The founder of Baidu, an artificial-intelligence (AI) pioneer in China that unveiled its own large language model (LLM) just months after OpenAI released ChatGPT, said AI applications would grow “exponentially” in 2025. Baidu’s investments in AI are expected to generate returns this year, according to Robin Li Yanhong, CEO of China’s largest search-engine operator, in … Read more
TikTok owner ByteDance was China’s biggest investor in technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, with its outlay almost matching the combined spending of rivals Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, according to new research. Beijing-based ByteDance, founded by Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yiming, invested an estimated 80 billion yuan (US$11 billion) on capital expenditure … Read more
OpenAI For the finale of its 12 Days of OpenAI livestream event, CEO Sam Altman revealed its next foundation model, and successor to the recently announced o1 family of reasoning AIs, dubbed o3 and 03-mini. And no, you aren’t going crazy — OpenAI skipped right over o2, apparently to avoid infringing on the copyright of … Read more
Shi Yuxiang is eager to find out what the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology has to offer in video-making. But with OpenAI’s long-awaited Sora video generation tool launching only earlier this month, the 34-year-old entertainment industry professional from Beijing has been experimenting with a wide range of Chinese alternatives. “Whenever there’s a new product release, … Read more
Free ChatGPT search engine tool from OpenAI OpenAI launches free ChatGPT search engine tool 03:49 ChatGPT stopped functioning for many users on Thursday afternoon, with OpenAI saying that its AI app was experiencing glitches for some. “ChatGPT, the API and Sora are currently experiencing high error rates. The issue is caused by an upstream provider … Read more
On the 10th of its “12 Days of OpenAI” media event, the company announced that it has set up an 800 number (1-800-ChatGPT, of course) where anyone in the U.S. with a phone line can dial in and speak with the AI via Advanced Voice Mode. Because why not. “[The goal of] OpenAI is to … Read more
Rolf van Root / Unsplash Table of Contents Table of Contents Day 1: OpenAI unleashes its o1 reasoning model and introduces ChatGPT Pro Day 2: OpenAI expands its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research program Day 3: OpenAI’s Sora video generator has finally arrived. Huzzah? Day 4: OpenAI expands its Canvas Day 5: ChatGPT teams up with Apple … Read more
An annual gathering of the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining wider attention as it emerges as the new battleground in the competition between the US and China, according to event attendees. The six-day Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, or NeurIPS, wrapped last week in Vancouver, Canada, and attracted more than … Read more
Google It is match point Google as the tech giant prepares to introduce a new “AI Mode” for its search engine, which will allow users to transition into an atmosphere that resembles the Gemini AI chatbot interface. According to a report from The Information, Google will add an AI Mode tab to the link options … Read more
Have a question for ChatGPT but lack a Wi-Fi connection? OpenAI has introduced a new way to connect with its popular AI chatbot for U.S. users: Call 1-800-CHATGPT or 1-800-242-8478. OpenAI announced the feature on Wednesday and demonstrated how it works through a YouTube livestream. OpenAI researchers called the number with everything from an iPhone … Read more
