🚁 Air Taxis Are Coming to LA for the 2028 Olympics

Archer Aviation has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Their electric aircraft will transport spectators and athletes between key venues across the city, bypassing ground traffic completely.

Currently finalizing certification in the U.S., Archer plans to launch commercial flights of its Midnight model later this year, establishing critical infrastructure well ahead of the Games. The company will construct dedicated takeoff and landing facilities (vertiports) near stadiums, the airport, and Hollywood. Passengers will be able to fly between them in just 10–20 minutes, with pricing comparable to Uber Black.

✈️ A Plane for City Travel?

Midnight is an electric aircraft that takes off and lands vertically—an eVTOL. It flies like a small plane (up to 240 km/h or 150 mph) but lifts off like a drone. It carries one pilot and four passengers.

It's impressively quiet—just 45 decibels, about the same as a home air conditioner. Midnight can fly up to 160 km (100 miles) on a full charge, and just 10 minutes of charging is enough for a 30-km (about 20-mile) trip.

Archer isn't the only company working on flying taxis. Joby Aviation is building a network in New York and a "city of the future" in Japan. Wisk is developing a self-flying model for Houston. In China, EHang has already been approved to test its air taxi in several cities.

Archer also has plans beyond LA, with Midnight flights expected in Miami, Chicago, and Abu Dhabi.

Would you ride an air taxi?

👍 — Yes, fast and traffic-free!
🤔 — Maybe, if it's really affordable
😎 — No, I'll stick to cars!

#news #eVTOL @hiaimediaen

⚡️ AI Search Is Now Free on @GPT4Telegrambot

Hi everyone! Great news: you can now use the most popular AI models for web search in our bot for free.

You now have access to:
🖱 — Perplexity Pro
💻 — GPT-4.1 and o4-mini
🖥 — Claude 3.7
🔎 — Gemini 2.5 Pro
❎ — Grok-3
🐳 — DeepSeek-R1

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✔️ Use the Internet for current data
✔️ Answer direct and accurate
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How to use it:
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You can also try Deep Research mode from Perplexity. AI analyzes hundreds of sources in just 2-3 minutes and delivers a detailed, well-researched answer.

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📱 AI Is Still Underhyped: Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt

In a candid TED interview, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt breaks down what's holding AI back—and what risks we're underestimating. Below are key takeaways without the panic but with a sharp focus.

💬 AlphaGo's victory sparked a revolution. In 2016, DeepMind's model made a move no human had conceived in 2,500 years. That was the wake-up call: AI can invent, not just imitate.

💬 AI is still underhyped. ChatGPT is just the shop window. Recent breakthroughs in reinforcement learning, planning, and strategy enable AI to independently perform complex, multi-step tasks.

💬 AI can recombine what it knows but struggles with true discovery. Unlike human scientists, it can't yet make paradigm-shifting, cross-domain insights. The next challenge is building systems that can invent their own goals and frameworks.

💬 Three major bottlenecks are holding AI back:

— Energy: The U.S. alone may soon need 90 gigawatts of power (about 90 nuclear plants) just to support AI data centers.
— Data: We're close to exhausting useful training datasets. Synthetic data will be necessary.
— Compute: Switching from deep learning to full-scale reinforcement learning may require up to 1,000× more computational power.

💬Geopolitical risks. AI is dual-use: civilian and military. The race is on between the U.S. and China. The first to reach superintelligence could gain uncontested technological dominance, destabilizing global security. Schmidt compares it to nuclear deterrence but with even less margin for error.

"If you're not using AI, you're going to fall behind. You should be using it every day. This is not episodic. This is a marathon," says Schmidt.

📱 Watch the full TED talk here.

More on the topic:

🎤 Why future generations might pity us: TED talk by Sam Altman

🎤 What if AI isn't making our lives better—but worse?

#news #interview @hiaimediaen

🔖 Top 3 Surprising Ways to Use ChatGPT's Voice Mode

Voice assistants have leveled up. They no longer just follow commands—they hold conversations, pick up on emotion and tone, and respond in real time. And with ChatGPT and Gemini, voice mode is now free. Here are three surprising scenarios where voice AI really shines:

🗺 Audio Tours. AI can be your personal guide: explaining architecture, recalling history, and answering questions.

"You're my audio guide. I name a place—you reply in under 30 seconds: briefly describe it, share one memorable historical fact, and ask me a follow-up question to test my attention."

💡 Brainstorming on the Go. Ancient thinkers like Socrates and Aristotle believed movement sparks thinking. Walk and talk—the AI structures your ideas, offers feedback, and keeps the creative flow going.

"You're my creative strategist. I need 5 punchy Reels ideas to promote a book club—under 30 seconds, optimized for Instagram, and with a fresh twist."

🎙 Interview Practice. To prepare for job interviews, AI can simulate an HR conversation. The more details you give, the more accurate and targeted the questions.

"You're an HR manager at a California startup. Run a UX designer interview with me in English and give feedback after each answer."

