Howdy! It’s Barsee again.

Happy Thursday, AI family, and welcome back to AI Valley.

In today’s edition:

• OpenAI agents are coming in January ⚡

• OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic face challenges in Advancing AI 🚧

• SoftBank and NVIDIA collaborate on Supercomputer 🤝💻

• Plus trending AI tools, posts, and resources 🤖

Ready, set, go…

MAIN UPDATE

OpenAI agents are coming in January ⚡🤖

OpenAI is gearing up for two major releases: a successor to GPT-4 expected in December, followed by a new artificial intelligence agent codenamed, "Operator," set for release in January.

Here's what you need to know:

• Operator that can use a computer to take actions on a person’s behalf, such as writing code or booking travel, according to two people familiar with the matter.

• The tool will initially be available as a research preview through OpenAI’s developer API, similar to their experimental search engine launch earlier this year.

• This release follows Sam Altman’s comments about more sophisticated AI models coming soon, and OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer expects agent tools like Operator to go mainstream by 2025.

Why it matters:

This move heats up competition among tech giants building AI agents: Anthropic launched its "computer use" feature, and Google plans to release its version in December. Operator’s release date isn’t confirmed, but it marks a big step toward AI that can interact directly with computers, not just process text and images.

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SIDE UPDATE

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic face challenges in Advancing AI 🚧

Despite recent breakthroughs, major AI players like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are encountering unexpected hurdles in creating more advanced AI models. 

Here's what you need to know:

• Issues include escalating costs, lack of quality training data, and growing ethical concerns about safety and bias.

• The idea that more computing power and data automatically leads to better AI is being questioned, as training costs are expected to reach $100 billion soon.

• OpenAI’s new model, Orion, didn’t meet expectations, especially in coding tasks.

• Google’s Gemini model and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Opus also faced delays and underperformed compared to their high costs.

This struggle to innovate responsibly reflects the balancing act required to make AI more powerful and beneficial without compromising safety and ethical standards.

SIDE UPDATE

SoftBank and NVIDIA collaborate on Supercomputer 🤝💻

SoftBank is set to be the first to build a supercomputer powered by NVIDIA’s Blackwell Chips, aiming to meet the rising AI demand in Japan.

Here's what you need to know:

• It will be Japan’s most powerful AI supercomputer based on NVIDIA 's Blackwell GPUs, with plans to upgrade to the advanced Grace Blackwell platform in future versions.

• They will use the supercomputer to support local services, aiding generative AI development and providing resources for research institutions and companies across Japan.

• SoftBank and NVIDIA are also working on creating an AI-powered radio access network (AI-RAN) that merges AI capabilities with 5G telecom.

• These AI-RANs will help power autonomous vehicles, remote robotics and other innovative services, while using less energy than traditional network infrastructure.

Why it matters:

This collaboration places Japan at the forefront of AI and telecom innovation, offering more efficient and sustainable solutions for emerging technologies.

BREAKING BYTES

1. Alibaba launches the world's first AI Search engine Accio for the B2B Sector in Europe and the Americas. It is designed to help merchants find the products and suppliers they need more quickly and accurately. (2 minutes read)

2. A new paper out of MIT shows how AI can be used to help discover new science at previously unheard of speeds. This has the potential to change humanity. (Watch video)

3. DeepL has introduced 'DeepL Voice,' a tool that offers real-time translations for voices and videos. It supports 12 languages and translates into 33, showing text captions perfect for video calls and live interactions. (3 minutes read)

4. XPENG is launching an autonomous flying car. The “mothership” 6wd vehicle automatically detaches from the 2 passenger drone with the touch of a button. $280k price, and production starts next year. (View post)

TRENDING TOOLS

• KeyBeats > Experience the satisfying clicks of mechanical keyboards on your Mac. (link)

• AutoComputer > AI enables workers to automate any workflow on their computer into steps they can accept with a single keystroke with full control. (link)

• Prompt Canvas > Collaborate with an AI agent to build and optimize your prompts. (link)

• Learn About > AI-powered companion for educational research. (link)

• AdittoCo > It lets you run search engine marketing without marketers. (link)

COOL FINDINGS / RESOURCES

• 16 months of building AI Agents in 60 minutes. (link)

• How to go from idea to viral app using Cursor. AI, and Replit. (link)

• Learn how to create an AI-powered system that can query complex documents. (link)

• NotebookLM tutorial: 6 use cases you haven't thought of. (link)

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CEO behind Claude recently revealed our timeline to superintelligence.

Midjourney office hours summary. Can’t wait.

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