Why it matters: After months of anticipation following its February preview, OpenAI’s text-to-video AI tool Sora is now officially available, marking a significant advancement in AI-generated content creation. The big picture: Sora enters a competitive landscape alongside Google’s Veo 2 and Amazon’s upcoming Nova Reel, as tech giants race to dominate the emerging AI video … Read more
In a significant legislative move, the US Congress is stepping up efforts to regulate the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) by introducing a bill aimed at ensuring transparency in the use of copyrighted materials by AI companies. The bill, spearheaded by Congressman Adam Schiff, seeks to demystify the vast datasets fueling generative AI models, … Read more
In a move reflecting growing concerns over AI’s potential for misuse, OpenAI has decided to delay the broader release of its Voice Engine technology, which can clone voices from brief audio samples, amid fears of escalating misinformation during a crucial global election year. Key Developments: Looking Ahead: While OpenAI recognizes the transformative potential of Voice … Read more
OpenAI announced that it has restored web browsing capabilities to ChatGPT, using Microsoft’s Bing search engine. The feature is available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users beginning today, and is accessible when using GPT-4. The real-time browsing capability means that ChatGPT is no longer limited to information that pre-dates September 2021. ChatGPT allowed web browsing … Read more
OpenAI has announced a significant upgrade to ChatGPT, introducing voice and image capabilities. This enhancement allows users to engage in real-time voice conversations and share images with the chatbot, marking a leap in multimodal interaction. Competition Heats Up In the competitive landscape of generative AI, ChatGPT’s new features are a response to similar advancements by … Read more
It seems like a small feature, but it has huge implications. OpenAI announced that it will begin rolling out “Custom Instructions” which ChatGPT will store globally and apply to all conversations. Think of it as a “global prompt.” Well, in fact, two prompts. The Custom Instructions settings allows you to supply a prompt that allows … Read more
OpenAI and its flagship ChatGPT have some new competition. Anthropic, another San Francisco-based startup, released it’s Claude 2 Chatbot to the public. It’s available only to USA and UK users at the moment. Anthopic, which was founded by former members of the OpenAI research team, aims to be a more ethically-driven company. The New York … Read more
What’s new: Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has warned its employees against entering confidential information into chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s own AI chatbot, Bard. This is due to fears of potential data leaks. Why it matters: This caution comes as AI chatbots continue to grow more prevalent and sophisticated, raising new … Read more
OpenAI has released a dedicated iOS app for ChatGPT onto Apple’s App Store. It’s currently available only in the USA, with worldwide release expected to follow shortly. An Android app is also in the works. The dedicated app means that mobile users no longer have to access ChatGPT via a web browser. The app syncs … Read more
OpenAI announced the upcoming availability of plugins for its ChatGPT system. Only a few are available, and access is restricted to a small number of users and developers via a waiting list. But a few early plugin partners have been revealed, and they provide a peek into how plugins will work — and the disruption … Read more