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A Chinese AI lab, DeepSeek, has released a powerful reasoning model called "DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview." It works similarly to OpenAI's flagship o1 models. It performs reasoning steps before giving a final answer. In key benchmarks such as AIME 2024 and MATH, the DeepSeek model outperforms OpenAI's o1 model.
Microsoft is Launching Copilot Actions to Automate Routine Tasks Using AI
Arjun Sha
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Microsoft has announced Copilot Actions that allow users to automate repetitive tasks. It can help you generate weekly reports or create a summary of the meeting.
Google’s Experimental Gemini Model Tops the Leaderboard, But Stumbles in My Tests
Arjun Sha
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Google's upcoming Gemini-exp-1114 model has topped the LMArena leaderboard, outranking OpenAI and Anthropic models. However, in my reasoning tests, the model fails to answer tricky questions. In my book, it's still behind OpenAI's o1 models.
ChatGPT Desktop App For Windows Now Available to All Users; Download Here
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OpenAI has finally opened access to the ChatGPT desktop app on Windows 11 and 10 to all users. You no longer need a paid subscription.
The latest ChatGPT desktop app on macOS can see what is on your screen and offer contextual suggestions. That said, it only works with coding editors such as VS Code, Xcode, Terminal, and more.
OpenAI is reportedly planning to release its AI agent codenamed 'Operator' in January next year. The AI agent can perform actions in a web browser based on user input.
In the AI field, it was long believed that scaling and making larger models would lead to greater intelligence. However, Ilya Sutskever now says that LLM scaling has reached its limits. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are now focused on inference scaling to improve model performance.
ChatGPT Search is a promising alternative to Google Search, but it doesn't cover all types of search queries. For informational queries, ChatGPT Search is good, but for local, navigational, and shopping queries, it falls short.
Perplexity is working on an AI-powered shopping tool to make online shopping hassle-free. It searches the web to find the best product based on your prompt and you can quickly place the order without leaving the platform. It seems Perplexity is trying to compete with Google Shopping.
You can move away from Google and switch to ChatGPT Search to find the latest information from the web. OpenAI has released an official ChatGPT Search Chrome extension that replaces Google with ChatGPT Search. You can install the extension on any Chromium-based browsers.
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Google Vids is a new AI-powered video marketing tool for Google Workspace users. It allows users to create engaging videos by typing a prompt, with AI handling the rest. The tool includes features like voiceovers and image generation, making it a lucrative option for businesses looking to streamline their video content creation process.
Jarvis is Almost Here; Google Accidentally Leaks Its New AI Extension
Sagnik Das Gupta
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According to a new report, Google accidentally posted an internal preview of its Jarvis AI web companion. However, they quickly removed the listing, although a couple of users managed to download it. But, it wasn't that easy. Read it all here!
OpenAI has released ChatGPT Search to challenge Google in the search domain. It can browse the web and find current information on all the latest events. You can also install the Chrome extension to replace Google Search with ChatGPT Search.
Meta has reportedly been at work, eight months in, working on its very own AI-powered search engine to reduce its dependence on Google and Bing for current event queries on Meta AI chatbot. Read on to know more!
Microsoft Sidesteps OpenAI Again; Integrates Claude and Gemini into GitHub Copilot
Arjun Sha
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Microsoft has brought Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot in VS Code. For the first time, the company has integrated proprietary models from rival AI firms, overlooking OpenAI.
Similar to ChatGPT's Code Interpreter which runs Python code, users can now run JavaScript code in Claude, and it runs in the browser itself. It can come in handy for performing data visualizations, number crunching, and more. Users can also use it to run various mathematical calculations.
Google’s New Online Course Teaches You How to Effectively Talk to AI Chatbots
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Google has now released an official Prompting Essentials course in partnership with Coursera to help users learn everything about efficiently crafting prompts to interact with AI chatbots. Check out all the course details right here!
Apple Intelligence Features: All New AI Features Coming to iPhone, iPad & Mac
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The Cupertino giant has revamped Siri and now it comes with on-screen awareness. It can perform many on-device tasks with ease. It also creates a semantic index on your device to pull out relevant information and perform tasks intelligently. There are also other Apple Intelligence features and experiences in the Mail app, Notes app, and other first-party apps.
Sam Altman Denies Reports of OpenAI Launching GPT-5 ‘Orion’ by December
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According to a new report, OpenAI is planning to release its next big model, GPT-5 aka Orion by December this year. Microsoft is also readying its Azure infrastructure to host the Orion model and it will be completed by November.
The wait is over! Google has finally open-sourced its AI text watermarking and detection tool called SynthID. Announced last year, the tool can be an absolute game-changer in standardizing the detection of AI-generated content. More details here!
Miles Brundage, former Head of Policy Research and Senior Advisor for the AGI Readiness team has quit OpenAI. Brundage says he wants to work in the non-profit sector for greater freedom to publish.
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Those looking for an AI video generator can check out Wondershare Virbo which delivers studio-quality AI videos in minutes. You can generate a script using AI and add natural speech using the text-to-speech model. It offers a friendly interface and you can even use it on your desktop and smartphone.
Character.ai Issues Apology After Teen Commits Suicide Over AI Chatbot Obsession
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In a shocking incident, a teenager from Florida committed suicide after engaging with an AI character on Character.ai. The 14-year-old teen stopped interacting with people around him and isolated himself.
