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This week in the AI & tech world:
Microsoft’s step towards ‘medical superintelligence’
Viral band exposed as AI rockstars
Scientists build an AI that can think like humans
AI helps a couple conceive after 18 years
Tips, tricks & tutorials
Free resources & other cool updates
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Latest updates
Microsoft’s step towards ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft just introduced the ‘MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator’, an AI system that achieves 4x higher diagnosis results than experienced doctors on some of medicine’s most challenging cases, marking a “step towards medical superintelligence.”
Here’s everything you need to know:
MAI-DxO simulates a virtual medical team, with specialized AI agents handling hypothesis generation, test selection, and cost monitoring.
Researchers created SDBench, a benchmark with 304 complex cases, with MAI-DxO, paired with OpenAI's o3, achieving the highest accuracy in testing.
The MAI/o3 pairing solved 85.5% of cases correctly, with a group of physicians with 5-20 years of experience averaging just 20%.
The AI system also resulted in cost savings over human doctors, spending $2,397 per case compared to an average of $2,963 for physicians.
Here’s what I think:
A step towards ‘medical superintelligence’ is a powerful statement, but MAI’s numbers compared to physicians are truly jaw-dropping. Plus, ordering fewer unnecessary tests and nailing tough diagnoses directly addresses healthcare's current paradox: the over-treatment of simple cases and under-diagnosis of complex ones.
A mysterious band that went viral on Spotify with over 500,000 monthly listeners has been revealed as an "art hoax" in an article from Rolling Stone, with music created using the AI generator Suno.
Here’s everything you need to know:
The group's two albums appeared on streaming platforms in June with zero digital footprint, raising skepticism from Reddit users and musicians.
Music platform Deezer flagged potential AI usage, but Spotify made no disclosure requirements, allowing the tracks to spread across 30+ playlists.
The “band” initially said the AI claims are lazy and baseless on social media, with member Andrew Frelon calling it “marketing and trolling.”
Frelon said Suno was used to create at least some of the tracks, leveraging its "Persona" feature to maintain a consistent vocal style.
Here’s what I think:
While the music tracks and band identity didn’t pass the human test this time, future models and outputs certainly will (and are likely already hiding in plain sight). The question will increasingly become whether that matters, or if, like V-tubers, people will consume good content regardless of the “real” creator.
Scientists build an AI that can think like humans
Researchers from Helmholtz Munich developed an AI model named ‘Centaur’, which simulates human decision-making and behavior with extreme accuracy from training on millions of choices from psychological experiments.
Here’s everything you need to know:
Researchers fine-tuned Meta's LLaMA using data from 60k participants across 160 psychology experiments, teaching it to replicate human decision patterns.
The resulting ‘Centaur’ model accurately predicts human choices and behaviors across a wide variety of tasks, even ones it has never seen before.
Centaur outperformed 14 traditional cognitive models on 31/32 tasks, with accurate predictions in gambling, memory, and problem-solving scenarios.
Researchers aim to use ‘Centaur’ as a virtual laboratory to test theories and better grasp cognitive processes behind human thought and mental health.
Here’s what I think:
Centaur’s success suggests human cognition and decision-making might be much more predictable than we thought, meaning ASI-level models might be able to simulate scenarios with scary accuracy. It’s also a massive research tool, letting scientists run behavioral studies without big budgets or years of recruitment.
AI helps a couple conceive after 18 years
Columbia University doctors achieved the first pregnancy using an AI system called STAR, which helped a couple conceive after an 18-year struggle by discovering viable sperm in a man with severe infertility.
Here’s everything you need to know:
STAR uses AI to scan semen samples from men with azoospermia, a condition with nearly zero measurable sperm, instead of the typical 200-300M cells.
The system scanned 8M microscopic images in under an hour, locating 44 cells, whereas human technicians found zero after two days of searching.
Columbia's team developed the approach over five years, adapting astrophysics algorithms to detect microscopic reproductive cells.
STAR is only used at the Columbia University Fertility Center for now, with an estimated $3K cost compared to as high as $15-30K for a single IVF cycle.
Here’s what I think:
Fertility rates are plunging across the globe, and for many, the costs for expensive cycles of IVF treatments (which don’t guarantee success) are an insurmountable barrier. With STAR and new AI-driven systems, doctors can hopefully provide solutions to infertility at a more accessible price to hopeful parents.
