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Greetings, Insiders! Here are the latest AI headlines for today: - OpenAI applied for a trademark for GPT-5.
- Meta plans to launch AI chatbots, called "personas," as early as September.
- U.S. government agencies are testing AI models to fulfill surging FOIA requests.
- Apple removes 100+ generative AI apps from China App Store before new law.
- AMD could launch its AI chips to take on Nvidia in Q4.
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| 1 | | OpenAI has applied for a trademark for GPT-5, the next version of its large language model. The trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes GPT-5 as "downloadable computer software" for tasks like natural language processing, text and speech generation, understanding, and analysis, including translation and transcription. More: - In June, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company hasn't started developing GPT-5.
- Altman said OpenAI would not develop GPT-5 "for some time" after it released GPT-4 in March.
- While the trademark filing doesn't provide a specific debut date for GPT-5, there are rumors suggesting that its training might be completed by 2024.
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| 2 | | What happened: Some U.S. government agencies, including the CDC, as well as both the Justice and State departments, are testing out AI models to handle a record-high number of FOIA requests. Details: The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1967, requires federal agencies to release most documents and government information to citizens. To handle the caseload, agencies have tried out or are testing machine-learning models and algorithms, including an AI prototype called "FOIA Assistant," to search through billions of government records. The State Department, for example, is testing two AI models, including one that uses machine-learning algorithms to pour through its centralized databases and archives with over 3 billion records. What the experts say: University of Maryland professor Jason R. Baron, an expert on AI in government access, said the issue "is simply unsolvable without AI." However, transparency advocates like Adam Marshall from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press raise concerns about the lack of disclosure about AI tools and the risk of overreliance. By the numbers: In fiscal 2022, FOIA requests reached a record 928,353, leading to significant backlogs, with nearly 207,000 requests pending. 
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| 3 | | Meta is gearing up to launch AI-powered chatbots, called "personas," on Facebook and Instagram as soon as next month. According to the Financial Times, the chatbots will reportedly have distinct personalities, like offering travel recommendations in a surfer's style or speaking like Abraham Lincoln. More: - The chatbots will offer a search function, personalized recommendations, and humanlike interactive experiences.
- In June, app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi uncovered an upcoming "Chat with an AI" feature on Instagram, offering advice and answering questions from 30 different AI personalities while helping users compose messages.
- In an earnings call this week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is building AI experiences on top of its LLaMA large language model.
- He said AI can help people connect and express themselves in Meta's apps. They are "creative tools that make it easier and more fun to share content, agents that act as assistance, coaches or that can help you interact with businesses and creators and more."
Zoom out: - The move could help enhance user engagement and demonstrate Meta's AI capabilities in competition with Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google's Bard.
- Other tech companies, such as Character.ai and Snap, have already introduced chatbots with personalities.
- Apple is also said to be developing its AI solutions, including a large language model similar to ChatGPT and Google's Bard, internally referred to as "Apple GPT."
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| 4 | | Apple removed over 100 generative AI apps from its China App Store ahead of Beijing's new generative AI rules taking effect on August 15. The apps were reportedly pulled because they had content considered illegal in China, according to Apple's notification to developers. More: - Many removed apps appear to rely on OpenAI's ChatGPT, which lacks a license to operate in China under the new guidelines.
- The purge reportedly led to the removal of popular AI apps like Spark, ChatGAi Plus, OpenCat, and ChatbotAI.
Zoom out: - Under the new law, Chinese platform providers offering generative AI to the general public will need to obtain licenses to operate.
- The rules require AI firms to adhere to "core socialist values," promote healthy content, and refrain from generating false or harmful information in their services.
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| 5 | | PC processor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expects a strong Q4 this year, partly due to the anticipated launch of its AI chips that could compete with Nvidia. AMD reported Q2 2023 earnings on Tuesday, confirming that the launch of its AI-focused AMD MI300 accelerators is on track for later this year. More: - AMD's AI chips, known as the MI300 series, have drawn "very high" customer interest, according to CEO Lisa Su.
- AMD's optimistic outlook stems from its potential to help fill the supply-demand gap in Nvidia AI chips.
- The company's AI engagements surged by over 7x in the quarter, with multiple customers starting or expanding programs for future deployments, Su said.
- Analysts predict that significant cloud players, like Microsoft and Google, will ramp up their data center spending in H2 2023, with a focus on AI chips and infrastructure
- Su said AMD predicts the data center AI accelerator market will reach over $150B by 2027.
Zoom out: - Microsoft and AMD are also said to be collaborating on an alternative to Nvidia's AI chips
- Microsoft is supporting AMD's expansion into AI processors and is working with the chipmaker on Microsoft's in-house chip for AI workloads, known as Athena
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is a writer and editor at Inside.com covering artificial intelligence and daily technology news. She has written the Inside AI newsletter since 2019. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@inside.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Christopher Hachey | |
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