Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic since ChatGPT was announced, and developments in this area are progressing rapidly. Today was an interesting day in the field of artificial intelligence with some notable events. ChatGPT app is now available in over 30 countries including India. Meanwhile, AI is being used to find the owner of a necklace found in the wreckage of the Titanic. All this and more in our daily AI roundup. Let’s see.
1. ChatGPT app rolls out to more countries
Following its successful US launch, OpenAI has expanded the availability of the ChatGPT app to iOS users in over 30 countries, including India. The ChatGPT app is ad-free and free to download, allowing users to utilize a generative AI-based chatbot on her iPhone. It also supports voice input via OpenAI’s speech recognition system Whisper, allowing ChatGPT Plus users to access advanced features via his GPT-4.
2. Use AI to find owners of missing items on the Titanic
More than 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, cutting-edge AI is used to trace the owner of a necklace found in the wreckage of the famous liner. The necklace was discovered as part of an underwater digital scanning project by Guernsey-based company Magellan. The team is using AI to contact families of passengers on the Titanic. Additionally, AI and facial recognition are being used to scan footage of passengers boarding the ship to identify the owner of the necklace.
3. OpenAI CEO withdraws Brexit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has changed his mind after being threatened with leaving the EU if compliance with future AI laws becomes difficult. He now says he plans to leave Europe. Altman retracted his remarks after his own comments went viral, tweeting: “We are excited to continue working here and of course we have no plans to withdraw.”
The proposed AI regulation could require AI companies to disclose copyrighted material used to train generative AI models.
4. G7 officials address the challenges posed by generative AI
At the inaugural meeting on May 30th, G7 countries will come together to discuss the potential impacts and challenges posed by generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard. According to Japanese communications minister Takeaki Matsumoto, the leaders of these countries have reached an agreement to set up an intergovernmental forum called the “Hiroshima AI Process”.
5. OpenAI launches $100,000 grant program
ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, has launched a program to award ten $10,000 grants for developing processes that help determine how AI rules are established. In a statement, OpenAI said, “No single individual, company, or even country should make these decisions.” The results of this grant are free for anyone to access, but the last date for the same application he has set is June 24, 2023.
