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Jack Shields
January 03, 2024
Welcome back!
Happy New Year! Thanks for your patience during my holiday hiatus. The last couple weeks were fairly uneventful in the world of AI, but today we’ll catch up on everything you need to know.
Let’s get right to it.
In today’s Daily Update:
🗞️ New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for billions
🤖 The top 50 most visited AI tools of 2023
📸 Altman recruits iPhone designer for new AI device
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
Read time: 2 minutes
TOP STORY
🗞️ New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for billions
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Last week the New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The Times says its published work was used without permission to train AI models.
What you should know:
The Times claims that millions of its articles were used to train chatbots that now compete with the news organization as a source of information.
The lawsuit says the defendants should be held responsible for “billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages.”
It also demands that the companies destroy any chatbot models and training data that use copyrighted material from The Times.
The Times says it approached Microsoft and OpenAI in April to explore “an amicable resolution” to its concerns.
The relevance: The Times is jumping into an intense legal battle over the unauthorized use of published work to train AI models. This lawsuit could carry major implications for the news industry and AI startups.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
🤖 The top 50 most visited AI tools of 2023
Source: Writerbuddy
A new report by Writerbuddy just revealed some stunning data about the top 50 most visited AI tools between September 2022 and August 2023.
Crunching the numbers:
The top 50 AI tools generated over 24 billion visits.
ChatGPT led the list with 14 billion visits.
The tools experienced a 10.7x growth rate, with an average monthly increase of 236.3 million visits.
Over 63% of AI tools were accessed via mobile devices.
The US contributed 5.5 billion visits, accounting for 22.62% of total traffic.
Why it matters: AI adoption is increasing at an exponential rate among consumers. This trend will only continue as AI tools continue to open up to users outside the US.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
📸 Altman recruits iPhone designer for new AI device
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Former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have recruited outgoing Apple executive Tang Tan to build a new AI hardware device.
Key points:
Tan is currently the VP of iPhone design. He will leave Apple in February to join Ive’s design firm LoveFrom.
LoveFrom is in the early stages of building advanced AI products. It has enlisted more than 20 former Apple employees.
The startup recently joined forces with OpenAI to develop the “iPhone of artificial intelligence.”
Ive is famous for products that he helped design at Apple, including the iMac, iPhone and iPad.
Why you should care: As AI’s popularity continues to surge, some of the industry’s biggest names are gambling on consumer AI devices. Expect to see some big announcements from LoveFrom and OpenAI in 2024.
MORE TRENDING NEWS
🚨 AI Roundup: Four quick hits
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Hot Take: OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman predicts breakthrough year for AI in 2024.
Squad Up: Microsoft’s Copilot app is now available on iOS.
Courtroom Fiasco: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen accidentally cites fake court cases generated by AI.
Smart Streets: The Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea announces it will use drones and AI to monitor traffic conditions in real time starting in 2024.
THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY