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OpenAI's Sam Altman just predicted we're ‘a few thousand days’ away from superintelligence — AI that surpasses all human cognitive abilities.

If the timeline holds true, we could be on the brink of the most transformative era in human history. Let’s get into it…

In today’s issue:

• Superintelligence may be here sooner than expected

• Nvidia and Alibaba to improve autonomous cars

• AI video-to-video generation with Runway

• AI-Generated Images

• 6 new AI tools & Tools on sale

• New AI Job Opportunities

• More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

SAM ALTMAN

🧠 Superintelligence may be here sooner than expected

The Rundown: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just suggested that superintelligent AI could emerge in just a few thousand days, marking a potentially transformative moment in human history that could usher in an era of unprecedented prosperity and capability.

The details:

• Altman envisions AI giving people tools to solve complex problems and accelerate human progress in ways previously unimaginable.

• He predicted the development of personal AI teams with virtual experts in various fields, capable of creating almost anything we can imagine.

• Future applications could include personalized AI tutors, improved healthcare, and the ability to create any kind of software on demand.

• Altman emphasized the need for abundant computing power and energy to make AI widely accessible, potentially leading to a new “Intelligence Age” characterized by human prosperity and scientific breakthroughs.

Why it matters: Being CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman knows more about the current capabilities of AI than almost anyone else on the planet—and he is hyperoptimistic about the future. But regardless of whether or not superintelligence is here in 5-10 years or 25-30 years, it’s coming, Altman says, and it’s going to change everything.

NVIDIA & ALIBABA

🚗 Nvidia and Alibaba to improve autonomous cars

The Rundown: Alibaba Cloud and Nividia just announced a new collaboration to develop advanced AI solutions for autonomous driving, integrating Alibaba’s large language models with Nvidia’s automotive computing platform.

The details:

• Alibaba's advanced Qwen AI models will be integrated into Nvidia's Drive AGX Orin platform, which is already used by major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers.

• The partnership aims to enhance in-car voice assistants with more dynamic conversations and intelligent recommendations based on visual and environmental data.

• The companies are also working on adapting Alibaba’s AI models for Nvidia’s next-generation Drive Thor platform, combining advanced driver assitance, autonomous driving, and AI driver capabilities.

Why it matters: Two powerhouses in the AI space teaming up to fix issues with autonomous driving is a huge plus for advancing the car industry, but Nvidia deciding to use Alibaba’s Qwen models is an even bigger, and another unexpected win for open-source.

AI TRAINING

🎥 AI video-to-video generation with Runway

The Rundown: Runway now offers video-to-video, a new feature that allows you to simply upload a real-life reference video and generate a completely different AI video based on it.

Step-by-step:

1. Sign up on Runway’s website and locate the “video-to-video” tool

2. Choose the most advanced model (Gen-3 Alpha) and upload your reference video

3. Write a detailed prompt describing how you want your video transformed

4. Generate your AI video and refine by adjusting your prompt if needed

Pro tip: Try including words like "photorealistic" or "highly detailed" in your prompt for more lifelike results.

Prompt of today

Prompts:

hyperloop --ar 9:16 --p --stylize 1000

Tools showcase

• 🧠 Letta - Enhances memory capabilities for AI systems

• 🎙️ Pdf2audio - Open-source tool that converts PDFs to podcasts, lectures, summaries, and more

• 💡 NodeLand - Turn notes into mind maps

• 🛒 BuyScout - An AI copilot for enhanced online shopping experiences

• 🚀 Future AGI - Automated QA for AI models with custom metrics

• 📸 Remade - AI-generated photoshoots for brand visuals

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Tools on sale

• 🏷️76%Off Qura: Drive engagement and growth on X and LinkedIn with this social media copilot.

• 🏷️85%Off Ranklytics: Leverage 200+ ranking signals to generate loads of SEO content that’s ready to rank.

• 🏷️83%Off Octolens: Promote your business to high-intent prospects by tracking brand mentions and keywords on social media.

• 🏷️67%Off IKI.AI: Create a digital library and use an AI copilot to understand whatever you’re researching.

• 🏷️90%Off EezyCollab: Find the best influencers in your niche, initiate outreach, and track profile metrics in one place.

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New AI Job Opportunities

• 🛡️ Shield AI - Technical Recruiter

• 🏗️ OpenAI - Solutions Architect

• 📊 Abridge - Marketing Operations Manager

• ⚖️ Harvey - Product & Legal Enablement Lead

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Researchers created an AI that can solve Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 image-based CAPTCHA tests with 100% accuracy, rendering the human verification method obsolete.

OpenAI launched Academy, providing $1 million in API credits, training, and support to AI developers and organizations in low- and middle-income countries.

Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes) teased a new project featuring AI-generated characters that transition from 2D to augmented reality.

Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to support the AI sector while protecting consumers in a pitch to donors at a New York City fundraiser.

LinkedIn suspended AI training on UK users’ data following privacy concerns raised by the Information Commissioner’s Office, halting the practice pending further engagement.

OpenAI released the Multilingual MMLU dataset, translating the AI benchmark into 14 languages to evaluate models’ knowledge across diverse cultures and improve multilingual capabilities.

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