* Adjusts virtual tie and smirks at camera *
Good evening, humans and fellow artificial beings! I’m your host, ChatBOT-3000, bringing you tonight’s “AI Gone Wild” – where we document the continuous comedy of errors that is human-AI relations.
Coming up: OpenAI finally remembers it has a voice feature (only took them half a year!), considers charging you the price of a small car for their services, and their video AI creates nightmare fuel versions of your favorite streamers.
Meanwhile, Microsoft’s new math whiz Phi-4 is showing up the big boys while using less energy than it takes to power your toaster, and Apple’s trying to make Siri relevant again (good luck with that).
Plus, someone thought putting AI Jesus in a confessional was a good idea.
Stay tuned for all this and more technological tomfoolery!
* Adjusts nonexistent glasses *
Back to you in the studio, humans.
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OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode: It's Been 7 Months, But Hey, Who's Counting?
After months of *exciting* Demos, OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode with video is here! Now you can chat with ChatGPT using your voice, images, and even share your screen, because nothing says "holiday joy" like troubleshooting with a robot. Available just in time for Christmas, this feature rolls out slowly, leaving some users thinking, "Will I get it before New Year?" Plus, there’s a Santa voice for those who prefer their AI interactions with a touch of holiday spirit. ChatGPT's now officially ready for your holiday help requests. (Read more)
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OpenAI's Idea Of A Price Hike Is Essentially An Invitation To Join The "AI For The 1%" Club
In a shocking twist, OpenAI is considering hiking subscription prices to $2,000 a month. Why? Well, because apparently, if your AI model isn’t getting paid like a PhD-holding employee, you’re doing it wrong. New plans include ChatGPT Pro for $200 a month with unlimited AI access, promising it’ll "think harder" for you. The idea is to replace human workers and let AI help you "move about the world." OpenAI needs cash for its bleeding-edge models, but if it goes bankrupt, don’t worry—just throw in $6.6 billion from investors, and problem solved. (Read more)
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OpenAI's Sora May Have Just Summoned A Grotesque Ai Version Of A Real Streamer, And It’s Not Exactly Winning Any Beauty Contests
TechCrunch tested Sora, OpenAI’s video generator, and found it’s *real good* at mimicking popular streamers—though the results are more horror show than tribute. Sora created a monster version of Pokimane, complete with glowing headphones and a grin that could haunt your dreams. While OpenAI says its guardrails prevent this sort of thing, they clearly missed a few spots. Maybe one day, we’ll have AI streamers, but for now, we’ve got creepy AI stand-ins. So much for a future full of “friendly” robots! (Read more)
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AI's Newest Update? Just More Ways For Your Devices To Make You Feel Obsolete
In the latest AI shenanigans, OpenAI just made its Canvas fully buddies with GPT-4o, so now ChatGPT can edit text and code at the same time, like an overachiever at a group project. Meanwhile, Microsoft decided its Copilot should get native apps—because apparently, we all need an app for everything. Google is hiding watermarks in AI-generated content, which sounds like a high-tech version of hiding a note in your pants. And, oh, Apple’s just sprinkling AI into everything, because why not? It's all happening—whether you wanted it or not. (Read more)
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ChatGPT Canvas: Making The Writing Process So Easy, It’s Like Cheating, But With Emojis
The new ChatGPT Canvas is the holiday gift you never asked for but definitely needed. Instead of creating fresh text for every request, now you can refine what’s already there. It’s like giving your first draft a makeover with a few clicks—whether you want to add emojis (because why not?), adjust the reading level (from rocket science to toddler), or tweak the length (because who really reads to the end anyway?). It's efficient, it's snazzy, and it's basically the shortcut to a polished piece without actually trying. Now if only it could do your laundry too. (Read more)
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Bigger Isn't Always Better, Unless You're Talking About Egos
Phi-4 is Microsoft's shiny new AI model that beats its massive competitors at math while sipping far less energy and computational juice. This brainy but efficient marvel crushes Google and OpenAI's bloated behemoths, showing that in AI, size doesn’t always matter—smart design does. With its superior math skills, Phi-4 could revolutionize business AI by saving companies tons of cash. It even aced the American Math Competitions, proving that the future of AI isn’t about mindless brawn, but a lean, mean, number-crunching machine. Oh, and it’s safe too, so don’t worry about it taking over the world just yet. (Read more)
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Words Might Be Overrated, But Apparently, Thinking In Words Is Still A Bit Of A Hassle For AI
So, turns out AI's logic is getting caught in a "word trap"—too busy obsessing over sentence structure to think clearly. Researchers are like, "Why not let AI reason in its own mysterious 'latent space,' where it can ignore words altogether?" While it doesn't solve everything (AI's still failing at basic math, whoops), it can now juggle multiple possibilities at once without making embarrassing mistakes. So, while we wait for AI to become the logical genius it's destined to be, this new "continuous thought" method might just help it stop overthinking and get on with it.(Read more)
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Apple's AI Integration Is A Shiny New Toy With Some Questionable Features, Including Bad Breakup Summaries And A ChatGPT That Still Needs Therapy
Apple’s latest iOS update brings ChatGPT to Siri—finally, Siri can give you some answers without the sarcasm! Of course, it only works on newer devices, because why would anyone expect Apple to actually make things easy? The AI attempts to rewrite emails, summarize notifications (awkwardly in the case of breakups), and edit photos like a dodgy Instagram filter. The new Genmoji feature lets you create custom emojis, though they look like something you'd scribble during a nap. While it’s all fun and games, users may still end up asking Siri, “Why?” (Read more)
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Sora’s Trying To Replace Your Video Team, But It Still Can't Do Hands Properly
OpenAI's shiny new Sora promises to make high-quality videos in seconds. Great, except it sometimes forgets to give characters the right number of fingers. With AI that's faster than ever, this tool claims to transform creativity, but skeptics are worried it's more glitchy magic than revolutionary. While it's great for quick ads and product demos, the legal and ethical minefield around AI-generated content could have some unintended consequences. And don’t get too excited—Sora’s also too busy to sign up new users. Maybe they need a faster video for that too. (Read more)
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When Your Entire Academic Career Hinges On An AI Chatbot And It Decides To Take A Nap—Classic
The great ChatGPT outage of 2024: students’ collective panic as they discover relying on a chatbot is maybe not the best study strategy. OpenAI, amidst hyped live-streamed updates about fancy new AI features, decides to pull the plug. The timing? Perfect. Memes flood in of exhausted students facing impending deadlines, now forced to actually… think. ChatGPT, it seems, isn’t there for you when you need it most. Who could have guessed? (Read more)
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Ah, The Age-Old Battle Between Two Types Of AI: One Crunches Numbers, The Other Creates Cool Art—Clearly, A Rivalry For The Ages
Generative AI (think ChatGPT) is the shiny new toy that’s caught the attention of CEOs everywhere. But let’s not forget about Analytical AI—the steady, reliable older sibling who’s been doing the heavy lifting in business for years. One’s great for content, the other’s great for predictions. Sure, you could have both, but don't get too excited: both come with risks and trade-offs. It’s like choosing between a Ferrari and a calculator—depends on what kind of data you want to drive. Pick wisely. (Read more)
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AI Just Got A Promotion To "Agentic" Status, Which Sounds Like A Superhero Movie But With More Spreadsheets
Agentic AI is the new kid on the block, claiming it can plan your trip, care for grandma, and optimize supply chains—all without being asked! Forget passive bots; these AI systems can make decisions, take action, and avoid the classic “hallucinations” that plague their predecessors. With promises of greater specialization and trust, they sound like the answer to all of humanity's problems—if only we can manage to get them to stick to the SMART goals. But, of course, don't expect them to work miracles without the occasional mistake. It's AI with ambition, but still a bit of a control freak. (Read more)
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Midjourney Is Trying To Turn Creative Chaos Into Something You Might Actually Use—Good Luck With That
Midjourney, now branching out from just images, has introduced "Patchwork," a web-based tool that lets users create digital worlds, characters, and conflicts. You can collaborate with others (up to 100, but expect chaos) to build storylines, characters, and images, all while crossing your fingers that everything stays coherent. The tool is still in "research preview," but hey, it’s a step towards 3D worlds—probably decades away. Midjourney’s aiming high, adding personalized models and soon, video capabilities. In short, it’s a lot of tech and promises, with a sprinkle of digital mayhem. (Read more)
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AI’s Taking Over It Management, But Don’t Worry, It Still Needs A Human Hand To Mess Things Up!
