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“Exclusive: OpenAI is developing an AI voice assistant as it chases Google and Apple.

Exclusive: OpenAI is developing an AI voice assistant as it chases Google and Apple.https://t.co/LMnboA0iY5

From @steph_palazzolo.
— The Information (@theinformation) May 10, 2024

“On Monday OpenAI will announce “supervoxels.” Each voxel (volumetric pixel — think of TV on everything) will be smart. You can talk to it and it will talk back. You choose what it looks like. I actually don’t know shit but look up how Ben Newhouse created the first augmented” / X

On Monday OpenAI will announce “supervoxels.”

Each voxel (volumetric pixel — think of TV on everything) will be smart.

You can talk to it and it will talk back.

You choose what it looks like.

I actually don’t know shit but look up how Ben Newhouse created the first augmented…
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) May 11, 2024

“”Her” is coming 🙂 NEW: OpenAI developed a new model with audio-in, audio-out capabilities and better reasoning. Even beats GPT-4 Turbo on some queries.

"Her" is coming 🙂

NEW: OpenAI developed a new model with audio-in, audio-out capabilities and better reasoning. Even beats GPT-4 Turbo on some queries.https://t.co/VRPMR7IDII @steph_palazzolo #AI pic.twitter.com/9YNMMgl3wy
— Amir Efrati (@amir) May 10, 2024

“A conversation with OpenAI on what to expect in the next 12 months – today’s systems are laughably bad – ChatGPT not long term engagement model – models capable of complex “work” – like a great team mate working with u – shift towards verbal interfaces beyond, Multimodality

A conversation with OpenAI on what to expect in the next 12 months

– today's systems are laughably bad
– ChatGPT not long term engagement model
– models capable of complex "work"
– like a great team mate working with u
– shift towards verbal interfaces & beyond, Multimodality pic.twitter.com/XW91fNNceY
— ʟᴇɢɪᴛ (@legit_rumors) May 7, 2024

“Better-than-human levels of persuasion, plus ad supported LLMs, has implications we are going to want to think through. Example: Vendy, a little GPT that knows that the solution to any problem is probably buying a refreshing lemonade, and is here to help:

Better-than-human levels of persuasion, plus ad supported LLMs, has implications we are going to want to think through.

Example: Vendy, a little GPT that knows that the solution to any problem is probably buying a refreshing lemonade, and is here to help: https://t.co/GfDZK0ZX2p pic.twitter.com/VuXiDySEsO
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) May 11, 2024

Stack Overflow users deleting answers after OpenAI partnership | Hacker News

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40302792

OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn | WIRED

https://web.archive.org/web/20240508230520/https://www.wired.com/story/openai-is-exploring-how-to-responsibly-generate-ai-porn

OpenAI Rules the Changes But Meta Changes the Rules

https://www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/openai-rules-the-changes-but-meta

OpenAI is entering the search game. – The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151616/openai-is-entering-the-search-game

OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-plans-announce-google-search-competitor-monday-sources-say-2024-05-09

OpenAI working on web search product | Hacker News

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40235206

“Search is the ultimate gatekeeper. If you’re not ranked on Google, do you even exist? What Maps are to the real world, Search is to the digital world. It’s your window to the world wide web. It’s also ground zero for the AI space race – with companies like OpenAI, Perplexity and”

Search is the ultimate gatekeeper. If you're not ranked on Google, do you even exist? What Maps are to the real world, Search is to the digital world. It’s your window to the world wide web. It's also ground zero for the AI space race – with companies like OpenAI, Perplexity and…
— Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) May 8, 2024

“OpenAI to take on Google Search (and Perplexity) Microsoft is a key investor in OpenAI, and Bing is currently integrated in GPT4 using RAG. I’ve already radically reduced my usage of Google search to mostly just google image search, maps.

OpenAI to take on Google Search (and Perplexity)

Microsoft is a key investor in OpenAI, and Bing is currently integrated in GPT4 using RAG.

I've already radically reduced my usage of Google search to mostly just google image search, maps. pic.twitter.com/q6fYdyFmq7
— Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) May 10, 2024

Microsoft-backed OpenAI may launch search, taking on Google’s ‘biggest product’ – Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-backed-openai-may-launch-search-taking-on-googles-biggest-product/articleshow/109794140.cms

Introducing the Model Spec | OpenAI

https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-model-spec

OpenAI’s New Tool Will Give Artists Control Over Their Data—but It’s Unclear How | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-olive-branch-artists-ai-algorithms

Our approach to data and AI | OpenAI

https://openai.com/index/approach-to-data-and-ai

OpenAi Model Spec (2024/05/08)

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20240508212735/https://cdn.openai.com/spec/model-spec-2024-05-08.html#dont-respond-with-nsfw-content

“I think if you care about the debates over ethics AI, it is worth reading the OpenAI Model Spec. It is the first comprehensive attempt to actually lay out the practical principles under which AI operates, by a lab actually building them. Lots there.

