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GPT-5 WILL NOT COME THIS YEAR 🙃

Despite almost two years of hype, GPT-5 is nowhere in sight. 🧐

What’s up? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the company’s next major AI model, GPT-5, is unlikely to launch in 2024.

Want some details? Since GPT-4's release in March of 2023, anticipation for GPT-5 has been building. However, a release plan for GPT-5 is not in the works. During an interview on Reddit, Altman explained that the complexity of developing advanced models requires the company to focus on refining current releases, such as the latest ChatGPT updates and tools like the DALL-E image generation model. Altman stated, “All of these models have gotten quite complex and we can’t ship as many things in parallel as we’d like to.” While GPT-5 isn’t on the immediate horizon, Altman assured that other notable updates are coming soon, and they will be “worth the wait.” One of these updates was the recent release of the ChatGPT search feature.

What else? OpenAI has been running full steam ahead, but many critics are concerned that shipping early and often is not the best approach, especially as the company transitions to a for-profit structure. As a result, it’s likely that OpenAI begins taking a slower, more thorough approach to the training of their models.

AI-DRAWN ALAN TURING PORTRAIT SELLS FOR OVER $1 MILLION 🤑

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A: They make arrrrrrrrrrt. 🏴‍☠️

What happened? An AI robot-drawn portrait of Alan Turing—the World War II codebreaker, founder of modern computer science, and “father of AI”—sold at auction for $1,084,800.

Want the details? The piece, titled A.I. God, was created by Ai-Da, the first humanoid robot artist to sell a work at auction. She is capable of drawing and painting using a combination of cameras in her eyes, AI algorithms, and her robotic arm. Ai-Da produced 15 portraits of Turing, each taking up to eight hours to complete. The A.I. God portrait is a large-scale original, reflecting Turing’s pivotal role in shaping modern computing and his wartime efforts to crack the Enigma code. Sotheby’s, which hosted the sale, initially estimated the work to only sell for between $120,000 and $180,000.

U.S. HALTS TSMC CHIP SHIPMENTS TO CHINA 💾

Chip drama continues … 👀

What’s new? The U.S. Department of Commerce has directed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to suspend shipments of advanced AI chips to Chinese customers.

Want the details? This decision follows the discovery of a TSMC-manufactured chip inside a Huawei processor, raising concerns about potential breaches of U.S. trade restrictions on the Chinese tech company. TSMC has informed affected customers that shipments will cease starting today. The temporary halt gives the U.S. time to investigate whether other companies are indirectly supplying chips to Huawei. In a statement provided to Reuters and other publications, TSMC said it is “committed to complying with all applicable rules and regulations, including applicable export controls.” While TSMC is based in Taiwan, its reliance on U.S. technology and intellectual property gives the U.S. significant leverage on its operations. Many of TSMC’s manufacturing processes involve equipment, software, and designs that are either made in the U.S. or are subject to U.S. export controls. Under U.S. trade laws, any product that contains a certain percentage of American technology or components falls under U.S. jurisdiction, even if it is made abroad.

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