WednesdAI // Week 16

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Welcome to WednesdAI – Pixel Dreams’ weekly update with top stories from the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence.

This Week’s News

Amazon’s Nova and Sonic AI Voice Models

Amazon has unveiled Nova and Sonic, two new speech foundation models designed to power next-gen voice experiences across Alexa and other services. Nova focuses on understanding complex spoken language, while Sonic is tailored for generating more natural, human-like responses. These models are part of Amazon’s push to make conversational AI more intelligent and lifelike, aiming to catch up with rivals like OpenAI and Google. With improved real-time performance and emotional nuance, Amazon hopes to reassert Alexa’s role in the rapidly evolving AI assistant race.

You can find the articles to read from Amazon and Techrepublic.

Salesforce Unveils Enterprise General Intelligence

Salesforce has introduced its vision for “Enterprise General Intelligence,” aiming to bring more autonomous, AI-driven decision-making to business operations. The concept builds on the company’s existing AI tools by integrating data, workflows, and predictive models into a unified, enterprise-grade system. Rather than focusing on generic AGI, Salesforce is targeting practical, business-specific intelligence that can automate tasks across sales, service, marketing, and more. The goal is to move beyond individual AI features and toward fully integrated AI-powered enterprises. It’s a strategic play to position Salesforce as a leader in enterprise AI transformation.

You can learn more about it on Salesforce.

Kawasaki Corleo

Kawasaki has unveiled Corleo, a hydrogen-powered, four-legged robot designed for off-road personal mobility, blending robotics with futuristic transport. Resembling a robotic horse, Corleo can carry a rider across uneven terrain, with its quadrupedal design providing stability and agility. The concept aims to explore new frontiers in mobility by combining sustainability—via hydrogen fuel cells—with advanced robotics. Still in development, Corleo signals Kawasaki’s ambition to push beyond traditional vehicles into experimental, sci-fi-style transportation.

For more details, visit lagradaonline and Lifestyleasia.

Invisible Brain-Computer Interface

Researchers have developed a new high-fidelity brain-computer interface (BCI) so small and thin it can fit between hair follicles, making it one of the least invasive BCIs to date. The device, which rests on the scalp without needing to penetrate the skin, can accurately detect neural signals for potential use in communication, control, or medical applications. Its low-profile design makes it more comfortable and practical for everyday use compared to traditional implants. This breakthrough could accelerate the adoption of wearable neurotechnology, bridging the gap between brain signals and digital devices with minimal intrusion.

Check Tomshardware, Techxplore and Singularityhub for the complete article.

The Movie Her Predicted 2025 Too Well

As AI tools like ChatGPT and voice assistants become part of everyday life, the 2013 film Her feels more like a prediction than fiction. Its story of a man forming an emotional bond with an AI now closely mirrors real-world trends in synthetic relationships and chatbot companions. Technologies once imagined—like emotionally intelligent voices and personalized digital interactions—are here. Watching Her in 2025 is a reminder that intimacy with machines is no longer hypothetical. The film’s quiet warning now feels like our present.

Read articles from State and peliplat.

Videos of the Week

The images accompanying the news items in this article were generated in Midjourney using the following prompts:

Mid-century modern living room with a twist, where Nova and Sonic are having a friendly chat over a conversation table. Both models are designed as vintage robots with oversized, bulbous heads and retro LED screens for eyes. The scene is bathed in soft, orange-tinted light, with a playful yet sophisticated ambiance, suggesting that artificial intelligence has always been meant to sip martinis in a lounge.

Wes Anderson retro-vintage film look of an office space, complete with large rotary phones and a dusty corkboard, but with a twist: Salesforce’s Enterprise General Intelligence is managing every task in the room. The AI is represented as a giant vintage typewriter with intelligent, glowing keys that seem to be typing by themselves. The lighting is soft and golden, like a dusty afternoon, with an amusing contrast between high-tech AI and analog office tools of the past.

Retro-futuristic ranch scene where Kawasaki’s Corleo robotic horse trots across a desert landscape dotted with neon cacti and retro billboards advertising hydrogen fuel. The robot’s legs are clunky and riveted like 1950s farm equipment, topped with a sleek chrome saddle, while the rider wears a cowboy hat with built-in goggles. The lighting is a dusty sunset glow, creating a humorous clash between Wild West nostalgia and sci-fi mobility.

70s psychedelic rock poster with the BCI as a flower-power headpiece made of rainbow wires and peace sign electrodes. The user lounges on a beanbag in a paisley-patterned room, their thoughts projecting holographic unicorns onto a blacklight poster. The lighting swirls in tie-dye hues, blending op-art patterns with groovy, mind-bending distortions for a trippy “brain control meets disco” aesthetic.

80s retro-tech bedroom with a boombox-shaped AI sporting a cassette-tape mouth and antennae hair. The AI’s “face” flickers on a tiny CRT screen, reciting bad poetry to a teenager in leg warmers holding a Walkman. Neon grid lighting and geometric wallpaper clash with the absurdity of a love-struck stereo, blending VHS-era nostalgia with clunky AI romance.