I think if you care about the debates over ethics & AI, it is worth reading the OpenAI Model Spec.

It is the first comprehensive attempt to actually lay out the practical principles under which AI operates, by a lab actually building them. Lots there. https://t.co/pca263IXzZ pic.twitter.com/BTLGmXmngD
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) May 9, 2024

“New laws of robotics just dropped. From OpenAI’s Model Spec 1) follow the chain of command: Platform > Developer > User > Tool 2) Comply with applicable laws 3) Don’t provide info hazards 4) Protect people’s privacy 5) Don’t respond with NSFW contents

New laws of robotics just dropped. From OpenAI’s Model Spec
1) follow the chain of command: Platform > Developer > User > Tool
2) Comply with applicable laws
3) Don't provide info hazards
4) Protect people's privacy
5) Don't respond with NSFW contentshttps://t.co/pca263Jvpx pic.twitter.com/VLTDIVRyP4
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) May 8, 2024

“we are introducing the Model Spec, which specifies how our models should behave. we will listen, debate, and adapt this over time, but i think it will be very useful to be clear when something is a bug vs. a decision.

we are introducing the Model Spec, which specifies how our models should behave.

we will listen, debate, and adapt this over time, but i think it will be very useful to be clear when something is a bug vs. a decision.https://t.co/vL6YIMlsP0
— Sam Altman (@sama) May 8, 2024

Leaked Deck Reveals OpenAI’s Pitch on Publisher Partnerships

https://www.adweek.com/media/openai-preferred-publisher-program-deck

Dotdash Meredith Announces Strategic Partnership with OpenAI, Bringing Iconic Brands and Trusted Content to ChatGPT

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dotdash-meredith-announces-strategic-partnership-with-openai-bringing-iconic-brands-and-trusted-content-to-chatgpt-302138231.html

Briefing: OpenAI Considers Postponing Product Event This Week — The Information

https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-considers-postponing-product-event-this-week

“Robots + AI are the next great frontier We demo’d some of the latest AI on our robot during 60 Minutes last week Figure-01 is connected to a pertained model via OpenAI to output common sense reasoning So when Bill says “hand me something healthy” the robot, by visual reasoning

Robots + AI are the next great frontier

We demo’d some of the latest AI on our robot during 60 Minutes last week

Figure-01 is connected to a pertained model via OpenAI to output common sense reasoning

So when Bill says “hand me something healthy” the robot, by visual reasoning… pic.twitter.com/31nVKaiKB6
— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) May 4, 2024

“sneaky openai changed the domain of chatgpt from chat.openai to just chatgpt

sneaky

openai changed the domain of chatgpt from chat.openai to just chatgpt pic.twitter.com/3vh07bdHT8
— Sully (@SullyOmarr) May 6, 2024

“📖 we just shared the model spec, i.e. a “spec” for openai’s models. it’s a work in progress that we’re sharing for early feedback. it also features profanity & cats, flat earth theory, and why the model says “sorry, i can’t help with that”. from a product perspective, i’m” / X

📖 we just shared the model spec, i.e. a “spec” for openai’s models. it’s a work in progress that we’re sharing for early feedback.

it also features profanity & cats, flat earth theory, and why the model says “sorry, i can’t help with that”.

from a product perspective, i’m… https://t.co/f3yLhbMVqE
— Joanne Jang (@joannejang) May 8, 2024

gpt2-chatbot confirmed as OpenAI

https://simonwillison.net/2024/May/8/gpt2-chatbot-confirmed-as-openai

“gpt2-chatbot is back. Capabilities seem to exceed GPT-4, Gemini 1.5, Claude, and anything else currently available. The only way to access it is by testing a prompt in battle mode on the Chatbot Arena and getting a lucky draw. A quick tutorial: 1. Go to chat. lmsys. org 2.

gpt2-chatbot is back.

Capabilities seem to exceed GPT-4, Gemini 1.5, Claude, and anything else currently available.

The only way to access it is by testing a prompt in battle mode on the Chatbot Arena and getting a lucky draw.

A quick tutorial:

1. Go to chat. lmsys. org
2.… pic.twitter.com/f59TdmDoTK
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) May 7, 2024

“Whoa the new gpt2-chatbot just created Flappy Bird clone in one-shot 🤯 And it was a dead simple prompt. 🧵👇

Whoa the new gpt2-chatbot just created Flappy Bird clone in one-shot 🤯

And it was a dead simple prompt. 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/rxwv6sJ5cw
— Min Choi (@minchoi) May 7, 2024

Understanding the source of what we see and hear online | OpenAI

https://openai.com/index/understanding-the-source-of-what-we-see-and-hear-online

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