Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seeking Funding for Personal AI Device

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive have officially teamed up to design an AI-powered personal device and are seeking funding, reports The Information. Little is known about the AI device at this time, but it won’t look like a smartphone. Altman is a major investor in the Humane AI pin, […]

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OpenAI’s Sora generative AI video creator will be available later this year

Back in mid-February, OpenAI unveiled Sora, its generative AI model that creates videos from text prompts or even a still image and can also edit videos or extend them by filling in or adding frames. Amazing as the demos were, there was no solid launch date for the general public – all we were told […]

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OpenAI’s Sora can create realistic videos using text inputs

OpenAI has introduced Sora, an AI model that can create photorealistic videos “featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple characters with vibrant emotions” up to a minute long using detailed instructions provided by a user in text format. For example, you can provide Sora with this prompt: Beautiful, snowy Tokyo city is bustling. […]

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says there’s no ‘big red button’ to stop the progression of AI while talking about its regulation alongside Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an interview

What you need to know Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI’s Sam Altman recently touched base with The Economist’s Editor-in-Chief to talk about the future of AI, what’s next for ChatGPT, and more. Sam Altman pointed out that he measures the success of ChatGPT based on the percent of human work it’s able to accomplish, […]

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT reigns over Microsoft Copilot on mobile, even with free access to DALL-E 3 and GPT-4

What you need to know Despite Microsoft unveiling its dedicated Copilot app to Android and iOS users with free access to OpenAI’s latest LLM and DALL-E 3 technology, ChatGPT continues to top the ranks regarding downloads and revenue.  Microsoft Copilot may be experiencing a slow adoption rate due to poor promotion techniques that have buried […]

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Volkswagen integrates OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its upcoming lineup of vehicles to act as a ‘copilot’ (not that one)

What you need to know At CES 2024, Volkswagen announced its plans to integrate ChatGPT into several of its upcoming vehicles.  The company intends to integrate the chatbot into its IDA voice assistant to assist with navigation and infotainment controls. Privacy and security remain the company’s priority, promising that the driver’s data and credentials will […]

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Microsoft launches dedicated Copilot app for Android with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model for free

What you need to know Microsoft quietly shipped its AI-powered assistant, Copilot to Android users. The app spots ChatGPT-like capabilities and also allows users to access OpenAI’s GPT-4 model for free.  It’s unclear when the app will be available for iOS users. In the past few months, Microsoft has doubled down on its efforts to […]

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Microsoft hires OpenAI’s Sam Altman after being fired as CEO last week

What you need to know Microsoft has announced that is it hiring Sam Altman, ex-CEO of OpenAI. Altman was fired by OpenAI last week after the board said they had lost confidence in his leadership. Altman will be joined by Greg Brockman to lead a new AI research team at Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella […]

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Sam Altman joins Microsoft’s advanced AI research team after shock firing, and over 70% of OpenAI’s employees may follow him

What you need to know Microsoft announced that it is hiring Sam Altman, ex-CEO of OpenAI. Altman was fired by OpenAI last week after the board said they had lost confidence in his leadership. Altman will be joined by Greg Brockman to lead a new AI research team at Microsoft. Updated November 20, 2023 at […]

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NVIDIA adds support for OpenAI’s Chat API to its latest GPUs. Here’s why it’s it’s a big deal.

What you need to know TensorRT-LLM is adding OpenAI’s Chat API support for desktops and laptops with RTX GPUs starting at 8GB of VRAM. Users can process LLM queries faster and locally without uploading datasets to the cloud. NVIDIA pairs this with “Retrieval-Augmented Generation” (RAG), allowing more bespoke LLM use cases. During Microsoft’s Ignite conference […]

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Jony Ive Could Develop AI Hardware Device With OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device, according to a new report by The Information. Both men have spoken to SoftBank CEO and investor Masayoshi Son about the idea, according to people familiar with the conversations, but it’s not clear if Ive […]

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OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 technology is on its way to Bing Image Creator, and I couldn’t be more stoked

What you need to know Microsoft’s “special” Surface and AI event occurred today, where the company made many announcements. Among the announcements today, Microsoft indicated that Bing Image Creator would soon leverage OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 technology to generate detailed and engaging images. It’s unclear when this change will be taking place.  Microsoft has had quite […]

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FTC shifts gears to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, probing consumer protection laws

What you need to know  The FTC is looking into ChatGPT. The commission seeks to understand whether OpenAI has broken any consumer protection laws. OpenAI has received a 20-page demand letter highlighting the commission’s concerns over its data security practices. Microsoft is likely to be affected if OpenAI is found in the wrong. The Federal […]

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OpenAI’s GPT-4 helped Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella live a childhood dream

Microsoft talks about its plans for AI and making it more accessible to everyone.  Microsoft’s CEO recounts a eureka moment where he unlocked a childhood dream and read Persian poetry using the GPT-3 model. Satya Nadella has highlighted that Sydney’s technology is improving and that there are innovative solutions to help correct instances where it […]

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OpenAI’s Official ChatGPT App for iPhone Expands to 40+ Countries

OpenAI this week announced that its official ChatGPT app for the iPhone and the iPad is now available in more than 40 countries in addition to the United States. The app first launched in the United States last week, and OpenAI promised that it would expand to more countries in the coming weeks. As of […]

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT is ‘only possible’ with Microsoft Azure, says Microsoft

In a new blog post, Microsoft waxed lyrical about its massive Azure cloud, scaled up to meet the specific demands of OpenAI.  A few years ago, Microsoft entered into a massive partnership with OpenAI, a team at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research. The company, perhaps ironically named now, entered into something of a […]

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A week since launch, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has shown the power, and horror, of AI

The concept of artificial intelligence is nothing new. In fact, there’s a good chance that you’ve used something that relied on AI in the last 24 hours. But when OpenAI launched ChatGPT last week, it lowered the entry requirements for using AI. ChatGPT is a chatbot that’s accessible through any web browser. It’s designed to […]

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