AI-Weekly for Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Issue 113

The Week’s News in Artificial Intelligence

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News

1.) Top 5 Most Clicked News Articles From Last Week

A.) OpenAI Spring Update | YouTube.com | May 13, 2024

Introducing GPT-4o, updates to ChatGPT, and more.

B.) Apple Wrapping Up OpenAI Deal to Bring ChatGPT Features to iOS 18 | MacRumors.com | May 13, 2024

Apple has closed in on a deal with OpenAI that should see ChatGPT being used to power new features in its next iPhone operating system, according to Bloomberg.

C.) Elevenlabs Is Working On Suno/Udio-Style Song Feature | ElevenLabs | X | May 9, 2024

Here’s an early preview of ElevenLabs Music. All of the songs in this thread were generated from a single text prompt with no edits. Title: It Started to Sing. Style: “Pop pop-rock, country, top charts song.”

D.) OpenAI Launches GPT-4o and Desktop ChatGPT — Full Video With Summary of Everything They Announced | AI-Weekly | May 13, 2024

On Monday, May 13, 2024, Mira Murati and her team at OpenAI introduced the latest flagship AI model, GPT-4o, along with a new desktop version of ChatGPT. Below are the key points covered in the presentation.

E.) OpenAI Launches GPT-4o and More Features for ChatGPT | CNet.com | May 13, 2024

ChatGPT is getting more conversational.

May 21, 2024

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May 20, 2024

6.) OpenAI Says AI Should Behave Like This — Should Other AI Companies Follow? | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 20, 2024

The Model Spec by OpenAI defines how AI should behave with humans. Let’s review.

7.) Introducing Copilot+ PCs | Microsoft.com | May 20, 2024

Today, at a special event on our new Microsoft campus, we introduced the world to a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI, Copilot+ PCs.

8.) Apple iPhones To Get These Useful AI Features With The New iOS 18 Update | BusinessToday.in | May 20, 2024

Proposed iOS 18 features include auto-summarising notifications, providing quick synopses of news articles, transcribing voice memos, improving calendar auto-population, and suggesting relevant apps.

9.) Filmmakers Launch AI Studio Late Night Labs With Help From Natasha Lyonne & Angel Manuel Soto | Deadline.com | May 20, 2024

A group of filmmakers are launching an AI film and animation studio and has snagged some A-list advisors.

May 19, 2024

10.) How To Use The New ChatGPT Desktop App Right Now | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 19, 2024

Here’s a quick walkthrough of the new ChatGPT / GPT-4o desktop app and how to use it.

May 18, 2024

11.) Breaking Point for OpenAI — “They Don’t Care About Safety” | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 18, 2024

Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI, along with their head of AI Safety and Security!

12.) DRAMA at OpenAI! Why Did Ilya Sutskever Leave? | The Neuron | YouTube.com | May 18, 2024

OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever and Head of Alignment Jan Leike have left the company, with the latter citing concerns around OpenAI’s approach to building safe AI systems. Pete gives you the 101 on the debate at hand, the history of this debate at OpenAI and what to expect moving forward.

13.) Almost Timely News: Are You Falling Behind on Generative AI? | Christopher Penn | YouTube.com | May 18, 2024

In this week’s issue, you’ll confront the fear of falling behind in the rapidly evolving world of AI. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of what “falling behind” truly means on personal, organizational, and national levels. You’ll benefit from a clear pathway to catch up, utilizing the Trust Insights TRIPS and 5P frameworks to identify and address your specific challenges. You’ll be empowered to overcome the fear of missing out and embrace the opportunities AI presents.

14.) “I lost trust”: Why The OpenAI Team In Charge Of Safeguarding Humanity Imploded | Vox.com | May 18, 2024

Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

May 17, 2024

15.) AI News: This Was an INSANE Week in AI! | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 17, 2024

Here’s the AI News that you might have missed.

AI Spotlight: Data Analysis with ChatGPT-4o

OpenAI made a big announcement last week that could make using Excel slightly less miserable.

You’ll be able to edit spreadsheets, tables, and charts directly in ChatGPT-4o by simply prompting it with your request.

And, ChatGPT will now support interactions with files directly from GDrive and Microsoft OneDrive.

Previously you had to download an Excel file, convert it to CSV, then upload it to ChatGPT, where ChatGPT would make the edits, and then download the edited CSV to reopen it. There were obvious productivity gains to be had here.

Put simply, and perhaps as many of us hoped it would be in the first place, you can now upload an Excel or GSheet to ChatGPT, and it will serve as a data intern that can deliver analyses on the fly.

So what will you actually be able to do with this?

