OpenAI announced a major update during a technical sharing livestream, introducing a phone feature for ChatGPT and assigning a dedicated phone number 1-800. This update allows users in the U.S. to call this number and interact with ChatGPT using both old smartphones and traditional landlines, significantly lowering the usage barrier and expanding its application scope.

OpenAI recently stated that there are currently no plans to release its AI video generation model, the Sora API. The Sora model can generate highly realistic videos based on textual descriptions or reference images. During an AMA (Ask Me Anything) event with the OpenAI developer team, Romain Huet, the Director of Developer Experience at OpenAI, clearly stated that the Sora API is not currently in the plans. 'We do not have any plans for the Sora API at this time.'

Recently, OpenAI revealed during a Q&A session that there are currently no plans to launch an API for its video generation model Sora. Sora can generate relatively realistic videos based on text descriptions or reference images, attracting significant attention. However, Romain Huet, the head of the development team at OpenAI, stated that they do not plan to launch the API at this stage. He mentioned at the meeting: 'We currently have no plans for a Sora API.' This decision may be related to capacity issues.

During a continuous 12-day live event, OpenAI released the O1 model API to developers on the 9th day and announced significant upgrades to the real-time API, supporting WebRTC technology. Starting from the release date, OpenAI will provide access to the O1 API for developers at usage level 5. Compared to the previous preview version, this updated O1 model API achieves a 60% reduction in thinking costs and adds advanced visual processing capabilities. Meanwhile, GPT-4o has improved in audio processing.

OpenAI has recently made significant technological updates to its ChatGPT platform, introducing real-time search capabilities and advanced voice interaction modes, greatly enhancing user experience. In their latest tech showcase live stream, OpenAI demonstrated a series of new features for ChatGPT, including deep optimizations to the search algorithm that allow users to quickly access real-time information such as stock data and news, significantly improving the timeliness and practicality of search.

UNSW Sydney has recently announced a partnership with the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI, becoming the first university in the Asia-Pacific region to introduce ChatGPT Edu. This collaboration will enable UNSW researchers, educators, and students to use OpenAI's AI tools on a secure platform, ensuring the protection of academic intellectual property while maintaining the privacy of questions generated during use.

The legal battle between OpenAI and Musk has been ongoing for months, with the core dispute centered around whether OpenAI has deviated from its original non-profit mission to make AI research benefits accessible to all. Last month, Musk filed a motion in court seeking to prevent OpenAI from transitioning from a non-profit organization to a for-profit company. In response, OpenAI published a lengthy statement on its official website and released emails exchanged with Musk from 2015 to 2023 to address Musk's allegations. OpenAI accused Musk of being 'jealous...

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever recently stated that artificial intelligence researchers must find new ways to scale machine intelligence to overcome current limitations. Sutskever delivered a talk at the 2024 Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) conference in Vancouver, Canada, where he suggested that the era of AI pre-training is nearing its end and predicted the emergence of superintelligent AI. Sutskever believes that through better hardware, software, and machine...

Meta Platforms recently submitted a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, urging him to prevent OpenAI's plan to transition from a non-profit organization to a for-profit company. According to The Wall Street Journal, the letter was sent by Meta on Thursday, stating that allowing OpenAI to make this conversion would set a concerning precedent, potentially enabling startups to enjoy non-profit status while ultimately shifting to a for-profit model. Meta emphasized in the letter.

According to reports from Intelligent Emergence, Jiang Xu, the former senior algorithm lead at OpenAI, has announced the establishment of a new company, Light Robotics, focused on the development of embodied smart companion robots. Jiang Xu is a key contributor to GPT-4 and left OpenAI in 2023, founding Light Robotics in August of the same year. Image credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed through Midjourney. Throughout his career at OpenAI, Jiang Xu participated in several important projects.