From the perspective of market performance, AI stocks mixed this week, but breakthroughs have been made in terms of the research process and regulatory level. From the former part, Apple tested "Apple GPT", and the Android version of ChatGPT is coming soon; while from the latter part, the White House said AI companies like Microsoft, Google and Meta agree to voluntary rules governing AI.
Here are the key events that happened in the AI sector during the week:
Apple Tests "Apple GPT," Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI
Apple Inc. is quietly working on artificial intelligence tools that could challenge those of OpenAI Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and others, but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.
It has built its own framework to create large language models — the AI-based systems at the heart of new offerings like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard — according to people with knowledge of the efforts. With that foundation, known as “Ajax,” Apple also has created a chatbot service that some engineers call “Apple GPT.”
OpenAI's ChatGPT Comes To Android
On Friday, OpenAI tweeted the upcoming release of ChatGPT for Android next week, without specifying the exact launch date. The company has also included a preorder page in Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store, allowing users to register and get the app installed once it becomes available.
The Android release comes just weeks after it was reported that ChatGPT experienced a drop in web traffic. Many users on Twitter also shared their concerns about GPT-4’s performance, saying it has become “dumber,” after which a Stanford University and UC Berkeley study drew the same conclusion.
OpenAI addressed this by asking users not to “change anything that would affect the outputs of a pinned model version."
Microsoft, Google and Meta Agree to Voluntary Rules Governing AI
The White House on Friday announced that some of the nation’s most advanced AI companies have entered into a voluntary agreement to manage the risks associated with the fast-evolving technology.
Amazon (AMZN), Anthropic, Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Inflection, Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT) , and OpenAI have agreed to the move that the Biden administration says will ensure products are safe before introducing them to the public, build systems with a security-first mindset, and earn the public’s trust with regards to developing AI technology.
Google Explores AI Tools for Journalists, in Talks With Publishers
Google is exploring using artificial intelligence tools to write news articles and is in talks with news organizations to use the tools to assist journalists, a company spokesperson said late on Wednesday.
The spokesperson did not name the publishers, but the New York Times reported that Google has held discussions with the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal-owner News Corp and even the New York Times, among others.
Meta Reveals New AI Image Generation Model CM3leon
Meta is continuing to push forward with its research into new forms of generative AI models, today revealing its latest effort known as CM3leon (pronounced like “chameleon”).
CM3leon is a multimodal foundation model for text-to-image creation, as well as image-to-text creation, which is useful for automatically generating captions for images.
Unity Launches Beta Program for visionOS
Unity (NYSE: U) announced the launch of its beta program for visionOS that includes access to Unity PolySpatial. Featuring integration with the Unity editor, creators can build experiences that run in visionOS, and leverage the amazing features of Apple Vision Pro.
By combining Unity’s new PolySpatial technology with Apple’s RealityKit-managed app rendering, content created in Unity will have a unified look and feel, alongside other apps in visionOS. And Unity has worked closely with Apple to offer support for visionOS and PolySpatial, so users can experience their favorite Unity apps on day one in all new spatial environments made possible by Apple Vision Pro.
Salesforce Unveils Pricing for Generative AI Tools
Salesforce (CRM) said Sales GPT costs $50 per user per month and comes with a "limited" number of credits for its generative AI tool, Einstein GPT. Service GPT also sports a $50 per user per month price and has a "limited" number of credits for Einstein GPT as well.
"As usage grows, customers can purchase Enterprise Expansion packs for Sales and Service teams," Salesforce added.
Baidu Going Full Steam Ahead to Aid LLMs
Baidu Inc will double down on efforts to bolster the application of large language models in a broad range of industries, and play an active role in the top-level design and formulation of national standards for testing LLMs, a senior executive at the Chinese tech heavyweight said.
The company will participate in the research and development of core technologies for LLMs, industrial application and establishment of national standards and ecosystem for LLMs, to boost the healthy development of China's artificial intelligence industry, said Wu Tian, vice-president of Baidu.
