This article from TechCrunch covers ChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailing. By Jagmeet Singh, Ivan Mehta Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:05:50 +0000 For years, U.S.-based tech companies have tapped into India’s vast and increasing internet user base for growth. OpenAI is no exception. But while the AI lab claims that India…
This article from TechCrunch covers Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models. By Kyle Wiggers Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:01:30 +0000 Meta has released a new collection of AI models, Llama 4, in its Llama family — on a Saturday, no less. There are four new models in total: Llama 4…
By Aisha Malik Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:32:28 +0000 Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the new feature doesn’t mention AI, Amazon confirmed to TechCrunch that recaps…
By Maxwell Zeff Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:35:40 +0000 Amazon is starting to test a new AI shopping agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. If Amazon doesn’t sell something that users are searching for, the Buy for Me feature will display…
By Kyle Wiggers Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:59:47 +0000 Midjourney, one of the earliest AI image-generating services on the web, has released its first new AI image model in nearly a year. Dubbed V7, the model, which began rolling out in alpha around midnight Eastern on Thursday, comes a week after OpenAI debuted a new…
IntroductionAI is no longer just a tool—it’s becoming more like a partner. Agentic AI is the next big step: systems that can make decisions and act on their own, much like humans. Think of it as AI that doesn’t just follow instructions but thinks for itself. Let’s explore what this means for our future. What is…
By Kyle Wiggers Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:57:35 +0000 Google DeepMind on Wednesday published an exhaustive paper on its safety approach to AGI, roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can. AGI is a bit of a controversial subject in the AI field, with naysayers suggesting that it’s little more than…
By Kyle Wiggers Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:19:02 +0000 As it prepares to transition from a nonprofit corporation to a for-profit, OpenAI says it’s convening a group of experts to “help OpenAI’s philanthropy understand the most urgent and intractable problems nonprofits face today.” This group, which OpenAI says will incorporate feedback from “leaders and communities”…
By Kyle Wiggers Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:21:25 +0000 When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised, and they now look slightly less impressive than they…
CoreWeave co-founder Brian Venturo knows that three hedge fund guys, turned crypto miners, now running AI training infrastructure has been a wild ride. Original Source: Read full article