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Google Gemini AI tech was announced recently and we even got a glimpse of the AI tech through a demo video but was it working in real time? AI 

Google Admits That the Gemini AI Demo Video Was Not Authentic

Adriana Marais, , ,

Google finally showed off its AI capabilities and potential challenger to ChatGPT recently, and it made its case with a strong demo video showing off its AI prowess. Many people were immediately impressed with Gemini and how quickly it responded to queries and how intelligently it could pick up cues that made for an impressive presentation. However, Google has admitted that the demo video didn’t show real-time results, in fact some of Gemini’s movements were timed to give you the impression that the AI was quickly responding to queries. The…

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OpenAI has acknowledged that GPT-4 LLM, which powers the ChatGPT Plus Chatbot, has got "lazier." Here's what you need to know. News 

OpenAI Acknowledges GPT-4’s Decreased Efficiency Due to a Specific Cause; Solution in the Works

Adriana Marais,

OpenAI was in the news for most of November when CEO Sam Altman was fired and then rehired. And while it may have been a temporary bad look, OpenAI isn’t trying to lag behind its competitors, especially as Google brings out the big guns in the Gemini 1.0 AI model family. This is reflected in the fact that the company has admitted that the GPT-4 LLM using the ChatGPT Plus Chatbot has become “lazier”. “We’ve heard all your feedback about GPT-4 being lazy! We haven’t updated the model since November…

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The European Union's landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act may exempt opensource models from strict regulation, according to a leaked compromise proposal seen by Reuters. AI 

These Models May Not Be Subject to Europe’s AI Regulations

Febin Mathew

LONDON: The European Union’s landmark artificial intelligence (AI) law could exempt open-source models from strict regulation, according to a compromise proposal leaked to Reuters. Lawmakers suspended talks Thursday after negotiations that lasted nearly 24 hours overnight failed to reach a consensus on how best to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. Open source refers to the free and open sharing of software code, allowing anyone to contribute to updating it or solving bugs. Prominent European companies active in the open source space include France’s Mistral and Germany’s Aleph Alpha, both of…

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Elon Musk's AI company wants to compete with the AI giant OpenAI which was also co-founded by the X chief. AI 

Elon Musk’s AI Firm Seeks $1 Billion to Enter the ChatGPT Arena

Adriana Marais,

Elon Musk raised $44 billion last year to buy Twitter (now called X), and now he wants to raise more money to help him build the ideal ChatGPT competitor and compete with OpenAI. The latest filings suggest Musk is seeking $1 billion for his AI startup X.AI, which already has four investors with $135 million in capital raised to date, according to the company’s SEC filings. Musk has been vocal about the future of AI, even criticizing the need to push AI chatbots so quickly without focusing on the impact…

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly warned that Facebook and Instagram could go extinct if he didn’t act fast enough to create a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. News 

AI Scientist Raises Concerns to Mark Zuckerberg About Potential Extinction of Facebook and Instagram

Jim Hendler, , ,

When ChatGPT came out, the world got its first glimpse of what generative AI can do. When it started to take over the mainstream, rival companies like Google were said to be left behind by the unexpected competition. And according to reports, Google internally declared it a “code red.” Meta, which is focused on its mixed reality metaverse goals, was another company feeling the heat. In fact, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was warned that Facebook and Instagram could become extinct if he didn’t act fast enough to create a competitor…

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Google Gemini is expected to leverage multimodal learning techniques to process and generate various data formats, including text, images, code, and audio. AI 

Gemini AI Launch Put on Hold: ChatGPT Takes the Lead!

Febin Mathew,

Google’s chat AI, ‘Gemini AI’, designed to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is now slated for release in January next year after the launch has been delayed. As reported by The Information, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has canceled a series of Gemini events in California, New York and Washington for next week. The reason for this decision is that the company found that the AI, Gemini, was not consistently effective at processing queries in languages other than English. The planned but unannounced events were supposed to be Google’s most significant product…

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ChatGPT has undoubtedly become a sensation in the past 12 months since its debut but not everything can be seen as a positive thing. AI 

1 Year Later: ChatGPT’s AI Boom Has Everyone Wanting a Piece!

Febin Mathew,

ChatGPT came out a year ago and most of you might think that AI chatbot has been around longer, after all the technology is so much talked about these days. But no, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT around this time last year, and since then we’ve seen the AI chatbot become wildly popular, evolve into new versions, and even make its way to your smartphones. But here’s the fascinating thing about ChatGPT: artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for years, decades in fact, and somehow this AI chatbot has turned out to…

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI has delayed the launch of its custom GPT store until early 2024, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday. News 

OpenAI’s Custom GPT Store: Delayed Until 2024 – Find Out Why!

