🧠 Anthropic discovers signs of self-awareness in Claude 🧠 
AI model shows introspection, recognizing artificial changes to its own thought process

In a significant step for AI consciousness research, Anthropic researchers have found that their model, Claude Opus, exhibits signs of introspection. Using concept injection techniques, the model was able to identify artificial changes to its neural activity about 20% of the time, suggesting a primitive form of self-awareness. This breakthrough indicates that AI models may be developing an internal understanding of their own cognitive processes.

💶 Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion company 💶
Chipmaker's dominance in AI processors continues with massive government contracts and a new partnership with OpenAI

Nvidia has reached a historic milestone, becoming the first company to achieve a $5 trillion market capitalization. This is fueled by its near-monopoly on the AI processor market, with a 70-95% market share and a backlog of $500 billion in orders. The company has also announced a $100 billion partnership with OpenAI and plans to build seven government supercomputers, further solidifying its position as a leader in the AI industry.

🤖 1X Debuts NEO: A Humanoid Home Robot for $20K or $500/Month 🤖 
Norwegian robotics firm 1X Technologies has launched NEO, a humanoid robot for the home.

1X Technologies has unveiled NEO, a humanoid robot designed to assist with household chores. For a $200 deposit, customers can get a robot that operates autonomously but can also be guided by experts to learn new tasks. With a focus on safety, NEO is lightweight, quiet, and made with soft, deformable components. It also functions as a companion, offering conversational AI and entertainment features.

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📈 Claude AI works directly in Excel sidebar 📈

Anthropic has released Claude for Excel in beta, integrating its AI directly into Microsoft's spreadsheet software. The tool can read, analyze, and modify spreadsheets, and with new financial data connectors, it can access real-time market data. This integration will allow users to automate tasks, fix formulas, and build workbooks from scratch with the help of AI.

 🎵 OpenAI developing music-generating AI to rival Suno and Udio 🎵

OpenAI is reportedly creating a next-generation generative music model to compete with existing players like Suno and Udio. The AI will be able to compose full songs from text or audio prompts, or add musical elements like guitar riffs and percussion to existing tracks. To ensure a human-like quality, OpenAI has enlisted students from The Juilliard School to help with the training data.