AI Weekly: Cyborgs, Dreaming Bots, and Google's AI Search

Cyborg Computing with Human Cells

• 💡 Cortical Labs is developing a computer that runs on living human cells, dubbed synthetic biological intelligence.
• 🧠 The short-term applications include life sciences, personalized medicine, and drug discovery.
• 🚀 The long-term vision is to pioneer a new form of computing using neurons for faster information processing.

US Considers DeepSeek Ban

• ⚠️ The US is considering a ban on the use of DeepSeek on government devices due to concerns about user data storage in China.
• 🔒 This could lead to the AI model being blocked from app stores.

AI Art and Dreaming Bots

• 🎨 Artist Refik Anadol created an AI artwork at the Guggenheim Bilbao that reimagines the work of architect Frank Gehry.
• 🖼️ The AI, trained on Gehry's work and millions of nature images, constantly creates new images, described as the artwork "dreaming."

Google's AI-Only Search Engine

• 🔍 Google has launched an experimental AI-only version of its search engine, replacing traditional blue links with AI-generated summaries.
• 🤖 This feature is available to users of Google's premium AI service and is part of its effort to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Delays in AI Voice Assistants

• 🗣️ Apple has delayed rolling out some AI enhancements to its Siri voice assistant, citing longer-than-expected development times.
• 🔊 This comes as rival Amazon recently unveiled an AI-driven overhaul of its Alexa assistant.