OpenAI experienced a significant service disruption affecting ChatGPT, Sora, and its API platforms on Wednesday. According to Maxwell Zeff’s report for TechCrunch, the outage lasted from approximately 3 PM to 9 PM Pacific Time. OpenAI’s developer community lead Edwin Arbus attributed the problem to a configuration change that caused multiple servers to become unavailable. The …
Apple has launched significant updates to its operating systems, introducing new artificial intelligence features under the Apple Intelligence brand. The iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates are now available for compatible devices in six English-speaking countries: the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The updates bring …
OpenAI has made its digital editing tool Canvas accessible to all ChatGPT users, expanding beyond its previous limitation to paying subscribers. According to technology reporter Emilia David, the announcement came during OpenAI’s livestream event. Canvas transforms ChatGPT’s interface by adding a side-by-side workspace where users can edit code and text while chatting with the AI. …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has marked its second anniversary since its launch in November 2022, sparking unprecedented growth in artificial intelligence development. According to Gary Grossman, EVP of technology practice at Edelman, the AI chatbot’s release led to a dramatic surge in AI startups, with current estimates suggesting around 70,000 AI companies worldwide – double the number …
OpenAI has officially launched the full version of its o1 reasoning model, moving it out of preview status. The model, previously codenamed Strawberry, offers improved capabilities in coding, mathematics, and image analysis, with the company claiming a 34% reduction in major errors on complex problems compared to its preview version. The technology company is introducing …
Meta’s internal coding assistant Metamate combines both OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Meta’s own Llama AI model to support developers, according to a report by Kali Hays in Fortune. The tool has been using GPT-4 since early 2024, despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s public promotion of Llama as a leading AI model. Current and former Meta employees, speaking …
OpenAI is exploring the possibility of introducing advertising to its AI products while pursuing new revenue streams. According to a Financial Times article by Madhumita Murgia, Cristina Criddle, and George Hammond, the company has been hiring advertising experts from Meta and Google, including former Google search advertising leader Shivakumar Venkataraman. While Chief Financial Officer Sarah …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT automatically blocks conversations containing certain individuals’ names, according to reporting by Benj Edwards for Ars Technica. The blocking mechanism appears to be a response to defamation concerns and legal threats, with confirmed blocks on names including Brian Hood, Jonathan Turley, and Jonathan Zittrain. The article explains that Hood’s case, involving false claims about …
Spanish bank BBVA has deployed 3,000 ChatGPT Enterprise licenses since May 2023, with employees creating nearly 3,000 custom GPTs across various departments. According to reporting by Isabelle Bousquette for The Wall Street Journal, while 80% of users report saving over two hours weekly, the bank faces challenges integrating the AI tool with complex internal systems. …
A new study from the University of California, Riverside reveals that ChatGPT’s computer systems consume approximately two liters of water for 10-50 queries, four times more than previously estimated. The research, to be published in Communications of the ACM, shows that data centers require substantial water for cooling their AI servers, which generate intense heat …