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Amazon introduced its new Alexa with more than a sprinkle of generative AI and LLM models improving the speech patterns of the voice assistant. AI 

Can Generative AI Help Alexa Compete With ChatGPT and Google?

Adriana Marais, ,

Alexa, what’s the weather like? This has generally been the way to use Amazon’s voice assistant for years, but the company has now relied on creative AI to help polish Alexa and make it more human than ever before. Amazon hosted its annual device event on Wednesday, and as expected, the company had a lot of AI stuff to share that will deliver a new look for Alexa. Amazon has confirmed that chat Alexa will be rolled out to all Echo devices launched in 2014. Generative AI is a hot…

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17 authors, including George RR Martin, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly copying their work to train AI models. Here's what we know. News 

George RR Martin Takes Legal Action Against OpenAI For Utilizing His Writing To Train ChatGPT

Febin Mathew, ,

George RR Martin, the author of the hugely successful Game of Thrones series, along with other authors, has sued the generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI. They claim that OpenAI has used their books to train ChatGPT and other AI models. As The Verge reports, 17 popular authors — including David Baldacci, Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and Jodi Picoult – have filed suit in the Southern District of New York. According to the complaint filed by the authors, OpenAI was accused of “wholesale copying of the authors’ works…

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Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence software. AI 

Google Set to Launch New ChatGPT Competitor

Adriana Marais, ,

(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google has given a small number of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence software, The Information said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, Gemini is intended to compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. For Google, the stakes of launching Gemini are high. Google has ramped up its investment in generative AI this year, snapping up Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT after last year’s launch to take the tech world by storm. Gemini is a collection of large-language templates…

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Multiple US-based authors, including Pulitzer winner Michael Chabon, have sued OpenAI for allegedly using their work to train its chatbot - ChatGPT News 

Lawsuit Filed Against OpenAI For Allegedly Using Writers’ Work To Train ChatGPT: Read More

Febin Mathew,

A group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, have sued OpenAI in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the Microsoft-backed program of misusing their writings to train the popular AI-powered ChatGPT. Chabon, playwright David Henry Hwang and authors Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder and Ayelet Waldman said in the lawsuit Friday that OpenAI copied their works without permission to teach ChatGPT to respond to human text prompts. Chabon’s representatives referred questions about the lawsuit to the authors’ lawyers. Those attorneys and OpenAI representatives did not immediately respond…

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OpenAI's ChatGPT, the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot launched in November, saw monthly website visits decline for the third month in a row in August, though there are signs the decline is coming to an end, according to analytics firm Similarweb. News 

ChatGPT Traffic Continues to Decline For Third Consecutive Month

Febin Mathew,

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a wildly popular AI chatbot that launched in November, saw its monthly website visits decline in August for the third month in a row, though there are signs the decline is coming to an end, according to analytics firm Likeweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile visits to the ChatGPT website fell 3.2% to 1.43 billion in August, after falling about 10% in each of the previous two months. The time visitors spend on the site has also decreased each month since March, from an average of 8.7 minutes on…

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The day-long OpenAI DevDay event will feature a keynote address and breakout sessions led by members of OpenAI’s technical staff. News 

OpenAI to Hold First-Ever Developer Conference on November 6 with ChatGPT-Maker

Febin Mathew,

ChatGPT developer OpenAI has announced that it will host its first developer conference on November 6 here. The day-long OpenAI DevDay event includes a keynote and breakout sessions led by members of OpenAI’s technical staff. The event brings together hundreds of developers from around the world with the OpenAI team to preview new tools and exchange ideas. “Since launching our API in 2020, we’ve continuously updated it to include our most advanced models, making it easier than ever for developers to integrate cutting-edge AI into their projects with a simple…

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ChatGPT gives its paid subscribers the option to search and download plugins that make it easier to use some of tools available on the AI Chatbot. News 

Create Logos and Banners with ChatGPT: Here’s How

Febin Mathew

ChatGPT can now do many things, including helping you write a resignation letter and creating a step-by-step article with sources pulled from all over the internet. But now the AI chatbot also gets the ability to make logos, banners and other design products thanks to the new Canva plugin available to ChatGPT users. Users of Open AI’s chatbot can download the Canva plugin from the ChatGPT plugin store. Canva also has a suite of AI features that were released earlier this year, but a direct link to an AI chatbot…