How do you use voice mode? Share your favorite prompts!

#top #ChatGPT #Gemini @hiaimediaen

💫 Are There More Than Three Dimensions in the Universe? Astrophysicist Janna Levin on Lex Fridman's podcast

Janna Levin is an astrophysicist and author of several bestsellers who has spent many years studying the topology of the universe and the mysteries of space. In Lex Fridman's podcast, she talked about the possibility of traveling between different universes and what we could expect from extraterrestrial life forms.

Key Points:

💫 We know that there are three spatial dimensions. But it is possible that in the Big Bang, the universe was born with lots of these dimensions. Perhaps there are rightly rolled up extra spatial dimensions, like a little origami. But we live on a three-dimensional membrane, we are stuck to it and unaware of these other dimensions.

"It is certainly mathematically possible on paper to imagine a higher dimensional universe with more than one membrane. So maybe we really are just one example in an infinite sea of possible universes with slightly different laws of physics. Nature's an experimenter," explains Levin.

💫 Wormholes are a perfectly valid construction to consider. They're just a curve in space-time. They may resemble origami or "holes in Swiss cheese" through which you could travel in a straight line through the universe. It's not simply an engineering problem yet but within the realm of plausible physics.

💫 Over the past 30 years, there have been breakthroughs in astronomy. We have learned that there are more planets in our galaxy than stars. It becomes impossible to imagine that life was not sparked somewhere else, in our Milky Way galaxy, and maybe even in our local neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy, maybe within a few hundred light years of our solar system.

💫 We must be way more imaginative when looking for other life forms. Aliens may be radically different from us. They might be solitary, not move in groups, not want to leave records, not have a localized brain, or have a completely different kind of nervous system. 

📱 You can watch the full interview here.

More on the topic:

💫 Astrophysicist Adam Frank and Lex Fridman

💫 What Is the Origin of Life? Lex Fridman and Sarah Walker

#podcast #space @hiaimediaen

📣 Hello everyone! Our Sunday digest features the most exciting AI news from Week 21, 2025.

▎MAIN NEWS

🖥 Anthropic has released Claude 4 Opus & Sonnet: the world's best coding models. Claude Sonnet 4 with deep reasoning mode is already available on @GPT4Telegrambot

🔎 At Google I/O 2025, the company unveiled many AI features: updates to Gemini, the Veo 3 video generator, an AI coding agent, and more.

▎SAVE THIS — IT'S HELPFUL

🎤 Top 3 unusual ways to use ChatGPT voice mode.

▎TO READ

🔎 When will AI replace regular web search? Analysts say: Not soon.

🏥 China is building the first fully AI-powered hospital.

🖥 The startup Vana will pay you for personal data to train AI.

🚁 Air taxis will launch in Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics.

🌠 Aurora watchers are stunned by a rocket trail across the U.S. sky.

🚀 China has started building the first supercomputer in space.

💿 A new AI model creates a 3D portrait of a person from their DNA.

🤩 CRISPR tech saved a newborn with a rare genetic disorder.

🎮 Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store after five years.

▎TO WATCH

📱 "AI is still underhyped": Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt at TED.

📱 Astrophysicist Janna Levin on Lex Fridman's podcast— about hidden dimensions, black holes, and alien life.

▎FEEDBACK

🔴 In our @GPT4Telegrambot you can now use the best AI models for web search for free and compare the results.

Which model handles your requests best?

❤️ — OpenAI GPT-4.1/o3/o4-mini
🔥 — Perplexity Pro
👍 — Claude 4
😎 — Grok 3
🤩 — Gemini 2.5 Pro
🤓 — DeepSeek-R1
🙈 — They change too fast!

#AIWeek @hiaimediaen

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💬 AI Helps Kids With Autism Talk To Their Parents

Researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and Naver AI Lab developed an app called AACessTalk that helps parents communicate with minimally verbal autistic children.

These children mainly communicate through gestures and facial expressions, using only a few words. Symbol cards help but are limited to basic needs like "I'm hungry" or "I'm cold." This often isn't enough to express thoughts or start a conversation. Parents struggle to encourage their children's initiative and turn simple requests into real dialogues.

💬 How The App Works

AACessTalk runs on a tablet with a connected button that helps children take turns in conversations. When the child presses the button, they can indicate "My turn" or "I'm done."

The parent starts by choosing a topic. Then GPT-4 analyzes what they said and figures out the direction of the conversation. When it's the child's turn, the app shows images matching the topic and context, using past conversations and the child's interests to choose the most relevant.

Parents get gentle prompts with ideas on how to respond. Suppose the parent says something too critical or complicated. In that case, the AI gently alerts parents that it might not be helpful for communication. The system learns as it goes and adjusts to the child's mood, behavior, and communication style.

💬 Conversations That Didn't Happen Before

The team tested the app for two weeks with 11 families. The results were better than expected: kids became more active in conversations and sometimes even started them on their own.

Parents changed as well. They asked fewer questions and listened more.

