Could an AI agent be the only thing standing between us and the next major cyberattack? We just witnessed a massive cybersecurity breakthrough where Google's AI stopped a real-world attack before any damage was done. With new METR research showing AI progress acceleration is doubling capabilities every 4.5 months, the future is arriving faster than anyone predicted.
This AI News Today episode covers the historic moment an AI agent outsmarted hackers, a new self-driving lab set to revolutionize science, and the massive $2B AI funding round for Mira Murati's secretive startup, Thinking Machines Lab.
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🚀 *Inside Today's AI News Briefing:*
- The moment an AI agent outsmarted hackers to prevent a live cyberattack.
- The shocking new METR research showing AI capabilities are now doubling every 4.5 months.
- Inside Mira Murati's new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, and its massive $2B AI funding round.
- Why the White House gave Nvidia the green light to sell its H20 AI chips to China again.
- Mistral's new Voxtral models that are taking on OpenAI with powerful open-source speech recognition.
- A simple trick to create professional LinkedIn headshots using ChatGPT and a selfie.
- The heartwarming story of using AI for accessibility to build custom tools and games.
⌚ *Timestamps*
00:00 The Acceleration Begins: AI Progress is Leaping Ahead
00:24 AI's First Kill Switch? Google's 'Big Sleep' Stops a Live Cyberattack
01:00 Science on Autopilot: Inside NC State's Self-Driving Laboratory
01:19 Faster Than We Thought: METR Research Reveals AI's Shocking Doubling Rate
02:03 The $2B Seed Round: Mira Murati's 'Thinking Machines Lab' Stuns Silicon Valley
02:51 A Strategic Reversal: Why Nvidia Can Now Sell H20 AI Chips to China
03:12 The Open-Source Challenger: Mistral's 'Voxtral' Takes on OpenAI's Speech Models
03:58 From Selfie to Suit: The Viral Trick for Creating Headshots with ChatGPT
04:39 Final Bytes: Google Veo's Hidden Feature, Claude Agents & AI for Accessibility

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