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👀 Sam Altman: 'GPT-4 is the dumbest AI you'll ever have to use'
🎵 TikTok and UMG strike new licensing deal including AI protections
🏴☠️ ‘Maybe a third’ of US citizens affected by recent hack
📲 Anthropic's ChatGPT rival Claude is now available on iOS
🤖 Atlassian launches Rovo, its new AI teammate
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools
👀 Sam Altman: 'GPT-4 is the dumbest AI you'll ever have to use'LINK
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described GPT-4 as the 'dumbest' AI model users will have to interact with, anticipating significantly smarter versions in the future. Altman emphasized that OpenAI's AI models, including GPT-4, have considerable potential for improvement, with successive models like GPT-5 and GPT-6 expected to be significantly smarter. Despite the high cost of development, which could range from $500 million to $50 billion annually, Altman is confident in the future value these advanced AI systems will bring to society.
🎵 TikTok and UMG strike new licensing deal including AI protectionsLINK
UMG has reached a 'multi-dimensional' agreement with TikTok to bring back its artists, including Taylor Swift, Drake, and Olivia Rodrigo, to the platform's over one billion users. The deal includes provisions to collaborate on ensuring AI development in the music industry protects artists' rights and addresses unauthorized AI-generated music on TikTok. Additionally, the agreement will introduce new monetization opportunities for artists through TikTok's expanding e-commerce capabilities and enhance tools for artist promotion, including analytics and integrated ticketing.
🏴☠️ ‘Maybe a third’ of US citizens affected by recent hackLINK
UnitedHealthcare CEO Andrew Witty indicated that a cyberattack on Change Healthcare might have affected approximately a third of US citizens.
Witty admitted the company is still determining the exact number of people impacted and has not yet begun notifying victims, which may take "several months."
The breach was facilitated by hackers accessing a Change Healthcare Citrix portal without multi-factor authentication, a security measure now enforced across UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare systems.
📲 Anthropic's ChatGPT rival Claude is now available on iOSLINK
Anthropic is launching a Team plan aimed at enterprises for better integration of its Claude 3 AI models, alongside a new iOS app for both personal and professional use.
The Team plan offers high-priority access, greater usage, and additional features like a 200,000-token context window and collaboration tools for businesses.
Anthropic’s iOS app provides access to Claude 3's capabilities, including real-time image analysis, aiming to integrate AI into users' daily activities seamlessly.
🤖 Atlassian launches Rovo, its new AI teammateLINK
Atlassian launched Rovo, an AI assistant designed to integrate with its products, making data from various tools easily accessible and enabling automation of workflows in applications like Jira and Confluence.
Rovo is based on Atlassian's "cloud teamwork graph" and aims to simplify tasks for knowledge workers by assisting in finding, understanding, and taking action on work-related information.
The AI features Rovo Agents that can automate complex tasks and workflows, offering customization through natural language interface without the need for programming skills.
Other news you might like
Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference.LINK
ChatGPT now saves chat history even if you've opted out of sharing training data.LINK
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix says its high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI processors almost sold out for 2025.LINK
Microsoft invests in humanoid robots with start-up Sanctuary AI.LINK
Nvidia criticizes AI PCs, says Microsoft's 45 TOPS requirement is only good enough for 'basic' AI tasks.LINK
Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere.LINK
ChatGPT shows better moral judgment than a college undergrad.LINK
Latest research and tools
eSpeak NG: a compact, open-source software text-to-speech synthesizer that supports over 100 languages and accents using formant synthesis for clear, albeit less natural, speech on multiple operating systems.LINK
Dune 3D 1.1.0: a recently updated version of the software that enhances 3D modeling and rendering capabilities.
Saved searches: a feature that allows users to apply pre-set filters to their search queries for more efficient results.
Feedback system: a method for collecting user opinions and suggestions to improve service or product quality.
Session management: a process that enables users to maintain their application state across different tabs or windows, ensuring a seamless experience.LINK
FileKitty: combines and labels text files for LLM prompt contexts.LINK
Mongoose IM 6.2.1: a robust, scalable, and efficient XMPP server developed by Erlang Solutions.LINK
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