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iOS 18 embraces Apple Intelligence, deeper customization and a more useful Siri
It's WWDC time, which means we're finding out all about what's going to be in iOS 18. As expected, there are a ton of AI-powered features coming this fall.
ChatGPT is baked into Apple Intelligence
As rumored, Apple confirmed at WWDC 2024 that it’s made a deal with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to the iPhone and other devices. GPT-4 will power cloud-based AI queries in iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.
DuckDuckGo dips Into the AI chatbot pond
The new feature called AI Chat lets people access multiple large language models through a single chat interface.
AI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections in open letter
A group of current and former employees from leading AI companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic have signed an open letter asking for greater transparency and protection from retaliation for those who speak out about the potential concerns of AI.
The Tribeca Film Festival will debut a bunch of short films made by AI
The Tribeca Film Festival will debut a bunch of short films made by AI. They are being made using OpenAI’s Sora model.
Apple is reportedly overhauling Siri with AI for improved voice controls
Apple is working on a version of Siri that will use advanced AI powered by large language models (LLMs).
OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations that abused its AI models
These operations, which originated from Russia, China, Iran and Israel, attempted to manipulate public opinion and influence political outcomes without revealing their true identities or intentions, the company said
OpenAI has a has a new version of ChatGPT just for universities
Although the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022 initially raised concerns about academic integrity and potential misuse in educational environments, universities have increasingly been experimenting with generative AI.
OpenAI's board allegedly learned about ChatGPT launch on Twitter
“[The] board was not informed in advance of that,” Toner said on Tuesday on a podcast called The Ted AI Show. “We learned about ChatGPT on Twitter.”
OpenAI’s new safety team is led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI has created a new Safety and Security Committee less than two weeks after the company dissolved the team tasked with protecting humanity from AI’s existential threats. This latest iteration will include two board members and CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI scraps controversial nondisparagement agreement with employees
OpenAI will not enforce any nondisparagement agreement former employees had signed and will remove the language from its exit paperwork altogether, the company told Bloomberg.
Meta and Google want to make AI deals with Hollywood studios
Meta and Google are offering Hollywood studios millions of dollars with the hope of striking licensing deals that could improve their models for AI-generated video, according to a new report.
OpenAI reportedly didn't intend to copy Scarlett Johansson's voice
OpenAI cast the actor of Sky's voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post.
OpenAI will reportedly pay $250 million to put News Corp's journalism in ChatGPT
OpenAI and News Corp, the owner of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, The Sun, and more than a dozen other publishing brands, have struck a multi-year deal to display news from these publications in ChatGPT
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission for its 'Sky' voice assistant
Actor Scarlett Johansson has accused OpenAI of copying her voice for one of the voice assisstants in ChatGPT despite denying the company permission to do so.
RIP ChatGPT's knockoff Scarlett Johansson voice [2023 — 2024]
OpenAI is removing an AI voice from ChatGPT that many believe sounds like Scarlett Johansson. The company didn't give a clear explanation for the decision.
UK's AI Safety Institute easily jailbreaks major LLMs
Researchers found that LLMs were easily to jailbreak and can produce harmful outputs.
Sam Altman is ‘embarrassed’ that OpenAI threatened to revoke equity if exiting employees wouldn’t sign an NDA
According to Vox, employees could “lose all vested equity they earned during their time at the company” if they didn’t sign a nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreement, thanks to a provision in the off-boarding papers.
The OpenAI team tasked with protecting humanity is no more
In the summer of 2023, OpenAI created a “Superalignment” team whose goal was to steer and control future AI systems that could be so powerful they could lead to human extinction. Less than a year later, that team is dead.
OpenAI strikes deal to put Reddit posts in ChatGPT
The partnership will “enable OpenAI’s tools to better understand and showcase Reddit content, especially on recent topics,” both companies said in a joint statement.