OpenAI plans to dramatically expand its user base through new AI products, data center investments, and an Apple partnership. According to reporting by Madhumita Murgia, George Hammond, and Cristina Criddle in the Financial Times, the company aims to reach one billion users in the coming year, up from its current 250 million weekly active users. … Read more
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 … Read more
Meta is well-positioned to benefit from generative AI in digital advertising and content, argues Ben Thompson of Stratechery. Meta’s massive scale, troves of user data, and advanced ad infrastructure enable the company to generate unlimited variations of highly targeted ads and measure their effectiveness, likely boosting ad revenue and margins in the short term. In … Read more
AI agents are rapidly moving from concept to reality, with the potential to automate and supplement human talent in the enterprise, according to Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran as reported by VentureBeat. Despite being in the early stages, autonomous agents are a hot topic in generative AI, requiring advancements in reasoning, memory, and multimodality to flourish. … Read more
In an interview with Bloomberg, Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas expressed excitement about the rapid pace of AI development, predicting it will advance much faster than the internet did, with dramatic changes likely within 5-10 years. Haas, who recently led Arm to a successful $4.87 billion IPO, said the chip designer’s growth is mainly limited … Read more
According to Gartner, artificial intelligence will make at least 15% of daily work decisions autonomously by 2028. This prediction was made by Gartner’s Gene Alvarez in an interview with VentureBeat. A key role will be played by AI agents: virtual employees who initially perform routine tasks and later monitor and manage systems autonomously. Gartner calls … Read more
Dario Amodei’s essay explores the transformative potential of powerful AI, emphasizing that while risks are significant, the upside could radically improve human life. He argues that discussions about AI often overlook its positive applications, which include advancements in biology, neuroscience, economic development, governance, and the meaning of work. Amodei posits that powerful AI could accelerate … Read more
AI companies are increasingly focusing on the development of autonomous programs known as agents, which perform tasks and make decisions with minimal human input, Kylie Robison reports for The Verge. Major players like Microsoft and Google are investing heavily in these agents to automate processes such as customer service and data analysis. Unlike traditional bots, … Read more
Artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the world of work by 2030. Edelman’s Gary Grossman predicts that AI agents will become full-fledged team members in organizations. They will take on complex tasks in areas such as customer service, logistics and project management. Grossman also expects to see the use of digital humans – lifelike AI avatars … Read more
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 … Read more