AI will write 100% of code

👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Wednesday. Unsurprisingly, AI founders continue to hype up their own products:

Whether you believe it or not…it gets you thinking, right?

OK let’s get back on track ↓

Here’s what you should know:

• Google calls Gemma 3 the most powerful AI model you can run on one GPU

  These are our most advanced, portable and responsibly developed open models yet. They are designed to run fast, directly on devices — from phones and laptops to workstations — helping developers create AI applications, wherever people need them.

• Gemini Robotics brings AI into the physical world

  Today, we are introducing two new AI models, based on Gemini 2.0, which lay the foundation for a new generation of helpful robots. The first is Gemini Robotics, an advanced vision-language-action (VLA) model that was built on Gemini 2.0 with the addition of physical actions as a new output modality for the purpose of directly controlling robots. The second is Gemini Robotics-ER, a Gemini model with advanced spatial understanding, enabling roboticists to run their own programs using Gemini’s embodied reasoning (ER) abilities.

• Luma introduces Inductive Moment Matching (IMM)

  Today we are introducing a new method, Inductive Moment Matching (IMM), a pre-training technique that not only delivers superior sample quality compared to diffusion models but also offers over a tenfold increase in sampling efficiency. In contrast to consistency models (CMs), which are unstable as a pre-training technique and require special hyperparameter designs, IMM employs a single objective with enhanced stability across diverse settings.

• China's Manus AI partners with Alibaba's Qwen team in expansion bid

  Manus announced a strategic partnership with the team behind tech giant Alibaba's Qwen AI models, a move that could bolster the artificial intelligence start-up's roll-out of what it called the world's first general AI agent.

• Taco Bell and AI agents?

  YUM Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell and operator of 60,000 restaurants worldwide, has unveiled an AI-powered restaurant manager with the aim of bringing agentic AI capabilities to fast food.

• Steve Harvey Using AI Protection Platform Vermillio to Guard Against Unauthorized Use of His Image

  “In today’s digital age, keeping up with the scammers using my likeness across all of the platforms is an impossible task,” Harvey said. “My primary concern is to make sure my fans don’t fall victim to these schemes. Partnering with Vermillio gives me the tools to both protect my personal brand and more importantly, my fans while embracing the future of AI the right way – with consent and control.”

• Moonvalley releases a video generator it claims was trained on licensed content

  Named “Marey” after cinema trailblazer Étienne-Jules Marey, the model was built in collaboration with Asteria, a newer AI animation studio. Marey was trained on “owned or fully licensed” source data, according to Moonvalley, and offers customization options including fine-grained camera and motion controls.

The numbers:

• Italy's Synapsia signs $2.5 Billion deal with UAE's Bold Technologies

  Italy's Synapsia has signed a $2.5-billion contract with UAE's Bold Technologies to provide AI-powered city management services for Abu Dhabi, Synapsia CEO Daniele Marinelli told Reuters.

• Salesforce to Invest USD $1 Billion in Singapore over 5 Years

  Singapore is an important growth market for Salesforce as businesses increasingly embrace Agentforce to unlock new opportunities. This investment underscores Salesforce’s support for Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0 and the nation’s vision as a driver of global AI innovation.

• Celestial AI raises $250 million as it looks to speed up links between AI chips

  Celestial AI is tapping photonics - a technology that uses light, rather than electrical signals - to create speedy links between AI computing chips and memory chips.

• Norm Ai Secures $48 million to Transform Regulations into Compliance AI Agents

  Norm Ai is a legal & compliance automation platform that seeks to transform how enterprises handle legal, regulatory and industry requirements. The platform offers a "compliant by design" approach that integrates compliance checks into business activities, including AI-generated content, internal communications, agreements, and external corporate communications such as marketing content and sales materials.

• Generative Gaming Startup, Wolf Games, Launches With $4M Seed Funding From Television and Music Industry Titans

  Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans.

Thought starters:

Let’s focus on SXSW YouTube clips — watch these 2

• Futurist Shows What Actual AI-Powered Company Looks Like (65 min)

• AI's Evolving Role in the Media Industry (51 min)

Extra credit: IBM's Arvind Krishna on the Future of AI and Quantum Computing 

FYI, here’s a research paper I’m diving into: MovieAgent: Automated Movie Generation via Multi-Agent CoT Planning. I can tell you that many different teams right now are focused on creating AI agents for extended video (e.g., shows, movies, etc.)…imo it’s going to take a while, not necessarily because of tech limitations…mainly due to legalities + social acceptance.

Also, before I forget, save this link to watch GTC March 2025 Keynote with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang — kicks off March 17.

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

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