SCRGoogle’s response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT launch sparked a dramatic two-year transformation within the tech giant, according to an extensive report by Paresh Dave and Arielle Pardes in Wired. The article details how Google, despite having developed transformer-based architecture (the “T” in ChatGPT), found itself playing catch-up in the generative AI race. When ChatGPT debuted in …
OpenAI has introduced three new AI models designed to enhance speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities. The models gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe, and gpt-4o-mini-tts offer improved accuracy and customization options for developers building voice applications. According to OpenAI, the new transcription models significantly outperform their predecessor, Whisper, particularly in noisy environments and with various accents. The company’s internal benchmarks …
Anthropic has officially launched a web search feature for its AI chatbot Claude, enabling the assistant to access and process real-time information from the internet. The new capability, which addresses one of the most requested features from users, is currently available in preview for paid Claude users in the United States, with plans to expand …
A federal appeals court has ruled that works created solely by artificial intelligence cannot receive copyright protection under US law. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the US Copyright Office’s decision to reject computer scientist Stephen Thaler’s attempt to register an artwork created by his AI system called the …
In a wide-ranging interview with Ben Thompson of Stratechery, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed insights about the company’s unexpected transformation from a research lab into a major consumer technology company. Altman explained that ChatGPT’s viral success in late 2022 forced the organization to rapidly pivot its operations and strategy. “What I wanted was to get …
Free and open source software (FOSS) projects are facing severe infrastructure challenges due to aggressive crawling by AI companies. According to a report by Niccolò Venerandi, multiple FOSS projects have experienced outages and service disruptions from AI crawlers that ignore standard protocols like robots.txt. SourceHut founder Drew DeVault reported that LLM crawlers are accessing expensive …
Google has released new advice on how to effectively use its Deep Research tool, which is now available to all users. According to a post on the official Google blog, Deep Research helps users explore complex topics through comprehensive reports. Aarush Selvan, Gemini Senior Product Manager, and Mukund Sridhar developed the tool to reduce research …
Meta’s Llama AI models have reached 1 billion downloads, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on Threads. Kyle Wiggers reports that this represents a 53% increase from the 650 million downloads recorded in December 2024. The models, available under a proprietary license, power Meta’s AI assistant across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Despite commercial restrictions in …
Over 400 Hollywood creative leaders have signed an open letter opposing AI companies’ efforts to weaken copyright protections. According to Todd Spangler of Variety, the letter was sent to the Trump administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to submissions from OpenAI and Google. Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, and Paul McCartney …
OpenAI has released o1-pro, an upgraded version of its o1 reasoning AI model, available to select developers who have spent at least $5 on OpenAI API services. As reported by Kyle Wiggers, o1-pro costs $150 per million tokens for input and $600 per million tokens for output, making it twice as expensive as GPT-4.5 for …