🗞 ChatGPT Goes Free, Cohere Partners with Palantir, and YouTube's AI Controls

🔎 The Latest on the AI Frontier:

• OpenAI Democratizes ChatGPT Search: Premium Features Now Free for All

• Cohere and Palantir Join Forces: Strategic AI Integration for Enterprise

• YouTube Empowers Creators: New Controls Over AI Training Access

• Google's Whisk: Visual-First AI Image Generator Debuts

• AI Safety Report Card Shows Industry-Wide Vulnerabilities

• Trump Team Signals Shift: Aggressive Cyber Strategy Against China

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🔍 OpenAI expands ChatGPT Search access with new features and mobile improvements

• ChatGPT Search now available for all users, not just premium subscribers, offering summarized answers from multiple sources with embedded photos and YouTube videos.

• New features include faster performance, browser integration as default search engine, and enhanced mobile experience with improved business information display and Apple Maps integration.

• Publishers express concerns about AI search tools potentially affecting web traffic, with one study suggesting tools like Google's AI Overviews could impact up to 25% of publisher traffic.

💼 Cohere's partnership with Palantir expands enterprise AI deployment through Foundry platform

• $5.5B-valued Cohere quietly integrates its AI models with Palantir's enterprise customers, including specialized language processing capabilities.

• Partnership revealed at November 2024 DevCon1, primarily focusing on Palantir's commercial-oriented Foundry platform for business clients.

• Following OpenAI and Anthropic's lead, Cohere expands into defense tech partnerships, though specific military applications remain undisclosed.

🎬 YouTube introduces creator controls for AI model training with 18 major tech companies

• New dashboard feature allows creators to selectively authorize AI companies including Adobe, Meta, OpenAI, and others to train on their content, with default setting preventing third-party access.

• Authorization list includes 18 prominent companies like AI21 Labs, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia, with option to allow "All third-party companies" for broader access.

• Google maintains rights to train its own AI models on YouTube content per existing agreements, while introducing new AI detection tools to protect creator likenesses.

🎨 Google Labs introduces Whisk, a novel AI image generator focused on visual prompts and quick transformations

• New tool allows users to upload and transform their images into various styles like plushies, pins, and stickers, powered by Google's Imagen 3 model.

• Unlike traditional text-prompt generators, Whisk enables users to guide creation through uploaded images and refine results with optional text prompts.

• Tool prioritizes speed and creativity over perfect quality, making it accessible through browser and mobile platforms for rapid creative experimentation.

⚠️ First AI safety scorecard reveals concerning gaps across major AI companies, with none scoring above a C grade

• Future of Life Institute's comprehensive review across 42 safety indicators shows Anthropic leading with a C grade, while Meta ranks lowest with an F, followed closely by xAI with a D-.

• All flagship AI models were found vulnerable to adversarial attacks and potentially unsafe, with companies struggling to prioritize safety over profit without independent oversight.

• Report highlights urgent need for third-party validation of risk assessments and safety frameworks, as current company practices show significant gaps in accountability measures.

🔒 Trump administration signals aggressive shift in cyber policy towards China with potential offensive strategy

• National security advisor pick Mike Waltz advocates moving from defensive to offensive cyber operations, citing concerns over Chinese threat actors Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon.

• Administration suggests leveraging private sector tech capabilities for cyber operations, though specific plans remain undefined amid concerns about potential retaliation.

• Strategy shift comes despite 2015 US-China non-aggression pact, with critics warning that escalation could trigger more serious cyber arms race.

🖨 More news you might find interesting:

• Meta expands Ray-Ban smart glasses capabilities with new AI features and translation support.

• OpenAI releases emails showing Elon Musk pushed for for-profit structure in 2017.

• Midjourney enhances AI image generation with personalization features and moodboards.

• Google launches two advanced AI models, Veo 2 and Imagen 3.1, pushing boundaries in video and image generation.

• Google's NotebookLM enhances its AI podcast feature with interactive host conversations and new subscription plan.

• ZDNET provides comprehensive guide to mastering ChatGPT prompts for optimal AI interactions.

• Carnegie Mellon researchers develop hybrid AI model for more accurate financial market volatility predictions.

• SoftBank announces major $100B US investment plan with focus on AI development.

• YouTube tests voice reply feature for creators to enhance comment engagement.

• Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in France and Belgium over conflict minerals allegations.

• UK government proposes controversial AI training exception for copyrighted creative works.

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