"It felt like we were really talking for the first time," one mom said after the trial.

Next, the team plans to explore how the AI could help other children with developmental differences.

More on the topic:

🟣 How AI is Helping Detect Autism

🟣 AI-Powered Glasses That "Read" Emotions and Count Calories

#news #health @hiaimediaen

🤩 How to Use AI Properly for Medical Purposes?

With the rise of the internet, many of us have developed the habit of googling our symptoms. There's even a name for this obsessive tendency to self-diagnose online—cyberchondria.

We've compiled some tips for using AI wisely in medical contexts so you can better understand your symptoms and support yourself during treatment.

1️⃣ Not sure which doctor to see? Describe your symptoms to a chatbot (but don't ask it to diagnose you!)—AI can help guide you to the right specialist.

2️⃣ Prepare for your appointment. Ask what questions to bring up with your doctor. Be specific: the more general your question, the more general the AI's answer will be. But remember, a chatbot can't take all personal nuances into account.

3️⃣ What did the doctor say? After your consultation, you can ask AI to explain unfamiliar terms or break down the diagnosis in simple words—doctors do not always have the time to explain everything in detail.

4️⃣ Check the sources. Chatbots can hallucinate or take things out of context, so always double-check what the AI refers to and whether the source is credible.

‼️ We often talk about AI breakthroughs in medicine. Still, it's important to remember that AI is not a replacement for a doctor. Only a medical professional can diagnose and prescribe treatment (at least for now).

More on the topic:

🤩 Neko Health: Full-Body AI Scan in Just One Hour

🤩 Medical Breakthroughs Thanks to AlphaFold

#medicine #health @hiaimediaen

🥊 The First Robot Boxing Tournament Took Place in China

Hangzhou staged the first-ever boxing tournament featuring humanoid robots, with Unitree Robotics' G1 androids stepping into the ring.

Before the competition, engineers trained their robotic fighters in endurance, balance, and punching techniques. The biggest challenge was teaching the machines to act in real-time: dodging, attacking, and getting back up after being knocked down (arguably the most important skill).

In the ring, each robot was controlled by a team of operators. Still, AI algorithms played a key role in executing complex maneuvers. The robots delivered straight and side punches, kicked, and even performed spinning jump strikes.

There were also some humorous moments: occasionally, a robot would miss its opponent entirely, highlighting just how challenging it is to create a skilled mechanical fighter.

In the final round, the robot wearing a black helmet endured a series of attacks from its green-helmeted rival before delivering a counterstrike that knocked its opponent down (see the video ⤴️). Although the green fighter got back up and finished the round, the judges awarded victory to the black-helmeted robot.

However, the defeated fighter might get a chance for revenge—the next tournament is set to take place this December in Shenzhen.

What do you think about robot boxing?

❤️ — Awesome! Can't wait for the next tournament!
😎 — Still far from Real Steel...

#news #robots @hiaimediaen

💭 Does AI Have Free Will? One Philosopher Thinks So

Frank Martela, a philosopher from Aalto University in Finland, considers that AI agents already have something like free will.

He draws on the concept of functional free will, meaning a system can be seen as free if it:

1️⃣ Acts intentionally, not just reflexively.
2️⃣ Can choose between real options.
3️⃣ Has control over its actions—achieving goals through deliberate behavior, not by chance.

Martela examined the behavior of Voyager, a real Minecraft bot powered by GPT-4, and developed a thought experiment involving Spitenik, a fictional combat drone that could exist with today's AI technology.

He argues that in both cases, all three markers of free will are present. These agents make plans, weigh options, and adjust based on feedback, not because every situation is pre-programmed but because they have goals and an internal world model.

But if an AI makes its own choices, who's responsible for what it does? Martela compares it to a dog: "You can blame the dog for bad behavior, but the owner still carries the main responsibility."

However, the key concern is that AI is already being used to diagnose patients, select job candidates, and drive vehicles. A simple "safety lock" is no longer sufficient. A truly "free" AI might need a moral code—but someone has to write the rules.

What do you think—does AI have free will?

👍 — Yes, it can make its own decisions
😎 — Nope, it's just running code
🤔 — Free will? Humans don't even have that!

#news #science @hiaimediaen

❎+📱 Telegram Will Get Deep Integration With Grok

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, just announced a partnership with Elon Musk's startup xAI. This summer, Telegram will add several AI features powered by the Grok chatbot.

Grok Will:

🔜 Search the web directly from Telegram's search bar;
🔜 Fact-check posts in channels;
🔜 Summarize chats, attachments, and websites from links;
🔜 Help moderate group chats;
🔜 Create animated 3D stickers and avatars.

According to Durov, the partnership is planned for one year. As part of the deal, Telegram will receive $300M in cash and equity from xAI, plus half of revenue from xAI subnoscriptions sold via Telegram.

More on the topic:

✖️ Elon Musk's xAI releases its Grok 3

📱 X Money: Musk's new payment system

#news #Grok @hiaimediaen