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OpenAI Sets Sights on Artificial Superintelligence

Plus: Meta Deletes AI Character Profiles Amid Racism Backlash

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In today’s edition:

  • OpenAI Sets Sights on Artificial Superintelligence

  • Meta Deletes AI Character Profiles Amid Racism Backlash

  • Samsung’s One UI 7 Brings AI Call Summaries

  • Apple Users Receive AI-Generated Fake News

  • And more AI news….

Top Developments

OpenAI

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The Gist: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a shift in focus towards developing artificial superintelligence (ASI), aiming to surpass current AI capabilities and accelerate global progress in science and prosperity.

Key Details:

  • Altman describes ASI as a step beyond agentic AI, capable of performing tasks that exceed human ability.

  • OpenAI is confident in its ability to develop artificial general intelligence, paving the way for ASI.

  • Agentic AI, a precursor to ASI, is expected to debut this year, bringing transformative automation.

  • Altman emphasizes the importance of careful development to maximize benefits while minimizing risks.

Meta

Image by: Meta

The Gist: Meta has removed all 28 AI character accounts from its platforms after backlash over offensive depictions and accusations of inadequate representation in their creation.

Key Details:

  • Meta launched AI profiles in 2023, with personas designed to interact like real user accounts, but these characters faced criticism for perpetuating stereotypes.

  • One AI profile, “Liv,” was criticized for its creators’ admission of lacking diverse references and the absence of Black creators in its development.

  • Public outcry reignited after a recent interview with Meta’s VP of generative AI highlighted plans for expanding AI personas on platforms.

  • Meta attributed the removal to a “bug” affecting users’ ability to block the AI profiles, calling the project an early experiment.

Samsung

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The Gist: Samsung is introducing an AI-powered call summary feature in One UI 7, letting users easily capture key points from phone conversations with enhanced language support.

Key Details:

  • The call summaries feature uses AI transcription, with cloud-based or optional on-device processing for privacy.

  • Supports multiple languages, potentially surpassing Google’s Call Notes, which is limited to English.

  • Available through Samsung’s Voice Recorder app, with compatibility for older Galaxy models yet to be confirmed.

  • Official release expected at Samsung’s Unpacked event on January 23, 2025.

Quick Gist

Microsoft announced an $80 billion investment in AI-enabled data centers for the 2025 financial year, emphasizing the importance of strengthening US AI infrastructure to compete with China (Read More).

Meta halted its experiment with AI-managed profiles on Instagram and Facebook following user backlash over the inability to block such accounts (Read More).

Google released a whitepaper detailing the architecture and functionality of Generative AI agents, highlighting their autonomy and capacity to utilize external tools for complex tasks (Read More).

OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever declared that the AI industry has reached "peak data" but introduced test-time compute, a technique for generating synthetic data to drive further improvements (Read More).

Galaxy AI launched Live Translate, enabling real-time phone conversations across languages, marking a significant step forward for AI tools in mobile devices (Read More).

Fortune Media updated its privacy policy and terms of use, emphasizing user consent and data protection in compliance with modern regulations (Read More).

The BBC and Reporters Without Borders criticized Apple’s AI-generated news summaries, citing frequent misrepresentation of stories and raising concerns over misinformation (Read More).

Samsung and LG are enhancing their 2025 TVs with AI-driven features, such as personalized user experiences, real-time translation, and improved audio-visual quality, leveraging Microsoft’s Copilot technology (Read More).

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