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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has launched a new guideline for teachers using generative AI to assist and teach their students. AI 

Educators Get Guide For Utilizing Generative AI To Instruct Learners From ChatGPT Creator

Febin Mathew, , , ,

Microsoft-owned OpenAI has released a new guide for educators using its AI chatbot ChatGPT to help educators effectively incorporate the generative AI tool into their students’ learning. The recently released guide suggested prompts, explained how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the effectiveness of AI sensors, and a discussion of biases. “We are releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom – including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the effectiveness and bias of AI sensors,” OpenAI said in a blog post. In its…

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OpenAI is on track to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months. News 

OpenAI Generating Over $1 Billion in Revenue Over 12 Months

Adriana Marais,

OpenAI plans to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months from the sale of artificial intelligence software and the computing capacity that uses it, it announced on Tuesday. Previously, the ChatGPT maker predicted $200 million in revenue this year. The Microsoft-backed company generates more than $80 million in monthly revenue, compared with just $28 million in all of last year, the report added. OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. In addition to ChatGPT, it makes money by selling API access to…

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ChatGPT Enterprise also secure with SOC 2 compliance, encrypting conversations while they are sent and stored AI 

Enterprise Version of ChatGPT Unveiled

Febin Mathew,

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind the creation of ChatGPT, has announced ChatGPT Enterprise. This business-focused version offers enterprise-grade security and privacy, unlimited faster GPT-4 access, longer context windows for processing longer inputs, advanced data analysis capabilities, and customization options. “Today marks another step toward an AI assistant for work that helps with all tasks, is tailored to your organization, and protects your company’s data,” OpenAI wrote in a blog post. Introducing ChatGPT Enterprise: enterprise-grade security, unlimited high-speed GPT-4 access, extended context windows, and much more. We’ll be onboarding as many…

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It can also delve into businesses’ data to offer quick insights. News 

ChatGPT Enterprise from OpenAI Secures Corporate Conversations

Febin Mathew, , ,

OpenAI has officially introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, a subscription service tailored for businesses, after teasing it in April. The company assures that its AI models will not be trained on any business data or conversations as part of this new offering. OpenAI emphasized in a blog post that their models do not learn from user interactions. Furthermore, the enterprise plan ensures the encryption of business chats both during transmission and storage, and it complies with SOC 2 regulations. OpenAI revealed that several companies, including Block, Canva, Carlyle, The Estée Lauder Companies,…

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The policy banning such use was supposedly emplaced in March. AI 

OpenAI’s Policies Ineffective in Preventing ChatGPT from Being Used for Political Messaging

Febin Mathew, ,

The Washington Post‘s investigation reveals that despite OpenAI’s efforts to prevent the misuse of its widely used ChatGPT AI, which is prone to hallucinations, it can still be easily provoked to violate the newly implemented Usage Policy. This poses a significant risk for the upcoming 2024 election. OpenAI’s user policies specifically prohibit its use in political campaigns, except for use in “grassroots advocacy campaigns.” This includes producing large amounts of campaign material, targeting materials to specific demographics, building campaign chatbots to disseminate information, promoting political activity or lobbying. Open AI…

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OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo model users will now be able to fine-tune and customize the it according to their preferences and specific use cases. News 

OpenAI Enables GPT-3.5 Turbo to be Customized

Febin Mathew,

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind the creation of ChatGPT, has announced that users of its GPT-3.5 Turbo AI model can now fine-tune and customize the model according to their preferences and use cases. This change allows companies to effectively adopt these models at a larger scale and thus adapt to their specific needs. Additionally, the company has revealed that a similar feature will be rolled out to GPT-4 later this fall. According to early tests by OpenAI, a “fine-tuned” version of GPT-3.5 Turbo has the potential to match or even…

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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has acquired a new startup called Global Illumination to work on ChatGPT and its other products. AI 

