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Sam Altman Reclaims CEO Title Amidst OpenAI Shake-Up

In a surprising reversal, Sam Altman has been reappointed as the CEO of OpenAI after a tumultuous week that saw him ousted from the position. The reinstatement comes with a revamped board featuring new members, including Bret Taylor, former chair of Twitter’s board; Larry Summers, the Clinton-era U.S. treasury secretary; and Adam D’Angelo, CEO of Quora.

The new OpenAI board, though not fully constituted, marks a shift from an academic to a corporate-heavy lineup, signaling a potential strategic pivot. Notable departures from the board include Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, and Ilya Sutskever, who along with D’Angelo, initially moved to remove Altman.

Negotiations are reportedly underway to install representation from Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI

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Open AI’s Project Q*

Numerous speculations and whispers are circulating about the reasons for the board's abrupt action against Altman. It seems that the trigger was a letter from a group of employees to the board, alerting them to a significant breakthrough in artificial intelligence that might pose a risk to human safety. At the APEC CEO Summit, Altman alluded to this recent advancement.

This innovation, known as Q*, is believed by some to represent a major step forward in the organization's pursuit of superintelligence or artificial general intelligence (AGI)—a level of AI that exceeds human cognitive capabilities, as characterized by OpenAI.

The groundbreaking development, driven by OpenAI's Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, has sparked concern among some employees regarding the company's readiness to safely commercialize such advanced AI models.

The lack of silence from the OpenAI, has only deepened the intrigue around Q* and what it might mean for the future of AI.

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Google's Bard AI Enhances YouTube Video Understanding

Google's Bard AI chatbot now offers an advanced level of interaction with YouTube videos, providing specific answers about the video content.

• Bard's new update focuses on detailed content queries within YouTube videos. This feature allows users to obtain information from videos without actually playing them.

• The chatbot initially could locate videos; now, it can interpret and discuss content specifics.

• At the moment, this feature only exists as an opt-in Labs experience.

• Current limitation is that it need specific prompts to get accurate information. 

Reflection: The latest Bard AI capabilities mark a progressive shift in our interaction with video content, enabling a more analytical and participatory approach that could redefine learning and entertainment on digital platforms.While convenient for users, it raises concerns about the impact on content creators, particularly those who monetize content behind paywalls or through ad views.

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Beyond Siri: Unleashing the Power of ChatGPT Voice on Your iPhone

With OpenAI's ChatGPT Voice feature now available to all users, you can transform your iPhone's Action Button into a ChatGPT voice assistant, bringing a more intelligent conversational experience to your fingertips.

• ChatGPT Voice is now free for all users.

• iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max allow customization of the Action Button to trigger ChatGPT.

• The Action Button can be set to run a variety of tasks, including ChatGPT’s Voice access feature.

• Other tasks include opening the camera, recording memos, and more.

• A variety of third-party apps also support shortcuts via the Action Button.

How to Activate ChatGPT on Your iPhone

• Download the ChatGPT app from the App Store onto your iPhone 15 Pro model​​​Open your iPhone’s Settings app.

• Navigate to the “Action Button” menu within Settings​​.

• Select the “Shortcut” option from the Action Button menu​​.

• Choose “ChatGPT” from the list of supported apps in the Shortcut menu​​.

• Associate the Action Button with the “Start voice conversation” Shortcut that appears in the list. This will set the Action Button to trigger ChatGPT’s Voice access feature​​.

Reflection: Integrating ChatGPT with the iPhone's Action Button offers users a customizable and intelligent voice assistant experience, surpassing Siri's capabilities.

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Latest AI Study, AI-Generated Faces Perceived Real!

In an experiment involving 124 participants, it was found that people mistook AI-generated faces of white people as real 66% of the time, compared to 51% for actual human faces. This occurrence is referred to as "AI hyperrealism."

The research was conducted by a team of psychologists from the Australian National University, the University of Toronto, the University College London, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Aberdeen. It highlighted the potential implications for fraud detection. It also noted that AI-generated images of people of color did not have the same level of perceived realism, possibly due to training algorithms predominantly on images of white people. This bias could lead to skewed scientific conclusions and social biases.

A secondary experiment asked 610 participants to evaluate faces based on various attributes. The results indicated that proportionality, familiarity, and a lack of memorability were key factors in mistaking AI faces for human ones. 

The findings were published in the journal Psychological Science and underscores the complexities in the intersection of AI, perception, and race.

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More Exciting AI News:

Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot for Windows 10 is now available to test (link)

Osium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation(link)

AI in Asset Management Market projected to reach USD 11.9 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 24.4% during the forecast period of 2023-2030(link)

Interested in engineering roles at YC startups in the Bay Area?

Y Combinator is organizing a Tech Talk on December 4, 2023, at their office in San Francisco, specifically for those interested in engineering roles at early-stage startups. The event will showcase the technology being developed by these startups and provide a platform for potential engineers to connect with founders who are hiring.

Welcome to the innovative world of GitHub projects!

PrivateGPT: PrivateGPT is a production-ready AI project that allows you to ask questions about your documents using the power of Large Language Models (LLMs), even in scenarios without an Internet connection. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point.

Machine Learning for Beginners - A Curriculum by Microsoft: 12 weeks, 26 lessons, 52 quizzes, classic Machine Learning for all

Latest AI Tools

Synthesia is the absolute pioneer in AI video generation.

AIVA is an AI music generator that creates background music for various use cases (games, videos, commercials, events…). 

Using Face Generator, you can select skin color, emotions, hair, makeup, and more in order to generate the face you want. 

UI Faces with AI is growing library of free, AI-generated, high-resolution avatars for design mockups, thoughtfully curated to suit all your creative needs.

JazzUp AI provides eCommerce customer segmentation & targeting. They use machine learning and generative AI to understand who your customers are, and why they buy. Then we create effective strategies & ad copy to help target them.

Hottest New AI Startups

GovernGPT is an AI that understands financial sector regulations such as those of the SEC and FINRA and can review marketing materials or sales communications. It works akin to Grammarly but for Compliance, by providing real-time feedback at the point of creation to authors.