ChatGPT & AI News

Chinese tech firm SenseTime just launched it's new LLM — featuring capabilities that beat GPT-4 Turbo across nearly all key benchmarks. The ~600B parameter model features a 200k context window and was trained on over 10TB of largely synthetic data. @ChatGPT_News_Ai

As reported by The Information, xAI is close to securing $6B in funding, valuing Elon Musk's year-old AI startup at $18B. Notably, on a recent X space, Elon said they'd need 100,000 NVIDIA H100s to train Grok 3.0 (they currently have roughly 20,000) @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Profluent just developed OpenCRISPR-1. The world's first open-source AI-developed gene editor capable of editing the human genome. The success points to a future where AI “precisely designs what is needed to create a range of bespoke cures for disease.” @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Throwframe unveiled the ‘Terminator,’ a $9,420 robotic flame-throwing dog capable of shooting 30-foot jets of fire. The manufacturer listed possible uses as wildlife control, snow and ice removal and general entertainment. And yes, this demo is real... @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Perplexity AI announced a $63M funding round at a valuation of over $1B for the company’s AI-driven search engine capabilities. With the announcement, they also launched Perplexity Enterprise Pro to bring Perplexity to orgs. @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Apple just acquired Datakalab, an AI startup that specializes in low-power AI algorithms for apps that can run on devices rather than rely on the cloud. Also of note: in 2023, Apple acquired 32 AI startups, the most of any tech company. @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Adobe announced a new upgrade to its Firefly image generation model. The update brings improvements in image quality, stylization capabilities, speed, and details – along with new AI integrations. @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Meta just announced that multimodal capabilities are rolling out to smart glasses. Meaning it'll be able to understand visual surroundings through the built-in camera. Some usecases include translating text, identifying objects, or providing other context-specific information @ChatGPT_News_Ai

Mentee Robotics introduced Menteebot. It's a new humanoid robot capable of performing complex tasks and learning through natural language commands. This video is fully end-to-end! @ChatGPT_News_Ai

In an interview with Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon explains his vision for a world where AI significantly enhances banking. The company has embedded the tech across all business aspects. @ChatGPT_News_Ai