OpenAI Purchases Startup to Develop ChatGPT and Core Products

Febin Mathew, , ,

On Wednesday, OpenAI said it had bought digital products maker Global Illumination, the first known acquisition by an AI company in the story. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. “The entire (Global Illumination) team has joined OpenAI to work on our core products, including ChatGPT,” OpenAI said. New York-based Global Illumination was founded in 2021 by Thomas Dimson, Taylor Gordon and Joey Flynn, all of whom previously worked at Meta Platforms’ Instagram. Global Illumination most recently worked on open source technology related to the production of online games.…

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But there's no guarantee that other outlets will be as restrained in their use. News 

AP Establishes Guidelines for AI-Assisted Newsrooms

Febin Mathew, , ,

Today, the Associated Press released guidelines for the use of generative AI in its newsroom. The AP, which has a licensing agreement with OpenAI, provided a sensible and restrictive set of measures regarding this emerging technology. However, the organization warned its staff against utilizing AI to create content for publication. While the guidelines themselves are not contentious, unethical news outlets may interpret the AP’s approval as an endorsement to exploit generative AI in a more excessive or deceitful manner. The organization’s AI Manifesto emphasizes the belief that AI content should…

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It’s the fruit of a partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI. News 

AI Browser Assistant from Opera Now Available on iOS

Adriana Marais, , , ,

Today, Opera revealed that its Aria AI assistant has been introduced to iOS. Initially launched on desktop in June, this addition is a result of a collaboration with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. Opera proudly states that Aria, now accessible on all significant desktop and mobile platforms, has amassed a user base of over one million on desktop and Android. Like Microsoft’s Bing Copilot and Google’s Search Generative Experience, Aria can answer questions and react to the context of active web pages. The assistant leverages OpenAI’s GPT API and uses…

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OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, said its latest GPT-4 AI model can reduce the process of content moderation to a few hours from months and ensure more consistent labeling. AI 

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Creator Claims AI Can Successfully Moderate Content

Febin Mathew,

ChatGPT creator OpenAI defended the use of AI for content moderation, saying it could unlock efficiencies for social media companies by speeding up the time it takes to complete some tedious tasks. Despite the hype surrounding generative AI, companies like Microsoft and Google-owned Alphabet have yet to monetize the technology they’ve pumped billions of dollars into, hoping it will have a big impact across industries. Microsoft-backed OpenAI said its latest GPT-4 AI model can cut the content moderation process from a few hours to months and ensure more consistent tagging.…

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OpenAI has built the most popular AI chatbot but growth continues to be an issue for the AI startup which has brought these concerns. News 

OpenAI Could Face Bankruptcy in 2021: Report

Adarsh V.K,

According to media reports, OpenAI is likely to go bankrupt by the end of 2024 if it doesn’t get more funding soon. Analytics India Magazine reports that ChatGPT has seen a steady decline in users in the first six months of the year. The number of users decreased to 1.5 billion in July from 1.7 billion in June and 1.9 billion in May, analytics company LikeWeb revealed. This also does not include APIs or the ChatGPT mobile app. While one theory claims that students were out of school in May,…

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Despite ChatGPT's popularity, there hasn't been a thorough investigation into the quality and usability of its responses to software engineering queries, said researchers from the Purdue University in the US. News 

ChatGPT’s Software Engineering Answers Showed 52% Inaccuracy

Febin Mathew

OpenAI’s ChatGPT answered about 52 percent of software engineering questions incorrectly, according to the study, raising questions about the accuracy of popular language models. Despite ChatGPT’s popularity, there has been no in-depth research into the quality and usability of its responses to software engineering surveys, said researchers at Purdue University in the US. To address this shortcoming, the team conducted a comprehensive analysis of ChatGPT’s responses to 517 questions on Stack Overflow (SO). “Our study revealed that 52 percent of ChatGPT responses contain inaccuracies and 77 percent are verbal,” the…

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Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. AI 

Employees Utilize ChatGPT To Streamline Work Processes, But Companies Fear Data Breaches

Febin Mathew,

Many workers across the United States are turning to ChatGPT for help with basic tasks, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey, despite fears that have prompted employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies around the world are considering how best to leverage ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses generative artificial intelligence to converse with users and respond to countless prompts. However, security firms and companies have expressed concern that it could lead to leakage of intellectual property rights and strategy. Anecdotal examples of people using ChatGPT in their…

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