In other news, Apple's Intelligence features have limitations, Google's Nest Learning Thermostat is getting a makeover, and a YouTuber is suing OpenAI for allegedly training its AI models on YouTube video transcripts without permission. AI lobbying is increasing at the U.S. federal level, and a new image-generating model, Flux.1, developed by Black Forest Labs, is giving competitors a run for their money. Generative AI companies are increasingly using the fair use defense when training models on copyrighted data without permission.
Key takeaways:
- John Schulman, co-founder of OpenAI, has left the company for rival Anthropic, amid concerns about the company's financial stability and departure from its original mission.
- OpenAI is reportedly on track to lose $5 billion this year and will need to raise a significant amount of cash within the next 12 to 24 months to cover rising costs.
- OpenAI's current flagship, GPT-4o, is progressing at a slow pace, with no new model announced during its DevDay event.
- Generative AI companies, including OpenAI, are facing legal challenges over training models on copyrighted data without the owners' permission, with some arguing for a fair use defense.