OpenAI has released ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode, allowing users to access GPT-4o's hyper-realistic audio responses. The feature will initially be available to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users and will roll out to all Plus users by fall 2024. Scarlett Johansson, an actress, has refused to use her voice for the feature and has hired legal counsel to defend her likeness.
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Airtable has acquired Dopt, a startup that helps other startups build product onboarding experiences, for its AI capabilities. The acquisition closed on July 15 and the Dopt team will join Airtable's AI group. Dopt introduced AI-based assistance tools earlier this year, which Airtable is acquiring to further its approach to AI.
2024-07-30 04:39:45 PM |
A new research paper published in Nature warns that AI models may get dumber and collapse due to a phenomenon called 'model collapse', where the input and output of a model converge and turn into garbage. This could happen as more AI content fills the web, leading to a loss of understanding of what a dog, for example, even is.
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Avi Schiffmann, a Harvard dropout, is developing an AI device called Friend, a neck-worn companion designed to combat loneliness. The device has raised $2.5 million in funding at a $50 million valuation from investors including Caffeinated Capital's Raymond Tonsing and Solana founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal. Friend is not the only AI wearable in development, with Limitless and Bee AI also working on screenless devices.
2024-07-30 04:09:54 PM |
Intelmatix, a deep tech startup, has raised $20 million in Series A funding to enable businesses in the MENA region to tap into AI for decision-making. The startup has offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, London, and Boston, and has launched its enterprise AI platform, EDIX. It has picked up 10 enterprise customers so far and plans to expand to medium and smaller businesses. The global enterprise AI market is projected to grow to $68.9 billion by 2028.
2024-07-30 03:39:48 PM |
Perplexity AI plans to share ad revenue with news publishers when its chatbot surfaces their content in response to a user query. The company's head of business, Dmitry Shevelenko, stated that the program was explored in January, before publishers accused Perplexity of plagiarism and unethical web scraping. The business case for the publisher program is self-preservation, as Perplexity needs journalists to continue producing new facts about the world.
2024-07-30 01:09:28 PM |
Meta is rolling out its AI Studio to all creators in the U.S., allowing them to create personalized AI-powered chatbots. The tool was first announced last year and started testing with select creators in June. Creators can use their own prompts or suggested templates to build a chatbot, which can be used for various purposes such as caption creation, post formatting, or generating memes.
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Apple has released the iOS 18.1 developer beta, which includes the first features of its AI suite, Apple Intelligence. The features are limited to users with iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad, and Mac with M1, and require device language to be set to U.S. English and region to the U.S.
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Canva has acquired Leonardo.ai, a generative AI content and research startup, for a mix of cash and stock. The acquisition will bring 120 Leonardo.ai employees, including the executive team, to Canva. Leonardo.ai will continue to operate independently, focusing on rapid innovation and research and development, with Canva's resources. The acquisition aims to help Leonardo.ai develop its platform and expand its user growth.
2024-07-30 05:09:44 AM |
In the first half of 2023, 225 generative AI startups raised $12.3 billion from VCs, with early-stage startups being the clear winners, receiving $8.7 billion. Notable deals include Elon Musk's xAI, which raised $6 billion, and China's Moonshot AI, which raised $1 billion. The trend suggests that generative AI companies may match or exceed the $21.8 billion they raised in 2023.
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