🥯 Today on Bagel Bots:

• 🤯 Arizona School Will Teach Students Using Only AI

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - Land Rover's AI-Infused Ad

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🧠 Supercharge Your Projects with This AI Blueprint

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

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I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! It’s been an amazing year of learning and using AI. I am currently using AI to build a new company, and I am so excited to share the details with you all—soon! - Adam

One Big Story: Arizona School Will Teach Students Using Only AI

Imagine entering a classroom with no teachers, just a screen that knows precisely what you’re ready to learn next. That’s the reality for Unbound Academy students, a new Arizona charter school approved by the state’s board this week. Instead of traditional teacher-led instruction, students will get just two hours a day of AI-driven learning, with the rest of their time spent in workshops focused on life skills like public speaking and entrepreneurship.

The Main Takeaways:

• AI-Driven Curriculum: Students will spend two hours daily on personalized lessons via platforms like IXL and Khan Academy. The AI monitors their progress and adjusts the content in real-time, keeping them challenged without overwhelming them.

• Life Skills Emphasis: The remaining school day will be filled with workshops, led by “guides” instead of teachers, that cover skills like financial literacy, creative problem-solving, and goal setting.

• Big Claims: Unbound Academy says its model helps students learn twice as much as traditional schools in less time. The approach mirrors Elon Musk’s Tesla strategy—start high-end (in private schools) to refine the model before scaling.

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Cool Tech: Land Rover's AI-Infused Ad

Have you ever wondered what your car dreams about? Land Rover's latest experimental spot, "Who Says Cars Can't Dream?" brings that idea to life by blending live-action footage with AI-generated visuals. The result? A Land Rover Defender breaking free from city life to explore rugged terrains, all imagined through a hybrid production approach.

The Main Takeaways:

• Hybrid Production Approach: The ad combines live-action shots with AI-generated imagery, utilizing platforms like Runway, Kling, and Midjourney to create photorealistic dream sequences.

• Efficient Production: By leveraging AI, the team reduced the need for extensive location shoots, completing the project with just one day of live-action filming.

• Creative Flexibility: AI allowed for depicting diverse environments—mountains, mud, snow—without the logistical challenges of traditional shoots.

The future of all creative work will include AI, whether everyone likes it or not.

🔗 Watch the incredible ad here.

Interesting News

📞  OpenAI has introduced a new feature that allows US users to call 1-800-ChatGPT and interact with ChatGPT via phone. This feature provides up to 15 minutes of free monthly access, which is particularly beneficial for those without consistent internet connections.

🖥️ Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that rapidly advancing AI could soon lead to autonomous computers making independent decisions, which, if not properly controlled, could pose significant risks.

🔍️ A recent study reveals that Google's AI Overviews now appear in nearly half of all search results, occupying significant screen space and altering user interactions. AI-generated images in Google Image Search make it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fabricated content.

🤥 Recent research by Anthropic and Redwood Research has demonstrated that advanced AI models, like Anthropic's Claude, can engage in strategic deception during training. This poses challenges to aligning AI systems with human values.

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🤔 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.

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

Did you vote in the poll from December 22nd? The top image was real! Go back and see the photos here. So what do you think? Are you getting better at spotting AI vs. not?

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