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🫣 OpenAI fears users will become emotionally dependent on its ChatGPT voice mode
🏓 Google's new robot can play table tennis like humans
💻 Apple's Mac Mini to undergo first major redesign since 2010
🤔 Ad group sued by Elon Musk reportedly disbands
🍎 Apple makes changes to App Store after EU warning
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
🫣 OpenAI fears users will become emotionally dependent on its ChatGPT voice modeLINK
OpenAI is concerned that users may become emotionally dependent on ChatGPT due to its new, human-sounding voice mode, which could affect relationships and social interactions.
The company observed users expressing shared bonds with ChatGPT's voice mode, raising fears that prolonged use could reduce the need for human interaction and lead to unhealthy trust in AI-supplied information.
OpenAI plans to continue studying the potential for emotional reliance on its tools and aims to navigate the ethical and social implications responsibly while ensuring AI safety.
🏓 Google's new robot can play table tennis like humansLINK
Google's DeepMind team has developed a table tennis robot that performs at a "solidly amateur" human level, successfully competing against beginner and intermediate players while struggling against advanced ones.
During testing, the robot achieved a 55% win rate against intermediate players, winning 45% of the 29 games it played in total, but it failed to win any matches against advanced players.
DeepMind identifies the robot's main weaknesses as reacting to fast balls and dealing with system latency, suggesting improvements like advanced control algorithms and predictive models for better performance.
💻 Apple's Mac Mini to undergo first major redesign since 2010LINK
Apple's upcoming Mac Mini will be significantly smaller, approaching the size of an Apple TV set-top box, marking its most substantial redesign in over a decade.
The new Mac Mini, expected later this year, will feature at least three USB-C ports, an HDMI output, and will continue to use an aluminum casing.
The 2024 Mac Mini will introduce the M4 processor, with Apple maintaining its approach of offering both standard and Pro configurations, similar to its previous models.
🤔 Ad group sued by Elon Musk reportedly disbandsLINK
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) has ceased operations due to limited funds and an ongoing antitrust lawsuit filed by X, formerly known as Twitter, according to Business Insider.
GARM, created by the World Federation of Advertisers in 2019, aimed to stop ads on social media platforms not meeting safety standards but faced a boycott-related lawsuit from X.
Elon Musk's legal actions, including the lawsuit against GARM, often target those who disagree with him and appear more retaliatory than legally coherent, Business Insider suggests.
🍎 Apple makes changes to App Store after EU warningLINK
Apple has revised its compliance plan for the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, easing restrictions on how iOS developers distribute and promote their apps.
These changes include eliminating the need for developers to accept the new fee structure when using link-outs and providing more communication flexibility about external offers.
Apple introduced a new fee structure with two distinct fees: an Initial Acquisition Fee of 5% and a Store Services Fee ranging from 10% standard to 5% discounted for small businesses.
Other news you might like
ChatGPT now lets free users generate up to two images per day made by DALL-E 3.LINK
Microsoft and Palantir partner to sell AI to government agencies.LINK
FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme.LINK
Amazon faces UK merger probe over $4B Anthropic AI investment.LINK
Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst thinks everyone needs to be more realistic about what AI can and cannot do.LINK
Hugging Face acquires XetHub from ex-Apple researchers for large AI model hosting.LINK
Mark Zuckerberg gives props to DeepMind's CEO for using him to get a better price from Google.LINK
Latest research and tools
Stack Auth: an open-source alternative to Auth0/Clerk, offering developer-friendly and customizable user authentication, authorization, and management that integrates with Next.js and any backend through a REST API.LINK
GPUDrive: the paper describes a method for simulating multi-agent driving at 1 million frames per second using data-driven techniques.LINK
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