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Rowan Cheung
September 06, 2024
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
Google DeepMind just released AlphaProteo, an AI system that designs proteins for tasks like killing cancer and preventing Covid.
Are we about to enter the golden age of AI-powered healthcare and disease prevention? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Google DeepMind reveals ‘AlphaProteo’
New AI agent builds apps from prompts
Find top prompts with Google’s Prompt Gallery
AI creates infinite Super Mario Bros game
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
GOOGLE DEEPMIND
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The Rundown: Google DeepMind just unveiled AlphaProteo, a groundbreaking AI system that designs custom proteins to bind with specific molecular targets, potentially turbocharging drug discovery and cancer research.
The details:
AlphaProteo creates proteins that stick to specific targets like a biological lock and key, which is 3 to 300 times better at creating strong-binding proteins than current methods.
The AI successfully designed binders for 7 out of 8 diverse targets, including cancer-related proteins.
Independent tests showed some AlphaProteo designs could stop SARS-CoV-2 (Covid) from infecting cells and slash years of lab work down to days or weeks.
Why it matters: AlphaProteo could help us block viruses, fight cancer, and treat diseases in new ways using more targeted treatment approaches that could have far less side effects. This could dramatically accelerate drug discovery, potentially saving billions in R&D costs and bring life-saving treatments to patients faster.
TOGETHER WITH AI CONFERENCE
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At the conference, you’ll experience:
Advanced RAG sessions with Anyscale, Vectara, and KUZU
Agent-building workshops led by Microsoft, Zapier, Artisan, and Salesforce
The AI in Healthcare panel featuring Nvidia, Stanford, and more
Legislative insights on SB 1047 Bill with Senator Scott Wiener
Get your tickets today before the sale ends.
REPLIT
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The Rundown: Replit just launched an AI-powered tool called Replit Agent that can create software applications based on simple text descriptions, making coding more accessible to people of all skill levels.
The details:
Users can describe the app they want to build in natural language, and the AI will generate a customizable plan and start to code.
The agent can choose appropriate technologies and frameworks for the project and create web-based apps from scratch.
Users can also interact with the agent, providing feedback and additional information as needed.
The tool is available now on both web and mobile platforms for Replit Core and Teams subscribers.
Why it matters: AI is good at coding, but setting up an integrated development environment is still a major roadblock for most new coders. Replit Agent does this automatically and helps complete beginners go from idea to a fully functional app in a few prompts. It’s never been easier to build something cool.
AI TRAINING
The Rundown: Google AI Studio's new Prompt Gallery offers pre-made prompts to help you craft better queries for the latest Gemini models.
Step-by-step:
Visit Google’s Prompt Gallery.
Browse and select a pre-made prompt that interests you and click on the prompting use case you want to use.
Sign in to Google AI Studio, and customize the prompt to fit your specific needs.
Adjust settings (e.g., model or temperature) and click "Run" to generate your AI-powered response.
Pro tip: Mix and match ideas from different pre-made prompts to create unique queries specific to your projects!
PRESENTED BY INNOVATING WITH AI
The Rundown: Innovating with AI’s new program, AI Consultancy Project, trains AI enthusiasts with the skills and strategies to capitalize on the rapidly growing AI consulting market – which is set to 8x by 2032.
The program offers:
The tools and frameworks to find clients and deliver top-notch services
A 6-month plan to build a 6-figure AI consulting business
Students getting their first AI client in as little as 3 days
Request early access to the AI Consultancy Project.
AI RESEARCH
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The Rundown: Researchers developed an AI system called MarioVGG that can generate an infinitely playable Super Mario Bros game entirely through video, without using a traditional game engine.
The details:
MarioVGG is a text-to-video AI model trained specifically on Super Mario Bros gameplay with a single consumer-grade GPU in just 48 hours.
It can generate continuous, infinite game footage based on simple text commands like “run” or “jump”.
The AI simulates game physics, mimics character movements, and even creates new levels on demand.
Why it matters: A week ago, Google created an AI-generated DOOM video game. Now, we have infinite Super Mario Bros. In the future, with tech like this, anyone will be able to create custom, interactive games simply by describing them to an AI.
NEW TOOLS & JOBS
🔎 You.com - AI search agent with customized recommendations
🎮 Altera PlayLabs - Create and play with AI agents online
🧑💻 melty - Open-source AI code editor to streamline developer workflows
⌛ timeMaster - Manage time effectively with privacy-focused tracking
✍️ LanguageTool - Check grammar and spelling in multiple languages
🎨 fal - Train personalized AI image models easily
🛡️ Shield AI - Chief Information Security Officer
🎨 Mistral AI - UX/UI Front-End Engineer
🏥 Curai - Senior Demand Generation Manager
🚀 Anyscale - Software Engineer Intern
QUICK HITS
OpenAI reportedly considered high-priced subscriptions up to $2,000 per month for advanced AI models like Strawberry and Orion.
Tesla announced plans to launch AI-powered Full Self-Driving in China and Europe by early 2025, pending regulatory approval.
Dell Technologies reported surging AI server sales, with CEO Michael Dell dismissing concerns about an AI spending slowdown.
The US, EU, and UK signed the world’s first legally binding international AI treaty, emphasizing human rights and accountability in AI regulation.
Microsoft announced its “Microsoft 365 Copilot: Wave 2” event for September 16, promising the reveal next-phase developments for its AI assistant.
Ada leveraged GPT-4 to double customer service resolution rates, aiming for 100% automated query resolution in the near future.
LMSYS opened beta testing signups for Copilot Arena, a new AI assistant comparison platform for tools like Cursor AI and Copilot.
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