🗣️AI SPEAKS FOR THE SPEECHLESS

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Here is what we have Today:

• Mind to Voice
  AI Decodes Brain Signals into Natural Voice

• The Open-Source Revolution
  Hermes 3 Challenges Meta`s Dominance

AI & NEUROSCIENCE

🗣️ AI Breakthrough Gives ALS Patient His Words Back

Researchers at the University of California, Davis successfully used AI to help Casey Harrell, an ALS patient who had lost his ability to speak clearly, communicate again using his own voice.

How does it work?

• Four electrode arrays implanted in Harrell's brain

• Electrodes detect brain patterns representing unique syllables

• AI interprets these patterns and pieces them together into words

• The system recreates Harrell's voice based on these interpretations

How effective is it?

• Harrell can communicate 6,000 unique words

• The system achieves 97.5% accuracy

• The recreated voice resembles Harrell's original voice

Why is this significant?

• It goes beyond existing brain-computer interfaces like Neuralink

• Recreating speech is more complex than controlling a cursor

• It offers hope for those who've lost their ability to speak

What are the implications?

• Potential breakthrough for ALS and other neurodegenerative conditions

• Could revolutionize communication for people with severe disabilities

• Raises questions about the future of brain-computer interfaces

This breakthrough could significantly improve the quality of life for those with severe speech impairments, marking a major step forward in the field of neurotechnology and AI-assisted communication.

TODAY`s PICK

• Researchers just developed a new technique to find shorter solutions to scrambled Rubik’s Cubes by cleverly analyzing the puzzle’s structure and identifying the best moves more quickly.

• Crypto goes into government pocket - The age of Digital Currency

• Bzigo launched Iris, an AI-powered mosquito detector that tracks and marks mosquitoes with a laser pointer for easy swatting.

• Midjourney released a new unified web-based AI image editor with advanced tools for seamlessly modifying and extending generated images.

• General Motors is cutting around 1,000 software workers around the world in a bid to focus on more “high-priority” initiatives like improving its Super Cruise driver assistance system, the quality of its infotainment platform and exploring the use of AI.

• Amazon is shifting its payments offerings in India into a standalone app, as the e-commerce giant aims to boost usage of Amazon Pay in the country.

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SPORTS AI

🧠 How Hermes 3 is Taking on AI Giants

Nous Research has released Hermes 3, a new open-source AI model boasting significant improvements across various tasks.

What can Hermes 3 do?

• Excels in roleplaying, agentic tasks, and function calling

• Improves multi-turn chats and long context coherence

• Matches or surpasses Meta's Llama-3.1 405B in several key areas

How big is it?

• Available in three sizes: 8B, 70B, and 405B parameters

• The 405B model achieves state-of-the-art performance among open models

What makes it special?

• Instruct tuned to follow user requests and system prompts faithfully

• Performs well in judgment, reward modeling, and problem-solving

• Demonstrates strong capabilities in code generation and tool use

How does it compare to other models?

• Challenges Meta's leadership in open-source AI

• Competes with other emerging models like Mistral's Large 2

• Aims to provide state-of-the-art AI capabilities to the public

Where can you find it?

• Available for free via Lambda Chat

• Accessible through the Nous Research Discord server

Why does this matter?

• Challenges Meta's leadership in open-source AI

• Increases public access to customizable, state-of-the-art AI

• Promotes transparency in AI development and capabilities

Is this the beginning of a new era in open-source AI? With Hermes 3 joining the ranks, the race for AI supremacy is heating up, promising exciting developments for researchers, developers, and users alike.

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