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Max is the managing editor of THE DECODER, bringing his background in philosophy to explore questions of consciousness and whether machines truly think or just pretend to.
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"Unlimited genius" for all: Altman's naive dream of AI equality

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Study warns: creeping AI development could lead to our 'gradual disempowerment'

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Anthropic CEO expects major AI breakthrough, plans to launch "virtual collaborators"

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OpenAI is discussing a potential funding round of up to $40 billion that would value the AI company at around $300 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. SoftBank is expected to lead the round, potentially contributing between $15 billion and $25 billion. A significant portion of the funds would go toward OpenAI's $18 billion commitment to Stargate, a joint venture with SoftBank and other partners focused on building new data centers across the United States. The company's value has nearly doubled since October, when it raised $6.6 billion at a $157 billion valuation. If the new deal goes through at the proposed terms, OpenAI would become the second most valuable start-up globally, with only SpaceX commanding a higher valuation.

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ChatGPT has expanded its video and screen sharing features to users in the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. The update, which first launched in the US last December, brings real-time visual interaction to the platform. Plus and Pro users with Advanced Voice Mode can now show ChatGPT their surroundings through video or share their screens, eliminating the need to upload photos or type out detailed descriptions. To use these features, users can tap the voice icon in the mobile app and select either the video icon for calls or the three-dot menu for screen sharing. Additionally, ChatGPT now offers more personalization options, letting users adjust the AI's tone, writing style, and response length.

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Nvidia has rolled out DLSS 4 alongside updates to its Broadcast app, timing the release with its new RTX 50 series graphics cards. The latest version of the AI upscaling technology uses a new transformer model to enhance image quality. Players can now update to the latest DLSS version in 75 supported games using DLSS 4 Overrides. The update lets users take advantage of the most recent improvements without waiting for individual game patches. The company has also updated Nvidia Broadcast, an app that taps into RTX graphics cards' AI capabilities to clean up audio and video in real time during video calls and livestreams. The app now includes a studio recording mode that mimics professional recording environments, plus video noise reduction and a virtual key light feature that uses AI to brighten faces and reduce shadows. Rounding out the updates, Nvidia has refined its RTX Video Super Resolution tool, which uses AI to improve the quality of online videos.

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OpenAI has rolled out an updated version of GPT-4o in ChatGPT, extending its knowledge base through June 2024. The refresh aims to provide more current and contextual responses across topics. The model's visual capabilities have also gotten an upgrade. It can now better understand spatial relationships in images and make stronger connections between diagrams, graphics, and text. This enhancement should lead to better results when handling visual tasks. Testing shows the updated model performs better on several fronts, including math, science, programming challenges, and general language understanding, according to OpenAI. Users might also notice it's more likely to mirror their emoji usage during conversations. OpenAI has also added a "Use more intelligence" button to the chat interface, prompting the model to take extra time processing before responding. While these changes are available in ChatGPT, the updated model hasn't yet appeared in the API documentation.

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AI and society

"Unlimited genius" for all: Altman's naive dream of AI equality

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AI language models struggle to connect the dots in long texts, study finds

AI and society

Study warns: creeping AI development could lead to our 'gradual disempowerment'

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