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Prompts of the week
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Prompt: “[SUBJECT]=Topic or skill to learn [CURRENT_LEVEL]=Starting knowledge level (beginner/intermediate/advanced) [TIME_AVAILABLE]=Weekly hours available for learning [LEARNING_STYLE]=Preferred learning method (visual/auditory/hands-on/reading) [GOAL]=Specific learning objective or target skill level Step 1: Knowledge Assessment 1. Break down [SUBJECT] into core components 2. Evaluate complexity levels of each component 3. Map prerequisites and dependencies 4. Identify foundational concepts Output detailed skill tree and learning hierarchy ~ Step 2: Learning Path Design 1. Create progression milestones based on [CURRENT_LEVEL] 2. Structure topics in optimal learning sequence 3. Estimate time requirements per topic 4. Align with [TIME_AVAILABLE] constraints Output structured learning roadmap with timeframes ~ Step 3: Resource Curation 1. Identify learning materials matching [LEARNING_STYLE]: - Video courses - Books/articles - Interactive exercises - Practice projects 2. Rank resources by effectiveness 3. Create resource playlist Output comprehensive resource list with priority order ~ Step 4: Practice Framework 1. Design exercises for each topic 2. Create real-world application scenarios 3. Develop progress checkpoints 4. Structure review intervals Output practice plan with spaced repetition schedule ~ Step 5: Progress Tracking System 1. Define measurable progress indicators 2. Create assessment criteria 3. Design feedback loops 4. Establish milestone completion metrics Output progress tracking template and benchmarks ~ Step 6: Study Schedule Generation 1. Break down learning into daily/weekly tasks 2. Incorporate rest and review periods 3. Add checkpoint assessments 4. Balance theory and practice Output detailed study schedule aligned with [TIME_AVAILABLE]”
AI Tips, Tricks & Tutorials
How to use Gemini Veo 3 free for 3 months
Follow these steps:
Go to the Google Cloud website and sign up for a free $300 credit trial to unlock higher limits in Vertex AI.
You'll need to enter a billing address, and the credits last 90 days — but you won’t be charged unless you actively choose to subscribe.
Once you’ve signed up for your free Google Cloud trial, go to Vertex AI and select Media Studio.
You can also sign up for a month of Veo 3 for free with the Google AI Pro trial, but make sure to cancel before the trial ends.
How to turn any video into study notes and quizzes with AI
Go to Gemini and sign in to your account.
Upload your video or paste the YouTube link.
Enter your prompt to analyze the video and press Enter.
Turn on ‘Canvas’ to create an interactive quiz.
Sample Prompt: “[Video URL] Analyze this video and give: a topic outline, detailed notes, key formulas/examples, and timestamps. Then create a quiz with answers and explanations, plus an interactive version with a hint button.”
Review the output, make edits if needed, and share or embed the quiz anywhere you like.
PRODUCTIVITY
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AI-GENERATED IMAGES
Living in rewind
Prompt: “Grungy analog photo of [character name] from Serial [enter serial name]) watching his/her own movie on a 90s CRT TV in a dimly lit bedroom. The TV clearly shows an animated scene from [enter serial name], with a cartoon-style [character name] in her classic clothes on screen, smiling. [Character name] is sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of the TV, in a semi-realistic style, wearing her signature dress. She’s turned back toward the camera, smiling softly. The CRT TV casts a soft glow on her face. Flash photography, slightly overexposed and unedited, with visible lens dust and film grain, evoking a nostalgic early-90s vibe. Emphasize the contrast between the animated screen and the analog realism of the photo.”
The last trip
Prompt: “A selfie photo of an influencer in a typical 1910s nobility's dress with the Titanic just before the ship departed. The dock is filled with people boarding the famous ocean liner, and cranes are lifting passengers' baggage.”
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💡 The Latest in AI and Tech
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi introduced ‘AI glasses’, featuring a built-in AI assistant for voice commands, a 12MP camera, and 2x the battery life of Meta’s Ray-Bans.
Neuralink just gave a major update showing its patients playing Call of Duty and controlling robotic hands with their minds.
The English Premier League announced a partnership to integrate Microsoft’s Copilot into its platforms, allowing fans to have more personalized interactions.
Higgsfield opens up access to its ultra-realistic image model, unlocking daily free generations for its new ‘Soul’ image model, which is “breaking the internet” with its photo-like realism.
Gemini Live, Google’s AI voice assistant, can now integrate with apps, letting you do things like add an event to your Calendar or plan a Maps route using just your voice.
Perplexity launched Max, a new $200/mo tier giving users unlimited access to its Labs tools, early access to new products like its Comet browser and advanced models.
Higgsfield introduced ‘Soul Inpaint’, a new image editing tool allowing users to make granular changes to the image and then combine them with video and motion control.
ByteDance researchers released ‘X-UniMotion’, a new framework that animates still images with extremely realistic whole-body, hand, and facial motion.
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