Key Takeaways:

1. Google’s AI tackles urban traffic congestion, reducing stops and emissions significantly.

2. Next-gen AI agents capable of executing autonomous workflows are emerging.

3. Apple delays rollout of its advanced personal intelligence features until 2025.

In today's episode of The AI Briefing, Google’s Project Green Light is cutting down stop-and-go traffic and emissions by optimizing traffic light timing with AI. By integrating Google Maps driving data, this system models urban traffic patterns to provide effective optimization strategies for city traffic engineers, currently impacting millions of car rides monthly.

We then explore the rise of AI agents capable of executing complex, multi-step workflows autonomously. Leading tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are investing heavily in these cutting-edge technologies, which promise to transform business operations and human productivity, albeit with certain risks and challenges that need addressing.

Lastly, we discuss Apple’s deferral of some highly anticipated features of its Apple Intelligence system to 2025. Announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference, these personal intelligence features won’t fully launch with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia this fall but will roll out in beta versions with updates expected in October, as Apple prioritizes privacy and security.

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📰 SOURCES

• https://sites.research.google/greenlight/

• https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-ai-reduce-greenhouse-emissions-project-greenlight/

• https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/why-agents-are-the-next-frontier-of-generative-ai

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexanderpuutio/2024/03/22/what-ceos-need-to-know-about-the-next-frontier-of-ai-ai-agents/

• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/apple-intelligence-features-reportedly-wont-be-ready-for-ios-18s-launch-this-fall/

• https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/29/24208656/apple-intelligence-ai-ios-18-1-iphone-16-launch