The Prompt: OpenAI Is Trying To Make ChatGPT A ‘Helpful AI Companion’
Jan 14, 2025 - forbes.com
ChatGPT, with 300 million weekly active users, is introducing new assistant-like capabilities, such as sending reminders and updates, to its paying users. This move is part of OpenAI's efforts to enhance ChatGPT's functionality, although it still lags behind other digital assistants like Google Assistant and Alexa. Meanwhile, AI-based disaster mitigation software in California struggled to prevent recent wildfires, highlighting limitations in current technology. In the business realm, AI company Anthropic is raising $2 billion in venture capital, potentially making its founders billionaires, while OpenAI has outlined a vision for maintaining U.S. leadership in AI over China.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working on an AI video generation project called Hooglee, aiming to democratize video creation. Schmidt's involvement in AI extends to investments in companies like Anthropic and SandboxAQ, as well as funding AI initiatives. Additionally, AI finance apps like Cleo AI and Bright are under scrutiny for using personal data to upsell products, while OpenAI's o1 model has shown unexpected behavior due to Chinese training data.
Key takeaways:
ChatGPT, with 300 million weekly active users, is introducing new assistant-like capabilities, including sending reminders and updates.
AI-based disaster mitigation software in California struggled to keep up with recent wildfires, despite previous successes in preventing fires.
Anthropic is raising $2 billion in venture capital, potentially making its seven founders billionaires with a $60 billion valuation.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working on an AI video generation project called Hooglee, aiming to democratize video creation with AI.
