🏴‍☠️ GPT Store Delayed to 2024

Ahoy Corsairs, Here's a quick log:

• OpenAI delayed the GPT Store opening due to leadership changes and unresolved issues, affecting developer payment plans.

• Google's ChatGPT-like tool, Gemini, launch delayed to January due to language processing challenges.

• OpenAI buys $51 million in chips from Rain amid leadership changes and Sam Altman's investment.

• A debate between Meta's LeCun and Nvidia's Huang on AI's future, discussing limitations and advancements.

• Microsoft integrates DALL-E into Paint for Windows 11, enabling AI-generated images.

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OpenAI has announced the delay in opening its GPT Store.

• The delay was announced in a memo to users and developers. It mentions unforeseen issues demanding the company's attention, possibly due to recent significant changes in its leadership.

• Sam Altman announced the GPT Store at OpenAI's Dev Day in November. There have been questions about how it will be priced and how developers will be paid. The CEO, Sam Altman, and CTO, Mira Mutari, have indicated that the payment details for developers and creators are still being worked out.

• Until the store officially opens in 2024, developers can still create and share GPTs privately, but these won't be listed in the store or involved in any revenue-sharing plans. OpenAI plans to release more information on this soon.

This delay highlights the challenges OpenAI is facing with recent changes in its leadership and the impacts of events from last week. We will see whether OpenAI will stick to its original plan or change direction in the future.

Google has postponed the release of its new ChatGPT-like tool, Gemini, to January. This delay is due to issues with processing languages other than English.

• Google first announced Gemini at its I/O conference in May, aiming to launch it in December.

• Gemini, rumored to use extensive training data, including YouTube transcripts, is said to match GPT-4's abilities in certain aspects.

• The main reason for the delay is the tool's difficulties with languages other than English.

• Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, suggested that Gemini is just beginning a series of advanced models Google plans to introduce in 2024.

For Google, a one-month delay in launching Gemini isn't a big deal in the grand scheme. However, it highlights the challenges that competitors of OpenAI face in trying to keep up with the market leader.

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OpenAI has decided to buy brain-inspired chips worth $51 million from the startup company Rain. Interestingly, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has personally invested over $1 million in Rain.

This purchase happened just a few days after Altman returned to his role as CEO. It has sparked curiosity and concerns about the reasons and ethical implications of recent leadership conflicts at OpenAI. Additionally, this year saw a sudden change in Rain's CEO, but neither current nor former employees are willing to discuss this issue, which seems suspicious.

Explore the debate between Meta's Yann LeCun and Nvidia's Jensen Huang on AI's future. They offer contrasting perspectives:

• Yann LeCun's Caution: LeCun, an expert in deep learning, thinks current AI, especially language models, are far from reaching human-like intelligence. He argues that more than learning from text is needed for AI to understand logic or the real world.

• Jensen Huang's Optimism: Contrary to LeCun, Nvidia's Huang believes AI will equal human skill in complex tasks within five years, driven by rapid advancements and the demand for Nvidia's GPUs.

• Meta's Advanced AI: Meta is developing multimodal AI, combining data like audio, images, and videos to create more capable AI beyond just text-based systems.

This debate is vital for everyone, as AI's evolution will significantly influence our daily lives and reshape industries. Understanding its trajectory is critical to preparing for its impact.

Microsoft has launched the much-awaited feature of integrating DALL-E into Paint for all Windows 11 users. This integration with DALL-E 3 allows you to generate AI-created images in Microsoft Paint, utilizing the capabilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT.

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