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Is it just us, or is AI really picking up the pace rn? In today’s edition, we’re covering how AI solves personal problems with life advice, and how it’s taking leaps and bounds, especially in music. We also cover an alternative AI system that mimics nature itself!

Ready? Plug into your data shards and learn more about this Ghost In The Shell!

Written & Curated by: Vineet

📈📉AI & Big Data Tokens

Key Takeaway:  Wondering what that 31% increase is from? DeepBrain Chain is a Singapore-based decentralized platform that combines blockchain and AI. DBC is set to revolutionize AI and blockchain in 2023, with initiatives ranging from large model deployment and flexible GPU server rentals to innovative cloud gaming systems. By enhancing AI training, optimizing gaming experiences, and introducing dual-mining for emerging trends, DBC envisions a year of groundbreaking progress that reshapes computing's future.

🌑Full Moons - YouTube’s AI Incubator, Your Personal AI Life Coach, & AI Splurge at Mykonos!

YouTube Launches AI Incubator Program

YouTube is diving into AI-powered music with a cool new project. They've teamed up with Universal Music and big names like Anitta and ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus to explore how artificial intelligence can get creative with tunes.

YouTube's boss, Neal Mohan, is pretty stoked about it, saying they'll learn from music's most inventive minds.

This move shows how AI and music are becoming besties, cooking up some exciting jams for the future.

Don't worry, YouTube's also looking out for artists and viewers with some smart copyright tools. It's like tech and tunes are having a wild party! 🎵🤖

Now AI Can Solve That Drama In Your Life

Guess what? Google's AI whiz-kids at DeepMind are cooking up something big! They're using fancy "generative AI" to create about 21 super useful tools for life stuff like advice, planning, and teaching.

• Imagine AI as your personal life coach! This cool project comes after some brainy folks at Google were worried about AI advice taking over people's lives. But now, they're giving it a shot, teaming up with a startup called Scale AI.

• They've got over 100 super smart people testing these tools, making sure they can help with things like solving friend drama or planning a dreamy wedding on a budget. (What’s next? An AI-assisted Gym Trainer to solve those breakup blues?)

Just so you know, these tools aren't meant to be therapy, but they could totally give you some rad tips. So, AI might be your new life guru – but we'll have to see how it all pans out! 🤖💬

An AI Extravaganza At Mykonos

French creative genius Agoria is dropping his mind-blowing collection of bio-generative art called 'Bohem-IA' on August 24, 2023. It's the grand finale of Scorpios' Encounters 'In Resonance' summer arts program in Mykonos, running till September 3. Agoria's a big deal in the art world, and Scorpios is known for pushing art boundaries, and the culmination of this event is a stunning spectacle happening right now at Mykonos!

• They've partnered up with London's HOFA gallery for this artsy extravaganza.

• The program's been a hit, selling artwork for over $3 million and supporting Indigenous communities.

One star was Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol's 'Winds of Yawanawa,' celebrating Amazon culture. Agoria's collection is all about AI-infused pieces inspired by Mykonos, from its coral reefs to sunny vibes.

This mix of art and tech is the future, and Agoria's at the front of the line! 🤖🎨

🔭The Scope

AI is slowly seeping into every aspect of our existence whether we like it or not. Large learning models and generative systems are part of our ecosystem globally and thousands of creators use these tools to their benefit every single day. But the divergent point of AI, where it goes beyond being a mere tool, is yet to be reality. From making music to solving life problems, how far along are we really to recognize the inevitability of AI as a (mostly) sentient life force? We found a video in our Total Eclipse section today that puts these questions into perspective, enjoy!

🌓Half Moons

Get ready for a musical mind-bender: Scientists have used AI to recreate music just by analyzing brain activity, offering a glimpse into the future where thoughts can become tunes; the breakthrough could even help paralyzed patients regain speech abilities through thought.

Tokyo's Sakana AI, a startup is shaking up the world of generative AI by taking inspiration from nature's collective intelligence. Founded by former Google researchers Llion Jones and David Ha, it uses a swarm-based approach to create agile and cost-effective AI models that generate text, images, code, and multimedia content.

The apparel industry is getting a major makeover as True Fit, the AI size and fit expert, teams up with Shopify to give businesses of all sizes access to AI-powered fit recommendations. This collab aims to boost customer confidence, increase conversions, and minimize returns, all through the integration of True Fit’s Fashion Genome™ into Shopify's platform.

🔭The Scope

AI models being built around nature might be a great idea if done well, but we must remember that nature isn’t as friendly as we presume. it to be. Sakana is the next bleeding-edge tech giant aiming to take an alternative approach to artificial intelligence, and we’re all ears for it. Speaking of ears, we can’t wait to tune into new songs made JUST using thoughts. The implications of this new tech reach far beyond the musical intelligence gifted to humans via consciousness.

⚪ Total Eclipse

If you’re into the more philosophical technicalities of AI and how it may or may not impact us in the next few years, here’s a fun YouTube video we found by creator Exurb1a titled “How Will We Know When AI is Conscious?” that explores the nature of humanity’s current interactions with large learning models in general.

💫Shooting Star

This week’s shooting star is DEHISCENCE

Dehiscence, a Toronto-based multimedia artist, focuses on the human form to challenge biases and highlight social issues. Starting AI experimentation in 2018 and infusion in 2020, she incorporates AI into her collages and sketches. Entering the NFT scene in 2021, her works have been showcased in North America and Europe.

🌚Dark Side of the Meme