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ChatGPT announces the launch of its GPT store

01/13/2024 by DX Talk

OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, have finally opened the GPT store they announced at their last developer conference, and just two months after that announcement, users have already created over 3 million custom ChatGPTs, some of which are ready to use and achieve meaningful results, and some of which are just for fun.

However, now that the GPT Store is officially open, we expect to see a lot of quality GPTs being shared. The GPT Store is open for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users to find GPTs, and you can visit GPTs in ChatGPT to see a variety of custom GPTs.

Explore the latest trends in ChatGPT’s GPT store

The GPT Store features a variety of GPTs developed by our partners and the community. The main page serves as an introduction to popular GPTs, with Featured featuring noteworthy GPTs recommended by OpenAI, Trending featuring popular GPTs, by ChatGPT featuring GPTs created and published by OpenAI, and custom GPTs created by members of the public in selected categories such as DALL-E, Writing, Research, Programming, Education, and Lifestyle.

Featured Categories

The Featured category will introduce new featured GPTs each week, and is expected to operate similarly to a regular app store. For reference, the following GPTs were featured when the GPT Store launched.

Personalized trail recommendations in AllTrails
Search and synthesize results from 200 million academic papers with consensus
Code Tutors, Expand your coding skills with Khan Academy’s Code Tutors
Find your next read with Books

GPT in other languages

For example, if you want to see Korean GPTs, you can do so by typing the word you’re interested in in the search bar. The order of the list that comes up in the search appears to be in some sort of popularity order.

We still have a long way to go in terms of how people will engage with ChatGPT’s ecosystem through the GPT store and how our revenue model will scale, but our strategy of moving with the ecosystem is definitely a great start.

10 key takeaways from Microsoft Ignite 2023

11/30/202311/20/2023 by DX Talk

’10 key takeaways from Microsoft Ignite 2023‘ Microsoft Ignite 2023, which took place on November 15-16, was full of AI-related news that was typical of Microsoft’s recent AI efforts, especially during CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote session. Here are 10 key takeaways from the keynote

1. Azure Cobalt CPU series: Microsoft is introducing a series of customizable CPUs called Azure Cobalt, designed specifically for the Microsoft Cloud. Starting with the Cobalt 100, these 64-bit, 128-core ARM-based chips are claimed to be the fastest of any cloud provider and are already being used in parts of Microsoft Teams, Azure Communication Services, and Azure SQL.

2. Azure Confidential GPU VMs: A preview of Azure Confidential GPU VMs, co-designed with Nvidia to run AI models on sensitive data sets within the Microsoft Cloud, was announced. This feature ensures end-to-end protection.

3. Azure Maya AI Accelerator: Azure Maya, a fully customizable AI accelerator designed for cloud AI workloads, was introduced. Manufactured in a 5-nanometer process, the Maya 100 chip has 105 billion transistors, making it the largest chip available today.

4. Infrastructure innovation: The unique infrastructure requirements of AI were emphasized, particularly cooling and networking. Microsoft designed a cooling device called Sidekick and implemented rack-level closed-loop liquid cooling for higher efficiency.

5. GP4 Turbo Azure AI version connectivity: This development provides new ways to interact and process data by prompting users with video, images, and text.

6. Model 52: Upgraded from the previous version, Model 52 shows improvements in benchmarks, especially in mathematical reasoning.

7. Azure AI Studio: This tool provides a full lifecycle toolchain for building, customizing, training, evaluating, and deploying next-generation AI models. It also includes built-in safety tools for detecting and filtering harmful content.

8. Microsoft Mesh: Mesh will be generally available in January and offers new ways for employees to connect using avatars in 2D and 3D spaces. It includes features like spatial audio and customizable spaces.

9. Bing Chat co-pilot: Standalone Bing Chat now functions as a co-pilot, compatible with multiple browsers and mobile apps. An enterprise version with commercial data protection was also announced.

10. Co-Pilot Studio: This platform allows you to create customized GPTs, tweak workflows, monitor performance, and integrate with business data and applications. It aims to extend the capabilities of co-pilots across different roles and functions.

With this keynote session, Microsoft laid out a comprehensive strategy and direction for its current and future AI, cloud, and infrastructure initiatives. It’s been a tumultuous weekend with the firing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, but we’re seeing Microsoft’s influence in the market as a side note.

The keynote session is available in full on YouTube, so if you need to catch up, here’s the link.

OpenAI Sam Altman’s return is imminent

11/30/202311/20/2023 by DX Talk

‘OpenAI Sam Altman’s return is imminent’. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder and former president Greg Brockman, who was fired on November 19, reportedly visited the company’s San Francisco headquarters on Sunday after interim CEO Mira Murati told employees that Altman had been invited. Sam Altman was reportedly considering starting a new artificial intelligence (AI) venture following his abrupt termination notice, and there have been numerous reports that he was discussing a possible return to OpenAI.

While OpenAI has so far declined to comment on the details, Altman posted a photo of himself wearing an OpenAI guest badge on messaging platform X on Sunday, along with the following caption “This is the first and last time I’m wearing this badge.” The first and last time he’ll be wearing a guest badge into the company. Perhaps, as many reports are predicting, this will turn out to be Sam Altman’s return to the company, at least for now.

The news of Altman’s firing angered current and former employees, while others worried about how the sudden management upheaval would affect the company’s upcoming $86 billion stock sale. Reports suggest that Brockman, OpenAI’s former president and co-founder, also arrived at the office on Sunday, lending further weight to the theory that the two are back on board. For the record, Brockman stepped down as chairman of the board as part of a management shakeup, and announced his departure from the company on Friday.

The Information article also reports that if Altman returns to OpenAI, backer Microsoft is considering taking a role on the board, but the contract and governance arrangements to date allow Microsoft to sit on OpenAI’s board or participate as a non-voting board observer, the report adds.

Will it be all over in three days? If Sam Altman does return, what will happen to the internal forces that led this coup? It seems like the corporate political landscape is really dynamic, whether in South Korea or the US.