Mobile AI applications have become a significant revenue source, with ChatGPT leading the market. According to a new report by Appfigures, analyzed by Bloomberg’s Vlad Savov, OpenAI’s chatbot has generated $529 million since its mobile launch in May. The total AI app market nearly quadrupled in 2024, reaching $1.4 billion in revenue. US consumers drive … Read more
OpenAI and Microsoft are investigating whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek improperly used OpenAI’s technology to develop its new R1 language model. According to reports from Bloomberg and the Financial Times, the companies are probing whether DeepSeek obtained data output from OpenAI’s technology in an unauthorized manner. David Sacks, a venture capitalist and Trump administration member, … Read more
Researchers have identified 15 sophisticated techniques that can be used to circumvent safety measures in large language models (LLMs), raising concerns about AI security. Security researcher Nir Diamant detailed these findings in a comprehensive analysis that examines various methods attackers use to make AI models ignore their safety training. The research highlights several major attack … Read more
DeepSeek’s new AI reasoning model R1 could substantially reduce the costs of developing AI applications. According to an analysis by Ben Dickson in VentureBeat, DeepSeek-R1 offers similar capabilities to leading models at a fraction of the price. The model costs $2.19 per million output tokens, compared to OpenAI’s o1 at $60 per million tokens. When … Read more
A new analysis by Robert Rose highlights how the widespread adoption of generative AI is making content planning transparency more critical than ever. In an article published by the Content Marketing Institute, he explains that while AI promises to speed up content creation, it often amplifies existing challenges in content management. According to Forrester research … Read more
Ben Congdon writes that AI generated content, which he calls “AI slop,” has become increasingly difficult to identify. In a detailed blog post on his personal website, Congdon describes how he developed an involuntary reflex for spotting AI-written text. He notes that while early GPT-3 content was easily detectable, recent AI outputs have become significantly … Read more
OpenAI has introduced a new AI agent called “deep research” that enables ChatGPT to conduct comprehensive research tasks. The feature, currently available to ChatGPT Pro users with limited queries per month, utilizes OpenAI’s o3 reasoning model to analyze information from multiple web sources and compile detailed reports with citations. The system can process text, PDFs, … Read more
OpenAI has released o3-mini, its latest AI reasoning model that offers improved performance in STEM fields while being more cost-effective than its predecessors. The model, which was previewed in December, is now available through both ChatGPT and OpenAI’s API services. The new model demonstrates significant improvements over o1-mini, with OpenAI reporting 24% faster response times … Read more
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a new version of its AI platform specifically designed for U.S. government agencies. As reported by Hayden Field for CNBC, the platform enables government organizations to use ChatGPT while maintaining their data security requirements. The system operates within agencies’ own Microsoft Azure environments, allowing them to manage security and compliance … Read more
OpenAI is in early discussions to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round that could value the company at $300 billion, with SoftBank leading the investment. According to reporting by Berber Jin and Deepa Seetharaman in The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank is considering an investment of $15-25 billion. Part of the funding would … Read more