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OpenAI has received a lot of criticism in the last two weeks. The company apparently had disproportionately strict rules for employees leaving the company. For example, they are not allowed to criticize the company or else lose their valuable shares. CEO Sam Altman claims to have been unaware of this and has apologized. However, internal …
Meta’s head of AI, Yann LeCun, believes that large language models will never reach the level of human intelligence. Instead, he is focusing on a new approach that aims to give machines “super intelligence” by teaching them to understand the world like humans.
San Francisco has become the undisputed center for artificial intelligence, with more than 50% of global venture funding for AI startups in 2023, a trend that will be further strengthened by large funding rounds for companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Inflection AI, as well as the return of talent to the Bay Area, writes …
The second “International AI Film Festival” demonstrated the extent to which generative AI has arrived in film: according to VentureBeat, the best examples impressed with a successful combination of strong stories and intelligently applied AI effects.
Google is offering “AI Essentials,” a new course that teaches users how to use generative AI to increase their productivity. The course focuses on practical applications such as brainstorming, decision-making, and speeding up everyday tasks. Source: Open Culture
Musician Washed Out released a new music video for his song “The Hardest Part,” which was created entirely using OpenAI’s Sora AI model. Director Paul Trillo used 55 short AI-generated video clips and combined them into a four-minute clip that demonstrates the current abilities of generative video AI.
OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Ilya Sutskever is leaving the company after being involved in the failed coup attempt against CEO Sam Altman in November. Sutskever will now focus on a new, as-yet-unknown project, while Jakub Pachocki has been named OpenAI’s new Chief Scientific Officer.
Through the “Preferred Publisher Program”, OpenAI offers media companies licensing agreements to provide ChatGPT with up-to-date content and give users access to high-quality information sources. In return, participating providers receive both fixed licensing fees and performance-based payments. This is shown in a leaked presentation by OpenAI.
OpenAI has released “Model Spec,” a set of rules that control the behavior of its AI models, such as ChatGPT, for which OpenAI is seeking public feedback. The goal is to develop AI models that are useful and safe for all users by establishing ethical guidelines and practical rules for their use. Source: VentureBeat
OpenAI is developing a new tool called “Media Manager” that will allow authors and rights holders to determine if and how their work can be used to train AI models. The tool is expected to be available by 2025. Source: TechCrunch