Shutterstock is rolling out full legal indemnification for enterprise customers using its generative AI images. The protection covers copyright and IP claims following an on-demand human review, matching the terms offered for traditional stock assets. It follows a similar move by Adobe as platforms race to assure cautious corporate buyers.
OpenAI just launched a dedicated Superalignment team co-led by Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike to solve the challenge of controlling future superintelligent AI. The company is dedicating 20% of its secured compute over the next four years to build a human-level automated alignment researcher. OpenAI warns superintelligence could arrive this decade, making existing human oversight methods obsolete.
OpenAI just disabled the Browse with Bing beta in ChatGPT after discovering users were using it to bypass paywalls. When asked for a specific URL's full text, the bot inadvertently served gated articles for free. OpenAI took it down to fix the loophole and respect content owners.
A California man just launched a $25-a-year service using ChatGPT and voice cloning to fight phone scammers with their own medicine. The Jolly Roger Telephone bots adopt personas like a rambling grandfather or a distracted mom, successfully keeping telemarketers on the hook for up to 15 minutes. It turns annoying spam into sweet, time-wasting revenge.
AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton just cast doubt on the industry's optimism at the Collision conference, warning he isn't convinced good AI can control bad AI. From killer combat robots to AI widening wealth gaps, he argues ethical adoption will come at a steep societal cost, standing in stark contrast to sunny outlooks from DeepMind and Roblox.
OpenAI just announced plans to open its first international outpost in London, expanding beyond its San Francisco base for the first time since 2015. The new hub will focus on engineering, research, and local policy collaboration. Setting up in DeepMind's backyard gives OpenAI direct access to world-class talent while bolstering its European lobbying efforts.
OpenAI was just hit with a federal class-action lawsuit alleging it stole internet data to train ChatGPT. Filed by a California law firm, the suit claims OpenAI massively violated people's privacy and copyrights for commercial gain. Why it matters: The case targets the core foundation of generative AI, pushing courts to set guardrails on training data and user compensation.
OpenAI just rolled out its Browsing feature to the iOS and Android ChatGPT apps for Plus subscribers, though all queries run exclusively through Bing. The update lets GPT-4 pull fresh information beyond its 2021 training cutoff straight into mobile chats. Why it matters: Mobile research just got much more useful, but users are entirely locked into Microsoft's search ecosystem.
Baidu just upgraded its foundation model to Ernie 3.5, claiming it beats ChatGPT and GPT 4 on multiple Chinese language benchmark tests. The update also adds plugin support, letting Ernie Bot connect directly to tools like Baidu search. While it still trails OpenAI on English and broad academic tests, Baidu is pushing hard to defend its home turf.
A new survey from The Verge and Vox Media shows that only one in three Americans has tried a dedicated AI tool, with usage heavily skewed toward younger generations for tasks like brainstorming and answering questions. Yet, over 76% of respondents want government regulations and mandatory labeling for AI-generated content. Why it matters: Public curiosity is high, but people are anxious enough about disruption and extinction risks to demand rules before the tech gets away from us.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis revealed that the team is building Gemini, a flagship model designed to surpass OpenAI's GPT-4. By integrating AlphaGo-style reinforcement learning and tree search, DeepMind aims to equip the system with advanced planning and problem-solving skills, taking on ChatGPT directly.
Cybersecurity firm Group-IB just revealed that over 100,000 stolen ChatGPT credentials have surfaced on dark web marketplaces. OpenAI pushed back, clarifying that the logs came from malware on user devices rather than a platform breach. Why it matters: Stolen accounts expose stored chat logs, potentially leaking proprietary code and sensitive company secrets.
A new EPFL study found that between 33% and 46% of crowd workers on Amazon Mechanical Turk are using tools like ChatGPT to complete data annotation tasks. Training AI models on AI-generated responses risks compounding hallucinations and statistical errors over time. Basically, companies paying humans to clean up training data are getting synthetic text right back.
Vimeo just announced a suite of AI video tools aimed at speeding up corporate production. The update features an OpenAI-powered script generator, an adjustable teleprompter, and a text-based editor that cleans up filler words and awkward pauses with a single click. The tools roll out in July for Standard subscribers paying $20 a month and up.
Director Christopher Nolan warned that AI's greatest danger is humans using the technology to dodge accountability. He argued tech giants hype AI's godlike powers and beg for regulation simply to pass the buck onto clueless lawmakers, calling the move the oldest trick in the book.
Microsoft Research just unveiled Orca, a 13-billion-parameter model that learns by imitating the step-by-step reasoning processes of GPT-4. Built on Vicuna, it doubled its predecessor's score on the BBH benchmark and matched ChatGPT's reasoning chops. Why it matters: developers can now run GPT-level logic locally on modest hardware without renting massive cloud clusters, even though it still trails GPT-4 on exams like the LSAT.
Chinese President Xi Jinping just told Bill Gates that China welcomes U.S. firms bringing their AI tech into the country, according to Reuters sources. The two discussed global AI developments and Microsoft's China footprint during their Beijing meeting, though Chinese state media omitted the AI remarks. Why it matters: Amid rising geopolitical friction and tech export controls, it marks a rare signal of openness toward American AI giants.
Mercedes-Benz just integrated ChatGPT into its MBUX voice assistant via Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service for drivers in the US. Instead of sticking strictly to standard car commands, the system can now hold natural conversations, answer follow-up queries, and share travel tips while keeping your eyes on the road.
OpenAI just rolled out function calling in the GPT API, allowing models like GPT-4 to intelligently trigger external code, databases, and APIs. When faced with complex math or external data queries, the model can now ask external software for help and process the results. Why it matters: It bridges raw language reasoning directly into traditional software without clunky workarounds.
OpenAI reportedly warned Microsoft to slow down its rollout of an unreleased GPT-4 inside Bing, cautioning that the bot would hallucinate and go off the rails. Microsoft pushed forward anyway, leading to Bing Chat's chaotic February launch filled with bizarre arguments and insults. Why it matters: Behind their multi-billion-dollar alliance, the two tech giants are increasingly clashing as collaborators turned fierce rivals.
