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Hello again, human brain, and welcome back to your daily munch of AI news.

Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• Robot roommates are coming🤖

  A rundown of the new model family.

• 70% of jobs want AI skills🧠

  ChatGPT released a study on AI use.

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MAIN COURSE

Your new grandma is a bot🤖

1X unveiled NEO Gamma. It’s a humanoid robot designed to blend into homes rather than factories.

Who is 1X?

Back in September, we covered NEO Beta. It’s a humanoid robot designed by 1X to assist in home environments. Learn more here.

Why is this one different?

NEO Gamma moves naturally, wears casual clothes, and stays quiet. It's built to feel like a roommate, not a machine.

What can it do?

It walks with human-like motion, handles everyday objects, and holds conversations. It adapts to real homes, including pets, furniture, and more.

Why homes first?

1X believes robots must learn alongside humans in real settings. While competitors chase factory work, 1X focuses on helping the elderly live independently.

When can I get one?

No production timeline or price has been announced.

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SIDE SALAD

AI skills > Your experience🧠

Last month, OpenAI's released a report on the use of AI in schools. It revealed a third of US college students use ChatGPT, but access varies widely by state.

What's happening?

Over 35% of college students use ChatGPT for learning, but most teach themselves, since only 25% of schools offer AI training.

Why does it matter?

70% of employers now prefer candidates with AI skills over more experienced workers without them. States with low AI adoption risk falling behind economically.

Who's leading?

California, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York show the highest student AI use. Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and West Virginia lag far behind.

What's working?

AI tools boost learning. A Harvard study shows doubled student engagement in physics, while Stanford-MIT research found 15% productivity gains.

What's needed?

OpenAI calls for national AI education strategy, including:

• AI training in college savings plans

• School AI literacy standards

• Public-private training partnerships

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Think Piece 🧠

The largest AI model in biology? Evo-2 is trained on 128,000 genomes and can generate entire chromosomes from scratch and help interpret complex DNA regions.

Startup News 💰

Microsoft and Xbox released Muse. It generates and recreates gameplay by analyzing 500,000 gaming sessions. This could help to preserve older Xbox games.

Apple unveiled the $599 iPhone 16e with Starlink satellite. It connects to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, features a 48MP camera, A18 chip, and iOS 18 with advanced AI.

Research 👨‍🔬 

Qwen2.5-VL — Alibaba’s vision-language model that handles bounding-box localization, robust document parsing, and hours-long videos with dynamic resolution.

RAD — trains an end-to-end driving policy using photorealistic 3DGS-based reinforcement learning by merging RL with imitation learning.

MEMES FOR DESSERT

SPOT THE AI

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