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Start for freeOpen AI: Drama, Developments, and New Board Member
Open AI has been at the center of several major stories this week, ranging from internal changes to new developments in their AI models.
Leadership Changes and Departures
Several key figures at Open AI have made moves:
- John Schulman, co-founder, left to join Anthropic
- Peter Deng, product manager, departed the company
- Greg Brockman, another co-founder, announced an extended sabbatical until the end of the year
While some speculate these departures signal trouble at Open AI, Brockman's posts suggest he plans to return, citing the need for a break after 9 intense years.
New Board Member Focused on AI Safety
Open AI welcomed Ziko Kolter as a new board member. Kolter, a professor and director of the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University, specializes in AI safety, alignment, and machine learning classifier robustness. This appointment seems to address concerns about Open AI's commitment to AI safety.
GPT-4.0 System Card Released
Open AI published a detailed "GPT-4.0 System Card" outlining their safety work prior to releasing GPT-4.0. This includes:
- External red teaming
- Frontier risk evaluations
- Mitigations for key risk areas
The report provides a scorecard assessing various risk factors, such as cybersecurity, biological threats, and model autonomy. Open AI states that only models with acceptable risk scores can be deployed or developed further.
Emotional Attachment Warning for Voice Mode
In an interesting development, Open AI warned that users might become emotionally attached to its voice mode. They observed language indicating users forming connections with the model during testing. While this could potentially benefit lonely individuals, Open AI acknowledges the need to study the implications further.
Structured Outputs for Developers
Open AI rolled out a new feature for developers: structured outputs in their API. This change aims to make the data sent by Open AI's models more organized and easier to work with in applications.
Upcoming Dev Day Expectations
Open AI is tempering expectations for their next Dev Day on October 1st. They've indicated that major announcements like GPT-5 are unlikely, focusing instead on improvements for developers using their technology.
AI Text Detection Tool Withheld
It was revealed that Open AI has developed a tool capable of detecting AI-generated text but has chosen not to release it. Concerns about bad actors circumventing the tool and potential stigmatization of AI as a writing aid for non-native English speakers were cited as reasons for withholding the technology.
Legal Challenges for Open AI
Open AI faces two separate lawsuits:
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Elon Musk is suing the company, alleging that Open AI's founders manipulated him into co-founding their nonprofit venture by promising it would be safer and more transparent than profit-driven alternatives.
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YouTuber David Mallett is attempting to initiate a class-action lawsuit against Open AI for scraping YouTube video transcripts as training data. The legal viability of this case remains uncertain, as the output from ChatGPT is typically transformative enough to potentially fall under fair use.
Nvidia's Data Scraping Controversy
Nvidia found itself in hot water when leaked documents revealed the company was scraping vast amounts of video data - equivalent to a human lifetime per day - to train their AI models. While Nvidia claims compliance with copyright law, this revelation adds to the ongoing debate about data usage in AI training.
Character AI Partners with Google
Character AI announced a partnership with Google, which includes the company's co-founders moving to work at Google. While Character AI will continue operations under interim leadership, this move suggests a shift in their approach to foundational models.
Advancements in AI-Generated Images and Video
Flux AI Image Generation
The quality of AI-generated images continues to improve dramatically. Recent examples from Flux, an AI image generation model, show incredibly realistic human faces and scenes. While some minor artifacts remain (such as gibberish text on lanyards), the overall quality is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from real photographs.
ByteDance's Jimang AI Video Model
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, debuted a new AI video generation model called Jimang AI. While claimed to be similar to Open AI's Sora, initial comparisons suggest Sora still maintains an edge in quality.
Runway's Gen-3 Alpha Update
Runway introduced a new feature to their Gen-3 Alpha model, allowing users to specify an ending frame for generated videos. This enables more controlled and creative video generation, such as objects assembling or disassembling into a predetermined final state.
Opus Clip's New Features
Opus Clip, a tool for creating short-form content from longer videos, rolled out new features including "Clip Anything." This update uses advanced video understanding to analyze visual, audio, and sentiment cues, allowing users to find specific scenes, actions, or emotions using natural language prompts.
AI in Content Creation and Discovery
WordPress AI Writing Tool
Automatic, the company behind WordPress, launched an AI writing tool aimed at improving blog readability. The tool offers suggestions for simplifying complex words, shortening sentences, and enhancing overall writing quality.
Amazon Music and Audible AI Features
Amazon Music introduced "Topics," an AI-powered feature to help users discover related podcasts. Similarly, Audible is testing an AI-powered search feature called Maven, which provides personalized audiobook recommendations based on natural language queries.
Reddit's AI-Powered Search
Reddit is testing AI-generated summaries for search results, aiming to help users dive deeper into content and discover new communities more easily.
AI in Consumer Technology
Humane AI Pin Struggles
The Humane AI Pin, which received largely negative reviews upon release, is now seeing more daily refunds and returns than new sales. This highlights the challenges of bringing novel AI-powered devices to market.
Google's AI-Powered TV Streamer
Google showcased a new Gemini AI-powered TV streamer, potentially replacing the Chromecast. The device aims to simplify content discovery by leveraging Google's AI for personalized recommendations.
AI in Fast Food Drive-Throughs
Following Taco Bell's announcement of AI integration in drive-throughs, a video demonstration of Wendy's AI drive-through system showed significant improvements in order accuracy and natural language understanding.
Robotics and AI
Google DeepMind's Table Tennis Robot
Google DeepMind demonstrated a robot capable of playing table tennis at an "amateur" level, showcasing the ongoing advancement of AI in physical tasks and games.
Apple Vision Pro for Robot Control
Nvidia demonstrated how the Apple Vision Pro headset could be used to control robots, translating hand motions into robot actions. This showcases the potential for AR/VR technology in robotic control interfaces.
Figure O2 Humanoid Robot
Figure Robotics unveiled their new humanoid robot, the Figure O2. With improved mobility, vision systems, and speech-to-speech capabilities, the robot is already being tested on BMW production lines.
Conclusion
This week in AI has seen significant developments across multiple fronts. From the ongoing drama at Open AI to advancements in AI-generated media and robotics, the field continues to evolve rapidly. As AI technology becomes more integrated into various aspects of our lives, from content creation to fast food ordering, the importance of responsible development and deployment becomes ever more critical.
The legal challenges faced by companies like Open AI and Nvidia highlight the ongoing debates surrounding data usage and AI ethics. Meanwhile, the continued improvement in AI-generated images and videos raises questions about the future of digital media and content creation.
As we look ahead, it's clear that AI will continue to shape industries and daily life in profound ways. The key will be balancing innovation with safety, ethics, and societal impact as these technologies become increasingly sophisticated and ubiquitous.
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