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What's the most annoying part of travelling? |
Okay, so Google can’t pack your suitcase yet. But they’ve just launched something that could solve a lot of your daily headaches.
Sundar and the DeepMind crew aren't playing around anymore.
Some bonkers highlights:
• Their new "Flash" model is STUPID fast
• It can generate images, audio, and do research
• Talks in multiple languages like it's nothing
• Can actually USE tools - not just talk about them
The wild prototypes are where it gets nuts:
• Project Astra: An AI that remembers conversations and can basically be your digital brain
• Project Mariner: An AI that can browse the web and do your tasks (with some guardrails)
• Something called Jules can code for developers. How crazy is that?
They're testing this on EVERYTHING - games, browsers, real-world scenarios. And they're being weirdly transparent about how they're trying to keep it safe.
The subtext? Google's betting big that AI isn't just about answering questions anymore. It's about doing actual work.
Early 2025 is gonna be interesting. Buckle up.
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OpenAI dropped a tech bomb with its "12 Days of OpenAI" — a marathon of product launches and demos.
Behind-the-scenes drama
There's some spicy backstory here. About 20 artists who were alpha testing Sora apparently leaked the model in protest, claiming they were doing "unpaid R&D and PR."
OpenAI's still dodging questions about how they sourced training data, especially whether they've been scraping YouTube videos.
What to expect
CEO Sam Altman teased a mix of major releases and "stocking stuffer" announcements. The rumor mill suggests we might see:
• Sora's public debut
• A new reasoning model
• Upgrades to ChatGPT's voice capabilities
• Potential updates to the o1 reasoning model
• Enhancements to GPT-4o
The key features that matter:
During their demo, they showed off some killer use cases.
One example was coding a personal website — you can specify exactly what tech and content you want, and ChatGPT builds it out.
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Gymnastics is the perfect litmus test for artificial intelligence video processing. Why?
Because it's a complex, fluid, three-dimensional sport that demands:
• Extreme body positioning
• Rapid, intricate movements
• Multiple planes of motion
• Precise technical understanding
• Split-second timing and spatial awareness
An AI trying to track, analyze, or recreate gymnastics video would need to:
• Understand human biomechanics at a neurological level
• Interpret gravity-defying movements
• Recognize nuanced muscle control
• Distinguish between technically perfect and aesthetically beautiful motion
Most computer vision systems fall apart with gymnastics.
A cartwheel isn't just a rotation—it's a mathematically complex sequence of angular momentum, centre of gravity shifts, and muscular coordination.
A truly intelligent video AI wouldn't just see a gymnast. It would see a living physics equation in motion.
see some examples below:
Generation models 6 months ago:
Generation models now:
