OpenAI business users top 1M, targets premium ChatGPT subscriptions

September 7, 2024 Coin Telegraph

OpenAI is looking to introduce more expensive subscription plans for upcoming large-language models like the Strawberry and Orion AI models.

OpenAI’s paid users across its business segment, including ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu, grew nearly 67% since April to cross one million on Sept. 5. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence firm’s chatbot continues to thrive due to its advanced language model.

According to a Reuters report, OpenAI’s business products have grown to reach one million users, up from 600,000 in April.

OpenAI reportedly plans to introduce higher-priced subscription plans for its upcoming large language models, such as the Strawberry and Orion AI models. The creator of ChatGPT is considering subscription plans that could cost up to $2,000 per month.

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Area 51 for AI? US gov secures early access to cutting edge models

September 1, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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It’s unclear whether the government would be required to inform the general public in the event an AI model becomes sentient.

Artificial intelligence firms OpenAI and Anthropic recently agreed to give the US AI Safety Institute early access to any “major” new AI models developed by their respective firms.

While the deal was purportedly signed over mutual safety concerns, it’s unclear exactly what the government’s role would be in the event of a technology breakthrough with significant safety implications.

OpenAI CEO and cofounder Sam Altman regarded the deal as a necessary step in a recent post on the X social media platform.

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What the California AI ‘killswitch’ bill means for decentralized AI

August 31, 2024 Coin Telegraph

The AI industry is split over new legislation in California that would implement a sort of emergency stop in AI systems.

Industry figures are divided on a contentious Californian artificial intelligence bill that passed on Aug. 28.

The new legislation will compel AI firms to implement new safety protocols, including an “emergency stop” button for AI models.

The Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047) passed the California Senate 29–9 on Aug. 28.

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OpenAI supports California bill on marking AI content — Report

August 28, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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After previously opposing another AI-related bill, SB 1047, OpenAI has expressed support for AB 3211, which would require watermarks on AI-generated content.

The artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which is behind the ChatGPT chatbot, reportedly supports a new bill that proposes labeling content generated with AI.

OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon has expressed support for the bill AB 3211, which would require watermarks in the metadata of AI-generated photos, videos and audio clips, Reuters reported on Aug. 26.

According to the source, Kwon believes that marking AI-made material will help users differentiate such content from human-made content. The report noted that the enforcement of the bill would particularly be helpful amid growing misinformation about political candidates.

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California removes teeth from AI law without addressing tech’s core concerns

August 16, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The law appears more corporate-friendly, but the implications for consumers are a bit murkier.

California lawmakers have amended a controversial bill that would hold artificial intelligence firms accountable for harms caused by their products in response to industry criticism. However, it’s unclear if the state’s concessions will be enough to convince naysayers in the tech industry.

The bill, called the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB-1074), essentially seeks to protect whistleblowers and empower the state of California to intervene if it has reason to believe an AI-related catastrophe is going to occur.

As Cointelegraph recently reported, the tech industry is in a bit of an uproar over the bill’s stipulations, with many tech luminaries saying it would stifle innovation and growth.

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AI researchers want to solve the bot problem by requiring ID to use the internet

August 16, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community.

Artificial intelligence researchers are worried that AI bots are eventually going to take over the internet and spread like a digital invasive species. Rather than approach the problem by attempting to limit the proliferation of bots and AI-generated content, one team decided to go in the opposite direction.

In a recently published preprint paper, dozens of researchers advocate for a system by which humans would need to have their humanity verified in-person by another human in order to obtain “personhood credentials”

The big idea appears to be the creation of a system wherein someone could prove they were human without having to disclose their identity or any further information. If that sounds familiar to those of you in the crypto community, it’s because the research is based on “proof of personhood” blockchain technologies.

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OpenAI fears people will forms bonds with the AI it developed to fool humans

August 11, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The warning shows that developers are aware that anthropomorphization is a legitimate concern in the AI industry.

When a safety tester working with OpenAI’s GPT-4o sent a message to the chatbot stating “this is our last day together,” it became clear to company researchers that some form of bonding had happened between the AI and the human using it.

In a blog post detailing the company’s safety efforts in developing GPT-4o, the flagship model for ChatGPT users, the company explained that these bonds could pose risks to humanity.

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Amazon faces UK merger probe over $4B Anthropic AI investment

August 8, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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Microsoft and OpenAI face similar scrutiny as Europe and the UK seek to identify the line between investment and acquisition.

Amazon and artificial intelligence research firm Anthropic are being investigated as a de facto merger in the United Kingdom.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a formal notice on Aug. 8 announcing the inquiry’s commencement. According to documentation published on the UK government website, this marks the beginning of a “phase 1” investigation.

As Cointelegraph previously reported, UK authorities announced they were conducting preliminary investigations into partnerships between Amazon and Anthropic, Microsoft and Mistral AI, and Microsoft and OpenAI to determine whether any of the relationships had run afoul of EU regulations.

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OpenAI has a ‘highly accurate’ tool to detect AI content, but no release plans

August 4, 2024 Coin Telegraph

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The company expressed worries that its detection system could somehow “stigmatize” the use of AI among non-English speakers.

OpenAI appears to be holding back a new “highly accurate” tool capable of detecting content generated by ChatGPT over concerns that it could be tampered with or cause non-English users to avoid generating text with artificial intelligence models.

The company mentioned it was working on various methods to detect content generated specifically by its products in a blog post back in May. On Aug. 4, the Wall Street Journal published an exclusive report indicating that plans to release the tools had stalled over internal debates concerning the ramifications of their release.

In the wake of the WSJ’s report, OpenAI updated its May blog post with new information concerning the detection tools. The long and short of it is that there’s still no timetable for release, despite the company’s admonition that at least one tool for determining text provenance is “highly accurate and even effective against localized tampering.”

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Microsoft declares OpenAI both ‘strategic partner’ and ‘competition’ in SEC filing

August 3, 2024 Coin Telegraph

The two companies face antitrust probes in the US and EU over their partnership.

Microsoft wants the feds to view its relationship with OpenAI as more of a frenemies (friends and enemies) situation than a real partnership, judging by a report filed with the SEC in July.

In the filing, a form 10-K periodic financial performance and conditions report, Microsoft declared OpenAI as its rival in several passages while also stating numerous times throughout the document that OpenAI was its “strategic partner.”

Interestingly, Microsoft cites dozens of rivals and “intense competition across all markets” in its statements on competition. These include companies ranging from Apple to Nintendo as well as several software and coding organizations.

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