Newsletter #026
Gene Da Rocha MSc BSc (Hons)
February 21, 2025
🚀Voxstar Weekly AI & Automation Report: Newsletter 026 - The Future is Now
Pioneering AI, One Breakthrough at a Time
Welcome to this week’s Voxstar Weekly AI & Automation Report! This week, AI took another giant leap—Copilot is getting an AI-first makeover, OpenAI is unlocking new developer tools, and Microsoft’s latest AI could revolutionize medical research. Let’s dive into the latest breakthroughs, market trends, and tools that are reshaping the future.
🧠 NEXT IN AI
Copilot’s AI Revamp: The Future of Computing
Microsoft just gave Copilot an AI-first makeover, making it more intuitive and responsive. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, believes AI will turn computers into adaptable, human-like assistants. The new features include:
Copilot Voice – An emotional AI voice assistant that can joke, reassure, and match your mood.
Copilot Vision – AI that sees your screen, understands context and provides tailored recommendations.
Recall – A smart browsing history that helps retrieve documents and information via natural language.
Think Deeper – An upgraded reasoning tool powered by o1 for complex problem-solving.
Copilot Daily – AI-generated news summaries and podcast recommendations based on your interests.
AI Search – Enhanced file, image, and setting searches for improved workflow.
With Copilot moving towards an ‘action-oriented’ future, expect AI to proactively assist with tasks like scheduling, purchasing, and research.
🔬 AI & SCIENCE
Microsoft’s BioEmu-1 AI Accelerates Protein Research
Microsoft just introduced BioEmu-1, an AI that predicts protein folding, movements, and stability at supercomputer speeds. This breakthrough could revolutionize drug discovery by simulating thousands of protein structures per hour.
Generates structures 100,000x faster than traditional methods.
Trained on 9 trillion DNA building blocks and 750,000 stability measurements.
Now accessible to researchers through Azure AI Foundry Labs.
AI is compressing years of research into mere days—making scientific breakthroughs more rapid and accessible than ever.
🤖 AI MEETS ROBOTICS
Figure’s New AI System for Household Robots
Figure just introduced Helix, an AI Vision-Language-Action model enabling robots to perform real-world tasks with minimal training. Key features include:
A 7B-parameter brain for understanding commands.
A lightweight 80M-parameter model for precise motor control.
Natural language comprehension for handling unfamiliar objects.
Figure’s demo showcased two robots autonomously organizing groceries—marking a step closer to true home robotics.
💡 FROM THE FRONTIER
OpenAI’s New Developer Tools Unlock Custom Voice AI
A developer recently used OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode to autonomously order catering for an event—setting a new standard for AI autonomy.
Other exciting DevDay announcements include:
Prompt Caching – Reducing costs for developers reusing assets.
Vision AI – Adapting GPT-4o’s vision capabilities for medical imaging and autonomous vehicles.
Model Distillation – Letting developers fine-tune large models into smaller, more efficient versions.
With 3 million developers now using OpenAI’s APIs, the possibilities are endless.
📚 THE AI ACADEMY
How to Add Subtitles to Any Video Using RunwayML
Want to make your videos more accessible? Here’s how to add AI-generated subtitles:
Go to RunwayML and log in.
Select ‘Subtitles’ from the tool list.
Upload your video, choose a language, and click ‘Generate.’
Edit AI-generated captions for accuracy.
Export and share!
Simple, fast, and effective.
📰 AI & TECH NEWS
Pika 1.5 launched with improved AI-generated video capabilities, including lip-syncing and cinematic effects.
Series Entertainment raised $28M to build an AI-powered video game engine.
Durk Kingma, OpenAI co-founder, joined Anthropic to contribute to responsible AI development.
Samsung & Lenovo announced Chromebooks with AI buttons for quick access to Gemini tools.
🚀 TOP AI TOOLS THIS WEEK
Proxy 1.0 – AI that can browse, scroll, and interact with the web.
BuzzClip – AI-powered TikTok content generation in 60 seconds.
Fleet AI Copilot – AI-driven IT management assistant.
Solvely – AI-powered homework assistance for math and sciences.
TailorTask – Automate complex, repetitive tasks using AI.
💼 AI JOBS OF THE WEEK
OpenAI – Network Security Engineer (Remote)
Notable – Account-Based Motion Coordinator
Glean – Technical Writer
Writer – Enterprise Support Agent
🔥 STABLE DIFFUSION 3.5 RELEASE
Stable Diffusion 3.5 is here with customizable, high-performance models running on consumer hardware. Download from Hugging Face or deploy via Amazon SageMaker JumpStart.
