🐐 AI That Plays Games With You + Apple AI?

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The AI Reverie 

Google’s Deepmind model SIMA can now play games with/against you, and Apple acquires yet another AI startup.

Maybe we’ll see Apple AI soon?

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Saturday 16th of March
Today we’ll cover

• TOGETHER WITH RYSE

• 🐐 DeepMind's SIMA: The AI That Plays Video Games With You

• 👀 Apple increases AI Capabilities with DarwinAI Acquisition

TOGETHER WITH RYSE

Missed out on Ring and Nest? Don’t let RYSE slip away!

Ring 一 Acquired by Amazon for $1.2B

Nest 一 Acquired by Google for $3.2B

If you missed out on these spectacular early investments in the Smart Home space, here’s your chance to grab hold of the next one.

RYSE is a tech firm poised to dominate the Smart Shades market (growing at an astonishing 55% annually), and their public offering of shares priced at just $1.50 has opened. 

They have generated over 20X growth in share price for early shareholders, with significant upside remaining as they just launched in over 100 Best Buy stores.

Retail distribution was the main driver behind the acquisitions of both Ring and Nest, and their exclusive deal with Best Buy puts them in pole position to dominate this burgeoning industry.

Secure your stake before the offer closes.

AI ROBOTICS
🐐 DeepMind's SIMA: The AI That Plays Video Games With You

Google's AI breakthrough trains an agent to be your gaming sidekick, mastering Goat Simulator 3 and more

The Reverie

Google DeepMind has introduced SIMA (Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent), an AI agent capable of playing a variety of video games, including the whimsical Goat Simulator 3.

Unlike traditional non-playable characters (NPCs), SIMA can follow natural language instructions to perform tasks alongside human players, offering a new level of interactive gameplay.

Details

• SIMA is trained to understand and execute over 600 commands, adapting to games it has never played before by leveraging skills learned from other games.

• The AI agent was developed without the need for game-specific APIs or source code access, relying solely on visual input and user commands.

• DeepMind collaborated with several game studios to train SIMA, focusing on open-play games to enhance the AI's general gaming skills.

Why Should You Care?

This innovation marks a significant shift in AI's role within the gaming industry, moving from competition to cooperation.

SIMA's ability to learn and adapt to new games by watching human gameplay could pave the way for more advanced AI companions in various virtual and real-world applications.

For gamers and AI enthusiasts alike, SIMA represents a step towards more immersive and interactive gaming experiences, as well as a glimpse into the future of AI's potential in everyday life. Source

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APPLE AI
👀 Apple increases AI Capabilities with DarwinAI Acquisition

Tech giant Apple gears up for a generative AI push, signaling a strategic shift in its product development.

The Reverie

Apple Inc. has strategically acquired Canadian AI startup DarwinAI, a move that underscores the company's intensified focus on artificial intelligence, particularly in generative AI. This acquisition is set to enhance Apple's AI offerings, with potential applications in iOS 18 and other future products.

Details

• DarwinAI specializes in creating smaller, more efficient AI systems, which could be pivotal for Apple's on-device AI ambitions, aligning with its privacy-centric approach.

• The acquisition has led to the integration of DarwinAI's staff into Apple's AI division, including co-founder Alexander Wong as director of machine learning research.

• Apple has been on an AI acquisition spree, with DarwinAI being the latest addition to its portfolio of 32 AI startups acquired in 2023.

Why Should You Care?

Apple's acquisition of DarwinAI is significant as it marks the company's commitment to advancing its AI technology, which could lead to more sophisticated and privacy-focused AI features in its products.

This could mean a leap forward in how AI is integrated into everyday apple-devices, enhancing user experience and productivity. Source

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