ChatGPT Search 🔍, DeepMind Audio Generation 🔊, Nvidia AI-powered humanoid robots 🤖

💬 OpenAI Developments

OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

OpenAI has introduced a search feature within ChatGPT, called SearchGPT, designed to deliver real-time information like sports scores, stock quotes, news, and weather, enhancing its competitive stance against search engines such as Google and Bing. Initially beta-tested in July, this feature leverages partnerships with news and data providers for up-to-date responses.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says lack of compute capacity is delaying the company’s products

OpenAI plans to release an AI chip by 2026 to address limited compute capacity, which CEO Sam Altman cited as a key factor delaying product rollouts in a Reddit AMA. While Advanced Voice Mode lacks the visual capabilities previewed earlier, and video tool Sora faces delays, OpenAI highlighted upcoming improvements in image understanding and reasoning at its DevDay conference, though no GPT-5 release is planned this year.

🌐 AI in Various Sectors

Healthcare: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is leading the development of four large AI models aimed at transforming healthcare. These models focus on medical imaging, clinical decision support, drug discovery, and public health, aiming to enhance diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and disease prevention.

Robotics: Nvidia is spearheading the development of AI-powered humanoid robots, emphasizing their potential to operate in human-centric environments like factories and hospitals. By integrating advanced AI with robotics, Nvidia aims to enhance automation across various sectors, addressing labor shortages and boosting productivity.

Social Media and Interaction: Mark Zuckerberg highlighted Meta's shift towards AI-generated content as a major future trend for Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms, powered by their Llama model and Meta AI chatbot. He described this shift as a natural evolution aimed at enhancing user experiences and engagement through new, AI-driven content categories.

🚀 Tech Industry Moves

Anthropic has released a desktop application for its AI chatbot, Claude, available for free download on both Mac and Windows platforms. This move aligns Claude with other AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot, which also offer desktop versions and voice integration.

Meta's AI research division, FAIR, has developed advanced tools enabling robots to experience touch and perform intricate tasks, enhancing their ability to interact safely with humans. These innovations aim to improve robotic capabilities across various fields, including healthcare and manufacturing.

Meta's AI assistant, Meta AI, has rapidly grown to over 500 million monthly active users within its first year, integrating into platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. The assistant offers features such as AI-generated images, real-time information retrieval, and chatbot interactions, with plans to expand its capabilities and user base further.

Microsoft In its latest fiscal quarter, reported a 16% increase in sales, reaching $65.6 billion, and an 11% rise in profits, despite significant AI investments. This growth was primarily driven by a 33% revenue boost in Azure and cloud services, with 12% attributed to AI-related products and services.

⚖️ AI Ethics and Regulation

Anthropic is advocating for strategic regulation to mitigate the potential risks posed by advanced AI systems, especially those capable of significant tasks like cybersecurity or aiding in chemical and biological fields. Their Responsible Scaling Policy emphasizes increasing safety measures in line with AI sophistication and calls for transparent, adaptive legislation that supports innovation while preventing misuse. Anthropic warns that the next 18 months are crucial for policymakers to act, aiming for global safety standards to align with the rapid evolution of AI technologies.

💡 Emerging AI Technologies and Companies

Montenegro startup Buddy.ai closes €10.2 million for its AI tutor for children under 12

Montenegro-based Buddy.ai has secured €10.2 million in seed funding to advance its AI-driven English language tutor designed for children under 12. The app features an interactive, animated robot named Buddy that engages young learners through game-based, story-driven lessons, aiming to make personalized education accessible globally.

🎨 AI in Creative Industries

DeepMind's advancements in audio generation have led to models capable of producing high-quality, natural speech for diverse applications like Google’s NotebookLM and Illuminate. This includes long-form, multi-speaker dialogues with realistic vocal characteristics and speaker interactions. Their technology, supported by innovations like the SoundStream codec and AudioLM framework, enables efficient, high-fidelity audio generation, with a strong focus on scalability, quality, and ethical use, including watermarking via SynthID to prevent misuse.

🌍 Global AI Race

EY launches EY.ai Global AI Advisory Council

EY has established the EY.ai Global AI Advisory Council to guide its artificial intelligence strategy and adapt to technological advancements. This council will support EY.ai, the AI platform launched in September 2023, by providing insights on AI development, deployment, and addressing global challenges such as climate change and the digital divide.

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