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The Leaderboard
February 21st, 2025
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gm and welcome back to the Leaderboard. You already know the drill. In today's newsletter we're diving into a know-it-all AI, Microsoft's big bet on AI game development, a lightweight alternative to Grammarly, and of course some trending discussions.

Scratch your knowledge itch

Chance AI is a visual search engine that helps you uncover the stories behind what you see. Snap a photo of a painting, a landmark, or even a street sign, and it pulls up historical context, artistic meaning, and unexpected connections. It’s built for designers, history buffs, and anyone who likes falling down knowledge rabbit holes.

🔥 Our take: You ever pass a weird statue and think, “Who put this here and why?” but then forget to look it up? Chance AI actually follows through. It’s like that one ftriend who always has random facts, except it doesn’t get them from a five-minute YouTube deep dive. Perfect for anyone who loves knowing just a little too much about everything.

Game dev’s new sidekick

Muse is Xbox’s AI-powered tool designed to assist game developers by generating gameplay ideas, mechanics, and story elements. It analyzes patterns in existing games and player behavior to offer suggestions that fit within a studio’s creative vision. Microsoft also hints that Muse could play a role in game preservation, potentially helping to extend or revive older titles.

🔥 Our take: AI assisting in game design is exciting but also raises questions. It could help smaller studios move faster and surface ideas that might not have come up otherwise. At the same time, game design is a creative process driven by human instinct and experience. If Muse stays in the role of an assistant, it could be a valuable tool. If it starts shaping too much of the creative process, we might be looking at a future where games feel more engineered than imagined.

RIP typos...maybe

TypoTab is an AI writing assistant for macOS that works anywhere you type. No need to copy-paste into a separate app—it checks grammar, refines tone, and polishes your writing directly in whatever you’re using, whether it’s an email, a tweet, or a long-overdue report.

🔥 Our take: We’ve all sent an email only to spot a typo the second after hitting send. TypoTab wants to stop that from happening by working everywhere instead of making you jump into a separate editor. It’s a simple idea but a useful one, especially for people who just want clean writing without turning their computer into an AI-powered writing lab.

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