AI News - August 12, 2024

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

  1. Google Deepmind has created a robot that can compete with humans at table tennis. [Link]

  2. New Jersey based research lab PyschoGenics is using AI to develop new drugs to treat mental illness. [Link]

  3. The 2024 Paris Olympics showcases an AI powered system to detect future Olympians. [Link]

  4. OpenAI leads VC funding round for webcam maker startup Opal. [Link]

  5. Chinese company ByteDance releases Jiming.ai, a new text to video Sora rival. [Link]

  6. Wendy’s Supply Chain Co-op partners with Palantir Technologies to insert AI into their logistics supply chain. [Link]

  7. An AI powered dental robot completes a normally 2.5 hour crown placement in fifteen minutes. [Link]

  8. Figure AI releases its general purpose humanoid robot Figure 02. [Link]

  9. BMW successfully tests Figure 02 at its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. [Link]

  10. Popular website Reddit will test an AI powered search engine for its site. [Link]

  11. Election officials from five states demand that Elon Musk’s LLM, Grok, stop spreading election misinformation. [Link]

  12. According to the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI has a tool to detect when students use ChatGPT to write papers, but they won’t release it. [Link]

  13. Researchers use AI to devise a treatment for brain cancer. [Link]

  14. Three senior OpenAI employees, including a co-founder leave the company. [Link]

  15. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer eyes new bills to protect against AI deepfakes in 2024. [Link]