A weekly digest of the biggest moves, model releases, and power shifts shaping the future of AI.

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Welcome to The AI Loop #11. This week brought massive news for Perle Labs, and across the AI landscape, we're seeing everything from six-figure salaries for chip factory workers to Gemini powering Siri. Let's get into it.

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Perle Labs Update

Season 1 is Live. And YOU Showed Up... BIG TIME! 

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We are absolutely blown away.

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On day one, 200,000 contributors joined the Perle Labs platform after we opened to the public. From Korea to South America to China to Nigeria and everywhere in between. Thank you for showing up in masses. You are the earliest arrivals. Many will follow in your footsteps.

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Season 1 launched with 5 new tasks people from all over the world are racing to complete! And over 1 million of you watched our Season 1 launch video.

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We're just getting started. Together, we're going to power the future of AI.

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Top AI Stories

Nvidia's Huang Says AI Boom Will Create Six-Figure Salaries for Skilled Trades

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the AI infrastructure buildout is creating a surge in high-paying blue-collar jobs. "We're talking about six-figure salaries for people who are building chip factories or computer factories or AI factories," Huang said, adding that salaries in the sector have nearly doubled.

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Huang struck an optimistic tone: "Everybody should be able to make a great living. You don't need to have a PhD in computer science to do so."

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Source: CNBC

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With Gemini Powering Siri, Alphabet Could Soon Be the Undisputed AI Leader

Apple and Alphabet announced that Google Gemini will be the foundational AI model for the next iteration of Siri, giving iPhone users a "more personalized" assistant later this year. Reports suggest the deal could be worth billions for Alphabet, structured as a cloud computing agreement.

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Gemini already has over 650 million monthly users — up from 450 million six months ago — and powers Google Search's AI Mode with 2 billion monthly queries. With Gemini soon running on both Android and iOS devices, Alphabet is positioning itself to challenge OpenAI's ChatGPT dominance.

Source: The Motley Fool

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UChicago's 'AI Advisor' Helps Scientists Steer Autonomous Labs

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Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have developed an "AI advisor" model that helps humans and machines share control in self-driving labs. Inspired by investment trading software, the system performs real-time data analysis and prompts researchers when it's time to adjust strategy.

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The collaborative approach produced a polymer with 150% better performance than previous methods — while also identifying key factors behind the improvement. "We promote human-machine collaboration to boost discovery together," said Assistant Professor Jie Xu. The team is now working on making the AI learn from human decisions in real time.

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Source: UChicago News

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Stay in the Loop

That’s it for Edition #11. Season 1 is live, the platform is open to the public, and things are moving fast. Huge thanks for being part of this moment with us, there’s so much to look forward to and we can’t wait to share more.

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