Good Morning! Steve Jobs' prescient 1983 vision for the future of computers has resurfaced, it offers a glimpse into the mind of Jobs. OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4o mini, a compact yet powerful AI model that promises high performance at an affordable price point. Lastly, gaming startup Artificial Agency emerges from stealth mode with $16 million in funding, aiming to change game development with intelligent AI systems.

— Forrest Knight&Meghanadh Vasireddy

New Footage of Steve Jobs Discussing the Future of Computers in 1983

In 1983, a young Steve Jobs spoke at a design conference in Aspen (audio), sharing his vision for the future of personal computers. His talk was both insightful and prophetic, touching on many themes that would shape Apple's future.

Key Points:

• Jobs predicted PCs would become ubiquitous, outselling cars by 1986

• He described features like email, graphical user interfaces, and portable devices with wireless connectivity

• Jobs stressed the importance of merging technology with liberal arts

Design Philosophy: Jobs was developing a keen eye for design, drawing inspiration from diverse sources. He wanted Apple to create products that were not just functional, but beautiful and intuitive.

Technical Concepts:

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

• Portable computing

• Wireless networking (though he called it "radio links")

Jobs' talk highlighted his growing understanding of user experience and the importance of design in technology. He envisioned computers as tools for creativity and communication, ideas that would become central to Apple's mission in the coming decades.

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OpenAI's New GPT-4o mini

OpenAI has launched GPT-4o mini, a small AI model that's both clever and affordable. Here's what you need to know:

• Performance: Scores 82% on MMLU (a tough AI test) and beats GPT-4 in chat quality

• Cost: Only 15 cents per million input tokens and 60 cents per million output tokens

• Capacity: Can handle 128K tokens at once and give answers up to 16K tokens long

GPT-4o mini is great at understanding text and images, beating other small models like GPT-3.5 Turbo. It's especially good at:

• Math: 87.0% score on MGSM test

• Coding: 87.2% score on HumanEval

• Mixed text and image tasks: 59.4% on MMMU

The model is designed to be safe, with special features to stop misuse. Devs can now use GPT-4o mini through OpenAI's APIs, making it easier to build AI-powered apps without breaking the bank.

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Artificial Agency - New Gaming Startup

Artificial Agency, a new AI company for gaming, has just revealed itself after working in secret. They've gotten $16 million to help make their main product: a smart AI system for games.

This AI system helps game makers add clever decision-making to their games. It can:

• Make small changes to planned game events

• Create brand new events as you play

• Control computer players

• Manage the overall game experience

The company was started by people who used to work at Google's AI research group and big game companies. They want to change how games are made by making characters and game systems smarter.

Artificial Agency has been working quietly with some big game companies to make their technology better. They plan to let all game makers use their system in 2025.

Important AI experts are supporting the company, which shows they're making a big step towards more lively and intelligent games. This technology could make games more exciting and keep players interested for longer.

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🔥 More Notes

• GitLab is reportedly up for sale

• The European Union must keep funding free software

• Execs and devs have different perceptions around supply chain security, AI use

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