Technovation Corner: #24 November

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After all the buzz, is the OpenAI Saga over? Yes, Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman have returned as CEO and COO respectively, after a brief period of chaos in the company.

This edition provides a quick summary of all the news and insights from November.

• OpenAI has hosted its first-ever developer conference, almost a year after releasing ChatGPT to the public. Here's a brief overview:

1. Extended context for more in-depth conversations.
2. Updated knowledge base for GPT models.
3. Integration of Image and Text-to-Speech (TTS) APIs.
4. Improved Whisper and Neural TTS for realistic voice generation.
5. Fine-tuning (FT) support for GPT-4.
6. Exposed log probabilities in the API for better insights.
7. Cost-efficient GPT4-turbo: 3x less for input, 2x less for output.
8. Smart plugin selection by ChatGPT for tasks like search.
9. Customizable GPT agents with built-in features and auto-action selection.
10. Tool for guided creation of GPT agents.
11. Ability to add custom knowledge via file to GPT.
12. Assistant GPT with integrated document retrieval, stateful interactions, and multi-function calls.

• Google rolls out generative AI tools for product images in the U.S.

• Amazon is joining the AI race with the launch of its own AI image tool, Titan Image Generator. Unlike other AI image generators, Titan doesn’t have its own website or app; it’s a tool for developers and businesses to integrate into their own platforms. Another release is Amazon Q - a chatbot and productivity assistant for businesses. It can be connected to business software tools like Slack, Salesforce, and Microsoft 365, so users can ask questions about their company’s private data.

• Microsoft officially launches Loop, its competito r to Notion . Loop provides flexible and collaborative workspaces and pages that make it easier for users to cooperate on work.

• Perplexity announced two LLMs connected to the internet that outperform GPT-3.5 and are accessible via an API.
• Industry leaders MCI Capital, Bain & Company & Art of Networking released a report that analyzed a range of companies, from start-ups to established enterprises, to identify those demonstrating the greatest impact and innovation. The report also featured Addepto’s case study, shedding light on our latest AI projects.

• Duet AI, your new Google Workspace buddy
• Open-Source Large Language Models (LLM) in 2023
• Best AI Text Analysis Tools Comparison (2023)