Meta’s former AR/VR hardware lead joins OpenAI to head robotics efforts

Caitlin Kalinowski, the former head of Meta’s augmented reality glasses and virtual reality goggles teams, announced that she is joining OpenAI to lead their robotics and consumer hardware division. In a LinkedIn post, Kalinowski stated her initial focus will be on bringing AI into the physical world through robotics work and partnerships. An article by …

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OpenAI acquires high-profile domain name Chat.com

OpenAI has acquired the domain name Chat.com for an undisclosed amount, TechCrunch reports. The domain, which was registered in 1996 and is one of the oldest on the web, now redirects to OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT. According to a post on X-Twitter by HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah, who sold the domain last year …

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OpenAI in early talks with regulators to convert to for-profit company

OpenAI, the $157 billion artificial intelligence company founded in 2015 as a nonprofit, is in preliminary discussions with the California and Delaware attorneys general to convert to a for-profit public benefit corporation. According to two people familiar with the matter, the process will likely involve regulators examining how OpenAI values its intellectual property assets, such …

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OpenAI CEO says next major AI model GPT-5 unlikely to launch this year

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced during a Reddit AMA on Thursday that the company likely won’t release GPT-5, its next major AI model, in 2023 due to the increasing complexity of these models. Altman cited “limitations and hard decisions” in allocating compute resources as the reason for the delay, despite “some very good releases coming …

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ChatGPT gains real-time search capabilities

OpenAI has announced a web search functionality for its ChatGPT conversational AI. The new feature, initially rolling out to paid subscribers, allows ChatGPT to search the web and provide real-time information on topics such as news, sports, stocks, and weather. By delivering curated answers with clear source attribution, ChatGPT aims to provide a more natural …

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OpenAI expands Realtime API with new voices and reduces costs for developers

OpenAI has updated its Realtime API, currently in beta, with five new expressive voices for speech-to-speech applications and reduced costs for developers by introducing prompt caching. According to OpenAI’s API documentation cited in an article by VentureBeat, the native speech-to-speech feature enables low latency and nuanced output. The company showcased three of the new voices …

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Microsoft reports OpenAI investment and AI-driven growth

Microsoft has revealed that its AI business is on track to surpass a $10 billion annual revenue run rate next quarter, making it the fastest business in the company’s history to reach this milestone. The company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, attributes this growth to Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. Microsoft disclosed in its …

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OpenAI develops custom AI chip with Broadcom and TSMC

OpenAI is working with Broadcom and TSMC to develop its first in-house AI chip optimized for inference, while also expanding its use of AMD GPUs alongside NVIDIA chips to meet growing infrastructure needs, according to sources cited by Reuters journalist Krystal Hu. The company considered building its own chip foundries but decided to focus on …

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OpenAI generates majority of revenue from consumer subscriptions, CFO says

OpenAI generates roughly 75% of its revenue from consumer subscriptions to products like its ChatGPT chatbot, with paid plans starting at $20 per month, according to CFO Sarah Friar in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Friar said ChatGPT has 250 million weekly active users, with a 5-6% conversion rate from free to paid. While OpenAI …

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OpenAI Whisper prone to hallucinations, researchers say

Researchers have discovered that Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool used in various industries including healthcare, is prone to making up text or entire sentences, known as hallucinations. According to interviews with software engineers, developers, and academic researchers by AP, these hallucinations can include problematic content such as racial commentary, violent rhetoric, and imagined medical treatments. …

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