Big Changes Coming To Modern Vehicles

Today’s Menu 🥠

• Building Better Batteries With AI

• Volkswagen’s New Onboard Co-Pilot

• 5 Trending AI-Powered Tools

• Rejected G.I. Joe Concepts

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Fast Snacks 🥡

OpenAI Admits ChatGPT Can’t Exist Without Copyrighted Work
ChatGPT product would be impossible to create without the company's use of human-created copyrighted work for free…

Walmart Unveils New Gen AI Capabilities
Walmart is further improving the digital shopping experience, building generative AI into its search function to deliver customers a better experience…

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No More Exploding Phones
Building A Better Battery With AI

Remember hearing stories about phones igniting in pockets or people complaining about their electric car sputtering out miles from a charging station?

We may not have to deal with those issues much longer because a team of scientists at Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have unlocked a promising new battery material, and it could seriously impact your daily life.

The new battery material could make batteries safer, last longer, and rely less on limited lithium resources.

In other words, this latest development put the energizer bunny on notice.

But even more remarkable was how they found this discovery. It’s straight out of a science fiction movie. 

First, scientists started with a massive 32 million potential battery materials – which for context, is like searching for a needle in a haystack that’s the size of Texas! (I would have given up.)

From there, they used Microsoft's Azure Quantum Elements, a powerful tool that combines super-fast computers and AI to find out what materials were stable enough to use, and then narrowed it down even further by adding a conductivity filter. 

After that, they used the AI to peek inside the materials, watching how atoms and molecules danced around and finally, after all these filters, only 23 materials remained, all in just 80 hours!  

This leaves us all with one word to say… an enthusiastic “DAMN!”

While having a better battery is wanted – needed even, the real story here is this discovery is just the beginning. It proves that AI isn't some sci-fi fantasy; it's a powerful tool to accelerate scientific breakthroughs. The only question remains is, how are you going to use AI to improve your life?

If you don’t know where to start – Start with Snack Prompt 😉 

Together With LinearB:
Measuring GenAI Code’s Impact

How is GenAI impacting software development?

Explore the metrics showing AI’s impact, unpack best practices for leveraging AI in software development, and measure the ROI of your own GenAI initiative in this workshop with ThoughtWorks' Global Lead for AI Software Delivery and LinearB.

This workshop includes:

• 📊 Data insights from LinearB’s new GenAI Impact Report

• 🗣️ Case studies into how others are already doing it

• 🔎 Impact Measures: adoption, benefits & risk metrics

• ✅ Live Demo: How you can measure the impact of your GenAI initiative today

Join the conversation on January 25th or 30th.

Test Your Skill
Snack Quiz: Choose The Real Image 🔍

Car Industry
Volkswagen Adds Conversational Co-Pilot

Get ready to ditch your clunky infotainment system and say hello to a new co-pilot in select Volkswagen models!

Starting in the second quarter of 2024, cars like the ID.7, Tiguan, and Passat (and more) will be equipped with ChatGPT integrated into their existing "Hello IDA" voice assistant.

This was announced by Volkswagen at CES 2024, showcasing the future of in-car technology.

Here's how it works:

1. Talk Normally: Ask IDA anything - news updates, directions, even philosophical musings.

2. AI Handoff: If IDA can't handle your request (beyond basic functions like AC control), it seamlessly hands off to ChatGPT.

3. Your Personal Infotainer: ChatGPT then taps into its vast knowledge base to answer your questions, read aloud researched content (imagine audiobooks on demand!), or even crack a joke to lighten the mood during rush hour.

This move follows a trend of AI assistants becoming increasingly common in cars, with Mercedes-Benz already offering a similar feature.

It's a glimpse into the future of driving, where our cars become more than just a box with four wheels but helpful companions that make our rides safer, more informed, and don’t ask us if we’re there yet.

Long story short…

Volkswagen’s have never looked sounded so good.

More Tools For The Toolbox
5 Trending AI-Powered Tools

Pika: An AI model is capable of generating and editing videos in a variety of styles, including 3D animation, anime, cartoon, and cinematic.

MagicAnimate: AA diffusion-based human image animation framework that aims at enhancing temporal consistency, preserving reference image faithfully, and improving animation fidelity.

OpusClips: Opus Clip turns long videos into high-quality viral clips for you to share on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels to increase social media reach.

VideoGPT: The easy way to generate stunning videos and grow your audience with AI (beta).

Magic: An optimization tool that upgrades your AI workflow with integrations with Bard, Claude, Midjourney, & more.

Gotta Buy ‘Em All
Rejected G.I. Joe Concepts

Snack Quiz Results
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