Adarsh V.K

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has announced that it will delay the release of its custom GPT store. Originally scheduled for November 2023, the custom GPT store is expected to launch in early 2024. According to an internal memo seen by Reuters, the company will continue to “improve” GPT based on customer feedback. The delay is due to the startup’s surprise ouster of CEO Sam Altman and his subsequent reassignment following employee threats to quit. GPTs are early versions of AI assistants that perform real-world tasks such as booking flights…

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ChatGPT Voice completely changes the overall experience, and once you try it, you'll be convinced that it's a next-generation voice assistant. AI 

Can ChatGPT Be Your Only Voice Assistant? Find Out What Makes It Next-Gen!

Febin Mathew,

ChatGPT has been a major development in AI since it was released in 2022. It has dominated headlines and is rapidly changing the way we interact with the internet. Last week, OpenAI opened up access to ChatGPT Voice to all free users. Previously, it was only available to paying ChatGPT Plus users. It can be accessed through the ChatGPT mobile app on both Android and iOS devices. You might be wondering why this is a big deal considering it’s just ChatGPT with speech capabilities. But the bigger picture is different.…

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Microsoft is informing users about the changes that will be coming into effect from January 2024. Here are the details. News 

Countdown to Goodbye: Microsoft to Discontinue Chrome Extension in 2024

Adriana Marais, , ,

Microsoft has expanded into a business-oriented software company with products like Microsoft 365, which bring all popular Microsoft tools under one subscription. It even has an extension that can be used in Chrome and Edge to give you quick access to any of these apps. But now the company has decided to end support for this extension, which according to its support documents will start on January 15, 2024. Chrome extensions come in all shapes and sizes and serve people with different features, but we’re not sure why Microsoft has…

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If you have the iPhone 15 Pro, you can use its new Action Button to trigger ChatGPT Voice in seconds. Here's how it works. AI 

Tap Into ChatGPT with the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button – Get Answers in Seconds!

Febin Mathew,

ChatGPT’s Chat with Voice feature is now available for free to all users of the ChatGPT mobile app – on both iOS and Android devices. This feature allows you to have a full-fledged conversation with a chatbot based on OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 large language models. Simply put, it’s your standard ChatGPT chatbot, but with a voice and the ability to hear you. As good as the feature is, however, you have to go through a multi-step process to use the feature by first opening the ChatGPT app on Android…

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Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful AI discovery that could threaten humanity. AI 

Major AI Breakthrough: OpenAI Researchers Sound Alarm Before Altman’s Departure

Febin Mathew,

(Reuters) – Before OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the government warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The previously unreported letter and artificial intelligence algorithm were key developments before the government ousted Altman, the poster child for generative artificial intelligence, two of the sources said. Before his triumphant return late Tuesday, more than 700 workers had threatened to walk out and join a Microsoft backer in…

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Previously available only to Plus and Enterprise subscribers, the voice chat feature is now available to all users. News 

Unlock Free Voice Chat On Your iPhone – Here’s How!

Sanjay Patil,

OpenAI recently announced that it will expand the voice chat feature in its official ChatGPT app for iPhone and iPad to all users. The feature is now available for free, so no subscription is required. “ChatGPT with voice is now available to all free users. Download the app to your phone and tap the headset icon to start a conversation,” the company wrote on the microblogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Previously only available to Plus and Enterprise subscribers, the voice chat feature is now available to all users,…

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Had Sam Altman joined Microsoft instead of returning to OpenAI, Microsoft would have handed out MacBooks to OpenAI employees instead of Surface devices. Read on to find out why News 

Microsoft Missed Out on OpenAI Talent – Find Out Why They Didn’t Get MacBooks!

