1X Technologies and OpenAI just released a preview of the “Neo beta,” a scarily realistic humanoid robot. It moves like a human, and its advanced vision system lets it interact with the environment in real time. In this video, it picks up a backpack, places its hand around a woman’s waist and waves at the camera.
December 14th, 2024
Merch celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer is for sale on eBay. Plus, an AI bot that surfs the web for you, Siri gets an OpenAI upgrade, and why people are gifting unclaimed mail this holiday season.
Fountain of youth: Retro Biosciences is developing a set of proteins that could turn back the clock on human skin cells. Their goal? To add 10 years to your life. Their work is powered by ChatGPT GPT-4b micro, an AI model created by OpenAI. They didn’t sign a big deal, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has already invested $180 million of his own money into Retro Biosciences.
OpenAI is releasing a new model in the next couple of weeks that “thinks” more like a person. In nerd speak, it has advanced reasoning and a better ability to process complex info. Is the name of the model … A.) ChatGPT Magnifico, B.) Strawberry, C.) NeuralNet X or D.) Quantum Mind over Matter?
$97.4 billion
What Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI yesterday. He’s in a battle with Sam Altman, who wants OpenAI to turn a profit. Altman responded to Musk on X, writing, “no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.” Ouch.
Bowser, meet your new robot friend
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o can “think,” write and talk in real-time. Check out this video to see it in action. Listen to that laugh! Crazy stuff.
Las Vegas bombing: Matthew Livelsberger, the soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, used ChatGPT to build the bomb and coordinate the explosion. OpenAI says they’re “saddened” and that their tool only shared public info and warned him about harmful and illegal activities. This is the first known case of ChatGPT being used for terrorism. It’s not going to be the last.
📱 It’s like Siri went to college: The smart assistant now uses ChatGPT on the iPhone 15 Pro or any iPhone 16. If you grant permission, the iOS 18.2 update allows OpenAI’s GPT-4 to step in if Siri can’t help you. No ChatGPT account, free or paid, is needed. It’s kinda weird. I opened an email and it automatically generated a reply that was pretty damn good.
QR codes used in warfare
You won’t believe how powerful scanning one of these malicious QR codes is. Plus, the app that turned into a marketing nightmare, three must-have downloads and OpenAI’s duet shows just how far language models are coming.
Is ChatGPT about to outsmart humans?
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, claims ChatGPT will soon surpass human intelligence. Here’s the scoop.
Hackers are selling old routers to spies
They’re using these routers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and spamming inboxes. Meanwhile, a man’s been cyberstalked by a former roommate — nightmare stuff. Plus, Microsoft got hacked, and OpenAI is launching a search engine.
200M weekly active users
On ChatGPT, twice the count from a year ago. OpenAI says 92% of Fortune 500 companies (and mine!) use it. Upgrade your AI skills with my easy-to-read guide that’s great for beginners.
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🎬 Media milestone: The first ad made with about 85% of OpenAI’s Sora AI model just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. The one-minute vid shows a young Charles Lazarus dreaming up Toys R Us. You can watch it here. When you do, look at all the AI … and the jobs replaced.
Get copies of all your medical records
A major cyber attack on a top U.S. hospital chain wasn’t just another hack — it was a wake-up call. Apple has just unveiled its latest line of iPads, packed with new features that are sure to impress. Plus, OpenAI’s new model and the best alternative to going to see a movie.
ChatGPT-4o is your kid's new math tutor
Boy do I wish this existed when Ian was in school! The founder of Khan Academy and his son test out OpenAI’s new tutoring tool. Pretty amazing stuff.
ChatGTO-4o: Alluring, charming, and dangerous
Thanks to OpenAI, the movie “Her” is becoming a reality. Here’s what you need to know.
OpenAI's GPT-4: A near knockout punch for Google
Has there ever been a bigger battle than Google versus ChatGPT? Get ready, because the internet is about to change forever.
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT-4o: What to know
It’s much smarter and faster than before, and it will be available for free. Plus, what happens when you’re in the emergency room and your hospital gets hacked? We talk to Zackery Ryan, a patient who was at the hospital during last week’s Ascension cyberattack.
ChatGPT's 'responsible' p*rn
OpenAI is exploring NSFW content in OpenAI. Here’s what that means for you.
Google thinks it's met the ChatGPT challenge
It’s finally made something to take OpenAI on. Here’s the scoop.