The first reviews of ChatGPT's Google Search rival are here, and they're a mixed bag (3 minute read)
OpenAI's SearchGPT aims to rival Google Search by offering a new AI-driven approach to finding information online. It compiles its answers using data from Bing and other sources. Reports from early users say that the tool sometimes provides inaccurate or hallucinated information. The tool is not yet ready to challenge Google's dominance.
Mem0 adds an intelligent memory layer to AI assistants and agents to enable personalized AI interactions. It remembers user preferences, adapts to individual needs, and continuously improves over time. Mem0 associates each memory with a unique identifier, allowing it to organize and access memories specific to an individual or context.
OpenAI Considers $2,000 Monthly Subscription Prices for New LLMs (2 minute read)
OpenAI executives are reportedly considering $2,000 per month subscription prices for the company's upcoming large language models. The company plans to release its next-level artificial intelligence product, Strawberry, in the fall. Strawberry will be able to solve novel math problems, develop market strategies, and perform deep research. OpenAI is also reportedly considering changing its corporate structure to be more simple and attractive to financial backers. It is aiming to raise several billion dollars in a funding round that would value it at above $100 billion.
Bill Gates has a good feeling about AI (8 minute read)
Bill Gates has spent billions on funding technologies he thinks will shape the future. He has a new Netflix series that covers these technologies, including AI, climate change, inequality, misinformation, and global health. 'What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates' is set to launch on September 18. This article contains an interview with Gates where he discusses why he is so optimistic about these technologies.
Judge Sets 2025 Timeline for Remedies to Google's Search Monopoly (3 minute read)
The punishment for Google's internet search monopoly will be announced by August 2025. The Justice Department will submit a proposal by the end of the year, after which a new trial will be held to hear evidence on how to proceed. The consideration of remedies will include a period of investigation into penalties and hearings. The judge on the case will take into account the swiftly changing technological landscape, including potential new competition from companies like OpenAI and Microsoft.
Anthropic's Mike Krieger wants to build AI products that are worth the hype (82 minute read)
This article contains an interview with Mike Krieger, the new chief product officer at Anthropic, where he discusses why he decided to work in AI, what products he sees AI will bring in the future, and how he is thinking about building them. Krieger co-founded Instagram. He left Meta in 2018 and launched an AI-powered news reader, which was shut down earlier this year. Anthropic was started in 2021 by former OpenAI executives and researchers. Its main product is Claude, an industry-leading AI model and chatbot that competes with ChatGPT.
DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial (3 minute read)
The US Department of Justice's next monopoly trial against Google started on Monday. The trial challenges the tech giant's ad tech dominance. The DOJ is arguing that Google broke competition in the ad tech space by engaging in a systematic campaign to seize control of the tools used by publishers, advertisers, and brokers to facilitate digital advertising. Google profits from both advertisers and publishers, pocketing at least 30 cents of each advertising dollar flowing from advertisers to website publishers through its ad tech tools. The trial is expected to last four to six weeks and may be the most consequential of the monopoly trials Google has recently faced.
OpenAI to Release Thinking ‘Strawberry' AI Model Within 2 Weeks (2 minute read)
OpenAI's Strawberry can reportedly solve math problems it has never encountered before and 'think' about a question before answering. The model is aimed at enhancing AI models' advanced reasoning capabilities, improving their ability to understand and process complex information. OpenAI aims to push the boundaries and spark new possibilities in every sector. The company now has more than one million paying business users.