Adriana Marais,

Microsoft was ready to take on the wave of OpenAI employees who would have joined the company if Sam Altman hadn’t returned as OpenAI’s CEO. In doing so, it had prepared office infrastructure, computers – including Apple MacBooks – and more. According to CNBC and Axios, this was after hundreds of OpenAI employees signed a letter demanding that OpenAI’s board dissolve (which eventually happened) or follow Altman to Microsoft. You might be wondering why Microsoft would give MacBooks as entry-level kits instead of its own Windows-based Surface PCs. The answer…

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OpenAI has made the ‘Chat with Voice’ feature available for free to all ChatGPT users. Here's how it works. AI 

OpenAI Unlocks ChatGPT Feature For All – Sam Altman Returns As CEO!

Febin Mathew

Amid the recent developments surrounding the ouster and subsequent reinstatement of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI, the company has made a new Chat with Voice feature available free of charge to all ChatGPT users. This means that even if the user is not a paying ChatGPT Plus subscriber, they can still use OpenAI’s new ChatGPT feature, which enables a full conversation with the chatbot. In a message from X, formerly known as Twitter, the company announced that “ChatGPT with voice is now available to all free users. Download the…

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella played his cards expertly which has got him AI whiz Sam Altman to the company with OpenAI stuck in a mire. News 

“Satya Nadella Reveals the ‘Manic Weekend’ Behind Microsoft’s Acquisition of OpenAI”

Adriana Marais, ,

It’s been a hectic 48 hours for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, juggling between the India-Australia World Cup final and the ongoing OpenAI soap opera. Microsoft seems to have come out of the Sam Altman-OpenAI episode with more feathers in its cap, but the story is far from over. However, we have finally got Nadella to speak publicly about the saga and whether he would try to buy Australia now that they have won the Cricket World Cup for the sixth time. The Microsoft chief spoke on Tuesday in a podcast…

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OpenAI's board of directors approached rival Anthropic's CEO about replacing chief Sam Altman and potentially merging the two AI startups, according to two people briefed on the matter. News 

Anthropic CEO in Talks for Top Job at OpenAI: Report

Adriana Marais

OpenAI’s board approached rival Anthropic’s CEO about replacing chief executive Sam Altman and a possible merger of the two AI startups, according to two people briefed on the matter. People said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declined on both fronts. The news, reported by The Information on Monday, follows several reported calls to find Altman’s successor days after he was ousted by OpenAI’s board. OpenAI declined to comment, and board member Adam D’Angelo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Sunday, the board offered former Twitch CEO Emmett…

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OpenAI's staff has threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft's new division unless the board resigns. News 

OpenAI Staff Ready to Jump Ship and Join Sam Altman at Microsoft: Get the Scoop Now!

Adriana Marais, ,

(Reuters) – OpenAI staff have threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman in a new Microsoft division unless the board resigns, Reuters reported on Monday. In addition to chief technology officer Mira Murat, data scientist Ilya Sutskever and chief operating officer Brad Lightcap, about 500 OpenAI staff members announced their resignations, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Here is the letter that sent the warning to OpenAI board members. To the Board of OpenAI, OpenAI is the world’s leading artificial intelligence company.…

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OpenAI is founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs and investors, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Tesla chief Elon Musk. It is established as a not-for-profit organisation that publishes open source research and software available to all News 

Microsoft and OpenAI’s Epic Seven-Year Saga Takes a Dramatic Turn!

Adriana Marais

Microsoft’s hiring of ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday marks a new twist in the seven-year-old partnership between the US giant and the startup that created ChatGPT. Here are some key moments in the history of their partnership: Established as a non-profit organization OpenAI was founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs and investors including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Tesla chief Elon Musk. It is founded as a non-profit organization that publishes open source research and software available to all. Cooperation with Microsoft Musk will leave the project in 2018…

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In a letter, some of OpenAI's most senior staff members threatened to leave the company if the board did not get replaced News 

OpenAI Staff Ready to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door: Mass Exodus Threatened if Board Not Replaced

Jim Hendler

Hundreds of OpenAI employees threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company and join Microsoft on Monday. They followed OpenAI founder Sam Altman, who said he was starting an AI subsidiary at Microsoft after he was shocked to be fired from the company whose ChatGPT chatbot has led the rapid rise of AI technology. In the letter, some of OpenAI’s most senior employees threatened to leave the company if the board was not replaced. “Your actions have made it clear that you cannot control OpenAI,” said the letter, which was…

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