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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI and a representative for the California Attorney General did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. A shift to being a for-profit company would mark a drastic reversal in governance structure for the AI pioneer, which was founded in 2015 as a non-profit AI research lab.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-talks-california-become-profit-233947800.html

Anthropic hikes the price of its Haiku model

Anthropic’s newest AI model has arrived. But it’s pricier than the last generation — and, unlike Anthropic’s other models, can’t analyze images (yet). Claude 3.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/anthropic-hikes-the-price-of-its-haiku-model/

Saturday, November 2, 2024

AI on your smartphone? Hugging Face’s SmolLM2 brings powerful models to the palm of your hand

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ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-on-your-smartphone-hugging-faces-smollm2-brings-powerful-models-to-the-palm-of-your-hand/

Anthropic warns of AI catastrophe if governments don't regulate in 18 months

Only days away from the US presidential election, AI company Anthropic is advocating for its own regulation -- before it's too late.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-warns-of-ai-catastrophe-if-governments-dont-regulate-in-18-months/

Why Artificial Superintelligence Could Be Humanity's Final Invention

Imagine a future where machines don't just beat us at chess or write poetry but fundamentally outthink humanity in ways we can barely comprehend.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/10/31/why-artificial-superintelligence-could-be-humanitys-final-invention/

Anthropic Hires A Full-Time AI Welfare Expert

In many of our conferences, lectures, classes and events, we’ve been keeping an eye on this – the idea that we’re going to need to apply moral philosophy to our interaction with AI.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2024/10/31/anthropic-hires-a-full-time-ai-welfare-expert/

Friday, November 1, 2024

I just tested Google vs ChatGPT search — and I’m shocked by the results

With OpenAI’s new real-time search feature, ChatGPT is positioning itself as a competitor to traditional search engines like Google. Known for its conversational responses, ChatGPT delivers real-time, contextual information without ads.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-just-tested-google-vs-chatgpt-search-and-im-shocked-by-the-results