💰 $32B Bet on “Safe” AI

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Today’s Insights:

• $32B Bet on “Safe” AI, Trump’s Tariff Twist & AI Prank Shocks Silicon Valley

• AI Tool of The Day + 5 Hand-Picked AI Tools

• Tutorial: How to Set up custom AI agents in minutes!

• Prompt: Customer Feedback Analysis using ChatGPT

• 5 Hand-Picked Resources & Guides

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NEWS

OpenAI Co-Founder’s $32B AI Moonshot

FutureLens: OpenAI's ex-chief scientist Ilya Sutskever just raised $2 billion for his new startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), now worth $32 billion. Big tech names like Google (Alphabet) and Nvidia are backing it.

Key Takeaways:

• SSI’s Big Goal: To build one safe super-intelligent AI—just one product, one mission.

• Massive Backing: Alphabet and Nvidia both invested, along with Greenoaks Capital.

• Big Money: SSI has now raised over $3 billion.

• AI Chips Battle: SSI uses Google’s special TPUs instead of Nvidia’s popular GPUs.

• Mystery Mode: SSI’s website is still just a mission statement—no product yet.

Why It’s Important: This is one of the biggest bets ever on AI safety, led by a key figure from OpenAI. With tech giants pouring in money, SSI could help shape how powerful AI is developed and kept safe for the future.

🏆 AI TOOL OF THE DAY

Voicenotes - The Second Brain for All Your Ideas

What It Does: 

Voicenotes is an AI-powered note-taking app that captures your thoughts, meetings, and memories—then makes them searchable and shareable from any device.

Key Features:

• 🎙️ Voice-to-Note in a Tap: Record anything—thoughts, meetings, or memories—instantly from phone, desktop, or even your watch.

• 🧠 Smart Transcription & Recall: Get ultra-accurate transcripts in 100+ languages, and ask AI to pull insights like a memory-savvy assistant.

• 📤 Works with Everything: Syncs with WhatsApp, Notion, Zapier, and more to fit right into your workflow.

• 🔒 Private & Secure: Fully encrypted, never used for AI training, and GDPR-compliant—your voice stays yours.

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NEWS

Trump’s Tariff Twist

FutureLens: Trump just saved your iPhone and laptop from sky-high tariffs on Chinese imports, giving tech giants like Apple a major sigh of relief.

Key Takeaways:

• Smartphones, laptops, chips, and displays are now exempt from harsh tariffs.

• These products were America’s top imports from China last year.

• Apple, Nvidia, and others can now avoid massive price hikes.

• Trump still keeps fentanyl-related tariffs on all Chinese goods.

• A new trade investigation into semiconductors is coming soon.

Why It’s Important: This move avoids major price spikes for everyday tech, like phones and computers, which could’ve hurt consumers already battling inflation. It also signals a softer side of Trump’s tough trade tactics—at least when your screen time is at risk.

PRODUCTIVITY  

5 Hand-Picked AI Tools to 10x Your Productivity

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✅ Inkr – Lightning-fast, accurate transcriptions at the lowest cost. Perfect for meetings, interviews, lectures, and more. Upload a file or link—Inkr does the rest, instantly and effortlessly.

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NEWS

AI Prank Shocks Silicon Valley

FutureLens: Crosswalk buttons in three California cities were hacked to play fake, AI-generated voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, saying bizarre and disturbing things when pressed.

Key Takeaways:

• Crosswalks in Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Menlo Park played AI-cloned voices of Musk and Zuck.

• The fake voices made odd claims, including “undermining democracy” and “being a cancer.”

• At least 12 intersections in Palo Alto were affected; other cities are still investigating.

• The real voice features were disabled after the prank, but traffic signals remained functional.

• No clear answers yet on who did it or how widespread the hack was.

Why It’s Important: This hack isn’t just a weird prank—it shows how easy it is to misuse AI-generated voices in public spaces, raising real concerns about security, tech misuse, and the limits of digital trust.

🎓 THE AI ACADEMY

How to Set up custom AI agents in minutes!

Step 1: Create Your First AI Agent

1. Sign in to Lemni — Go to lemni.com and log in.

2. Click “Create Agent” — Give it a name (like “SupportBot” or “SalesPal”) and pick what it should do: support, onboarding, sales—you name it.

3. Choose a Model — Select from top AI brains like GPT-4, Claude, or Mistral. (Don’t stress—you can switch later.)

Step 2: Train It to Think Like You

1. Feed It Your Stuff — Upload PDFs, Excel sheets, product manuals, or even link your website and Notion docs.

2. Connect Your Tools — Hook up Gmail, Hubspot, WhatsApp, or Shopify so your AI agent works inside the systems you already use.

3. Set Behavior Rules — Tell it how to speak, what to prioritize, and how to reflect your brand vibe. Think of it like teaching company values to a new hire.

Step 3: Put Your Agent to Work

1. Choose Actions — Enable tasks like “Send email,” “Create Hubspot contact,” or “Cancel order.”

2. Let It Handle Conversations — Lemni gives you a shared inbox where agents draft replies. You can approve or edit before sending (or let them fly solo).

3. Go Multilingual — Your AI agent can respond in over 180 languages, so you can scale globally without hiring globally.

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MORE AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

• ID Verification for AI Models

  OpenAI may require organizations to verify their identity with a government-issued ID to access future advanced AI models. This process aims to ensure AI is used safely and to prevent misuse, like violating usage policies or stealing intellectual property.

• AI Ultrasound Beats Experts

  AI-guided ultrasound outperforms human experts in diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), offering a quick and accurate method for remote areas with minimal resources. The technology surpasses WHO’s triage test criteria and could decentralize TB diagnosis, improving treatment in underserved regions.

• Dell & AMD Power Telecom AI

  Dell and AMD are collaborating to simplify AI adoption for telecom service providers, integrating AMD’s EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs into Dell’s PowerEdge servers. This partnership enables AI-driven network optimization, automation, and security, unlocking new opportunities for 5G networks.

• Tisa Urges AI Search Engine Regulation

  Tisa is calling on UK regulators to clamp down on AI search engines providing financial advice. They warn unregulated tools could mislead consumers, particularly vulnerable groups, and push for urgent action to protect users from harmful AI-generated information.

֎ PROMPT OF THE DAY

Customer Feedback Analysis

📚 TUTORIALS & GUIDES

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