OpenAI's AGI Expert Rage-Quits 🍭

Today’s Menu 🥠

• OpenAI’s AGI Expert Rage-Quits

• Trainspot Wants To Buy Your Content

• Apple’s New M4 iMac

• Everything Else You Need To Know

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Fast Snacks 🥡

Microsoft Accuses Google of Shadow Campaigns
Microsoft claims Google is secretly funding groups to attack its cloud services and distract regulators from Google's own antitrust issues. Google denies underhanded tactics, citing legitimate concerns about Microsoft’s licensing practices…

US Finalizes Investment Restrictions on China’s Tech Sector
Starting January 2nd, the US will restrict investments in China’s AI, semiconductor, and quantum tech sectors, citing national security concerns. China has strongly opposed the move, warning it could harm global trade…

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AGI and/or Die
OpenAI’s AGI Expert Rage-Quits, Says World Isn’t Ready 🤔

Miles Brundage, former head of AGI readiness at OpenAI, recently resigned, warning that neither the company nor the rest of the world is prepared for the rapid development of Artificial General Intelligence. 

He emphasized that AGI has the potential to benefit humanity but requires careful oversight and regulation, which he believes is currently lacking.

With Brundage’s departure, OpenAI has reassigned its AGI readiness team, raising concerns about the company’s commitment to AI safety…

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Monitize Your Content
New Marketplace Lets Creators Sell Data for AI Training 💸

San Francisco startup, Trainspot, has launched an AI marketplace that allows creators to sell their content for AI training, offering companies access to licensed data while addressing transparency and legality concerns.

The platform empowers creators to monetize books, videos, and more, while companies gain access to reliable sources for AI model improvement.

Trainspot's success will depend on building trust and making sure the data is high quality as the demand for AI training data increases.

Test Your Skill
Snack Quiz: Choose The Real Image 🔍

iMac Retro Reboot
Apple’s New M4 iMac with Fresh Colors and RAM Upgrade 🖥

Apple’s new M4 iMac makes a statement with it’s vibrant color refresh and a jump to USB-Cs, ditching the Lightning port drama.

They decided to up the base model to 16GB RAM, making it more capable for multi-tasking. Apple has also added a nano-texture screen for anti-glare, and the M4 iMac comes standard with systemwide Apple Intelligence Writing Tools.

They might still be holding onto some dumb design choices with the Magic Mouse still charging from the bottom, but Lightning to USB-C is progress…

Toolbox

Runway: An AI tool that opens up a new frontier in AI video generation, and a step towards building General World Models. Runway is the most powerful AI video engine offering Text to Video, Image to Video and Text to Image tools.

APIPark: An open-source, all-in-one AI gateway and API developer portal, helping developers and enterprises easily manage, integrate, and deploy AI services.

Chat2DB: An AI-driven next-generation database management and analysis platform. Chat2DB integrates artificial intelligence technology with traditional database management functions to provide a more streamlined work experience.

Blaze: This AI tool will generate content and post for you all according to your brand guidelines. It will even create brand styles for you if you don’t have any.

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Everything Else You Need To Know 📈

Meta Builds Own AI Search to Break Free from Google and Bing: Meta is developing an AI search engine to reduce reliance on Google and Bing, delivering real-time answers via its chatbot on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook.

You Have Died of Dysentery: Apple is adapting the iconic game The Oregon Trail into a comedy-musical movie, directed by Blades of Glory creators and featuring music by award-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Vinod Khosla Criticizes California Senator on AI Bill: Vinod Khosla slammed Senator Scott Wiener for supporting California's AI bill, SB 1047, calling him “clueless” on global security issues, prompting a strong response from Wiener.

Gmail Will Be Able to Write Your Emails For You: Google is expanding its "Help me write" feature to Gmail on the web, allowing users with Google One AI Premium or Gemini add-ons to create and refine emails with ease.

NASA Finalizes Artemis III Moon Landing Sites: NASA has identified nine potential landing regions near the Moon’s South Pole for the historic Artemis III mission, set to be the first crewed landing in over 50 years.

Nasa will collaborate with commercial and international partners to establish the first long-term presence on the Moon, then, using what they learned from the moon mission, they will be more equipped to send the first astronauts to Mars.

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