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Why AGI is a Useless Term for Businesses

All of the frontier labs are racing for AGI, but in this episode, NLW argues that the concept of AGI is most irrelevant and distracting for all practical purposes for businesses. Source piece: https://edave.substack.com/p/escape-velocity-why-we-dont-needSPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/ai⁠ to learn more a

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

6 Hail Mary's to Get Apple Back in the AI Game

Apple’s AI strategy is struggling, and drastic changes are needed fast. Here are six bold moves like buying Anthropic or killing Siri that Apple could use to reclaim its spot in the AI game. Before that in the headlines, Claude can finally search the web. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/ai⁠ to learn more

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The AI Daily Brief

AI Agent Capabilities Are Doubling Every Three Months

New research reveals AI agent capabilities are doubling every three months, faster than Moore's Law. A recent study measured agent performance on actual tasks and found an exponential growth trend. Before that in the Headlines, Meta Llama hits a billion downloads. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/ai⁠ to l

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

The "AI Super Bowl" Previews the Future

NVIDIA's annual developer conference, GTC, known as the AI Super Bowl, brought major announcements shaping the future of AI. CEO Jensen Huang unveiled groundbreaking AI chips, partnerships with Disney and GM, advanced robotics, and powerful desktop AI supercomputers.SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/ai⁠ to

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

The Big Challenge with Agents Today

AI agents are hyped as the next big thing, but companies like Salesforce are hitting roadblocks. Salesforce's AgentForce faces challenges around high pricing, unclear value, and companies not yet ready to adopt AI agents. Before that in the headlines, a record-setting energy deal to power AI. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

How the AI Price Wars Will Impact You

China’s Baidu dropped new AI models at prices far below competitors like OpenAI and DeepSeek. Baidu's Ernie model matches GPT-4.5 at only 1% of its cost, kicking off a significant AI price war. Before that in the Headlines, Apple's AI strategy is officially a dumpster fire. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.co

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

The Rise of Vibecoding

Vibecoding -- i.e. speaking to text-to-code tools and programming with your words -- has exploded as a concept and a pursuit. NLW shares a recent essay about how the idea is expanding beyond just coding to a new way of interacting with AI. https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/speaking-things-into-existenceSPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

What the AI Action Plan for the USA Should Be

The White House asked Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI to weigh in on America's AI policy, and their proposals reveal significant shifts in priorities. OpenAI pushes for reduced regulation and a strong stance against China, Google advocates fair-use AI training exemptions, and Anthropic calls for rigorous national security testing and tighter export controls. Before that in the headlines, everyone is talking about a new image generation model. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https:/

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The AI Daily Brief

The State of AI for Robotics

Google just released Gemini Robotics, a powerful new AI built for humanoid robots, taking robotics beyond simple tasks like opening doors to handling complex actions like folding origami or packing groceries without specific training. Companies like Figure AI, NVIDIA, and startups Unitree, Dexterity, and Apptronic are also pushing ahead. SPECIAL OFFERTo get your ready-to-go agent from https://www.lindy.ai/ email nlw@besuper.ai with the word "LINDY" in the titleBrought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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The AI Daily Brief

AI to Write 90% of All Code Soon?

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI will write 90% of all code within 3-6 months, sparking debate across tech. As AI coding accelerates, questions arise about job changes for software engineers, the future of programming languages, and how quickly industries will adopt this shift. Plus OpenAI releases their Agents SDK. Brought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/ai⁠ to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solu

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The AI Daily Brief

How the OpenAI-Microsoft Frenemy-Ship is Shaping AI Development

Microsoft and OpenAI's complex relationship is heating up, shaping the future of AI in unexpected ways. As tensions grow, Microsoft pushes forward independently with new models called MAI, which directly compete with OpenAI’s reasoning models. Meanwhile, OpenAI diversifies its partnerships, signing a massive cloud deal with CoreWeave and teaming up with Oracle and SoftBank for Project Stargate. Brought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kpmg.com/

The AI Daily Brief
The AI Daily Brief

Is the Manus AI Agent Another DeepSeek Moment?

Manus, a new AI agent from China, is creating excitement similar to DeepSeek by showcasing advanced autonomous capabilities. It went viral overnight, offering functionalities such as website building, financial analysis, and business assistance. Although it uses existing models like Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Manus impresses users through exceptional user experience and task integration, marking a pivotal shift towards highly effective multipurpose AI agents.Brought to you by:KPMG – Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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