Just about any type of basic data analysis that you might assign to an intern. Tasks like:

• Analyzing large datasets to pinpoint trends, crucial stats, results, and more.
• General spreadsheet editing — combining datasets, cleaning data, creating pivot tables.
• Generating, editing, and customizing any type of chart.
• Preparing financial statements like balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.

Just upload a file, click “Expand View,” and start directing.

We recommend checking out the demos in OpenAI’s announcement post to grasp what it’s capable of.

When can I try it?

This feature will roll out to Plus, Team, and Enterprise users in the coming weeks.

Those with early access, like the folks over at The Neuron, say it’s pretty impressive. They have access and have verified that it’s way better and faster than the previous data analyst. They say it’s not flawless, so always double-check important figures in charts or tables, but that it excels at basic spreadsheet modifications and uncovering insights about data. Exciting times.

Microsoft and Google have been teasing similar features that are to appear natively inside of Excel / GSheet, but for now, ChatGPT-4o is at the forefront.

16.) GPT4o: 11 STUNNING Use Cases and Full Breakdown | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 17, 2024

Deep dive into GPT4o use cases and technology.

17.) OpenAI’s Long-Term AI Risk Team Has Disbanded | Wired.com | May 17, 2024

The entire OpenAI team focused on the existential dangers of AI has either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups, Wired has confirmed.

18.) It’s Time to Believe the AI Hype | Wired.com | May 17, 2024

Some pundits suggest generative AI stopped getting smarter. The explosive demos from OpenAI and Google that started the week show there’s plenty more disruption to come.

19.) How to Use ‘Circle to Search’ on an Android Phone | Wired.com | May 17, 2024

There’s a new, AI-powered way to search on Android. All it takes is a swish of your finger.

20.) Sony Music Group Warns More Than 700 Companies Against Using Its Content To Train AI | NBCNews.com | May 17, 2024

The company said “songwriters’ and recording artists’ rights, including copyrights,” still need to be respected amid innovations in AI.

21.) The ChatGPT Desktop App Is More Helpful Than I Expected — Here’s Why And How To Try It | ZDNet.Com | May 17, 2024

Among OpenAI’s many big updates this week was a new ChatGPT app for MacOS. Here’s how to use it and when Windows users can get in on the fun.

22.) ChatGPT Lets Users Upload From Google Drive And Onedrive Directly | TheVerge.com | May 17, 2024

OpenAI says it improved ChatGPT’s data analytics capability and will now let users customize the charts it makes.

23.) Slack Under Attack Over Sneaky AI Training Policy | TechCrunch.com | May 17, 2024

On the heels of ongoing issues around how big tech is appropriating data from individuals and businesses in the training of AI services, a storm is brewing among Slack users upset over how the Salesforce-owned chat platform is charging ahead with its AI vision.

May 16, 2024

24.) Unpacking Google’s MASSIVE Launch Day At I/O 2024! | The Neuron | YouTube.com | May 16, 2024

Google I/O 2024 was a laundry list of AI launches, with Google trying their best to position themselves as the leading company in AI. Pete breaks down the key parts of their long keynotes and how to understand Google’s approach to AI moving forward.

25.) Gemini 1.5 Pro: UNLIKE Any Other AI (Fully Tested) | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 16, 2024

Gemini 1.5 Pro has 2m token context, vision, video input, and more. Here’s my full test!

26.) Google’s AI Overviews Are Here, Whether You Want Them or Not | Wired.com | May 16, 2024

Google’s new Gemini-powered search experience is rolling out to users in the US. Here’s some advice on how to navigate it. And if you want to turn AI Overviews off, too bad.

27.) OpenAI Strikes Reddit Deal To Train Its AI On Your Posts | TheVerge.com | May 16, 2024

Reddit gets access to OpenAI’s tech for building AI features, and OpenAI gets real-time access to Reddit posts that feed into ChatGPT.

28.) OpenAI Staffers Responsible For Safety Are Jumping Ship | Gizmodo.com | May 16, 2024

Sam Altman’s AI startup recently lost several key members of its Superalignment team, which was supposed to ensure AI doesn’t go rogue.

29.) Google And OpenAI Show We’re Entering A New Phase Of The AI Era | FastCompany.Com | May 16, 2024

Two leaders in the AI wars announced chatbots this week that exploit the latest models’ multimodal and reasoning abilities.

30.) Google Search Is Growing Up | Wired.com | May 16, 2024

This week, we unpack all the news from Google I/O, where we got a glimpse of how the world’s dominant search engine will evolve in the AI era.

31.) OpenAI Staffers Responsible for Safety Are Jumping Ship | Gizmodo.com | May 16, 2024

Sam Altman’s AI startup recently lost several key members of its Superalignment team, which was supposed to ensure AI doesn’t go rogue.

