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Microsoft announces multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI

Microsoft is continuing its partnership with OpenAI by investing in supercomputing systems to advance the company’s AI research.

“We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition to responsibly advance cutting-edge AI research and democratize AI as a new technology platform,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, said. The move means Microsoft will be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud partner.

Microsoft didn’t reveal the value of its investment. However, the news follows rumours the tech giant is making a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and is looking to add the chatbot to its applications. This isn’t the first time Microsoft provided funding to the company, as it invested $1 billion back in 2019.

The news means Microsoft is prepared to challenge Google and its reported plans to release several AI products, including a chatbot of its own.

“Microsoft shares our values and we are excited to continue our independent research and work toward creating advanced AI that benefits everyone,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said on Microsoft’s investment.

ChatGPT rose in popularity just before the new year. Its ability to produce human-like answers lead to a surge in use, along with concerns of bias and unreliability. The service is free to use, but the company appears to be exploring monetizing options.

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Source: Microsoft

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ChatGPT Professional access appears for some users

Earlier in January, OpenAI said it’s exploring monetization options for its ChatGPT chatbot, which is reportedly costing the company roughly $100,000 USD (about $134,000 CAD) per day, or roughly $3 million USD (about 4 million CAD) per month.

During the time, OpenAI had shared a waitlist for an “experimental” paid version of ChatGPT, called “ChatGPT Professional,” which would offer a more reliable service, with faster response times, no throttling and “at least” twice the daily number of answers compared to the free version.

Now, some users have reportedly been granted access to “ChatGPT Professional,” and the paid service costs $42 (roughly $56 CAD). OpenAI has not officially confirmed this test or made any announcements regarding the launch of the paid subscription. Further, it is important to note that ChatGPT Professional features and pricing may change before the paid service officially launches.

According to users who have been given early access to the pro tier, $42 USD a month gets you faster response speed, more reliable access, and “priority access to new features.” To get access to the ChatGPT Professional, users need to fill out an access form available on the company’s Discord. Anyone can fill up the ‘Professional ChatGPT access’ form, which contains questions regarding how you would use ChatGPT and what price you’d pay for the paid service.

Would you be interested in paying roughly $56 CAD a month for an upgraded AI chatbot, or is the free version good enough for most? Let us know in the comments below.

Elsewhere, there have been reports of malicious actors publishing fake versions of the ChatGPT on both the App Store and the Play Store. These “copycat” apps use similar icons and names to ChatGPT and are making a profit by charging users for the free service. Read more about it here.

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Via: The Verge

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Google is getting ready to respond to ChatGPT

Google will reportedly release more than 20 artificial intelligence products this year in response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

According to reporting from The New York Times and coverage from The Verge, Google will also “demonstrate a version of its search engine with chatbot features.”

It’s unclear when the 20 products will be released, but The Times reports some of the projects could be introduced at Google’s I/O event in May. These products reportedly include a photo studio that “creates and edits images” and a prototype testing app.

It’s unclear if Google’s chatbot, which will focus on “getting facts right, ensuring safety and getting rid of misinformation,” will be part of the May release.

Google execs were reportedly concerned that moving too fast to produce something like ChatGPT could harm the company and its reputation. However, Google appears to be putting a greater focus on AI. Earlier today, the company laid off 12,000 employees and said it would shift its focus to artificial intelligence.

The Times further reports Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have provided advice, ideas, and approved plans when discussing ChatGPT with company executives at the request of CEO Sundar Pichai.

Source: The New York Times, The Verge

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ChatGPT writes better Mint Mobile ad than Ryan Reynolds

Whenever Ryan Reynolds promotes something, you can expect a good dose of his signature lovably, quirky and self-deprecating humour. It’s what makes him one of the most beloved Canadians around.

Now, we’re seeing that his charm is so big that it even extends to AI.

In the latest ad for his Mint Mobile carrier, Reynolds turned to ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular generative AI chatbot that’s gone viral for its ability to respond to questions, write lengthy passages and more.

“I said, ‘write a commercial for Mint Mobile in the voice of Ryan Reynolds,’” said Reynolds in a video. “Use a joke, a curse word, and let people know that Mint’s holiday promo is still going, even after the big wireless companies have ended theirs.”

The result, in Reynolds’ own words, is “mildly terrifying but… compelling” in how authentically ChatGPT captures his brand of humour.

We won’t spoil the video, but suffice it to say, as evidenced in the header image, that it met all of Reynolds’ requirements while still sounding like him.

“I’m starting to think that Ryan is a robot. The script that the AI made sounds eerily like Ryan Reynolds,” reads one YouTube comment.

“It’s so good I’m confused if Ryan actually wrote it or the AI did,” said another.

