The biggest winner of the AI race is an energy company

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👉 Nvidia stuns the world with Jetson Thor

👉 Content creators use AI to earn more money

👉 The biggest winner of the AI race is an energy company

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What’s going on: Nvidia is planning to release new computers called "Jetson Thor" in the first half of 2025. These computers will help create humanoid robots that can perform complex tasks, understand natural language, and emulate human movements. Nvidia believes that the robotics industry will grow a lot, possibly reaching $195 billion by 2029. They want to be a leader in this field by providing powerful technology that allows robots to learn and work better.

What does it mean: By developing Jetson Thor platform, Nvidia aims to support the growth of humanoid robots, which could change many industries, including healthcare and retail. Nvidia has developed impressive platforms like Omniverse and the Isacc software stack, by which the company can replicate virtual environments to allow real-time interaction with robotic devices.

More details: 

• Jetson Thor delivers 800 teraflops of 8-bit floating point AI performance, which is crucial for processing complex AI models like GR00T.

• The SoC includes a next-generation GPU based on the next-generation Nvidia Blackwell architecture.

• Jetson Thor features an integrated functional safety processor, a high-performance CPU cluster, and 100GB of Ethernet bandwidth.

• Jetson Thor works alongside Nvidia's Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab, which provide robust simulation and training environments.

What’s going on: Content creators are using AI to enhance their video production and earn substantial income. Companies like Synthesia have developed advanced technology that allows creators to produce AI-generated videos that look and sound just like them. By simply uploading a short video of themselves, creators can generate endless new videos without the need for additional filming. This technology not only saves time but also enables influencers to reach audiences in multiple languages, breaking down barriers.

What does it mean: The rise of AI in content creation is significant because creators can focus on their ideas instead of spending hours on production. For instance, YouTuber Matt Par has leveraged AI tools to streamline his workflow, allowing him to generate significant revenue while reducing the time spent on each video.

More details: 

• Many content creators such as Sfiso Sthole, Chase Reiner, and Isabella Kotsias use AI to make money.

• Matt Par earns $20,000 - $35,000 per month from YouTube ad revenue, runs 12 informational YouTube channels, and uses AI for video ideas, scripts, background videos, editing, titles, descriptions, thumbnails, and narration.

• Sfiso Sthole created an AI blonde bombshell influencer, generated 40 videos in 30 minutes, and gained 150,000 views in two weeks with minimal promotion.

• Chase Reiner uses AI to generate images of himself advertising AI tools, automates posting on 40+ social media platforms, and earns $50,000 to $60,000 per month.

• Isabella Kotsias has 10 million followers across social media channels, earns $100,000 per month, uses AI for product selection, video ideas, post writing, and trend prediction.

⚖ Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of artificial intelligence, backs Elon Musk on a legal battle to prevent OpenAI changing its structure to for-profit. Recently, Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, had also shown willingness to go after OpenAI as well.

🏫 Zarek Drozda, executive director of “Data Science 4 Everyone” at the University of Chicago predicts that 2025 will be the year AI becomes more widely used in K-12 schools, with increased teacher training, government guidance, and growing student access to technical data science courses.

🧠 Spanish scientists have invented a new AI-based tool called a "molecular lantern" that can see changes inside the brain without surgery. This tool uses light to detect problems like tumors without harming the brain.

📈 The biggest winner of the AI race in 2024 wasn't a tech company, but a renewable Texas-based energy provider called Vistra Corp. It has seen its stock surge over 280% in 2023 due to the skyrocketing energy demands of the AI boom.

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