Today was an exciting day for Artificial Intelligence with several noteworthy developments. ChatGPT app, the generative AI-based chatbot, has extended its support to iPhones in 30+ countries, including India. On the other hand, AI is being used to identify the owner of a necklace found in the wreckage of the Titanic. These and more are discussed in our daily AI roundup.
The ChatGPT app can be downloaded for free without any ads, and supports voice input through OpenAI’s speech recognition system, Whisper. It also provides extra features for users who have the ChatGPT Plus plan.
In addition, AI is being used to find the owner of a necklace that was discovered in the wreckage of the Titanic. ROV scan technology and AI facial recognition is being used to scan footage of Titanic passengers to try find the necklace’s rightful owner.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first threatened to leave the EU due to proposed AI regulations, but later tweeted that the company had no plans to leave after all. The regulations may require companies to disclose copyrighted material used to train generative AI models.
Finally, the G7 nations are convening a meeting on May 30 to discuss the potential impact, and challenges posed, by generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard. Japan’s Communication Minister has revealed that the nations plan to establish an intergovernmental forum for such discussions, called the “Hiroshima AI Process”.
In addition to all this, OpenAI has also launched a grant program, offering $100,000 over the course of 10 grants to help in determining how AI rules should be established. The results of the program will be made freely available and the last date to apply is June 24, 2023.
ChatGPT is a well-regarded AI-based chatbot, created and run by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI research company. It was founded in 2018 by tech entrepreneur Sam Altman and several other Silicon Valley executives and researchers, who believe that artificial intelligence has the power to transform humanity in monumental ways. OpenAI’s mission is to advance digital intelligence by creating powerful, yet practical, AI technologies that can automate mundane tasks and augment human creativity.
Sam Altman has been at the core of OpenAI since its foundation. He is the company’s current President and a Board Member. Altman was the president of Y Combinator, a prestigious startup accelerator, before joining OpenAI. He remains the chairman of the latter, despite the company pivoting to machine learning and natural language processing technologies across the last two years. Altman is a renowned investor, often featured on the cover of leading tech magazines. His expertise in AI technology is highly regarded by peers and colleagues.
