AGI Here?

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
March 10, 2025

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🧠 AI On My Mind

  • 🤖 AGI Here?

  • ✨Microsoft AI

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

AI ON MY MIND

Happy Monday!

A new study from MIT caught my eye this week.

When researchers compared AI art to human artwork, they found something fascinating.

Professional artists who used AI as a tool made better art than either AI alone or artists working without AI.

This is interesting since artists typically are against AI.

This made me think about my own work with AI.

The best results always come from combining AI's analytical power with human insight and experience. AI can process data and spot patterns, but it can't replace the depth of human understanding.

The next time you use AI tools, remember this balance. Let AI handle the heavy lifting while you focus on what makes you uniquely human your creativity, emotional intelligence, and lived experience.

-Jelani

P.S. I was featured on a podcast talking about the future of AI. Check it out!

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

🤖 Monica's Manus AI Agent Revolutionizes Task Automation

Monica's groundbreaking Manus AI agent represents a significant leap forward in autonomous task completion technology. The system demonstrates remarkable capabilities in handling complex assignments from travel planning to financial analysis, operating through simple text prompts. This innovation stands out by bridging the gap between AI comprehension and real-world task execution.omplex queries and follow-ups with unprecedented depth and accuracy.

  • Manus specializes in domain-specific tasks, offering enhanced performance compared to general-purpose AI models

  • The system excels in pattern recognition and real-time data processing for fraud detection in financial systems

  • Advanced capabilities include processing unstructured data like communication logs and transaction histories

My Opinion: This caused quite the hype over the weekend…there were many viral videos on X showcasing Manus in action. Like Manus creating apps, or doing research completely on it’s own.

Some people were calling it AGI.

For example:

But upon deeper investigation someone found out that Manus is just another wrapper.

Everything is a wrapper. LOL. But that doesn’t negate it’s power. Just an observation.

🤖 Larry Page Ventures Back into AI with Dynatomics

Google co-founder Larry Page is making waves in the AI world with his new venture, Dynatomics. The startup aims to leverage large language models to revolutionize product design and manufacturing processes. This innovative approach could transform how we think about industrial production and design optimization.

  •  The company focuses on using AI to create factory-ready designs for various products

  • Dynatomics represents a unique intersection of AI and manufacturing technology

  • The venture builds on Page's extensive experience in scaling transformative technologies

My Opinion: I don’t know have many thoughts on this tbh, I just know that any intersection of AI + IRL activities is cool.

🤖 Microsoft Develops MAI Language Models

Microsoft is making a bold move in the AI space by developing its own family of language models called MAI. These models are being positioned to compete directly with offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic, with plans for API release later this year. The development signals Microsoft's ambition to establish more independence in the AI space.

  • The MAI series includes specialized reasoning models

  • Microsoft is testing these models against algorithms from multiple competitors

  • The company aims to offer competitive alternatives to existing market leaders

My Opinion: Looks like Microsoft and it’s relationship with OpenAI is wading. I didn’t really make sense to me considering Microsoft has the resources to build their own models. I figured this would happen eventually. Looks like the time has come.

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OTHER NEWS YOU MAY LIKE

Satya Nadella: Language Models are Becoming Commoditized (LINK)

 DuckDuckGo introduces new AI features including anonymized chatbot access (LINK)

Study shows paid AI services underperform compared to free versions (LINK)

Columbia study reveals AI search engines struggle with news citations (LINK)

Russian propaganda affecting AI chatbot responses according to NewsGuard study (LINK)

Cursor in talks for $10B valuation as AI coding sector grows (LINK)

Neuralink files trademarks for 'Telepathy' and 'Telekinesis' (LINK)

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