating AI-generated deepfakes and other risks. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo emphasized the importance of developing AI safely to foster trust and innovation. Despite President-elect Donald Trump's vow to repeal President Joe Biden's AI policies, the continuation of AI safety efforts remains uncertain.

👬 Stanford and Google DeepMind researchers have developed AI agents capable of replicating human personalities by conducting two-hour interviews to capture individual values and preferences. These AI agents can then write emails or schedule meetings consistent with the person's unique style. However, the AI agents were less effective in behavioral tests like the "dictator game," which assesses considerations of fairness.

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Today’s Tip: AI-Powered Out-of-Office Messages That Impress

I was talking to someone recently who was tired of sending the same old boring out-of-office emails. He wanted to make people smile but wasn't sure how to keep it professional yet fun. I've felt the same way—those standard messages can be impersonal. That's why it's essential to find the right balance. Whether you're off on vacation or attending an event, this prompt will help you craft an informative and entertaining out-of-office email, leaving a great impression even while you're away.

Remember: The more details you provide when filling in the placeholders, the better the result. I recommend using ChatGPT or Claude for this.

Hello ChatGPT,

I need your help crafting a humorous out-of-office email that will make my colleagues and clients laugh while still being appropriate for a professional setting.

Details (Please fill in the placeholders with your information):

Your Name: [Your Full Name]
Dates of Absence: [Start Date] to [End Date]
Reason for Absence: [Vacation, Conference, Personal Time, etc.]
Destination or Activity (optional): [e.g., "trekking in the Himalayas," "attending a wizarding convention," "exploring the art of doing nothing"]
Alternate Contact Person: [Colleague's Name and Contact Information]
Company/Organization Name (optional): [Your Company Name]
Inside Jokes or Themes to Include (optional): [e.g., "coffee addiction," "IT gremlins," "legendary office printer"]
Tone Preference: [Playful, Sarcastic, Witty, etc.]
Additional Information:

Please ensure the humor is light-hearted and universally appropriate.
Avoid any content that might be offensive or unprofessional.
The email should be concise and polite, acknowledging the sender's email and providing them with necessary information during your absence.
Feel free to include a funny quote or a clever sign-off that matches the overall tone.

Are you interested in getting a customized version of the prompt above? Do you have a prompt you want created? Email us at [email protected].

🤔 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. My only goal is to choose such good photos that the majority of votes are wrong. This may be the toughest one yet.

The last edition’s results—64% were wrong!

Did you vote in the poll from Nov 24th? The top image was real, but both looked extremely believable (to me, at least)! Go back and see the photos here.

This is what voters had to say:

Top: “Bottom one the lips have a texture that seems artificial. Where's the top photo has more natural blemishes.”

Bottom: “The lighting in the bottom photo is from a single high output light source with no fill. . It looks like a typical lazy photographer photo. Therefore real.”

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