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Before we dive into what’s been brewing in AI…
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All right, here’s the top stories in AI from the last week:
In Focus
ChatGPT is trending again
Wanted to touch on something I consider quite noteworthy in the context of OpenAI and ChatGPT. Global interest in ChatGPT has recently spiked, judging from the number of Google searches, with the highest increase since mid-March.
Here’s what I think are the reasons we’re seeing renewed interest:
People going back to work after holidays in Europe and US driving increased use of ChatGPT. The popularity of ChatGPT for work seems obvious at this point; the visitor pattern on whatplugin also supports this, with double the traffic on weekdays compared to weekends.
OpenAI has had multiple feature drops lately, most notably making Custom Instructions free to all users and Code Interpreter/Advanced Data Analysis available to all Plus users.
OpenAI just launched their Enterprise plan, which is likely drawing strong interest from the B2B segment.
Last week there was a renaming of ChatGPT’s most powerful feature. From the confusing “Code Interpreter” it's now been more aptly named Advanced Data Analysis, which I think draws more attention and makes it appealing to try for a wider audience.
Dario’s Picks
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Enterprise, potentially solving substantial obstacles to AI adoption.
Major companies (80% of Fortune 500) have already adopted ChatGPT to some extent, using it to accelerate and even redefine business processes. The Enterprise plan offers increased privacy and flexibility for businesses using ChatGPT.
Main features: unlimited usage of GPT-4 and Advanced Data Analysis, four times longer context windows (longer prompts and follow ups), shareable team chat templates.
Boosted security and privacy: OpenAI does not train on the Enterprise customer’s data, conversations are encrypted in transit and rest and the plan is SOC 2 compliant. Companies should still review the data policy to ensure it’s aligned with their own security standards.
Search giant Baidu launches Ernie, China’s answer to ChatGPT, reported reaching 1 million users in the first 19 hours.
The launch came after the Chinese Governent approved Ernie bot, as well as a number of other AI companies.
Erine has an app (available only in Chinese) and requires a Chinese number to register and log in.
China’s new AI guidelines state that companies must “adhere to the values of socialism”, and the source data for training foundation models must come from sources deemed legitimate by the Government.
ChatGPT plugins
There’s now 970 ChatGPT plugins, of which 26 were launched in the past 7 days.
Categories with most new launches:
Automation and Integration - 30 plugins (4 new)
Web Content Access - 38 plugins (3 new)
Marketing and SEO - 51 plugins (3 new)
From the community: @nahiddotai made this cool tutorial for the recently launched Canva plugin for ChatGPT. Go check out his channel for more useful AI tools and tips.
AI Bytes & Resources
40% of workers worldwide will need to reskill in the next 3 years due to AI, says IBM study.
OpenAI passes $1 billion revenue pace as big companies boost AI spending.
Teaching with AI: OpenAI releases a practical guide on how to use ChatGPT in teaching.
Microsoft announces Python in Excel, and it has some pretty neat features for spreadsheet users.
Duet AI for Google Workspace is now generally available.
Google’s AI-powered search expands outside US to India and Japan.
OpenAI’s Moonshot: Solving the AI Alignment Problem.
US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright.
US restricts exports of Nvidia AI chips to Middle East.
Until next time,
ChatGPT Wizard & creator of whatplugin.ai 🧙🏼♂️