Welcome to our roundup of the most well liked AI news this week.
This week ChatGPT finally found its voice.
Microsoft hopes to get energy from a spot where a nuclear meltdown could occur.
And Chinese AI seems unstoppable.
Let's dive in.
It speaks!
OpenAI is finally being introduced ChatGPT's advanced voice assistant. We've been waiting for months to get our hands on the feature, which was demonstrated back in May. Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) has some interesting customization options, but continues to be missing a number of the things we saw in the unique demo.
If you’re within the UK, EU and another countries, you will want to attend until the legal issues are resolved before you’ll be able to speak to ChatGPT.
Some of the things persons are doing with AVM are really cool.
Regard ChatGPT Travel the world and order food in foreign languages.
An advanced voice is great for accents! pic.twitter.com/CAEeEfcyuN
How open is open?
Meta continues to insist that its models like Llama 3.1 are “open,” but not everyone agrees. The Open Source Initiative has released its updated definition of open source AI and it looks like Meta's models don't meet the necessities.
It can be difficult for Meta and other corporations to comply with the OSI definition, and there may even be legal consequences.
Track cities
Sprawling cities in developing countries often grow organically and require little urban planning. This makes it increasingly difficult for governments to effectively provide quality healthcare, urban development, environmental protection and resource management.
Google's Open Buildings project is now mapping urban expansion across the worldwide south. AI gives people in developing countries the identical tools that the Global North has to make higher policy decisions.
AI-powered research
The Nature Index 2024 shows how AI is transforming every aspect of scientific research. Papers are published faster than human reviewers can sustain.
The flood of AI research brings with it its own questions: Where are the large tech corporations hiding their research and the way did a nonsense paper featuring giant AI-generated rat testicles get published?
Nuke it
AI consumes lots of energy and Microsoft is searching for recent sources to make use of because it expands its data centers. The company has decided to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant under an agreement that offers it exclusive rights to the electricity.
Is Microsoft attempting to tempt fate by restarting an influence plant on the island that suffered the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history as doomsday prophets increasingly highlight concerns about AI safety? What could go improper?
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From east to west
Despite US export bans, China's AI ambitions have progressed rapidly. In the list of Chinese corporations leading the AI field, there are some big minds with top minds and advanced technology. There is not any shortage of cash, and a few of their AI solutions are usually not only maintaining with the US, they are literally making progress.
Alibaba is considered one of the largest players in Chinese AI. The company has just released over 100 models, including Qwen 2.5, which is now the leading open source model in mathematics and coding. The company's recent Qwen 2 VL Vision model and text-to-video capabilities are also impressive.
Countries within the Middle East look left and right when deciding who to work with.
The UAE president's visit to the White House may have to beat some tricky issues because the country seeks to remodel itself into an AI powerhouse. “We have oil and money, you’ve gotten chips and AI,” could possibly be the short version of the conversation.
The UAE's AI ambitions face a vital test in White House talks, with Chinese influence the deciding think about the room.
AI events
Here is an inventory of some exciting AI events coming up:
In other news…
Here are another clickable AI stories we liked this week:
How it began and the way it's going
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And that's the top.
Do you have already got access to ChatGPT's advanced voice assistant? It's really cool, but I miss Sky. Maybe now that Sam's colleagues are leaving en masse, he'll give us Sora as a distraction.
What do you think that of Microsoft's idea to restart an old nuclear power plant? Powering potentially dangerous AI from a nuclear disaster site feels like a cheesy sci-fi script, not a marketing strategy.
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