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🏴☠️ OpenAI secrets stolen by hacker
🤖 French AI lab Kyutai unveils conversational AI assistant Moshi
📈 Mashup of Twitter and Myspace tops App Store charts
🪦 Amazon is killing off its business patrol robot
🇨🇳 China leads the world in generative AI patents
🚨 OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain text
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
🏴☠️ OpenAI secrets stolen by hackerLINK
A hacker accessed OpenAI's internal messaging systems early last year and stole design details about the company’s artificial intelligence technologies.
The attacker extracted information from employee discussions in an online forum but did not breach the systems where OpenAI creates and stores its A.I. tech.
OpenAI executives disclosed the breach to their staff in April 2023 but did not make it public, as no sensitive customer or partner information was compromised.
🤖 French AI lab Kyutai unveils conversational AI assistant MoshiLINK
French AI lab Kyutai introduced Moshi, a conversational AI assistant capable of natural interaction, at an event in Paris and plans to release it as open-source technology.
Kyutai stated that Moshi is the first AI assistant with public access enabling real-time dialogue, differentiating it from OpenAI's GPT-4o, which has similar capabilities but is not yet available.
Developed in six months by a small team, Moshi's unique "Audio Language Model" architecture allows it to process and predict speech directly from audio data, achieving low latency and impressive language skills despite its relatively small model size.
📈 Mashup of Twitter and Myspace tops App Store chartsLINK
A new app called noplace has rapidly climbed to the No. 1 spot on the App Store by blending elements of Twitter and Myspace, aimed at connecting Gen Z users around shared interests and customizable profiles.
Developed by Tiffany Zhong, noplace allows users to personalize their profiles with tags and interests, fostering a community similar to the nostalgic social networking of Myspace, but primarily focused on text-based updates.
Launched from invite-only mode, noplace is free on iOS and has drawn significant investment, including $15 million in a Series A1 round, positioning itself as a top contender among Gen Z-targeted social apps like Wizz and Yubo.
🪦 Amazon is killing off its business patrol robotLINK
Amazon will discontinue its Astro for Business robot security guard less than a year after its launch to concentrate on its home version of Astro.
Astro for Business robots will stop functioning on September 25, and businesses affected by the shutdown will receive full refunds and a $300 credit for alternative solutions.
Employees working on Astro for Business will transition to Amazon's consumer robotics division, which aims to enhance home robot technology using advancements in generative AI.
🇨🇳 China leads the world in generative AI patentsLINK
China has submitted significantly more patents related to generative artificial intelligence than any other nation, with the United States coming in a distant second, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In the decade leading up to 2023, over 38,200 generative AI inventions originated in China, compared to almost 6,300 from the United States, demonstrating China's consistent lead in this technology.
Generative AI, using tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, has seen rapid growth and industry adoption, with concerns about its impact on jobs and fairness of content usage, noted the U.N. intellectual property agency.
🚨 OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mac app was storing conversations in plain textLINK
OpenAI launched the first official ChatGPT app for macOS, raising privacy concerns because conversations were initially stored in plain text.
Developer Pedro Vieito revealed that the app did not use macOS sandboxing, making sensitive user data easily accessible to other apps or malware.
OpenAI released an update after the concerns were publicized, which now encrypts chats on the Mac, urging users to update their app to the latest version.
Other news you might like
Meta Quest now supports up to six windows in a bid to compete with Vision Pro.LINK
Cloudflare debuts one-click nuke of web-scraping AI.LINK
Authy hack exposes phone numbers of 33M users; Twilio confirms.LINK
Amazon to build 'top secret' cloud for Australia's spies.LINK
Alphabet shuts down agricultural AI robot startup Mineral, licenses part to Driscoll’s.LINK
Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks.LINK
Latest research and tools
Understanding Deep Learning book: offers a comprehensive overview of deep learning principles and applications, suited for beginners and professionals alike.LINK
Transfer Thought: a no-code platform allowing users to create and deploy virtual reality experiences through a web-based interface.LINK
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