Over the past month, the AI landscape has been overwhelmed with a series of high-profile announcements and releases from OpenAI and Google, sparking a fierce rivalry between the two tech giants. The flurry of updates, unusually close to the holiday season, has left the AI community struggling to keep up with the relentless pace. “How…
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Pro, a premium subscription tier that brings exclusive access to advanced features and cutting-edge technology. This new service, which costs $200 a month (about £158), comes with the upgraded o1 Pro Mode, sophisticated speech mode, and unlimited use of GPT-4o. The o1 Pro Mode leverages greater computing power to tackle complex…
OpenAI has expanded its Advanced Voice Mode, introducing natural and real-time conversational features to ChatGPT’s web platform. Shared via social media platform X (formerly Twitter), this update is now available on chatgpt.com for all paid subscribers. Previously, the feature was limited to desktop applications for Windows and Mac, as well as the mobile app. With…
Microsoft has begun testing AI-enhanced tools for its long-standing Notepad and Paint programs, marking a significant milestone decades after their original release in the 1980s. These innovative “AI experiences,” as described by the tech giant, are now available to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels who have updated to Notepad 11.2410.15.0 and…
At a developer event in San Francisco, OpenAI introduced several updates to its API services aimed at enhancing customization, developing speech-based applications, reducing pricing for repetitive prompts, and improving the efficiency of smaller models. Four key updates were announced, including a new feature called RealTime and enhancements to model distillation, prompt caching, and vision fine-tuning.…
ChatGPT makes voice chatting more natural. OpenAI announced Tuesday that its popular chatbot has expanded its voice capabilities for people who pay for its premium service. The tool makes conversations smoother. Publication will continue throughout this week. The company said it’s not yet available in EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or the UK.…
The pressure is mounting for AI companies to demonstrate widespread public adoption of ChatGPT-style chatbots, given the substantial costs associated with delivering these technologies. To address this, major AI firms are releasing new usage statistics to showcase the significant growth in their services as competition intensifies in the generative AI sector. This data aims to…
Nvidia and Apple are reportedly in talks to join OpenAI’s next funding round, a round that could value the ChatGPT maker at $100 billion. If the deal goes through, it would be led by former OpenAI investor Thrive Capital, according to New York Times insiders. (Bloomberg first reported Nvidia’s involvement, while the WSJ broke the…
OpenAI has had a system for watermarking text generated by ChatGPT, along with a tool to detect this watermark, ready for about a year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. However, the company is internally divided over whether to release it. While watermarking appears to be a responsible measure, it might negatively…
Here’s how it works: imagine The Verge created an AI bot with the sole purpose of directing you to their high-quality reporting on any topic. If you asked it about what’s happening at Sticker Mule, the chatbot would dutifully provide a link to their relevant article. However, if you decided to trick the bot by…