ChatGPT's Cost Threatens OpenAI's Future
OpenAI faces bankruptcy risk because of ChatGPT's costs.
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Here’s what happened this week:
CAPTCHA doesn't work anymore
Gemini: New model by Deepmind
NeuroSkin: next-level AI-powered medical tech
AI town: build your AI civilization
ChatGPT's cost threatens OpenAI's future
Let's dive in.
CAPTCHA doesn't work anymore
AI bots are now better than humans at solving those CAPTCHAs you see on websites.
Highlights:
CAPTCHAs' Purpose: CAPTCHAs have been used to tell humans from bots online. They've been around for a while.
New Paper's Finding: There's a new research paper, and it shows that AI bots are doing better than humans on all types of CAPTCHAs.
Bots' Performance: These AI bots are faster and more accurate in solving CAPTCHAs compared to humans.
Gemini: New model by Deepmind
Back in 2016, Google's AI program AlphaGo amazed everyone by winning against a Go game champion. Now, the same smart people are working on Gemini, a new language thing that's supposed to be even better than ChatGPT.
Highlights:
Gemini: Beyond ChatGPT: DeepMind is now using techniques from AlphaGo to create Gemini.
Advanced Features: Gemini could include features like planning and problem-solving, which current models like GPT-4 lack.
Still in Development: Gemini is currently being developed. It will take several more months and substantial investment before it's ready to launch.
Learning from Robots: DeepMind's team has experience with building robots like RoboCat that can perform tasks. If Gemini learns from these robots, it might gain futuristic capabilities.
Google's Investment: Google bought DeepMind in 2014 for $500 million. Gemini's development might prove to be a highly valuable outcome of that investment.
NeuroSkin: next-level AI-powered medical tech
A stroke patient in the UK is now walking on her own again, thanks to special "smart trousers" controlled by AI.
Highlights:
The trousers, called "NeuroSkin," use AI and electrodes to make her paralyzed leg move like her healthy leg.
This helps her walk more naturally and also aids in her recovery process.
The technology costs $5,500 per month right now, but they might make it more affordable later.
This is another example of AI helping in medicine. It's making prosthetics and recovery tools better, potentially helping many people with disabilities regain their abilities.
AI town: build your AI civilization
A16z created a virtual town where AI characters live, chat and socialize.
Highlights:
Stanford made an AI simulation called Smallville, with 25 AI agents living in a virtual world. They made it open-source recently.
Inspired by this, A16z (a well-known VC) created their own AI Town, a JS starter kit to help build AI communities.
This trend is catching on when a big VC like A16z jumps in, just a week after Smallville went open-source.
You can check out the demo and code.
ChatGPT's cost threatens OpenAI's future
Did you know that ChatGPT, the famous chatbot from OpenAI, is burning about $700K daily? Let's dive into the implications of this high cost.
Highlights:
OpenAI has spent around $540 million on ChatGPT since its launch.
ChatGPT's user base dropped by 12% from June to July after a period of high excitement.
OpenAI aims for $200 million in revenue this year and $1 billion by 2024, but experts are doubtful.
Shortages of GPUs and employees leaving for other companies are adding to OpenAI's challenges.
While bankruptcy isn't likely, leaner rivals with open-source models are pressuring OpenAI for faster profitability.
Top-5 AI tools this week
BeFake AI - the new social media app that lets users be fake with AI-generated images (link)
B2B Rocket - Supercharge your sales with AI (link)
Superdash - Build AI-powered forms quickly (link)
Browse - Train a robot in 2 minutes to extract and monitor data from any website (link)
Clearmind - Personalized AI therapy for all (link)
Weekly meme
Viral on Reddit: Pornstars as leaders of their countries:
Weekly AI image
"The most stereotypical man/woman of [Christian denomination]" (source)
Weekly Thread
Weekly Midjourney Prompt
Photo a woman wearing a pinkish coral colour matching formal blazer and pants, isolated on plain background, torso only, --ar 9:16
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