AI Edition - It's AI Time - 319 [28-02-2025]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 319

OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it's not a frontier AI model:

OpenAI has launched GPT-4.5 as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro users. The model offers enhanced writing capabilities and improved world knowledge but is not considered a frontier model. It will roll out to Plus, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users in the coming weeks.

GPT 4.5 System Card:

The newest model from OpenAI is their largest yet. It was trained on the same recipe as 4o, which means it is a multimodal model. It is likely the last large pre-training run that OpenAI releases. They claim it isn't a frontier model, but don't provide much explanation. They do show that it has significantly reduced hallucinations compared to previous model generations.

Meta Plans Standalone AI Chatbot App:

eloping a standalone AI chatbot app for Meta AI, expected to launch in the next fiscal quarter. The company also plans to introduce a paid subscription with additional features.

It's time to admit the 'AI gadget' era was a flop:

Humane has shut down and its AI Pin will be bricked, signaling the failure of recent AI gadget ventures. The Rabbit R1 and Humane Pin, initially seen as potential smartphone alternatives, couldn't deliver on their promises. The AI gadget era has effectively ended as impractical and unnecessary compared to integrating AI into existing devices.

Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet hybrid reasoning model is now available in Amazon Bedrock:

Amazon Bedrock now features Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet, their first hybrid reasoning model for more advanced coding and problem-solving.

An OpenAI Engineer Wrote a Wild Reply When Elon Musk's AI Company Tried to Recruit Him:

OpenAI's Javier Soto rejected a recruitment offer from Elon Musk's xAI, criticizing Musk's rhetoric as harmful to democracy.

Microsoft scraps some data center leases as Apple, Alibaba double down on AI:

Microsoft has canceled data center leases worth 200 megawatts, suggesting potentially lower-than-expected AI demand, while reaffirming its $80 billion AI infrastructure investments through 2025.

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