Hey AI enthusiasts! 

AI Odyssey here, bringing you your weekly serving of the hottest AI updates!

This Monday, prepare for some major investment news and the thrilling showdown between centralized and decentralized AI powers...

But before we delve into that, we start with a groundbreaking innovation that seems ripped right from the pages of a sci-fi novel.

Let’s dive right in…

Largest Gov AI-chip Investment: Biden awards Intel $20B 

The Biden Administration announced it will provide Intel with up to $20 billion in funding and loans under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.

• The projects are estimated to directly create over 10,000 manufacturing jobs and nearly 20,000 construction jobs across the sites.

• In addition to the $8.5 billion in direct funding, the government is making up to $11 billion in loans available to Intel under the preliminary terms.

• Intel plans to claim a 25% investment tax credit for qualified capital expenditures under the CHIPS Act.

• The funding aims to re-establish U.S. leadership in producing advanced logic chips critical for technologies like artificial intelligence.

Over the next 5 years, Intel expects to invest over $100 billion in the U.S. across sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon to expand chip manufacturing capacity and capabilities.

^{Sponsored by HubSpot}

100 Curated ChatGPT Prompts for the Workplace

Transform your workday with HubSpot's free guide, "Using ChatGPT at Work." With 100 actionable examples, learn how to navigate daily challenges, streamline processes, and revolutionize your workflow. Whether it's composing emails, generating content, or analyzing data, this guide is your key to leveraging ChatGPT for unparalleled efficiency.

Inside Your Guide:

• A Treasure Trove of Prompts: A handpicked collection of 100 prompts that unlock the creative and problem-solving potential of ChatGPT.

• Practical Insights: Learn how these prompts can streamline your daily tasks, from email automation to data analysis.

• Expert Best Practices: Gain valuable insights into integrating ChatGPT effectively into your workflow for optimal results.

• Step-by-Step Applications: From novice to expert users, these prompts are tailored to help you navigate through various business scenarios with ease.

Gain Instant Access to 100 Free Prompts For The Workplace

Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device

The adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities

For people who lost their voice, will be now able to chat with just a neck patch! That's the future UCLA bioengineers are creating with a new, ultra-thin device that reads your throat movements and translates them into speech.

How does it work?

Step 1: Stick this soft, stretchy patch on your neck. The 1.2 inch, 7 gram device can adhere to the throat with biocompatible tape. 

Step 2: It reads muscle movements in your larynx (voice box).

Step 3: Machine learning converts muscle movement signals into electrical signals and than turns those signals into speech (almost 95% accurate!).

This is a game-changer for people who can't speak due to vocal cord problems, , including those recovering from laryngeal cancer surgeries. It's comfy, non-invasive, and could be a lifesaver during treatment or recovery.

Plus, the team behind this is a champion for communication. UCLA bioengineers have previously invented a glove that translates sign language into spoken English!

Results so far?

The researchers tested it successfully on 8 healthy adults and plan to expand the device's vocabulary and test it on people with actual speech disorders.

Stability AI CEO resigns to ‘pursue decentralized AI’

The CEO of Stability AI, the company behind the popular Stable Diffusion image generator, has stepped down.  

The main reason why? 

He is leaving to pursue work on "decentralized AI", stating he doesn't want to "beat centralized AI with more centralized AI" - referring to the concentrated ownership of leading AI companies.

Mostaque is ditching the startup scene as rivals like Inflection AI get gobbled up by Microsoft. 

He wants ethical, open-source alternatives to Big Tech's commercial generative AI domination.

His departure comes amid upheaval at Stability AI, including key employee exits and a failed $4 billion funding round.

But one thing's for sure, the future of AI is gonna be interesting...and maybe a little less centralized!

💣Latest AI hits you can’t miss

• OpenAI is pitching Sora to Hollywood.The AI company is scheduled to meet with a number of studios, talent agencies, and media executives in Los Angeles next week. (link)

• Elite investor Jeffrey Gundlach compares the AI boom in stocks to the dot-com bubble — and warns of economic pain. (link)

• Reddit sold $203 million worth of contracts to AI companies for access to its data earlier this year. Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading. (link)

• Japanese AI company ‘Sakana AI‘ has developed a method to create ultra-high-performance models by combining existing AI models, and uses evolutionary algorithms to try a huge number of combinations and create high-performance LLM and image generation models. (link)

• Nvidia announces AI-powered health care ‘agents’ that outperform nurses — and cost $9 an hour. (link)

• Apple Considers Adding Baidu’s GenAI to Devices in China. (link

• Fitbit and Google Research are working together to build a Personal Health Large Language Model that can power personalized health and wellness features in the Fitbit mobile app. (link)

• Microsoft’s first AI PCs are the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for businesses. (link)

• Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI. (link)

AI art to sip your coffee with…

Prompt: 

now let us pray before the beautiful voronoi diagram altar --ar 4:3 

Tweet of the Week

🧠 Neuralink patient plays chess with mind, catch the live-stream here! Major W for the AI tech.

That’s a wrap! See you on Thursday for more! 👋