OpenAI Sam Altman on the future of AI in MIT Review

Microsoft creates top secret generative AI service for US spies

• OpenAI’s Sam Altman on the future of AI in MIT Review

• Microsoft creates top secret generative AI service for US spies

• OpenAI develops AI voice assistant as it chases Google, Apple

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OpenAI Sam Altman on the future of AI in MIT Review

In a recent interview with MIT Technology Review, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman provided insights into his vision for the future of AI, suggesting that AI tools will soon become even more integrated into our daily lives than smartphones.

Altman envisions AI as a "super-competent colleague" that can handle tasks autonomously and return with questions for more complex issues. While current AI applications like DALL-E and ChatGPT are impressive, they remain limited to isolated tasks. Altman believes the future AI will operate beyond chat interfaces, potentially eliminating the need for new hardware, though he hinted that consumers might still appreciate new devices.

Despite challenges in sourcing training data, Altman remains optimistic about overcoming these hurdles, drawing parallels to human intelligence. He also speculated that multiple versions of AGI could emerge, each excelling in different areas, and remained tight-lipped about the release of GPT-5.….

Oiginally by James O’Donnell of MIT Technology Review

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Microsoft creates top secret generative AI service for US spies

Microsoft Corp. has launched a groundbreaking generative AI model that operates entirely offline, enabling U.S. intelligence agencies to securely analyze top-secret information without internet exposure. This marks the first instance of a major large language model functioning in complete isolation from the web, according to a senior Microsoft executive.

Unlike most AI models, which depend on cloud services for data analysis, this GPT-4-based system is housed in an "air-gapped" cloud environment, ensuring it remains disconnected from the internet. This innovation addresses the intelligence community's need for advanced AI tools to process vast amounts of classified data while mitigating the risk of data breaches.

William Chappell, Microsoft's CTO for strategic missions and technology, revealed that the model, which can read but not learn from files, is accessible to about 10,000 authorized users. The initiative, which took 18 months and involved revamping an AI supercomputer in Iowa, is now live and undergoing testing and accreditation by intelligence agencies.

Originally by Maxwell Zeff of Gizmodo

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OpenAI develops AI voice assistant as it chases Google, Apple

In the race to develop human-like artificial intelligence, OpenAI is gearing up to showcase technology that can communicate with people using both sound and text, while also recognizing objects and images. The ChatGPT developer has already demonstrated some of these advanced capabilities, which include improved logical reasoning compared to its current offerings, to select customers, according to two individuals familiar with the new AI.

This technology marks another milestone in OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ambition to create a highly responsive AI similar to the virtual assistant in Spike Jonze's film "Her," and to enhance the functionality of existing voice assistants like Apple’s Siri. The company may publicly preview the upgraded AI at an event as early as this Monday, positioning itself ahead of a series of AI announcements expected from its competitor Google later in the week.

Originally by Aaron Holmes of The Information