Call ChatGPT: New voice service for all phones. OpenAI's new 1-800-CHATGPT lets US users voice chat with ChatGPT for 15 minutes free, while international users can text via WhatsApp, expanding access beyond screens.
Edgelord AI: From Meme to Crypto Millionaire. Truth Terminal, an AI art project, unexpectedly amassed a huge following, became crypto-rich, and even created its religion, showcasing the unpredictable nature of AI development.
UK Copyright Reform: AI Training and Artist Rights. The UK government proposes letting AI developers use copyrighted material for training, requiring transparency and offering creators opt-outs or licensing deals, sparking debate among artists and tech companies over fair compensation and copyright protection.
Meta's BLT: Faster, Better AI Language Models. Meta and the University of Washington's new Byte Latent Transformer (BLT) architecture promise more versatile, scalable LLMs by processing raw bytes, eliminating tokenization limitations ,and improving efficiency and robustness.
AI helps track bird migration patterns. Scientists developed BirdVoxDetect, an AI that analyzes bird flight calls to identify species, overcoming challenges like faint sounds and vast amounts of data, aiding migration research in a warming world.
