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OpenAI shocks the AI world with 'o1'
PLUS: White House launches AI datacenter task force
Rowan Cheung
September 13, 2024
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
OpenAI just shocked the AI world with ‘o1’, its new AI model that "thinks" before responding — and it outperforms humans on PhD-level science questions.
But how does it stack up against GPT-4o, what real-world breakthroughs could it unlock, and how can you access it? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
OpenAI unveils o1: A new 'reasoning' AI model
White House launches AI datacenter task force
AI image transitions with Latent Navigation
Google’s robots master shoelace tying
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OPENAI
Image source: OpenAI
The Rundown: OpenAI has officially released ‘o1’ (internally known as Project Strawberry/Q*), its first AI model with advanced 'reasoning' capabilities now integrated into ChatGPT for Premium and Teams users.
The details:
o1 uses reinforcement learning and chain-of-thought processing to "think" before responding, mimicking human problem-solving.
It outperforms expert humans on PhD-level science questions and ranks in the 89th percentile for competitive programming.
The model also solved 83% of International Mathematics Olympiad qualifying exam problems, compared to GPT-4o's 13%.
Two versions available: o1-preview and o1-mini — which by the time of this newsletter publishing — has been rolled out to all ChatGPT Premium and Teams users.
API access is significantly more expensive than GPT-4o, at $15 per 1M input tokens and $60 per 1M output tokens.
Why it matters: OpenAI o1 is better than expert humans on PhD-level science questions. Its enhanced reasoning capabilities by "thinking" before responding will not only lead to more accurate AI responses, but opens up an entirely new world of real-world use cases for complex problems in science, coding, math, and more.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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The Rundown: The White House is launching a new AI datacenter infrastructure task force led by the National Security Council, National Economic Council, and Deputy Chief of Staff's office to ensure U.S. leadership in AI development.
The details:
Tech leaders from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon met with government officials to discuss AI energy usage, datacenter capacity, job creation, and strategic locations.
The task force will coordinate policies to advance datacenter development, aligning with economic, national security, and environmental goals.
The administration is streamlining datacenter permitting processes and leveraging Department of Energy resources to support AI infrastructure growth.
Tech giants reaffirmed commitments to net-zero carbon emissions and clean energy procurement for their operations.
Why it matters: This task force is a big shift in U.S. AI strategy, moving beyond safety testing to actively shaping the infrastructure needed to maintain America’s edge in AI. The news also follows the recent announcement that OpenAI and Anthropic will let the U.S. AI Safety Institute test new models before releasing them publicly.
AI TRAINING
The Rundown: Hugging Face's Latent Navigation space lets you generate smooth transitions between AI-generated images using CLIP text embeddings and Flux.1 schnell.
Step-by-step:
Visit Latent Navigation space.
Enter a detailed image description in the "Prompt" field (e.g., "a golden retriever in the park")
Set transition directions: "1st direction to steer" (e.g., "winter") and "2nd direction to steer" (e.g., "summer")
Adjust the "Strength" and other settings to fine-tune your transition
Click "Generate directions" to create your AI image transition
Pro tip: Experiment with the "Advanced options" for more control over your transitions.
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GOOGLE DEEPMIND
Image source: Google DeepMind
The Rundown: Google DeepMind has just unveiled two new AI systems that advance robot dexterity, enabling machines to perform complex tasks that require dextrous movement — like tying shoelaces and hanging shirts.
The details:
The first system, ALOHA Unleashed, allows robots to perform five complex bi-arm manipulation tasks, including tying shoelaces, hanging shirts, and repairing other robots.
The second, DemoStart, uses reinforcement learning to teach robots dexterous behaviors in simulation, requiring 100x fewer demonstrations than traditional methods.
The systems use diffusion methods similar to image generation models to predict robot actions from random noise.
Robots achieved a 98% success rate in simulations and up to 97% in real-world tasks like cube reorientation.
Why it matters: While still far from human-level dexterity, these advancements represent another leap towards creating more useful robots for everyday tasks. The application of image generation techniques to robotics also shows how breakthroughs in one area of AI, can also trigger advancements elsewhere across the field.
NEW TOOLS & JOBS
🎙️ NotebookLM Audio Overviews - Turn documents into two-way podcasts
🎬 Filmora - Simplify editing workflows with AI-powered editing software
⚡ Thunderbit - 1-click no code automation builder
🔎 You.com - AI search agent with customized recommendations
🛍️ Reddit Scout - Summarizes Reddit reviews for smart shopping decisions
QUICK HITS
Google began rolling out Gemini Live to free users on the Gemini Android app — offering natural voice conversations with the AI assistant and 10 new voice options.
OpenAI's ChatGPT reportedly surpassed 11 million paying subscribers, including 1 million on higher-priced business plans, potentially generating over $2.7 billion in annual revenue, according to COO Brad Lightcap.
Salesforce unveiled Agentforce, a suite of low-code tools for building autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning and completing tasks in sales, service, marketing, and commerce.
Mastercard agreed to acquire AI-powered threat intelligence company Recorded Future for $2.65 billion, aiming to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities.
Google introduced DataGemma, the first open models designed to connect large language models with real-world data from Google's Data Commons, aiming to reduce AI hallucinations by grounding responses in factual stats.
Hume AI launched Empathic Voice Interface 2 (EVI 2), a new voice-to-voice foundation model trained for emotional intelligence, capable of understanding and generating various tones of voice and speaking styles.
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