💰 OpenAI makes first public acquisition in 7 years
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Martin Crowley & Arturo Ferreira
August 17, 2023
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So far, it’s been all OpenAI & ChatGPT news this week.
That doesn’t show any signs of slowing down as they make their first public acquisition in 7 years.
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🧠 News: OpenAI makes first public acquisition in 7 years
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Our Report: OpenAI has acquired Global Illumination, a NY-based startup that specializes in using AI to develop digital experiences. This is OpenAI's first public acquisition in approximately seven years of its existence; here’s why it matters:
🔑 Key Points:
Global Illumination was founded by an all-star team who have worked on pivotal projects at major companies like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Pixar, and Riot Games.
The terms of the deal between OpenAI and Global Illumination were not disclosed to the public, and a number has not been mentioned by either party.
This acquisition brings a talented team to drive growth as OpenAI diversifies its product offerings beyond just ChatGPT.
Despite successes, OpenAI strives for a notable commercial triumph as ChatGPT reportedly cost over $540M to develop.
🤨 Why you should care: This acquisition not only brings in a talented team with a proven track record but also may indicate OpenAI's broader intentions to diversify its applications of AI, potentially beyond the conversational AI domain.
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📈 Learning Spanish
💡 Tip: Always give context in your prompt to improve ChatGPT’s accuracy
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“I plan to travel to Spain in a few months and would like to learn some basic Spanish to help me communicate with local residents. I am looking for online resources suitable for beginners and providing a structured and comprehensive approach to learning the language. Can you recommend some online resources for learning Spanish as a beginner?”
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💡 Tip: Utilize Bing’s access to the internet, do with Bing what you can’t on ChatGPT
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“Hey Bing I want you to role-play a recruiter for company X and job position Y [insert link to job opening]. Ask me a series of questions related to the job position and grade my responses. Repeat the process until you think my responses are satisfactory.”
MidJourney Prompt
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A Harvard scientist used Google's cloud platform to replicate a supercomputer for a heart disease study, circumventing the scarcity of powerful computing resources.
The study simulated a therapy to dissolve blood clots and tumor cells in the human circulatory system, and this approach, requiring adjustments to software, networking, and hardware design, is seen as a way to alleviate bottlenecks in scientific research.
The UK government is set to host a Global AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in November, as reported by The Financial Times.
The summit will gather representatives from various nations, AI industry leaders, and scholars to deliberate on AI safety and regulatory strategies with expected attendance from major companies like Microsoft, DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
Opera's iOS web browser is introducing an AI assistant named Aria, developed in collaboration with OpenAI.
Aria aims to offer intelligent insights, ideas, and voice-command responses to users and works through a chatbot-like interface so you can ask it questions and receive answers.
🇺🇸 Democratic coalition formed to tackle spread & misuse of AI
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