Baidu's Shift From Nvidia To Huawei, ChatGPT's New Upgrade And More: Top AI News This Week

It was a week filled with significant developments in the tech industry, with major players making headlines for various reasons. From Baidu’s shift from NVIDIA to Huawei for AI chips to Microsoft’s internal access restriction to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the tech world was buzzing with the news. Let’s take a closer look at these stories.

Baidu Switches Allegiance From NVIDIA To Huawei For AI Chips

In a significant industry development, Baidu Inc. BIDU appears to be changing its long-standing tech alliances. The Chinese tech giant has reportedly placed an order for AI chips from Huawei, marking a departure from its usual supplier, NVIDIA Corporation NVDA. This comes amid increasing U.S. restrictions on tech exports to China. The AI chips order, placed in August, included 1,600 Huawei Ascend 910B AI chips, meant for 200 servers, with over 60% of the orders delivered to Baidu by October. The deal, worth around 450 million yuan ($61.83 million), is expected to be fulfilled by year’s end. Read the full article here.

Microsoft’s Internal Access Restrictions On Openai’s Chatgpt

In a surprising move, Microsoft Corporation MSFT briefly blocked its employees’ access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT due to data security concerns. Microsoft considered ChatGPT as an external service, warning its usage due to potential privacy and security threats. This alert also covered other AI services like Midjourney and Replika. Read the full article here.

Chatgpt Upgrade Exceeds Expectations

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OpenAI’s recent upgrades to the GPT-4 language model have exceeded expectations, according to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. The usage of the new features has far outpaced their expectations, with plans to go live with GPTs for all subscribers soon. Read the full article here.

Barack Obama’s Stance On Big Tech And AI

Former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the complexities of AI regulation and the tech industry’s approach to innovation and competition. In contrast to others who believe stringent regulations on artificial intelligence will stifle innovation, Obama sees the necessity for deliberate regulation that enables innovation while protecting the public. Read the full article here.

Elon Musk Slams Microsoft-Openai Partnership

Elon Musk has once again criticized the partnership between Microsoft Corporation and OpenAI. In response to a post that suggested Microsoft controls OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Musk reiterated his stance, stating that Microsoft owns the code, the weights, and everything else related to GPT, which runs in a Microsoft data center. Read the full article here.

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