🎤 OpenAI’s Voice AI Gets a Personality Upgrade

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🔍 Claude Gets Real-Time Web Search

Anthropic just upgraded Claude with a much-needed feature—real-time web search! This move finally closes the gap with ChatGPT and Gemini, putting Claude in the real-time knowledge game.

The Details:
✅ Web search integrates directly with Claude 3.7 Sonnet and kicks in automatically when fresh data is needed.
✅ Users get direct citations for sourced information, making fact-checking a breeze.
✅ Currently available for paid U.S. users, with global expansion on the roadmap.
✅ To use it, just toggle on ‘Web Search’ in your profile settings.

Why it matters: Claude has been trailing competitors on this front, but this update is a game-changer. Real-time access makes it a serious threat to AI search engines like Perplexity.

🎤 OpenAI’s Voice AI Gets a Personality Upgrade

OpenAI just rolled out its next-gen API-based audio models, letting developers fine-tune AI voices with simple text prompts. Think of it like giving Siri or Alexa a personality transplant.

The Details:
✅ The new gpt-4o-mini-tts model adapts its speaking style on command—try "speak like a pirate" or "bedtime storyteller."
✅ GPT-4o-transcribe beats Whisper models in accuracy and reliability.
✅ OpenAI launched openai.fm, a demo site where you can test different voice styles.
✅ Available via OpenAI’s API, with SDK support for developers building voice-enabled apps.

Why it matters: AI voice agents are becoming mainstream, and this update pushes us closer to natural, interactive AI. That said, OpenAI still trails behind ultra-realistic voice tech from Sesame and ElevenLabs.

🍏 Apple Shuffles AI Leadership Amid Siri Crisis

Apple’s AI roadmap has been a mess, and now the company is shaking up its leadership to fix Siri. Vision Pro mastermind Mike Rockwell is stepping in, taking Siri development out of John Giannandrea’s hands.

The Details:
✅ Siri’s long-awaited AI upgrades have been delayed indefinitely.
✅ Rockwell now reports directly to software chief Craig Federighi.
✅ Internal reports cite major development setbacks and missed deadlines.
✅ Leadership changes follow Apple’s annual summit, where AI strategy took center stage.

Why it matters: Apple Intelligence was supposed to be a major breakthrough, but it’s been an underwhelming letdown. Can Rockwell turn things around? Apple needs a big AI win—fast.

📈 Other AI News You Should Know

• 👨‍💻 OpenAI dropped its o1-pro model via API, charging devs a hefty $150–$600 per million tokens—10x the cost of o1.

• 🚀 Perplexity is raising nearly $1B at an $18B valuation, doubling its worth as it nears $100M ARR.

• 📝 Google’s NotebookLM introduced an Interactive Mind Map feature, letting users turn notes into visual insights.

• 🌐 Meta is rolling out its AI assistant across 41 European countries after regulatory hurdles delayed its launch.

💻 Mastery tools of the day

• Subbi - Tame your subscriptions

• EXAONE Deep - LG’s newly released reasoning model series

• Prism – Benchmark your developer productivity against industry peers to uncover ways to boost efficiency and performance

💡What else are we reading and seeing?

• Automating Math

• Perplexity's CEO Has an Ambitious Plan to Take On Google

• A Deep Dive Into MCP and the Future of AI Tooling

• Apple loses $1B a year on prestigious, minimally viewed Apple TV+

• Inside ‘eccentric' Ripple founder's multibillion-dollar space station plan

• Boston Dynamics shows off another major leap in humanoid mobility

• Apple's new shake-up proves Siri's now being taken seriously, here's why

• An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman About Building a Consumer Tech Company

That’s a wrap for today! Stay sharp, stay curious, and we’ll see you in the next edition of Not So Artificial. 💪🌟

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