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ChatGPT gets a special birthday gift

ChatGPT gets a special birthday gift

PLUS: Microsoft's $3B UK AI investment

Rowan Cheung
December 01, 2023

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

ChatGPT got an extra special first birthday gift — the official return of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to OpenAI.

With a new board and the vibes seemingly back, is the drama over at the AI leader for now? Or is there more of the story still to unfold? Let’s dig in…

In today’s AI rundown:

Altman officially reinstated as ChatGPT turns 1
Microsoft invests $3.2B in UK AI infrastructure
9 new AI tools to try
How to learn the basics of AI for beginners
Musk predicts AGI within next three years
Mastercard releases AI shopping buddy

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

🎂 Altman officially reinstated as ChatGPT turns 1

Image source: The Verge

The Rundown: OpenAI just published a letter announcing that Sam Altman is officially back as CEO of OpenAI alongside a new board and leadership team — coinciding with the one-year anniversary of ChatGPT’s launch.

The details:

Mira Murati returns as CTO, with Greg Brockman coming back as President.
The initial board consists of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo, with Microsoft adding a non-voting ‘observer seat’.
Noticeably absent from the board is Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever — with Altman saying they are ‘discussing how he can continue his work.’
Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley also vacated their board seats, with Toner tweeting that the board’s actions were ‘not motivated by a desire to slow down OpenAI’s work’.
Altman also seemed to confirm the Q* rumors in some capacity, calling it an '“unfortunate leak” in an interview with The Verge.

The relevance: While Altman, Brockman, and co. return to their positions without losing a single employee, questions still remain surrounding the board’s reasoning for the initial coup. Will we ever learn what Ilya saw?

TOGETHER WITH LUCYD

🕶️ Take ChatGPT with you everywhere

The Rundown: In the new wave of AI, Lucyd is pioneering a smart eyewear revolution with the world's first smart eyewear powered by ChatGPT.

Lucyd stands out with:

Universally compatible with any Bluetooth device and supports Siri, Google Voice, Alexa, and voice access to ChatGPT.
Your data is yours alone; we prioritize your privacy, not profit from ads.
By making ChatGPT fully voice-accessible from a handsfree wearable, Lucyd is transforming the way we interact with AI.

Ever wanted your own J.A.R.V.I.S from Iron Man? Click here to explore Lucyd frames and app.

MICROSOFT

🇬🇧 Microsoft invests $3.2B in UK AI infrastructure

Image source: Reuters

The Rundown: Microsoft just announced a massive $3.2 billion investment into U.K. cloud infrastructure and skills development — with the goal of helping establish the country as an AI powerhouse.

The details:

Microsoft pledges $3.2B over three years to upgrade U.K. data centers with 20,000 state-of-the-art GPUs to meet AI demand.
The company will train 1M workers on technical skills like machine learning and responsible generative AI.
Microsoft also plans to collaborate with the government on AI safety, adopting its responsible AI principles across 25,000 U.K. partners.

Why it matters: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been pushing hard to become a leader in the space — and this Microsoft partnership is a significant step forward in his quest to transform the country into an AI superpower.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

What country do you see ultimately emerging as the world leader in AI?

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TRENDING TOOLS

✒️ Inkform- Find out why copywriters, marketers, and national brands are ditching ChatGPT for this scalable AI writer (link)*

🤖 OpenZeppelin AI Assistant- Create and deploy smart contracts in a breeze (link)

🖌️ Pixlr 2024- Maximize work, minimize effort with Pixlr 2024's AI tools (link)

🤖 AI Agents- In 10 secs, build a squad of ChatGPT assistants to help you (link)

✈️ Itair- AI-powered travel planning for human-created memories (link)

📚 The New GitBook- Your team's go-to for technical knowledge management (link)

🔔 Pagerly- Manage rotations, oncalls, incidents & ops over Slack (link)

✏️ Yaara- Use AI to write proven, high-converting copy (link)

💼 Cody- An AI assistant for business (link)

Browse the most popular tools ever featured with our tool database.

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AI TRAINING

📚 How to learn the basics of AI for beginners

Microsoft recently launched a free, 12-week course on AI for beginners. If you want to learn what technical topics in AI mean, this is a great resource to get you started.

The curriculum covers:

Introduction and History of AI (link)
Neural Networks (link)
Computer Vision (link)
Natural Language Processing (link)
Genetic Algorithms & so much more (link)

The entire course is publicly available for free on GitHub. Happy learning!

QUICK HITS

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🔮 Musk predicts AGI within next three years

During a polarizing (to say the least) interview at the New York Time’s DealBook Summit, Elon Musk said he believes the world is less than three years away from AGI — and will have the ability to “write as good a novel as J.K. Rowling, discover new physics, or invent new technology.”

🛒 Mastercard releases AI shopping buddy

Mastercard just rolled out a new generative AI tool called Shopping Muse to inspire and advise shoppers this holiday season. Designed to mimic an in-store helper through natural language, Muse makes product matches based on profiles and past purchases.