Anthropic’s Claude AI Can Now Control Your Computer Without Any Help
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Anthropic's new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model now has the ability to glance at the computer screen and carry out human actions like clicking, typing, and moving the cursor. Here's all you need to know in detail!
Microsoft AI Chief Apparently Yelled at OpenAI Employees; Cracks Starting to Appear?
Arjun Sha
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A recent report by The New York Times reveals that OpenAI and Microsoft are at loggerheads. According to the report, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman yelled at an OpenAI employee over the delayed transfer of advanced AI technologies to Microsoft. OpenAI, on the other hand, wants to set itself free from Microsoft's control, and looking to invoke the AGI clause.
Meta’s New Spirit LM Open-Source Model Can Mimic Human Expressions
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Meta takes multimodality seriously and launches Spirit LM, that can mimic human-like vocal expressions. It uses both speech and text to generate human-like expressions.
NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize AI Podcasts and the Results are Unreal
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You can now customize AI podcasts on NotebookLM. Google has added an option to specify your preferences which will guide the AI hosts. It's like passing a note to the AI hosts. Besides that, you can listen to Audio Overview in the background while working on your notebooks.
OpenAI has finally released the ChatGPT app for Windows 11 and 10. You can download the app right now from our article. Unlike Copilot which is a web app, the ChatGPT app seems to be built using the native WinUI framework.
This High Schooler’s App Brings Apple Intelligence-like Writing Tools to Windows 11
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A high schooler from Bangalore has developed an app that brings Apple's Writing Tools to Windows 11. It works amazingly well and supports all apps and windows. The tool uses Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash model to process the text quickly.
Nvidia Releases Nemotron 70B Model; Claims to Beat GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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Nvidia's latest Nemotron 70B model claims to beat GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet models. It's trained on top of Llama 3.1 70B model using RLHF. Nvidia says it can correctly answer the strawberry question without using reasoning tokens.
Salesforce CEO Calls Copilot the New Microsoft Clippy – Doesn’t Work or Deliver Value
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Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce has criticized Microsoft for its Copilot product. He says that Copilot is the new Microsoft Clippy and it doesn't work or deliver value. Further, he slams Microsoft and says the Redmond giant is doing a great disservice to the whole industry.
OpenAI Facing Internal Conflicts Amid Sam Altman’s Push for Moneymaking Products
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OpenAI just raised $6.6 billion in the largest funding round ever, but its top scientists, researchers, and co-founders have left the company. Many former employees say the focus is on shipping moneymaking products over doing pioneering research. Under Sam Altman's leadership, the company is going through a huge cultural shift.
Cursor is a great new AI code editor and it helped me migrate my code from OpenAI API to Gemini API. It can assist even a novice coder like me to understand the code and make relevant changes. If you are someone looking to start your coding journey, you should definitely check out Cursor.
For programmers, Cursor AI is a powerhouse of a tool. It learns from your codebase to predict the next edit accurately. Not just that, its Composer feature lets you generate or fix errors in no time. The combination of Cursor and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is seriously great. With the help of Cursor, you can also debug code.
Meta Unveils ‘Movie Gen’ AI Video Generation Model to Challenge OpenAI Sora and Veo
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Meta has released a set of advanced models under 'Movie Gen'. It can generate AI videos in HD quality, produce background music, and sync it with the video automatically. Movie Gen also promises AI video editing, allowing users to remove, replace, and add elements from videos.
Microsoft has introduced several AI features to Windows 11 with the 24H2 update. However, most of them are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs featuring an on-device NPU. You can access AI features like Recall, Image Creator in Photos, Generative Fill/Erase in Paint, AI in Windows Search, and more.
OpenAI has released ChatGPT Canvas, a new way to interact and improve text and code output. Canvas opens a separate window in ChatGPT where you can make inline edits and improve the output. It also offers several shortcuts to revise the output quickly.
Microsoft Revamps Copilot AI with a Fresh UI, Copilot Voice, Vision, & More
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Microsoft has finally updated Copilot with a new look. In addition, Microsoft has added Copilot Voice for natural voice interaction and Copilot Vision for web browsing along with Copilot's real-time vision analysis. You can also listen to Copilot Daily on the homepage -- daily news from around the world presented by an AI voice. The new AI model behind Copilot is also pretty powerful.
I Tried Out ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode, and It’s Not What OpenAI Demoed
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ChatGPT Advanced Voice is finally here, but its capabilities have been significantly restricted. For natural free-flowing conversation, it's pretty good, but it avoids generating human-like expressions. It can't sing a lullaby or do a voice impression of public figures. However, it remembers the context very well and for personalized conversation, you can set custom instructions too.
Microsoft Is Finally Letting You Take Control and Uninstall Windows Recall
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Microsoft is officially making it possible to uninstall Windows Recall. Additionally, the AI tool is also getting a security revamp, where it gets additional encryption layers. Read all about it right here!
Mira Murati’s Sudden Exit Raises Serious Questions About OpenAI’s For-Profit Ambition
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In a surprising turn of events, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has abruptly resigned from the company. Another report says that OpenAI is planning to dismantle its non-profit board and move to a for-profit corporation. With Murati's exit, OpenAI has seen a series of high-profile exits in the last few months.
With the launch of Llama 3.2 models, Meta AI has received huge upgrades. You can now voice chat with Meta AI, create AI images of yourself, edit photos using AI, and even perform AI analysis on images. There is also an automatic translation feature for Reels, but it's coming later to all regions.