OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 may be less aligned than the company’s previous AI models
In mid-April, OpenAI launched a powerful new AI model, GPT-4.1, which it claimed “excelled” at following instructions. But the results of several independent tests suggest the model is less aligned — that is to say, less reliable — than previous OpenAI releases.
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OpenAI makes its upgraded image generator available to developers
OpenAI on Wednesday brought the tech behind its new and improved image generation feature in ChatGPT to its API, allowing developers to integrate it into their apps and services.
OpenAI's new image generator, which launched for most ChatGPT users in late March, went viral for its ability to c
AI note-taking app Fireflies adds new ways to extract insights from meeting notes
Khosla Ventures-backed Fireflies.ai, an AI-powered note-taking app, on Wednesday released a set of domain-specific “mini apps” to extract insights from meeting transcripts automatically.
With the widespread availability of automatic speech recognition models and generative AI, meeting
Noxtua raises $92M for its sovereign AI tuned for the German legal system
Back in 2020, Xayn was a privacy-based, on-device AI startup designed specifically for smartphones. But that early experience eventually saw the company pivot into developing sovereign AI for the legal sphere. Now Xayn has rebranded as Noxtua and raised a $92.2 million (roughly €81.2 million) Ser
xAI’s Grok chatbot can now ‘see’ the world around it
xAI’s Grok chatbot can now answer questions about what’s in view of your smartphone’s camera, similar to real-time vision features available for Google’s Gemini and ChatGPT.
On Tuesday, xAI announced the launch of Grok Vision, which lets users point their phone at objects
Ex-Meta engineer raises $14M to help home services unlock call center revenue with AI
As an AI engineer at Meta, Boris Valkov helped build PyTorch, one of the world's largest machine learning libraries.
During his time there, Valkov realized that artificial intelligence “was about to unlock capabilities…in the application layer in the software stack.”
He
Adaptive Computer wants to reinvent the PC with 'vibe' coding for non-programmers
Dennis Xu is a repeat tech startup founder, but he's the first to admit he's not a programmer.
After co-founding AI note-taking app Mem — one of OpenAI's earliest venture investments — he has now launched a new startup called Adaptive Computer.
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Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say
AI labs are increasingly relying on crowdsourced benchmarking platforms such as Chatbot Arena to probe the strengths and weaknesses of their latest models. But some experts say that there are serious problems with this approach from an ethical and academic perspective.
Over the past few years, lab
Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for both businesses and consumers, some may be infinitely more useful (and perhaps less dystopian) than others.
Today, a startup that's built a successful business around that concept is annou
Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI
Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has joined the board of EV maker Rivian, according to a regulatory filing. The appointment is the latest sign that Rivian sees promises in applying AI to its own venture while positioning itself as a software leader — and even p
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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests
ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe.
A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatG
An AI doctoral candidate in California says they had their student visa revoked
An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk.
Speaking to technewss, the student, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, said they were notified via their co
Instagram is using AI to find teens lying about their age and restricting their accounts
Meta is using AI technology to search for kids who are lying about their age on Instagram in order to bypass safeguards, the company announced on Monday. When Meta finds an account that it suspects belongs to a teen, the platform will enroll them into a restricted Teen Account, even if the account