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In today’s edition:

• Microsoft Unveils Copilot Pages

• OpenAI Excludes Sam Altman From New Safety Committee

• Google Gemini Gets Integrated Into Gmail

• Sakana AI Achieves Valuation of $1.5 Billion

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Copilot

Microsoft Unveils Copilot Pages for Collaborative AI-Powered Workflows

The Gist: Microsoft has introduced Copilot Pages, a business-focused AI tool that allows teams to collaborate in real-time with AI assistance, expanding the capabilities of their Microsoft 365 platform to facilitate seamless teamwork and AI integration.

Key Details:

• Copilot Pages enables teams to work simultaneously with AI, editing and iterating content in real-time through a collaborative page.

• The platform is designed for ease of use, allowing users to share and edit documents via a single link, similar to Google Docs.

• It integrates with Microsoft’s BizChat, combining data from various sources for tasks like creating project plans, meeting notes, and business pitches.

• The service, available to Microsoft 365 subscribers, targets business users, leveraging Microsoft’s corporate customer base while aiming to compete with Google Docs and Notion.

OpenAI

OpenAI Restructures Safety Committee: Excludes Sam Altman

The Gist: OpenAI has revamped its safety committee, making it entirely independent to address concerns over the company’s ability to govern its AI practices responsibly. This change comes after significant criticism from former employees and heightened scrutiny regarding AI safety.

Key Details:

• The new committee will be solely comprised of independent board members, allowing for genuine oversight, especially after the departure of CEO Bret Taylor.

• Zico Kolter from Carnegie Mellon University is now chairing the committee, which includes notable figures like Quora's Adam D'Angelo and retired General Paul Nakasone.

• This committee has the authority to delay AI model launches until safety issues are sorted, ensuring more responsible deployment of technology.

• OpenAI has faced backlash, including whistleblower allegations and criticism for opposing an AI safety bill in California.

Gemini

Gmail Gets a Smart Upgrade with Gemini Integration

The Gist: Google is stepping up its game with Gemini by bringing exciting AI features to Gmail. Users can look forward to smart suggestions and email summarization directly through the Gemini Assistant.

Key Details:

• New features in Gmail include summarizing emails, generating reply suggestions, and outlining action items.

• Users can activate Gemini while viewing an email to receive helpful suggestions on their screen.

• Currently, these features are available only on the latest Google app version and require a subscription to Google's Workspace Labs or Google One AI Premium.

• The integration hints at a future where Gemini will enhance various Google products, potentially making everyday tasks even easier.

Quick Gist

SambaNova Systems has launched a high-speed, open-source demo on Hugging Face that leverages Meta's Llama 3.1 model, presenting a strong challenge to OpenAI's o1 model and underscoring the growing competition in the enterprise AI infrastructure market (Read More).

Sakana AI, a startup founded by former Google researchers and backed by Nvidia, has achieved a valuation of $1.5 billion within a year of its launch, successfully raising $214 million in Series A funding from major Japanese banks and companies as Japan aims to advance its artificial intelligence capabilities (Read More).

Intel's shares surged 8% after Amazon AWS announced a partnership to develop advanced chips, marking a significant boost for Intel's efforts to revitalize its manufacturing business amidst increasing competition in the AI chip market (Read More).

Meta and Ray-ban have extended their partnership to develop smart eyewear, aiming to transform glasses into a major technology platform over the next decade (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!