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It’s been fairly quiet in AI since Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, but we have a few developments to catch up on today. Let’s go.
In today’s Daily Update:
🗞️ OpenAI acquires Rockset to boost enterprise offerings
🤖 Shopify launches AI ‘Sidekick’ in early access
📸 Apple and Meta discuss AI partnership
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
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TOP STORY
🗞️ OpenAI acquires Rockset to boost enterprise offerings
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OpenAI has acquired enterprise data startup Rockset as it looks to bring actionable intelligence to its clients.
The rundown:
OpenAI will tap into Rockset’s infrastructure to build tools for real-time search and data analytics.
The goal is to help enterprise clients turn their data into actionable steps to streamline their operations.
Rockset’s technology and team will gradually integrate into OpenAI.
This move exemplifies OpenAI’s growing push into enterprise sales and partnerships.
Why it matters: Rockset’s tech will power “retrieval infrastructure” across OpenAI’s product suite. This will enable tools like ChatGPT to solve complex problems based on ever-changing data, making them exponentially more useful to businesses.
AI TOOL OF THE DAY
🤖 Shopify launches AI ‘Sidekick’ in early access
Source: Shopify
Shopify just announced that its new AI “Sidekick” chatbot is launching in early access alongside other “Summer ‘24 Edition” updates.
What it does:
Sidekick is designed to be a support chatbot for merchants.
It can do things like create discount codes, generate reports about a Shopify store or suggest blog post ideas.
Sidekick is currently limited to English stores in North America.
Shopify also made a few other AI announcements, including AI-powered product categorization and suggested replies for customer chats.
Why it matters: Sidekick is a pretty typical chatbot, but it could be a game changer for over 4 million online stores that use Shopify. The e-commerce platform is essentially equipping merchants with a 24/7 assistant that can automate important tasks and make informed decisions. Click here to learn more.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
📸 Apple and Meta discuss AI partnership
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Apple and Meta are reportedly discussing a deal to integrate Meta’s generative AI models into Apple Intelligence.
The details:
A partnership with Meta would look similar to Apple’s OpenAI deal that will integrate ChatGPT into the next version of Siri.
Apple is also reportedly considering AI partnerships with Google, Anthropic and Perplexity.
The company’s goal is to provide users with the flexibility to choose which external AI models they want to work alongside Apple’s internal systems.
These efforts are still facing major legal obstacles in Europe and China.
Why it matters: Apple's AI strategy is more ambitious than previously thought. Future iPhones may become centralized AI hubs, offering access to several top-of-the-line models on a single device. Apple Intelligence is shaping up to be a versatile platform that will bring a wide range of practical AI applications right to users’ fingertips.
(Update: Bloomberg just reported that Apple rejected Meta’s offer to integrate its AI into the iPhone. Talks with Google and Anthropic remain ongoing.)
MORE TRENDING NEWS
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
DALL-E 3
U.S. record labels sue Uncharted Labs over AI music generators.
OpenAI acquires remote collaboration platform Multi.
Google expands Gemini access to teens using their school accounts.
TikTok releases digital avatar tool without content restrictions, allowing users to generate videos recreating the words of Hitler and Osama Bin Laden.
THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY