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As a writer, I frequently encounter the question of whether ChatGPT poses a threat to my career. So far, my answer remains a resounding “no,” primarily because I possess abilities that AI cannot replicate.

The AI industry is advancing at an alarming rate, yet no amount of training can prepare AI models for the unpredictable nature of human creativity, especially when it comes to generating absurd content like images of a pregnant Sonic the Hedgehog. As companies rush to release the latest AI tools, they often overlook the reality that users may exploit these technologies for chaos rather than constructive purposes. Unfortunately, artificial intelligence struggles to keep pace with humanity's penchant for creating outlandish and inappropriate content.

Almost a year ago, Alphabet’s growth-stage venture arm, CapitalG, appointed Laela Sturdy as its new head, following the departure of founder David Lawee. Sturdy’s promotion was widely anticipated. She joined Google in 2007 in a marketing role and transitioned through various departments. When CapitalG launched in 2013, Lawee recruited her, stating in a 2021 CNBC interview, “I made it a point to identify the stars within Google, and Laela's name was mentioned frequently.”

A year ago, Databricks acquired MosaicML for $1.3 billion. Now operating under the name Mosaic AI, this platform has become essential to Databricks’ AI solutions. At the company’s Data + AI Summit, several new features for Mosaic AI are being unveiled. Ahead of these announcements, I had the opportunity to engage with Databricks co-founders, CEO Ali Ghodsi and CTO Matei Zaharia.

Over the past 25 years, I have worn many hats: tech investor, founder, strategist, organizer, and academic. I take pride in being part of a dynamic community of diverse leaders dedicated to shaping an innovation ecosystem that reflects and serves us all. However, in recent months, I have grown increasingly concerned about the lack of representation of Latinx/e founders and leaders in crucial conversations surrounding the growth and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI).

Sam Altman has officially resumed his role as CEO of OpenAI following a tumultuous period. Alongside this change, OpenAI boasts a newly appointed board of directors, which replaces the majority of those who sought to remove him in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.

OpenAI has revealed the formation of a new team dedicated to evaluating and analyzing AI models to mitigate what it refers to as “catastrophic risks.” This team, named Preparedness, will be led by Aleksander Madry, the director of MIT’s Center for Deployable Machine Learning, who joined OpenAI in May as its head. Preparedness will focus on tracking, predicting, and safeguarding against potential dangers posed by future AI systems, which could range from their capacity to deceive humans (as seen in phishing attacks) to their potential to generate harmful code.

Patlytics: Revolutionizing Patent Workflows with AI-Powered Analytics

Rite Aid is prohibited from using facial recognition technology for five years, following a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation that revealed the drugstore giant’s “reckless use of facial surveillance systems.” The FTC found that this misuse embarrassed customers and jeopardized their “sensitive information.”

When developers face a specific challenge that AI can address, simply pointing a large language model (LLM) at the data is rarely sufficient. Critical factors such as cost, speed, and accuracy must be considered, and balancing these elements can be complex, especially with the continuous emergence of new models.

When Jeffrey Wang shared a post on X last week, inviting others to join him in purchasing stylish yet affordable office nap pods, he never anticipated it would go viral. His request garnered so much interest that he could have ordered over 100 units.

OpenAI has officially launched a store for GPTs, custom chatbot applications powered by its advanced text- and image-generating AI models, such as GPT-4 and DALL-E 3. The new GPT Store is accessible via a dedicated tab in the ChatGPT web client, showcasing a variety of GPTs created by both OpenAI's partners and the broader developer community. Users can easily explore popular and trending GPTs through a community leaderboard organized into categories like lifestyle, writing, research, programming, and education.

Ampere and Qualcomm Announce Strategic Partnership for AI-Focused Server Solutions

Foundation agents, proposed by researchers at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, aim to facilitate open-ended decision-making in physical and virtual environments, transforming AI similarly to how foundation models impacted language and vision tasks. Key features include unified representations, policy interfaces, and reasoned decision-making. The development roadmap emphasizes data collection, pre-training, and alignment with large language models to enhance adaptability and performance. These agents promise substantial advancements across various fields, addressing limitations of traditional AI systems.

Rabbit is addressing privacy concerns with its Rabbit R1 AI assistant by introducing a software update that adds a Factory Reset option, allowing full deletion of local data. The update also prevents pairing data from accessing the Rabbithole journal, enhancing security. Rabbit is investigating recent API key leaks and improving its security protocols.