32.) What To Expect From Microsoft Build 2024: The Surface Event, Windows 11 And AI | Engadget.com | May 16, 2024

Are you ready to worship at the altar of Copilot?

33.) Google and OpenAI Show We’re Entering A New Phase Of The AI Era | FastCompany.com | May 16, 2024

Two leaders in the AI wars announced chatbots this week that exploit the latest models’ multimodal and reasoning abilities.

May 15, 2024

34.) Google Just Went ALL-IN on AI (Everything You Need to Know) | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 15, 2024

Here is everything you need to know from the historic Google I/O event in which all of their focus was on AI! I’m very excited I was there to witness it.

35.) Anthropic Hires Instagram Co-Founder As Head Of Product | TechCrunch.com | May 15, 2024

Mike Krieger, one of the co-founders of Instagram and, more recently, the co-founder of personalized news app Artifact (which TechCrunch corporate parent Yahoo recently acquired), is joining Anthropic as the company’s first chief product officer.

36.) Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots | Wired.com | May 15, 2024

The emotional mimicry of OpenAI’s new version of ChatGPT could lead AI assistants in some strange — even dangerous — directions.

37.) Everyone in Hollywood Is Using AI, but “They Are Scared to Admit It” | HollywoodReporter.com | May 15, 2024

Despite the recent labor actions to combat it, Hollywood has already started using artificial intelligence, presenting the industry with the existential threat that many predicted.

38.) Google I/O 2024: 100 things Google announced | Google.com | May 15, 2024

A lot happened at I/O 2024! Whether you were most into the latest Gemini app updates, felt especially excited about what’s coming for developers or can’t wait to try the latest generative AI tools, there was something for just about everyone. Don’t believe us? Below, we rounded up 100 things we announced over the last two days.

39.) U.S. Access Board Holds Signing of Artificial Intelligence Memorandum of Understanding with Disability and Technology Partners | Access-Board.gov | May 15, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can increase accessibility, but it can also create barriers for people with disabilities. To address equity and accessibility, the Access Board was tasked with several actions in the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The U.S. Access Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) to ensure that the disability community is engaged and supported through education and resources related to AI. The signing took place at the Board’s office in Washington, D.C.

May 14, 2024

40.) Ilya Sutskever Departs OpenAI | Ilya Sutskever | X | May 14, 2024

After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI. The company’s trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial under the current leadership.

41.) Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Co-Founder And Longtime Chief Scientist, Departs | TechCrunch.com | May 14, 2024

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s longtime chief scientist and one of its co-founders, has left the company. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the news in a post on X on Tuesday evening.

42.) Google Keynote (Google I/O ’24) | YouTube.com | May 14, 2024

It’s time to I/O! Tune in to learn the latest news, announcements, and AI updates from Google.

43.) Google I/O 2024: Sundar Pichai On Gemini, AI Progress And More | Google.com | May 14, 2024

A year ago on the I/O stage we first shared our plans for Gemini: a frontier model built to be natively multimodal from the beginning, that could reason across text, images, video, code, and more. It marks a big step in turning any input into any output — an “I/O” for a new generation.

44.) Google I/O 2024: New ways to experience Google AI on Android | Google.com | May 14, 2024

By building AI right into the Android operating system, we’re reimagining how you can interact with your phone.

45.) Google I/O 2024: Google Gemini Update: Access to 1.5 Pro And New Features | Google.com | May 14, 2024

We’re bringing Gemini 1.5 Pro to Gemini Advanced subscribers in over 35 languages, along with a 1 million token context window, a new conversational experience and tools that let Gemini take action on your behalf.

46.) Google I/O 2024: Introducing Veo And Imagen 3 Generative AI Tools | Google.com | May 14, 2024

We’re introducing Veo, our most capable model for generating high-definition video, and Imagen 3, our highest quality text-to-image model. We’re also sharing new demo recordings created with our Music AI Sandbox.

47.) Google I/O 2024: Gemini 1.5 Pro Updates, 1.5 Flash Debut And 2 New Gemma Models | Google.com | May 14, 2024

Plus, new features are now available in the Gemini API and developers can sign up to try the first-ever 2 million token context window.

48.) Google I/O 2024: Sign Up For VideoFX And See Updates To MusicFX, ImageFX | Google.com | May 14, 2024

VideoFX is the latest experiment from labs.google, and you can check out new updates to MusicFX and ImageFX, now available in 110+ countries.

49.) Google I/O 2024: How Google’s LearnLM Generative AI Models Support Teachers And Learners | Google.com | May 14, 2024

LearnLM is our new family of models fine-tuned for learning, and grounded in educational research to make teaching and learning experiences more active, personal and engaging.

