OpenAI's new image generation capabilities in ChatGPT have led to a viral trend of creating Ghibli-style images, raising privacy concerns. The trend has increased ChatGPT's user base to over 500 million weekly active users, causing GPU capacity issues. Privacy experts warn about the risks of using personal images for AI training. Runway released an AI system for generating consistent videos, and Dartmouth College's study on Therabot, an AI therapy chatbot, showed significant symptom reduction in depression patients.
Key takeaways:
- Palantir is suing the founders of Guardian AI for allegedly stealing trade secrets to start an AI company focused on insurance claim denials.
- Elon Musk's xAI acquired social media platform X, merging its models and talent into xAI, now valued at $80 billion.
- OpenAI closed a $40 billion funding round, contingent on restructuring into a for-profit entity, valuing the company at $300 billion.
- OpenAI's new image generation capabilities in ChatGPT have sparked privacy concerns and copyright issues with AI-generated Ghibli-style images.