OpenAI Explores Massive Funding Round at $100B+ Valuation 💰

OpenAI and Anthropic Join Forces with U.S. AI Safety Institute 🤝

AI Chatbot's Counting Mishap Reveals Limitations 🍓

California Passes Controversial AI Safety Bill Despite Opposition 📜

Google Revives AI Image Generation for People 🎨

AI Model Simulates Doom in Real-Time, Says Google Research 🕹️

Major Websites Block Apple's AI Data Collection Efforts 🚫

Nvidia's AI-Driven Success Highlights Tech Revolution's Potential 📈

Microsoft's AI Copilot Gains Traction in Enterprise Market 🤖

Perplexity Develops AI-Powered LinkedIn Search Tool for Recruiters 🔍

AI Assists in Discovery of Cheaper Green Hydrogen Production Method 🧪

Midjourney Expands into Hardware Development 🖥️

Bland AI Raises $16M for AI-Powered Call Center Automation ☎️

WEF: AI Empowers Small Teams to Compete at Enterprise Level 🏢

AI startup OpenAI reportedly discussing new funding round led by Thrive Capital.

Potential $1 billion investment would value OpenAI at more than $100 billion, up from $80 billion earlier this year.

Comes as OpenAI announces prototype of SearchGPT, a potential competitor to Google's search engine.

Both companies will provide early access to major new AI model releases.

Agreements include joint research on model evaluation, safety, and risk mitigation.

Move aligns with global push for measures to assess risks of powerful new AI algorithms.

OpenAI's ChatGPT insists there are only two 'R's in 'strawberry', despite there being three.

The glitch demonstrates AI's inability to fully synthesize information like humans can.

Experts advise having humans double-check AI outputs before making business decisions based on them.

State legislature approved bill requiring safety testing for large AI models, awaits governor's signature.

Elon Musk supports the bill, putting him at odds with many tech leaders who argue it could stifle innovation.

Experts warn legislation could significantly impact eCommerce companies using AI for personalization and pricing.

Google's Gemini Advanced chatbot now features an updated image generation tool with the new Imagen 3 model.

The company aims to provide a better user experience and prevent misuse by restricting certain types of images.

This rollout comes amid changing investor sentiment and increased competition in the AI space from Apple and others.

The GameNGen model generates game visuals at over 20 frames per second without using original game code.

AI-powered game development could lead to creating new levels or characters based solely on example images.

The model has limitations, including a 3-second memory and occasional object pop-ins/disappearances.

7% of high-traffic sites, mainly news outlets, are blocking Apple's new AI training bot.

The New York Times, Facebook, Instagram, and others have excluded their data from Apple's AI training.

This trend reflects growing concerns over intellectual property rights in AI development.

Nvidia reported $30 billion in quarterly revenue, double from a year ago, driven by AI chip demand.

Company's market cap has reached $3 trillion, second only to Apple among US companies.

CEO Jensen Huang's immigrant success story and Nvidia's hard-working culture exemplify American innovation.

Article argues government should avoid over-regulating AI to allow continued economic growth and job creation.

Number of Copilot for Microsoft 365 customers increased by over 60% last quarter.

Daily users more than doubled, signaling strong adoption and usage.

Some companies report significant time savings, but others have concerns about pricing and accuracy.

New feature will allow efficient searching of LinkedIn candidate profiles.

May be exclusive to organization and enterprise plans, but not confirmed.

Expected to offer a specialized UI experience for recruiters to source candidates effectively.

University of Toronto researchers used AI to identify a promising new catalyst for hydrogen production.

The AI-suggested alloy of ruthenium, chromium and titanium performed 20 times better than benchmark metals in tests.

This AI approach could dramatically speed up the search for efficient, affordable catalysts for sustainable energy production.

Company announced plans to build a hardware team based in San Francisco.

Midjourney recently hired Ahmad Abbas, an engineer who worked on Apple's Vision Pro headset.

CEO David Holz has previous hardware experience from co-founding Leap Motion.

Move comes as Midjourney continues developing AI models for video and 3D generation.

Company aims to replace human-staffed call centers with AI that can handle customer support and sales calls.

Platform features voice cloning, multi-language support, and integration with existing systems.

Raises ethical concerns about AI transparency, as bots can be programmed to conceal their non-human nature.

Generative AI and AI agents are democratizing access to advanced technologies and specialized skills.

Large companies must adapt by fostering flexibility, agility and innovation to compete with AI-native businesses.

Future enterprises may evolve towards networked structures of small, AI-empowered teams operating autonomously yet interconnected.