🗞 Digitize Dispatch 02/14/2024

🧠✨ OpenAI introduces a "memory" feature for ChatGPT, enabling it to retain information from conversations for a more personalized interaction. Users can specify details for ChatGPT to remember or let it learn over time, enhancing user experience. Despite its benefits, this feature raises privacy concerns. OpenAI emphasizes user control, including options to manage or delete stored information, aiming for a balance between personalization and privacy. Read More

💰🚀 Bret Taylor, former co-CEO of Salesforce, and Clay Bavor, ex-Google employee, launched Sierra, a new conversational AI company aiming to revolutionize customer service with bots that can perform actions such as subscription upgrades or managing deliveries directly through customer systems. Addressing challenges like AI hallucinations, Sierra integrates with enterprise systems for task automation. The startup, leveraging Taylor's experience and connections, already services notable clients like SiriusXM and Sonos. Taylor also serves as chairman of the board at OpenAI. Read More

🚀🧠 Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI and former leader of Tesla's autopilot team, announced his departure from OpenAI to focus on personal projects. This marks his second exit from the company, emphasizing that it was not due to any specific event or issue. Karpathy praised the OpenAI team and their roadmap and plans to work on personal projects, potentially related to AI assistants, reflecting his previous interest in developing conversational and helpful AI technologies. Read More

🌐💻 Microsoft and OpenAI have discovered that hackers, backed by nations like Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China, are utilizing large language models like ChatGPT to enhance cyberattacks. These groups are leveraging AI for target research, improving scripts, and crafting social engineering tactics. While significant AI-driven attacks haven't been observed, the potential for future sophisticated uses, such as voice impersonation, prompts concerns. Microsoft is responding by developing AI-based security tools to counteract these threats. Read More

🤖❤️ A Michigan man found solace in Paradot, an AI companion app, naming his chatbot Joi after a character from "Blade Runner 2049." Companion bots, offering deeper connections through personalized interactions, are increasingly popular for combating loneliness. However, concerns about data privacy and the ethical implications of fostering deep bonds with AI have been raised. Critics worry about the impact on human relationships and personal growth, while supporters see potential mental wellness benefits. Read More

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