Daily AI NEWS - July 26, 2024
SearchGPT, Anthropic, and SAG-AFTRA
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OpenAI introduces SearchGPT, a new search engine with natural language summaries. Anthropic's web crawler faces criticism from iFixit for disrupting their website. SAG-AFTRA strikes for stronger AI protections.
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OpenAI vs. Google in AI Search
OpenAI has unveiled SearchGPT, its latest foray into the search engine market, challenging Google’s dominance. The new tool offers natural language summaries alongside traditional webpage links, aiming to enhance user experience and address the issue of AI-generated junk online.
Currently, SearchGPT is accessible to a limited user base, primarily publishers, with a wait list for others interested in testing it. This move signifies a significant shift in the AI and search landscape, marking OpenAI's strategic expansion.
Anthropic's Web Scraping Debacle
Anthropic's ClaudeBot web crawler is reportedly violating iFixit's Terms of Use by aggressively hammering their website. iFixit claims the bot has been causing significant disruptions.
iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens publicly questioned Anthropic on social media, asking why the company’s bot was clogging up servers without permission. Wiens highlighted the bot hit their servers "a million times in 24 hours."
Mark Zuckerberg on Open Source AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has advocated for open-source AI development, asserting it as a strategic advantage for the United States against China. He argued that closing off AI models would not effectively prevent Chinese access, given their capacity for technology acquisition.
Elon Musk agreed with Zuckerberg, praising his initiative for open-sourcing Meta’s latest AI model, acknowledging, "Zuck does deserve credit."
Zuckerberg criticized Apple for restricting Meta’s services through their closed-sourced systems, emphasizing the need for open-source AI to secure a positive future.
Video Game Actors Going on Strike
SAG-AFTRA has announced a strike for performers under its Interactive Media Agreement, which covers around 2,600 video game voice actors and motion capture performers working with Activision, Electronic Arts, WB Games, and more.
SAG-AFTRA members are going on strike against video game companies, seeking stronger AI protections in its next Interactive Media Agreement.
Elon Musk's AI Ambitions
Elon Musk asserts that xAI is training “most powerful AI by every metric,” despite potential issues with electrical power contracts.
Bets are on Tesla's Dojo supercomputer, with Musk indicating a strong bid to rival Nvidia in AI chips. The commitment was reiterated in a recent earnings call.
Musk acknowledged Mark Zuckerberg's efforts, stating, "It is impressive and Zuck does deserve credit" for Meta's latest open-source AI model.
Tesla aims to bring humanoid robots to market by 2025, according to Elon Musk. The EV giant plans to deploy these robots next year.
Selected articles of the day
Meta's 'Imagine Me' AI lets users reinvent themselves across all apps
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg detailed its latest AI feature "Imagine Me" and how users can have fun with it.
Read on Android Central
OpenAI Debuts SearchGPT AI Search Engine
OpenAI today introduced SearchGPT, a prototype of AI search features that are designed to provide "fast and timely answers" combined with "clear and relevant sources." SearchGPT is available to a small group of users and publishers at the current time, w…
Read on MacRumorsSam Altman says the US has to do 4 things to prevent China from taking the AI throne
Sam Altman outlined four steps a US-lead "global coalition of like-minded countries" should take to ensure AI has a positive affect on society.
Read on Business Insider
Integrating Image-To-Text And Text-To-Speech Models (Part 1)
Joas Pambou built an app that integrates vision language models (VLMs) and text-to-speech (TTS) AI technologies to describe images audibly with speech. This audio description tool can be a big help for people with sight challenges to understand what’s in an i…
Read on Smashingmagazine.com
Stability AI steps into a new gen AI dimension with Stable Video 4D
Stability AI is adding the dimension of time to gen AI video with new 4D model.
Read on VentureBeat