Apple and Google in talks on iPhone AI integration

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April 12, 2024

Here's a quick look at today's AI briefing

  • Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to integrate its Gemini AI model into the iPhone potentially rolling out advanced AI capabilities to billions of users as soon as iOS 18 later this year. 

  • Gemini would enable new AI-powered functions for creating images, writing text, and more, complementing Apple's on-device AI enhancements.

  • Apple also held previous discussions with OpenAI about using its models, with OpenAI now also reportedly in talks with Samsung.

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just offered new glimpses into GPT-5, Sora, his vision for AGI, and more in a new interview on the Lex Fridman Podcast. Altman confirmed OpenAI will release ‘an amazing new model’ this year and ‘many different things’ in the coming months.

  • When asked about GPT-4, Altman said it “sucks“ and that the leap in capabilities for GPT-5 will be similar to GPT-3’s jump to GPT-4.

  • Altman highlighted Sora's ability to understand and generate worlds, seeing it as a step towards AI assisting the physical world via robotics.

  • He also predicted that compute will be the currency of the future and possibly the most precious commodity in the world.

Jensen Huang just unveiled Nvidia’s next-gen Blackwell GPU architecture and the GB200 Superchip, delivering massive performance and efficiency gains to power the future of AI and computing.

The Blackwell B200 GPU packs 208 billion transistors and is billed as the "world's most powerful chip".

The Superchip delivers 30x the performance of its H100 GPU predecessor while using 25x less energy.

Nvidia said the Blackwell innovations will allow for training for up to 10T parameter models.

Huang also revealed that GPT-4 contains 1.8T parameters and that 2000 Blackwell chips could finish training the model in 90 days.

Other News

  • Apple is in negotiations to integrate Google’s ($GOOGL) Gemini AI into iPhone features, diverging from its exclusive reliance on in-house AI models. This strategic move, potentially augmenting its partnership with Google, signals Apple's ambition to enhance iOS capabilities while navigating the complex landscape of AI advancements and regulatory scrutiny.

  • OpenAI aims to make its own AI processors — chip venture in talks with Abu Dhabi investment firm.

  • YouTube now mandates creators to inform viewers when AI was used to make content appear realistically, through a new tool in Creator Studio for disclosing altered or synthetically generated media.

  • Google researchers have developed VLOGGER, an AI technology that transforms single still photos into realistic videos incorporating speech and movement.

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