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In today’s edition:

• Apple Public Betas Bring ChatGPT to Siri, Custom Emojis, and AI Image Tools

• Google’s Pixel Phone App to Get Gemini-Powered “AI Replies”

• ChatGPT o1 Accidentally Released: Sneak Peek Shows Major Upgrades

• Microsoft Rolling out New AI Tools for Paint and Notepad

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Apple Intelligence

Apple Public Betas Bring ChatGPT to Siri, Custom Emojis, and AI Image Tools

The Gist: Apple’s latest public beta releases for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 introduce powerful AI features, including ChatGPT integration with Siri and new tools for creating custom emojis and images.

Key Details:

• Apple Intelligence updates include Genmoji, allowing users to generate custom emojis, and Image Playground for creating AI-generated images.

• Siri now integrates ChatGPT for users in the U.S., letting people ask OpenAI questions directly via voice assistant.

• Visual Intelligence, exclusive to iPhone 16, enables visual searches by analyzing photos, much like Google Lens.

• Public betas are available through the Apple Beta Software Program, with official releases expected in December.

Google

Google’s Pixel Phone App to Get Gemini-Powered “AI Replies” for Smarter Call Responses

The Gist: Google is working on an AI Replies feature for the Pixel Phone app that will use its Gemini AI model to provide personalized, AI-generated responses during calls, enhancing the existing Call Screen feature.

Key Details:

• AI Replies will offer smart response suggestions, enabling users to reply to calls without answering, and will be more tailored to the caller’s questions or requests.

• The feature builds on Pixel’s Call Screen, which currently suggests general responses, by adding Gemini-powered options for more specific scenarios.

• Users will have the option to toggle between standard suggested replies and these new AI-generated responses.

• The AI Replies feature is expected to roll out in an upcoming Pixel feature drop, alongside potential updates to Google’s Gemini AI in December.

OpenAI

ChatGPT o1 Accidentally Released: Sneak Peek Shows Major Upgrades

The Gist: OpenAI briefly released its advanced ChatGPT o1 model, showcasing impressive new capabilities in visual and text analysis, alongside refined reasoning skills. Though it was quickly pulled back, the leak offered a glimpse into significant enhancements.

Key Details:

• ChatGPT o1 demonstrated high-level skills in solving visual puzzles, interpreting images, and accurately analyzing text from screenshots, surpassing current ChatGPT-4o features.

• This version breaks down complex tasks into smaller steps, aiming for more precise responses and fewer errors—a major shift for OpenAI’s chatbot.

• Users found the model slower but notably more accurate, using logic to improve response quality, especially for multi-step and context-heavy queries.

• No official release date has been announced, but given recent tests, ChatGPT o1 may launch by year’s end to compete with AI models like Google Gemini and Meta AI.

Quick Gist

Microsoft is rolling out new AI tools for Paint and Notepad on Windows 11, including a "Rewrite" feature for text refinement in Notepad and generative fill and erase options in Paint (Read More).

NVIDIA announced a suite of AI initiatives for humanoid robots at the Conference for Robot Learning, including the NVIDIA Isaac Lab framework and new workflows aimed at accelerating their development (Read More).

OpenAI has denied reports of releasing an AI model called Orion this year, refuting claims of a December launch (Read More).

Samsung unveiled an ambitious AI roadmap for its Galaxy devices, focusing on personalized user experiences and enhanced security through a hybrid AI model and expanded Knox Matrix protection (Read More).

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the acquisition of the domain "Chat.com," which now redirects to ChatGPT, previously owned by HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah for over $15 million (Read More).

OpenAI inadvertently leaked the ChatGPT o1 model, showcasing its superior accuracy and problem-solving capabilities over predecessors, prompting anticipation for its imminent release (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!