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China's new humanoid robot fleet
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Rowan Cheung
August 20, 2024
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
China’s AGIBOT just unveiled a fleet of not just one… but FIVE advanced humanoid robots to directly compete against Tesla’s Optimus.
As the race for a consumer-ready humanoid robot intensifies, is the U.S. at risk of losing its lead to China? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
AGIBOT reveals new humanoid robot family
ChatGPT runs for mayor in Wyoming
Create your own AI assistant on Mistral
Luma Labs launches Dream Machine 1.5
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
AGIBOT
Image source: AGIBOT
The Rundown: AGIBOT, a China-based robotics startup, just unveiled a family of five advanced humanoid robots, directly challenging Elon Musk and Tesla’s upcoming Optimus bot.
The details:
AGIBOT’s five new models are both wheeled and biped humanoid robots specifically designed for diverse tasks — from household chores to industrial operations.
The flagship model, Yuanzheng A2, stands 5'9" (175cm), weighs 121 lbs (55kg), and can perform delicate tasks like needle threading.
The company aims to start shipping 300 units by the end of 2024, claiming better commercialization and cost-control abilities than Tesla.
Unitree, another high-performance robot manufacturer from China, also showcased its new G1 mass production-ready robot with better functionality and appearance.
Why it matters: The humanoid robotics and AI race between the US and China is intensifying. While it’s been months since Tesla unveiled its Optimus 2 prototype, four Chinese startups, including AGIBOT revealing five new humanoid robots, have showcased major technical progress in just a few days.
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OPENAI
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The Rundown: Victor Miller, a mayoral candidate in Wyoming’s capital city, just vowed to let his customized ChatGPT GPT named Vic (Virtual Integrated Citizen) help run the local government if elected.
The details:
Miller created VIC using ChatGPT, feeding it city ordinances and related documents to make municipal decisions.
Miller filed for him and VIC to run for mayor, proposing that the ChatGPT GPT provides data-driven insights and solutions while Miller ensures legal execution.
OpenAI has shut down Miller's account twice, citing policies against using its products for campaigning.
Wyoming's Secretary of State raised concerns, but local officials allowed Miller's candidacy with his human name on the ballot.
Why it matters: While Miller's chances of winning seem slim, and his grasp of data privacy and LLMs seem slimmer, this marks the first time a political candidate has openly advocated for AI in governance. Whether Cheyenne, Wyoming is ready for an AI co-pilot in City Hall is debatable, but AI will certainly infiltrate politics in the coming years.
AI TRAINING
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LUMA AI
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The Rundown: Luma Labs just released Dream Machine 1.5, a major upgrade to their current AI video generation model, with higher quality text-to-video, smarter prompt understanding, and better image-to-video capabilities.
The details:
Dream Machine 1.5 builds on the original model’s ability to generate high-quality, realistic 5-second video clips from text and image prompts.
The upgraded model showcases better natural language processing, interpreting and executing prompts at a higher accuracy.
It excels in creating smooth motion, cinematography, and dramatic shots, turning static concepts into dynamic stories, but lags in morphing, movement, and text.
Dream Machine 1.5 is available to try for free here.
Why it matters: With text-to-image AI generation nearly indistinguishable from reality, the next big frontier is text-to-video — and Dream Machine 1.5 is another big leap forward for realism. While AI video still has some catching up to do, expect fast-moving startups like Luma Labs to close that gap for AI video, fast.
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AMD acquired server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion to strengthen its AI capabilities and compete with leaders in the space like Nvidia.
Berkeley Law launched a new Master of Laws program focused on AI law and governance, and it is expected to start next summer.
The United States invested $335 billion in AI over the past decade, triple China’s investment, with 71,000 AI job postings in 2024 alone.
Stability AI appointed entertainment industry veteran Hanno Basse as its new Chief Technology Officer to drive business growth.
ElevenLabs released its AI-powered text-to-speech app Reader globally, supporting over 30 languages and hundreds of new voices.
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