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We need YOUR help!

We just kicked off Inception Games with NVIDIA, pitting some of NVIDIA Inception’s best AI startups head-to-head in a March-ish Madness style tourney of AI startups.

You DECIDE which AI startup moves on to next week’s championship, with big prizes on the line.

You can vote twice.

Also, because this newsletter is going a bit late, we’ve extended voting until Tuesday, April 8th at 11:59 PM CST.

Vote 1. Leave a comment on the LinkedIn livestream show with the company you want to vote for and a hashtag like this: #companyname

Vote 2. Choose your winner in the poll below. (We have a bullet point recap of the Awesome 8 startups later in this newsletter as well for a quicker recap.)

Go watch/listen! This one was fun.

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Today in Everyday AI
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🎙 Daily Podcast Episode: 8 Awesome AI startups. There can only be one winner. Oh, the madness. Give today’s show a watch/read/listen.

🕵️‍♂️ Fresh Finds: Protests disrupt Microsoft 50 year celebration, Midjourney drops V7 after a year of wait, Man gets rejected using AI Avatar in court and more.  Read on for Fresh Finds.

🗞 Byte Sized Daily AI News: Microsoft shocks with huge AI announcements, ChatGPT shakes up GPT-5 roadmap, Llama delays, 40% of jobs at risk to AI and more. Read on for Byte Sized News.

🧠 Leverage AI: You want the 101 on the Inception Games AI Startups? We’ve got you. (Maybe they’re even the solution you’ve been looking for for your biz.) Keep reading for that!

↩️ Don’t miss out: Did you miss our last newsletter? We talked about: Free ChatGPT Plus for some, new agentic breakthrough, ChatGPT rolling out internal knowledge and more. Check it here!

Inception Games Round 1: Who’s the Top NVIDIA AI Startup?

Missing the Madness between games? 🏀

It's not over – especially if your as big a fan of AI startups as your are basketball.

Recently at NVIDIA's big GTC conference, we chatted with an Awesome 8 group of AI startups in NVIDIA's Inception program, which powers startups with cutting-edge tools, training, and global connections.

Join us for the first part of a two-part series, and help us vote who's going to move on to the finals!

Inception Games Round 1: Who's the Top NVIDIA AI Startup?

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Here’s our favorite AI finds from across the web:

New AI Tool Spotlight – Shamaze uses your own voice (and AI) to tell a story, Koah helps you earn money with GenAI ads, Langflow Desktop helps you build better AI agents

AI Images — Midjourney’s new V7 model brings personalization, faster rendering, and sharper image quality—while shaking up prompting styles. The reviews are mixed so far.

AI in Culture — Protests rocked Microsoft’s 50th anniversary as activists condemned its AI ties to Israeli military operations—sparking heated moments during the high-profile event.

AI Investments — Google, Nvidia, and BNP Paribas just fueled SandboxAQ's quantum-powered AI push with $150M, valuing the startup at a whopping $5.75B.

AI In Sports — Masters Golf Tournament gone artificial: IBM's AI unlocks hidden secrets of every hole.

AI and Legal — A man used an AI avatar to argue his case in a New York court, and the judges were NOT having it.

Hospitals and AI — AI scribes free up doctors’ time, but is the cost worth it?

1. Microsoft’s Copilot Levels Up with Personalization, Memory, and Vision Features 🛠️

Microsoft is marking its 50th anniversary by turbo-charging its AI assistant, Copilot, with a slew of new AI Copilot features that rival ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. The updates include memory for tailored responses, personalization options (yes, Clippy is back!), and web-based actions like booking tickets or finding discounts.

Copilot Vision now enables the AI to analyze your screen or phone camera, while Deep Research integrates with Bing to tackle complex projects and even create podcasts. These changes signal Microsoft’s aggressive push to stay competitive in the AI race while making Copilot a versatile tool for productivity across devices.

2. Microsoft's Copilot Learns How to Take Action Online 🖱️

Microsoft’s Copilot is now capable of acting on your behalf across websites as Microsoft announced Copilot’s new agentic capabilities. The chatbot can book flights, reserve restaurant tables, and even send gifts through partnerships with platforms like Expedia, OpenTable, and Tripadvisor.

This “agentic” functionality mirrors competitors like OpenAI’s Operator, but it's unclear how well Copilot performs or whether websites might block its actions. For users, this upgrade could mean less time spent navigating apps and more efficiency in tackling everyday tasks.

3. Report: Meta May Delay Llama 4 AI Release Again 🦙

Meta Platforms is reportedly holding off on launching its latest AI model, Llama 4, after internal benchmarks revealed shortcomings in reasoning and math capabilities, according to Reuters. The delay highlights Meta’s struggle to match OpenAI’s advanced models, particularly in humanlike voice interactions, as competition heats up in the AI space.

With plans to spend up to $65 billion on AI infrastructure this year, Meta faces pressure from investors to deliver groundbreaking results amidst rising challenges from lower-cost rivals like China’s DeepSeek. The release strategy for Llama 4 remains uncertain, with Meta considering rolling it out via Meta AI first before potentially going open-source.

4. UN Study: AI Could Shake Up 40% of Jobs Worldwide 🌎

A new report from the U.N. Trade and Development agency warns that artificial intelligence could impact 40% of global jobs while deepening inequality between nations. Projected to hit a staggering $4.8 trillion market value by 2033—on par with Germany’s economy—AI’s benefits remain concentrated in wealthier countries, leaving developing nations at risk of falling behind.

The report highlights that major AI players, primarily in the U.S. and China, dominate innovation, fueling concerns over job losses and widening economic divides. To level the playing field, the UN suggests global cooperation, ethical frameworks, and reskilling initiatives to ensure AI drives inclusive growth rather than exacerbating existing disparities.

5. OpenAI CEO Shakes Up GPT-5 Roadmap 🗺️

OpenAI’s Sam Altman announced a major pivot, revealing plans to launch two intermediate models, o3 and o4-Mini, before rolling out GPT-5 in a few months, according to his post on X.

The decision comes as technical hurdles delay GPT-5's development, while competitors like Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek R2 ramp up industry pressure with cheaper and stronger reasoning models. Altman hinted the staggered releases will ease demand strain and allow the team to supercharge GPT-5, promising it will unify OpenAI’s multimodal capabilities into one seamless system.

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