Weekly Round Up | OpenAI’s GPT-4o, Google I/O Highlights & Apple's M4 Chip

OpenAI’s GPT-4o brings advanced features to free users, Google I/O showcases new Gemini technology, and Apple introduces the M4 chip for the iPad Pro.

Adam here! We’re looking into some of the latest updates in AI. OpenAI has launched GPT-4o, bringing advanced features to free users, while Google introduced their Gemini technology across various products at I/O 2024.

We'll also cover Apple’s introduction of the M4 chip for the iPad Pro, enhancing performance and efficiency. Don't miss our Tweets of the Week for a snapshot of AI's diverse applications, from Google's AI updates to demonstration of GPT-4o's capabilities.

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Introducing GPT-4o and New Tools for Free Users

OpenAI has launched GPT-4o, their newest model, bringing GPT-4-level intelligence that's faster and more capable. Now, even free users can access advanced features like:

  • Enhanced text, voice, and vision capabilities

  • Data analysis and chart creation

  • Image discussions

  • File uploads for summarization, writing, or analysis

  • Access to GPTs and the GPT Store

Free users will have message limits with GPT-4o and will switch to GPT-3.5 after reaching the limit.

Additionally, OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT desktop app for macOS, with a Windows version coming soon. The app integrates seamlessly with your workflow, allowing easy access to ChatGPT with a simple keyboard shortcut.

Check out these updates on the ChatGPT website. You can also rewatch the livestream for more details. Watch this reel from Open AI demonstrating the updates further!

Google I/O 2024 Highlights

At Google I/O 2024, Google showcased their latest AI advancements, focusing on the Gemini technology now integrated into all Google products used by over two billion people.

Key Announcements:

  • AI and Gemini: Introduced Gemini 1.5 Pro with up to 2 million tokens, the lightweight Gemini 1.5 Flash, and Gemini models integrated across Google Search, Photos, Workspace, and Android.

  • AI in Google Products: Enhanced Google Search with AI Overviews, advanced memory searches in Google Photos, and new summarizing and workflow features in Workspace.

  • AI Assistants: Launched the Gemini App with voice interaction and personal experts called "Gems," AI agents for task assistance, and advanced planning in Gemini Advanced.

  • Developer Tools: Released AI Studio and Vertex AI for developers, along with new lightweight Gemma models optimized for next-gen GPUs.

  • New Product Innovations: Introduced AlphaFold for molecular interactions, Project Astra for AI agents, Imagen 3 for advanced image generation, Veo for video generation, and Music AI Sandbox for musicians.

  • Hardware Innovations: Announced new Trillium TPUs with significant performance improvements, Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for AI workloads, and expanded liquid cooling for AI infrastructure.

  • Responsible AI and Learning: Focused on AI safety with Red Teaming, SynthID watermarking for AI content, a Responsible Generative AI Toolkit, LearnLM models for personalized learning, and new Classroom Tools.

  • Android Innovations: Enhanced Android with Circle to Search, the on-device Gemini Nano model, improved TalkBack accessibility, and AI-driven fraud protection.

Apple Introduces M4 Chip for iPad Pro

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Apple has announced the M4 chip, bringing significant performance improvements to the new iPad Pro. Built using second-generation 3-nanometer technology, the M4 SoC focuses on power efficiency and supports the iPad Pro's slim design.

Key Features of M4:

  • New CPU & GPU: Up to 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing and Dynamic Caching.

  • Neural Engine: Capable of up to 38 trillion operations per second, making it the fastest AI processor in any device.

  • Ultra Retina XDR Display: Precise color accuracy and brightness uniformity driven by a new display engine.

  • Power Efficiency: Provides the same performance as M2 using half the power, and up to four times the performance in pro rendering.

🐥 Tweets of the Week

Google AI Updates: Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) highlights the latest innovations, including Imagen 3 for improved text-to-image generation, VideoFX for text-to-video creation, and Gemini Live for real-time conversations. Also featured are Gemini 1.5 Flash for speed and efficiency, Gemma 2 open-source models, and customizable personas called ‘Gems’ for Gemini Advanced subscribers. Check out the full thread for more details.

Meeting AI with GPT-4o: Poonam Soni (@CodeByPoonam) showcases various capabilities of GPT-4o in a tweet thread. Check out the full thread to see GPT-4o solving math problems, demonstrating voice variation, providing coding assistance, interacting and singing with another GPT-4o, performing real-time translation, and even helping with interview preparation.

Anthropic's Production-Ready Prompts: Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) introduces a new feature in the Anthropic Console, where Claude uses prompt engineering techniques to create more effective, precise, and reliable prompts.

🎬 More AI in Action this Week

👀 OpenAI Demo: This Demo by OpenAI is insane. We’ll soon be able to screen share with ChatGPT, all whilst having an AI Assistant speak with us in real-time to work through problems.

🤳 Google I/O 2024: Checkout this example of Google’s latest AI Agent. You can simply point your phones camera at whatever you want and ask questions in real time. This could be anything from objects, location to hand written documents

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