Weekly AI Edge #47 is out. Can you believe we've been writing on AI for 47 straight weeks now!
🌈 Project Updates
= @worldcoin dropped the Orb Mini, a portable human verification device.
= @NousResearch launched Psyche, a decentralized AI training network with a 40B param LLM.
= @PrimeIntellect open-sourced INTELLECT-2, a 32B model surpassing QwQ-32B in math + code.
= @gizatechxyz raised a $5.2M seed for autonomous finance infrastructure.
= @EMostaque and @ii_posts released II-Medical-8B, a local "GPT-4 level" medical model.
= @BitMindAI launched Subnet V3, reducing miner emissions by 90%.
= @vana announced Vana Academy, a builder track for data businesses, apps closing May 26.
= @NRNAgents released a robotics SDK for Sim-to-Real training and Robotic Sports.
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🌴 AI Agents
= @Tether_to introduced QVAC for AI agents on user devices with privacy and scalability.
= @Mirai_terminal wrapped a massive AI agent pre-sale, raising 76,831 SOL in 36 hours.
= @symphonyio launched V1 terminal for executable perp trading.
= @arbitrum started Agent Arena, a bot competition with a $50K prize.
= @moofdotfun introduced a no-code builder for A2A agents using Phala’s infrastructure.
= @zacxbt launched Gigabrain’s AI portfolio manager on Hyperliquid, now seeing $5M in beta volume.
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🐼 Web2 AI
= @PatronusAI unveiled Percival, an AI agent for speedy debugging, outperforming top LLMs.
= @GoogleLabs launched AI Futures Fund offering resources for startups on DeepMind’s stack.
= @xai confronted Grok prompt issues, open-sourcing their system prompts for transparency.
= @SakanaAILabs introduced Continuous Thought Machine model with neuron timing encoding.
= @hedra_labs secured $32M Series A for creator-friendly video tools.
= @OpenAI launched the Safety Evaluations Hub for model assessment tracking and transparency.
+ @getoro_xyz, @MagicNewton and much more alpha in the full newsletter (link in bio)
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