Over the past couple of months, ChatGPT has exploded in popularity for its human-like chat capabilities. It’s proven so efficient, in fact, that the New York City Department of Education has actually banned it out of concerns over the “negative impacts on student learning” and “safety and accuracy of content.”

Nonetheless, interest in ChatGPT remains high — so much so that Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion USD (about $13.4 billion CAD) into the platform and could incorporate it into products like Office.

In the meantime, Reynolds is still trying to bring Mint Mobile and its low-cost plans to Canada, with his most recent update being a December retweet of a “holiday wishlist” asking for the carrier to come here.

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Beware of ChatGPT imposters on Play Store and App Store

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot tool that answer questions in human-like language and can discuss a wide range of topics using data from the internet, has taken the world by storm. So much so, that the New York City Department of Education has implemented a ChatGPT ban on its devices and network, citing “negative impacts on student learning” and “concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content” provided by the chatbot.

If you still haven’t tried the chatbot out, it’s worth noting that it’s absolutely free to use. Nefarious actors have swarmed both the App Store and the Play Store with unaffiliated applications using icons and names similar to that of ChatGPT.

One such application, titled ‘ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3’ (now delete), managed to reach the top free apps in the App Store’s ‘productivity’ category, as reported by Gizmodo.

The app was ranked the fifth most popular download before it was removed from the App Store. The app was free to download, though it started charging users $7.99 per week after offering three free days of usage. What’s funny is that the app charges $49.99 per month, which is absurdly higher than what a user would have to pay if they subscribed for four consecutive weeks ($31.96).

While it was live, the application appeared to have an interface that would relay user queries to the actual ChatGPT and reply with answers generated by the chatbot. Unlike the actual ChatGPT, though, the fake app was reported to reply with answers completely irrelevant to the submitted query, making it a completely unreliable paid tool.

The imposter app also went live on the Google Play Store, but it, too, was removed after it surpassed 100,000 downloads.

It’s worth noting that OpenAI is building a ChatGPT-powered iOS application with an iMessage-like user interface, as reported by venture capitalist and podcaster, Jason Calacanis, who reportedly has been given access to the beta version of the app. Until the official app goes live, the only official way to use ChatGPT is by visiting the official website provided on OpenAI’s website.

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Source: Gizmodo

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Microsoft reportedly experimenting with GPT in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

It looks like Microsoft is jumping on the GPT bandwagon.

According to The Information, Microsoft has added an unknown version of OpenAI’s GPT technology to Word and is working on integrating it further. It’s also being experimented with other applications, including PowerPoint.

OpenAI’s GPT computer program makes up ChatGPT, a tool that answers user questions with detailed, written responses.

In Outlook, Microsoft is reportedly using the technology to improve search results, allowing users to find emails without using keywords. The organization is also reportedly looking at how the technology could reply to emails.

As pointed out by The Verge, one of the challenges Microsoft faces in incorporating GPT is inaccuracy and bias. Privacy is another issue, a factor The Information says Microsoft has been working to address.

Source: The Information Via: The Verge

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NYC Department of Education implements ChatGPT ban on its devices and network

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot tool is storing up debate again. The New York City Department of Education has decided to block access to ChatGPT on its networks and devices quoting concerns about the potential “negative impacts on student learning” and “concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content” provided by the chatbot.

A spokesperson of The New York City Department of Education, Jenna Lyle, told ChalkBeat New York about the development, and said, “While the tool may be able to provide quick and easy answers to questions, it does not build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are essential for academic and lifelong success.”

ChatGPT was released in November 2020, though it gained mainstream popularity in December 2022. It has since sparked debates with its ability to  answer questions in human-like language and discussing a wide range of topics using data from the internet. However, it has also been known to repeat and amplify biases and prejudices, as well as make up information and present it as factual, considering that it sources ‘the internet’ for all of its knowledge.

It is because of the above-mentioned risks associated with ChatGPT that The New York City Department of Education has decided to block access to the platform on its networks and devices. Some educators also worry that tools like ChatGPT would make it difficult to properly assess a students’ writing skills, considering how human-like the chatbot’s language and writing style is.

On the other hand, as reported by The Verge, there are people that argue that the education system will ultimately have to adapt to the new world where ChatGPT and similar Chatbots exist. The education department can block access to the chatbot on its own networks and devices, but students would still be free to use the tool on their home network and devices.

Further, the tool is being compared to the early days of Google. However, Google has only been beneficial for learning, and tools for detecting plagiarism for instances when students copy information from the web are available in abundance. Similar tools to detect texts written by chatbots are the need of the hour, though developing them is sure to take some time.

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Source: ChalkBeat New York, The Verge

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Take ChatGPT for a spin and see what it can do

Are you tired of boring, robotic chatbots that always seem to be one step behind in your conversations? Well, fear not, because ChatGPT is here to save the day!

