Cahn Studios Weekly AI Dose #Edition 17

The AI brief that makes you 10× sharper before your second coffee!!!

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Cahn Studios
August 23, 2025

What’s New & Trending.

The pace isn't slowing down. We're seeing 22-year-olds beat OpenAI's best models, a teenager build a mind-controlled arm for $300, and a major shift in how we think about AI, thanks to Grok.

The headlines this week!!!

  • OpenAI plants a flag in India 🇮🇳, its 2nd largest market, setting up a battle with Google.

  • Unitree's humanoid robot wins gold in a competition, then does a "hit-and-run."

  • Google lets anyone build an AI assistant (called a "Gem") in under five minutes, no code needed. It’s free and works inside Gemini and Google Workspace.

  • Meta’s DINOv3 takes a significant leap forward in computer vision.

  • Higgsfield AI introduces stunning sketch-to-video generation.

  • Microsoft is bringing natural language commands to 3D design.

  • Skywork AI drops a new open-source model for world-building.

  • OpenAI's o3 model was officially crowned the world chess champion.

  • Nvidia powers up smarter robots with its new Cosmos Reason 7B model.

  • ElevenLabs can now sync any video footage to original music.

  • Claude gets a memory upgrade and a massive 1M token context window.

  • ChatGPT gets a refresh after backlash over the GPT-5 hype.

  • GPT-5 demonstrated huge efficiency by completing the game Pokémon Red.

The Global Robotics Race

China's Sci-Fi Future is Now A startup unveiled a concept for a humanoid robot with an artificial womb, designed to carry a fetus through a full 10-month pregnancy for under $14,000. The country also showcased GEAIR, the world’s first AI breeding robot, aiming to revolutionize global food security.

South Korea's Humanoid Prioritizes Finesse Robotics leader WIRobotics introduced ALLEX, a general-purpose humanoid designed to mimic human responsiveness. Unlike larger humanoids, ALLEX prioritizes finesse and safety, excelling in delicate tasks for healthcare, eldercare, and home automation.

Grok is Changing the Game

Grok is shaking up the AI space in a big way.

People are coming up with wild, creative use cases that go far beyond what we’ve seen in ChatGPT or Claude. It’s sparking a major shift in how we think about AI's potential.

From unexpected workflows to brand-new applications, Grok is quickly proving it’s not just another model—it’s changing the game entirely.

Tools To Try!!!

S.No

Tool

What It Does

Link

1.

Qwen

Understand and generate text, image and audio

Check Here

2.

Darcy

AI for Real Estate Finance

Check Here

3.

Upstash search

Adds AI-powered search to your app

Check Here

4.

The Drive AI

Transform your files with AI-powered file agents.

Check Here

5.

Endex Ai

Accelerates financial modeling and data analysis

Check Here

6.

Affogato

AI video maker

Check Here

7.

Mulesoft

Connect data, automate workflows, and build an AI-ready foundation

Check Here

8.

Beeble

Video to VFX

Check Here

9.

Looka

AI platform to design a logo and brand you love.

Check Here

10.

Caption AI

Create studio-grade videos

Check Here

Persuasive Pen:

OpenAI Academy is now offering free courses. Here are 5 of the best:

  • How to prompt (with purpose): Link

  • Deep Research within ChatGPT: Link

  • Collaborating with AI: Link

  • ChatGPT for Writing & Coding: Link

  • Market research with ChatGPT: link

Thought of the Week

AI isn’t just replacing old tools — it’s rewriting the operating system of reality.

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What’s the Tea☕️

  1. Students are Dropping Out of Harvard & MIT Because of AI's rapid advance, some students are leaving top universities. Some fear the future is arriving too fast, while others are compelled to work directly on AI safety and policy now.

  2. Andrew Garfield has been spotted on set portraying OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in the upcoming film 'Artificial'. Ike Barinholtz is set to play Elon Musk.

  3. Google is rumored to be testing "nano-banana," an image model that can edit photos with extreme precision from just text prompts. You can test it at. Try It out here.

  4. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is here. One file (llm.txt) can decide if your brand shows up in AI answers — or disappears completely. They crawl the web and build their answers from structured datasets. The old rules of ranking and SEO are dying.

  5. AI experts returning from China say the U.S. power grid may be the single biggest threat to America’s role in AI. The core difference? China plans long-term. The U.S. reacts. The AI race could be decided by who has more plugs.

This is not a visual refresh. It’s a developer revolution.

Cahn’s Success Story: Learning New Tools!!

We can create a Movie Score in Minutes. We created a futuristic background track using Mureka in just minutes. AI music tools are evolving rapidly, now with text-to-speech tech for natural-sounding vocals and style-reference features that replicate the tone of any uploaded audio. It’s another example of professional-quality tools becoming accessible to everyone.

Tip of the Week:

PRO TIP: Build a Visual System, Not a "Style" Most AI photos look like AI. Here's how to fix it:

  • Logic: Think like a director. Define the shot: "Vertical flash. Harsh contrast."

  • POV: Define the camera's behavior: "Frontal. Low-angle."

  • Texture: Be specific: "Skin, plastic, metal." Materials, not vibes.

  • Break It: Add grit: "Lens scratches. Floating dust."

  • Recognizability: Create a language with repeating motifs.

Its the New Creator Economy

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Highlight of the week

1. A Teenager Built a $300 Mind-Controlled Arm Benjamin Choi, a young innovator from Virginia, built a mind-controlled prosthetic arm using external sensors and a $75 3D printer. His non-invasive design costs under $300, challenging the idea that breakthrough medical tech must be costly or invasive.

2. A 22-Year-Old Just Beat GPT-5: While the world focuses on the big labs, 22-year-old Joseph Reth turned down offers from the world’s biggest tech companies to build Autopoiesis.

His goal isn't another chatbot. It's an AI that can reason, check its own answers, and know when it's wrong. His new model, Aristotle X1 Verify, is already outperforming the giants on PhD-level science reasoning tests, scoring ahead of GPT-5, Grok 4, Gemini, and Claude.

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— Team Cahn Studios 🚀