50.) Google I/O 2024: Google Gemini Updates: Flash 1.5, Gemma 2 and Project Astra | Google.com | May 14, 2024

We’re introducing a series of updates across the Gemini family of models, including the new 1.5 Flash, our lightweight model for speed and efficiency, and Project Astra, our vision for the future of AI assistants.

51.) Google I/O 2024: Ask Photos: New AI feature coming to Google Photos | Google.com | May 14, 2024

Take Google Photos to the next level with the help of Gemini models.

52.) Google I/O 2024: New Generative AI Experiences In Search | Google.com | May 14, 2024

With expanded AI Overviews, more planning and research capabilities, and AI-organized search results, our custom Gemini model can take the legwork out of searching.

53.) Google I/O 2024 — 21 Article Collection | Google.com | May 14, 2024

At Google I/O 2024, our annual developer conference, we shared how we’re building more helpful products and features with AI — including improvements across Search, Workspace, Photos, Android and more. Read on for everything we announced.

54.) Confused by All of Google’s AI Tools? We Break Down 13 of Them | CNet.com | May 14, 2024

Google unveiled a bunch of AI tools at Google I/O, so here’s a rundown of what they are.

55.) Google Talkback Will Use Gemini To Describe Images For Blind People | Yahoo.com | May 14, 2024

The company announced that Gemini Nano capabilities are coming to the company’s accessibility feature, TalkBack. This is a great example of a company using generative AI to open its software to more users.

56.) Cisco Hypershield Revamps Cybersecurity With AI-Powered Defense | SiliconAngle.com | May 14, 2024

As cybersecurity threats continue to wreak havoc, an out-of-the-box strategy is needed for a holistic solution, according to Jeetu Patel (pictured), executive vice president and general manager of security and collaboration at Cisco Systems Inc.

57.) Generative AI Is Totally Shameless. I Want to Be It | Wired.com | May 14, 2024

The best thing about brain-melting software like ChatGPT? It doesn’t feel remorse.

58.) With Gemini on Android, Google Points to Mobile Computing’s Future — and Past | Wired.com | May 14, 2024

Google’s new upgrades to Gemini and Circle to Search offer a look at how the operating system might change and revolve around artificial intelligence.

Last Week

59.) Intel’s Aurora Achieves Exascale To Become The Fastest AI System | ArtificialIntelligence-News.com | May 13, 2024

Intel, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), has revealed that its Aurora supercomputer has exceeded the exascale computing threshold reaching speeds of 1.012 exaflops to become the fastest AI-focused system.

60.) Models Are Converging Towards the Same Representation of the World: The Platonic Representation Hypothesis | Arxiv.org | May 13, 2024

We argue that representations in AI models, particularly deep networks, are converging.

61.) OpenAI’s GPT-4o Model Gives ChatGPT a Snappy, Flirty Upgrade | Wired.com | May 13, 2024

Prepare for ChatGPT to get more emotional. OpenAI demonstrated upgrades that make the chatbot capable of snappier conversations and showed the AI helper picking up on and expressing emotional cues.

62.) I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie | Wired.com | May 13, 2024

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly cited Her as an inspiration for ChatGPT’s conversational voice assistant update. Maybe don’t!

63.) OpenAI’s New GPT-4o Lets People Interact Using Voice Or Video In The Same Model | TechnologyReview.com | May 13, 2024

The company’s new free flagship “omnimodel” looks like a supercharged version of assistants like Siri or Alexa.

64.) Google Showcases A Potential Answer To GPT-4o Ahead Of I/O | AndroidCentral.com | May 13, 2024

OpenAI might be leading the AI voice assistant race for a total of one day.

65.) Apple Releases Logic Pro for Mac and iPad Updates With New AI Features | MacRumors.com | May 13, 2024

Apple today released an updated version of Logic Pro, introducing all of the new features that were previewed last week. New versions of both Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro were announced alongside the new iPad Pro models last Tuesday, and the updates are available for Mac and iPad.

66.) Hello GPT-4o | OpenAI.com | May 13, 2024

We’re announcing GPT-4o, our new flagship model that can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time.

67.) OpenAI’s Custom GPT Store Is Now Open To All For Free | TheVerge.com | May 13, 2024

Now everyone has access to millions of custom chatbots.

68.) The SF Bay Area Has Become The Undisputed Leader In AI Tech And Funding Dollars | Crunchbase.com | May 13, 2024

There’s been much talk of a resurgent San Francisco with the new technology wave of artificial intelligence washing over the software world. Indeed, Crunchbase funding data as well as interviews with startup investors and real estate industry professionals show the San Francisco Bay Area has become the undisputed epicenter of artificial intelligence.

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