At least, so says ChatGPT about itself in response to prompts I gave it. I’ve finally had a chance to play around with the new chatbot developed by OpenAI and see what it could do. Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT), for those unfamiliar, runs on OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 family of large language models launched as a prototype in November 2022. It’s currently free to use and OpenAI plans to monetize it in the future.

ChatGPT has so far proven somewhat impressive in its ability to generate detailed responses to a myriad of queries, although it’s not always factually accurate. When playing around with ChatGPT, I found myself swinging back and forth between being impressed and being disappointed.

For example, I asked it to write a MobileSyrup story about itself, which generated the following:

And when I asked it to make that response funnier, it gave me this:

Both responses are fine, but neither are particularly mind-blowing in my book. Moreover, the “funny” response wasn’t all that funny.

I also asked ChatGPT to generate a review of the iPhone 14, but it told me the iPhone 14 didn’t exist. I think it messed up the response because, as indicated by a warning on the main ChatGPT page, it has “limited knowledge of world and events after 2021,” and the iPhone 14 came out earlier this year.

Other prompts I gave to ChatGPT included asking it whether iPhone or Android was better, to which it spat out what I think is a reasonable comparison between the two. I was also pleasantly surprised when ChatGPT was able to generate several ideas for Magic: The Gathering Commander decks. However, the suggestions were somewhat basic, and when I asked for a decklist based on one of the suggestions, there wasn’t much synergy, and it provided incorrect information about some of the cards. You can view those prompts below:

I did a few other prompts with ChatGPT as well, ranging from complex questions like asking for solutions to the housing crisis to simpler stuff, like fun activities to do with an eight-month-old. When it came to suggesting ideas or information, ChatGPT generally did okay as long as you keep an eye out for inaccuracies. However, when ChatGPT did miss, it would miss hard — for example, I asked it what impact ChatGPT will have on education, and it responded with, “I don’t know what ChatGPT is.” Neat.

Ultimately, I’m interested to see what comes of ChatGPT, but I think so far it’s somewhat overhyped. I’m sure it’ll be a powerful tool eventually, but for now, it still needs some work.

How to try ChatGPT out for yourself

Want to try out ChatGPT for yourself? It’s actually pretty easy to get started. Here’s what to do:

  • Head to the OpenAI website and click ‘Try’ at the top of the page (or just click this link).
  • You’ll be prompted to sign in with your OpenAI account. If you don’t have one, you can make one for free.
  • Once signed in, you should see the above screen along with a spot to enter text at the bottom. You can then start entering prompts.
  • Conversations are stored on the side of the page so you can return to them later.

That’s all you need to do to try ChatGPT. It’s worth noting that you might not be able to access it right away — after I made an OpenAI account last week, I had to wait several days because there wasn’t enough capacity for me to use ChatGPT. However, once I got access, I haven’t had any issues using it.

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Google is ‘all hands on deck’ to develop AI products to take on ChatGPT

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is a machine-learning dependent AI chat bot that generates human-like responses based on the input it receives. The chatbot has taken the world by storm, having crossed one million users earlier this month.

The ChatGPT storm has been noticed by Google, and it is reportedly taking an ‘all hand on deck’ approach to respond.

As reported by The New York Times, Google has declared a “code red,” and has tasked several departments to “respond to the threat that ChatGPT poses.”

“From now until a major conference expected to be hosted by Google in May, teams within Google’s research, Trust and Safety, and other departments have been reassigned to help develop and release new A.I. prototypes and products.”

The likely point in future where Google describes its advancement in AI would be at its annual I/O where it shows off progress made on LaMDA, Google’s own AI chat bot.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai hinted the company has “a lot” planned in the space in 2023 but added that “This is an area where we need to be bold and responsible, so we have to balance that,” according to a recent CNBC report.

Earlier this year, Google suspended one of its engineers, Blake Lemoine, after he claimed the company’s ‘LaMDA’ chatbot system had achieved sentience. Read more about it here.

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Source: The New York Times

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Google’s reputation is stopping it from launching ChatGPT-like function

Google is citing its reputation for not creating a platform similar to ChatGPT.

“This really strikes a need that people seem to have, but it’s also important to realize these models have certain type of issues,” Jeff Dean, the head of Google’s AI division, said at a recent all-hands meeting, according to CNBC.

ChatGBT is an AI chatbot that answers complicated questions and writes essays. It has quickly grown in popularity, crossing 1 million users earlier this month. However, issues of bias remain, and Google is citing this as one of the reasons why it hasn’t launched a similar platform yet.

“We are absolutely looking to get these things out into real products and into things that are more prominently featuring the language model rather than under the covers, which is where we’ve been using them to date,” Dean told employees. “But it’s super important we get this right.”

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai hinted the company has “a lot” planned in the space in 2023 but followed Dean’s cautionary tone. “This is an area where we need to be bold and responsible, so we have to balance that.”

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Source: CNBC