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OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data
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OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models.
In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, structured and unique content” — e.g. posts and replies — from Reddit, allowing its tools and models to “better understand and showcase” that content.
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OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data
X pushes more users to Communities
GrubMarket buys Butter to give its food distribution tech an AI boost
Ampere teams up with Qualcomm to launch an Arm-based AI server
Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
Sony Music warns tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AI
Google’s AI Overviews Are Here, Whether You Want Them or Not
Creepy, bald female AI robot praises Buffalo Bills and chicken wings at New York grad address
The rise of intelligent automation as a strategic differentiator
OpenAI has partnered with Reddit to use its data for training AI models. This deal enables OpenAI to access Reddit's unique content, including posts and replies, to enhance its conversational AI, ChatGPT.
OpenAI will also become a Reddit advertising partner and explore new AI features for Reddit users and moderators.
Despite OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's significant stake in Reddit, the partnership was led by COO Brad Lightcap and approved by an independent board.
Reddit, now a public company, continues to expand its data licensing to boost revenue, evidenced by a significant year-over-year increase in non-ad revenue.
X, formerly known as Twitter, is enhancing its Communities feature to foster networking around specific topics.
The update includes better discovery tools, recommendations, and sorting options aimed at increasing user engagement.
This revamp is part of a broader strategy to make X more valuable by generating richer data, potentially rivaling platforms like Reddit.
X's integration with Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, and its Grok chatbot, which accesses real-time X data, highlights its commitment to leveraging Communities to boost both user interaction and data utility.
GrubMarket, which links food suppliers with customers through its software, recently acquired the AI-driven SaaS platform Butter to digitalize the manual food distribution process.
This move aims to make supply chains more efficient, particularly for small restaurants and groceries.
California-based GrubMarket, which has purchased over 100 companies, plans to integrate Butter's technology with its services.
Butter, valued at $39 million in 2022, was founded during the pandemic to help food wholesalers manage inventory and customer relationships digitally.
GrubMarket's CEO Mike Xu states the company remains profitable, with a revenue run rate aiming to surpass $2 billion in 2024.
Ampere and Qualcomm, both known for their Arm-based data center chips, have teamed up to create an AI-focused server.
This server combines Ampere's CPUs with Qualcomm's Cloud AI 100 Ultra AI inferencing chips, targeting AI model inference rather than training.
Ampere, traditionally focused on efficient server chips, collaborates with Qualcomm to handle larger AI models and enhance performance.
This partnership, including integration assistance from SuperMicro, aims to offer scalable and efficient AI solutions across various market segments.
Additionally, Ampere's upcoming 256-core AmpereOne chip, built on a 3nm process, promises improved performance with optimized power consumption for data centers.
This new chip also features 12-channel DDR5 RAM to better meet data center memory needs.
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Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
Strava has announced new features aimed at enhancing the integrity of its leaderboard and personalizing user experience with AI.
At its Camp Strava event, the company introduced sophisticated machine learning to detect and remove "questionable" activities automatically, addressing community concerns about leaderboard cheating.
Sony Music warns tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AI
Sony Music Group has issued warnings to over 700 tech and streaming companies against using its music for AI training without permission.
The company argues that unauthorized AI uses could deprive them and their artists, including Harry Styles and Beyoncé, of control and fair compensation.
Google’s AI Overviews Are Here, Whether You Want Them or Not
Google's AI Overviews in Search, announced at their I/O conference, now feature prominently in U.S. search results, offering AI-generated summaries for complex queries.
These Overviews appear at the top of search pages, replacing traditional web links and cannot be disabled, although users can opt for a web-only view post-query.
At New York’s D’Youville University, Sofia, a humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics, delivered a graduation address filled with generic advice and quirky comments about the Buffalo Bills and blue cheese for wings.
Not limited to pre-scripted speeches, Sofia responded in real-time to questions from the student body president, discussing everything from snow shoveling to the Bills' Super Bowl prospects.
Intelligent automation (IA) technologies are evolving from operational tools to strategic assets, according to a study by SS&C Blue Prism and Forrester Consulting.
This study, based on interviews with five customers, highlighted significant benefits such as improved productivity, compliance cost avoidance.
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