New background replacement & relighting tools streamline editing workflows.
The SD3.5 Prompt Guide helps users craft higher-quality AI-generated images.
📢 WHAT'S NEXT?
Grok-3 is now live, with premium users getting early access to advanced features.
OpenAI now has 400M+ weekly active users and 2M enterprise clients.
Spotify partners with ElevenLabs for AI voice-generated content.
MIT’s FragFold AI accelerates drug discovery by predicting protein fragment behavior.
🌎 GLOBAL AI NEWS
AI & Elections: Governments are tightening AI regulations for election security.
AI & Healthcare: FDA-approved AI-powered stethoscope detects chronic heart and lung diseases.
AI & Space: $20M CosmicAI Institute will use AI to analyze astronomical data and study dark matter.
🎧 DECODING THE FUTURE
Is AI a threat to humanity? AI researcher Judd Rosenblatt shares insights into AI safety, China’s AI strategy, and the future of alignment research. Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
Until next time, stay curious and keep exploring AI’s limitless possibilities!
That’s all for today’s edition! Stay tuned for more updates on AI and automation. Share this newsletter with your colleagues and keep innovating with the latest in AI.
🔍 AI Seed
Henry AI Raises $4.3M in Seed Round - Commercial Observer - Proptech startup Henry AI announced Thursday that it had raised a $4.3 million seed round to further develop its artificial intelligence marketing
Safe Intelligence raises £4m to build safe and reliable AI - Imperial College London -AI SAFETY - An Imperial spinout has raised £4.15m seed funding for software designed to ensure that safety- and business-critical AI systems
Imperial spinout building AI model testing system raises £4m - UKTN - An Imperial College London AI spinout that has built a new way of testing AI models has closed a £4.15m seed funding round.
🔍 AI Healthcare
Navigating AI adoption in Healthcare - KPMG UK - Record Keeping and note taking: Microsoft's AI-driven dictation tools are streamlining administrative tasks.
AI Can Save Us: Six New Elements Of Self-Care - Forbes - Description: We are close to re-imagining healthcare, with AI wearables, Spatial Computing, and more.
Artificial intelligence health: applications, risks, and a complementary future - MAPFRE - However, the use of this innovation in healthcare suggests major challenges, especially regarding cybersecurity and personal data protection.
🔍 AI Automotive
Automotive AI: You have AI strategy 'or you don't have a future'
Will AI change fleet management and how will it do it? Fleet operators discuss - Fleet News - Using data from sources such as vehicle telematics, the attendees heard AI can provide objective analysis to overcome emotional biases in decision
Cox Automotive's Marianne Johnson on AI's growing impact in retail automotive - CBT News - Marianne Johnson, chief product officer of Cox Automotive, discusses AI tools and how dealers can implement them to enhance their operations.
🔍 AI Retail
How to leverage AI-driven tools for more effective retail planning - Here's why and how retailers should leverage AI tools to improve efficiency and accuracy and streamline retail planning
AI in retail: How to spark creativity and improve job satisfaction | ScienceDaily - AI is reshaping workplaces, particularly in retail. Researchers explored how AI service quality impacts retail employees' innovation.
Retail in the age of AI vision - If AI can do this, how will customers use it in retail?
🔍 AI Technology
Author Post: Invasive AI: When Technology Works Against Us - Forbes - We all know it: AI is no longer just future tech.
Europe risks becoming a 'museum' if it doesn't innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns - Europe is at risk of becoming a "museum" if it doesn't soften strict curbs on artificial intelligence technologies and deregulate
Whoever Has Control Over AI, Will Lead In Global Soft Power': Fractal AI CEO - YouTube - 'Whoever Has Control Over AI, Will Lead In Global Soft Power': Fractal AI CEO. 1 watching now #ipo #ai #technology
(sources: Yahoo and Google Alerts)
Final Thought: The AI Revolution is Just Beginning
The race for AI dominance is heating up. Companies like Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and Google are pushing the boundaries of AI, investing billions into automation, robotics, and deep learning.
AI isn’t the future—it’s happening right now. Whether you’re a developer, entrepreneur, or AI enthusiast, staying informed is more important than ever.
If you found today’s edition insightful, share it with your network! Let’s continue to explore the limitless potential of AI together.
🚀 Until next time, stay ahead of the game!, stay curious, and keep exploring AI’s limitless possibilities!
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