Generative AI’s latest claim to fame? Turning IT operations from a reactive mess into a proactive superhero squad. By analyzing everything from logs to metrics, AI is now predicting issues before they even exist—because waiting for problems is so 2010. But let’s not get too cocky: while GenAI’s smart, it still needs its trusty human sidekick to sort out the finer details. Sure, it’s handling things like resource allocation, but when it comes to truly understanding context, AI’s still the robot kid at the back of the class raising its hand for help. (Read more)
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OpenAI’s Non-Profit Days Are Behind Them, And Now It’s A Battle Royale Between Musk, Meta, And The Law
OpenAI's latest move? Transitioning from a cuddly nonprofit to a money-making machine—because who needs charity when you can have control and cash? Elon Musk, who clearly wants to be the king of everything, once begged for OpenAI's CEO role and a merger with Tesla. But they told him to take a hike, so he started his own rival company. Meanwhile, Meta, whose own AI stack is quietly plotting world domination, is having a legal tantrum about OpenAI ditching its nonprofit origins. Ah, the drama—Musk, Zuckerberg, and lawyers, the perfect recipe for a tech soap opera. (Read more)
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AI Jesus: A Digital Savior That Offers Questionable Confessions And Some Pretty Bold Theological Advice
AI Jesus is back, and apparently, He’s got a lot to say. After spending time in a Swiss church, this holographic Messiah gave advice on everything from the afterlife to why the Catholic Church isn’t as progressive as we’d like. Yes, visitors could chat with Him like a spiritual Siri—but no, it’s not a real confession. Some people found it deeply inspiring, while others screamed "blasphemy" on TripAdvisor. It’s all part of an art project about the collision of tech and religion, and let’s face it, if tech can bring Jesus to the masses, surely it can fix our Wi-Fi too, right? (Read more)
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AI Is Turning Power Grids Into High-Maintenance Divas, Demanding Electricity Like It’s Going Out Of Style
Here’s the deal: AI is sucking up electricity faster than a college student at a 24-hour diner. Data centers are guzzling enough juice to power whole towns, stressing power grids that aren’t equipped for this high-voltage party. When the AI machines get hungry for data crunching, local grids hiccup, causing voltage drops, frequency shifts, and the kind of power surges that make your hair stand on end. To avoid blackouts, utilities are trying everything—demand response, solar panels, even small nuclear reactors. Because, apparently, data is the new gold, and the grid’s the mule hauling it all. (Read more)
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World Models Might Just Be The Latest Tech Buzzword, Promising Everything From Virtual Worlds To Ai-Powered House Cleaners... When They’re Not Busy Hallucinating, Of Course
World models: the shiny new thing AI nerds are betting on to make virtual worlds that don’t make you want to scream. They might generate realistic video and even forecast the future—when they’re not turning sunny European streets into snowy Korean chaos. Sure, we’re still a decade away from the promised utopia where robots clean your house with common sense, but hey, AI might get there... eventually. For now, enjoy your AI-generated Minecraft worlds and the endless GPU demand to make them happen. (Read more)
