AI News Briefs #10 by Alexandru Dan

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AI-influenced shopping boosts online holiday sales, Salesforce data shows

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: Salesforce

Salesforce data reveals a record $1.2 trillion in global online holiday sales, with $282 billion in the U.S. AI and agents influenced $229 billion of online sales, a 6% increase from 2023. High return rates, totaling $122 billion, could impact profit margins.

Link: https://www.salesforce.com/au/news/press-releases/2025/01/06/2024-holiday-shopping-data/?bc=OTH

To Interact With the Real World, AI Will Gain Physical Intelligence

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: AI Topics

Recent AI models are surprisingly humanlike in their ability to generate text, audio, and images. However, to truly interact with the real world, AI needs to gain physical intelligence. This involves understanding dynamic environments, coping with unpredictability, and making decisions based on physical interactions. The development of physical intelligence in AI is crucial for creating machines that can navigate complex environments and perform tasks autonomously.

Link: https://aitopics.org/doc/news:F4909D7C

Google is forming a new team to build AI that can simulate the physical world

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: TechCrunch

Google is forming a new team to build AI that can simulate the physical world, led by Tim Brooks, one of the co-leads on OpenAI's Sora model. The team will collaborate with Google's Gemini, Veo, and Genie teams to tackle critical new problems and scale models to the highest levels of compute. This effort is part of Google's ambitious plans to make massive generative models that simulate the world, aiming to advance artificial general intelligence.

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/06/google-is-forming-a-new-team-to-build-ai-that-can-simulate-the-physical-world/

New Samsung TVs are getting 5 major AI upgrades – including a smart home favorite

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: ZDNet

Samsung is rolling out an entire suite of AI features for its upcoming TV lineup, collectively called 'Vision AI.' These features boost image quality, offer insight into what's on screen, and improve security. The upgrades include AI upscaling, Live Translate, AI-generated wallpaper, and Click To Search.

Link: https://aitopics.org/doc/news:AD672E8F

This AI mirror could track your weight, blood pressure, sleep, and more

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: ZDNet

What if your mirror could show you more than just how you look? An AI mirror could track your weight, blood pressure, sleep, and more, making it a versatile health monitoring tool.

Link: https://aitopics.org/search?cdid=news%3Aa9afa51f&filters=taxnodes%3Aindustry%7Cinformation+technology%7Chardware&dimension=concept-tags&filters=store%3Amashable&filters=store%3AZDNet

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says ‘we know how to build AGI’

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: OpenTools AI

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced at the World Government Summit that OpenAI knows how to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). He anticipates AI agents will join the workforce by 2025, sparking both excitement and skepticism within the AI community. OpenAI's approach is cautious, focusing on safety and robustness in their innovations.

Link: https://opentools.ai/news/sam-altman-asserts-openais-path-to-agi-ai-workforce-by-2025

X’s Grok did surprisingly well in my AI coding tests

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: ZDNet

X's Grok performed unexpectedly well in AI coding tests, according to a recent report. This development highlights the capabilities of X's AI platform, Grok, in coding tasks.

Link: https://tecknexus.com/artificial-intelligence/

LG drops 5 new AI features for 2025 TVs (and older ones, too)

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: Ground News

LG has introduced five new AI features for its 2025 TVs, which also apply to older models. These features include AI-powered surround sound, AI Search, an AI Chatbot help system, generative images, and personalized content recommendations.

Link: https://ground.news/article/lg-drops-5-new-ai-features-for-2025-tvs-and-older-ones-too

McAfee’s new AI tool detects email and text scams before you fall for them

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: ZDNet

McAfee has announced a new AI-powered scam detector tool that can analyze and flag risky messages in real-time, helping users avoid falling victim to email and text scams.

Link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/mcafees-new-ai-tool-detects-email-and-text-scams-before-you-fall-for-them/

This award-winning AI sleep wearable aims to help you focus better

Date: January 6, 2025

Source: aitopics.org

The AI-powered wearable uses real-time brainwave tracking and personalized audio therapy to enhance sleep, focus, and cognitive performance. It pairs with various apps to provide support for related health areas like focus, CBT-i therapy, and cognitive function.

Link: https://aitopics.org/doc/news:E415E184

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