OpenAI launches Advanced Voice Mode

OpenAI is introducing Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) for paying ChatGPT users. The feature will first be available to Plus and Team subscribers in the US, followed by Enterprise and Edu customers next week. AVM features a new user interface represented by a blue animated sphere. In addition to the redesign, OpenAI offers five new voices: …

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OpenAI must disclose training data for court case

OpenAI is providing insight into its training data for the first time as part of a lawsuit, Winston Cho writes for The Hollywood Reporter. Several authors, including Sarah Silverman, accuse OpenAI of using their works to train ChatGPT without permission. Representatives of the plaintiff authors are now being allowed to review the material in a …

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OpenAI CEO Altman super optimistic about Super AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman foresees a rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. In a blog post on his personal website, he predicts that super-intelligent AI could become a reality “in just a few thousand days”. Altman is also convinced that deep learning is capable of solving difficult problems such as climate change. Finally, the CEO believes …

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OpenAI threatens nosy users

OpenAI is threatening to block users who try to understand the processes behind its new “o1” AI models (also known as “Strawberry”). These offerings use a “chain of thought” system in which the AI first thinks through possible answers. As Frank Landymore reports at Futurism, users who are too curious will receive emails warning them …

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OpenAI’s planned rebrand faces internal opposition

OpenAI is apparently planning a radical change to its logo. According to Fortune, employees were presented with a new design in a company-wide meeting: a large black ring or the number zero. The logo was met with disapproval by many employees, who found it grim and uncreative. The redesign began about a year ago and …

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OpenAI gives enterprise and education customers access to o1

OpenAI has made its latest AI models, o1-preview and o1-mini, available to all ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers. Designed to tackle complex reasoning tasks, these models could change the way businesses and educational institutions approach their toughest challenges. As Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat, the o1 models stand out for their ability to engage …

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ChatGPT no longer becomes active by itself

OpenAI has fixed an issue with ChatGPT where it appeared that the chatbot was sending messages to users on its own. The company explained that the error occurred when the model tried to reply to a blank message, which was not sent correctly. A Reddit user had previously shared a screenshot showing ChatGPT asking about …

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leaves security committee

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the safety and security committee of the company’s board of directors. The committee will now consist entirely of independent members. Zico Kolter, head of the machine learning department at Carnegie Mellon University, will chair the committee. Other members include Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, former NSA chief Paul Nakasone, and …

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OpenAI o1 “not a breakthrough towards AGI”

The ARC research team has tested OpenAI’s new AI models o1-preview and o1-mini with the ARC AGI benchmark. ARC stands for “Alignment Research Center” and their AGI benchmark measures the capabilities of AI systems in terms of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). They define AGI as follows: AGI is a system that can efficiently learn new …

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OpenAI wants to shed its non-profit roots

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is on the verge of a major restructuring. CEO Sam Altman has apparently told employees that the startup plans to shed its complex non-profit structure. The change is expected to take place in 2025 and could turn OpenAI into a more traditional, for-profit company. The planned restructuring coincides with a …

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