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  • 💰 xAI secures $6B for AI work

  • 📱 xAI tests Grok chatbot app

  • 🤔 GPT-5 struggles to deliver

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🤖 OpenAI planned humanoid robots - LINK

  • OpenAI has recently considered developing its own humanoid robot, as reported by The Information, citing sources with direct knowledge of the discussions.

  • Although OpenAI shut down its robotics division in 2021, it has remained active in the field by investing in companies like Figure, 1X, and Physical Intelligence, which focus on robotics and general-purpose AI.

  • Significant advancements in hardware and AI systems over the past three years could make re-entering robotics feasible for OpenAI, but it would face stiff competition and need to catch up in this rapidly evolving sector.

🌟 Google uses Claude for Gemini - LINK

  • Google contractors are comparing the outputs of its Gemini AI to Anthropic's Claude to evaluate Gemini's performance on criteria like truthfulness and verbosity, despite unclear permissions from Anthropic regarding this use of Claude.

  • Contractors noted that Claude emphasizes safety more strictly than Gemini, often refusing unsafe prompts, while Gemini has been flagged for generating responses with significant safety violations.

  • Google denies using Claude to train Gemini but acknowledges comparing model outputs as part of standard evaluation practices; however, Anthropic's terms prohibit using Claude for developing competing products without approval.

💰 xAI secures $6B for AI work - LINK

  • Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has raised $6 billion in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to $12 billion. Prominent investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, BlackRock, and others, with only previous backers allowed to participate in this round.

  • xAI's flagship generative AI model, Grok, powers features on X (formerly Twitter) and is being integrated into third-party apps via an API. The company plans to expand its ecosystem using data from Musk's ventures like Tesla and SpaceX, though this strategy has faced criticism and legal challenges from Tesla shareholders.

  • xAI is rapidly scaling operations, including a Memphis data center with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs (set to double next year), and aims to compete with leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic. Despite generating $100 million annually, it lags behind competitors targeting billions in revenue by the end of 2024.

📱 xAI tests Grok chatbot app - LINK

  • xAI is testing a standalone iOS app for its Grok chatbot, which was previously exclusive to X (formerly Twitter) users. The app, in beta testing in Australia and select countries, provides generative AI features like Q&A, text rewriting, summarization, and image generation from text prompts.

  • Grok can access real-time data from the web and X, offering tools like photorealistic image generation with minimal restrictions, including the use of public figures and copyrighted material.

  • xAI is also developing a dedicated website, Grok.com, to expand access to the chatbot on the web. Previously limited to paying X subscribers, Grok now has a free version available to all users since earlier this month.

🤔 GPT-5 struggles to deliver - LINK

  • OpenAI's development of GPT-5, code-named Orion, is reportedly behind schedule, with performance improvements that do not yet justify the high costs of training and running the model, according to The Wall Street Journal.

  • The 18-month development process has included at least two large training runs, with the initial run progressing slower than expected, indicating significant time and expense challenges for further scaling.

  • To enhance GPT-5, OpenAI has supplemented publicly available and licensed data by hiring individuals to generate fresh data (e.g., writing code and solving math problems) and by using synthetic data created by another model, o1.

  • 🤖 AI Chatbots Are Getting Dumber - LINK

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