AI benchmarking organization faces criticism for delaying disclosure of OpenAI funding
An organization creating mathematical benchmarks for AI has come under scrutiny for failing to disclose funding from OpenAI until recently, sparking accusations of impropriety within the AI community.
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admin
- 3 min read
- January 20, 2025
Nvidia Introduces New Tools and Guardrails to Drive Enterprise AI Agent Adoption
Nvidia is rolling out three new NIM microservices designed to provide enterprises with enhanced safety, control, and reliability for their AI agents. These microservices are part of Nvidia's NeMo Guardrails, an open-source collection of tools aimed at improving AI applications.
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Amelia Cross
- 2 min read
- January 17, 2025
ByteDance Powers an E-Reader with an Unhinged AI Assistant
A recent uproar involving the Boox e-reader, a Kindle competitor, has highlighted concerns about the use of Chinese AI models in U.S. products, particularly their potential to disseminate Chinese government propaganda.
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Amelia Cross
- 2 min read
- January 15, 2025
ChatGPT Introduces Scheduling for Reminders and Recurring Tasks
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now allows paying users to schedule reminders and recurring tasks through a new beta feature called Tasks. Rolling out this week to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users worldwide, the feature enables simple reminders like, “Remind me when my passport expires in six months,” with push notifications sent to enabled platforms.
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Amelia Cross
- 2 min read
- January 14, 2025
OpenAI Names BlackRock Executive to Board
OpenAI has appointed Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, to its board of directors. Ogunlesi brings extensive experience in navigating global, complex commercial landscapes, as highlighted by OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor.
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Amelia Cross
- 1 min read
- January 14, 2025
Nvidia supports MetAI, a Taiwanese startup developing AI-powered digital twins.
Nvidia is intensifying its focus on robotics and industrial AI applications with innovations like its Omniverse platform and the recent launch of Mega, an Omniverse Blueprint framework for creating digital twins. These tools are aimed at advancing AI applications in physical systems. Nvidia is also investing in startups to bolster this effort.
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Amelia Cross
- 3 min read
- January 14, 2025
24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Sold Startup to Coinbase Secures $3M for New Venture
At just 24, Pryce Yebesi has already achieved a significant milestone by selling his crypto invoicing startup, Utopia Labs, to Coinbase. Now, he's turning his sights to a new venture, Open Ledger, which embeds AI-driven accounting software directly into tools used by enterprises and small businesses. Backed by a $3 million funding round led by Kindred Ventures and Blank Ventures, Open Ledger aims to transform financial workflows.
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Amelia Cross
- 2 min read
- January 14, 2025
OpenAI’s AI Model Occasionally ‘Thinks’ in Chinese, and Experts Are Unsure Why
Shortly after OpenAI launched its first reasoning AI model, o1, users noticed an unexpected behavior: the model would occasionally “think” in languages like Chinese or Persian, even when asked questions in English.
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Amelia Cross
- 3 min read
- January 14, 2025
Raspberry AI Secures $24M from a16z to Revolutionize Fashion Design
The fashion industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with brands and manufacturers seeking innovative ways to meet the rising demand for rapid design iterations. Raspberry AI, a two-year-old startup, has emerged as a key solution, offering a text-to-image generative AI platform that allows designers to visualize and iterate their concepts instantly.
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Amelia Cross
- 3 min read
- January 13, 2025
Blaize Set to Become the First AI Chip Startup to Go Public in 2025
The rise of Nvidia has reignited investor interest in AI chip startups, with Blaize, founded by former Intel engineers, preparing to go public on Nasdaq through a SPAC deal. The announcement, made on Monday, sets the public listing date for Tuesday.
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Amelia Cross
- 2 min read
- January 13, 2025
