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Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz
Published in AI
Friday, 28 March 2025 11:13

Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz


Getting more from it than ChatGPT

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, has been playing with DeepSeek’s R1, and it appears to be impressed.

OpenAI's GPU inferno forces ChatGPT image throttle
Published in AI


Too many pictures, not enough silicon

OpenAI's shiny new toy is already running hot—literally.

OpenAI pulls free GPT-4o image generator
Published in AI
Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:25

OpenAI pulls free GPT-4o image generator


Users started making Studio Ghibli-style renditions

OpenAI's latest attempt to dazzle us with AI wizardry has hit a predictable snag. After unleashing its GPT-4o image generator to the masses, users promptly flooded social media with Studio Ghibli-style renditions of everything from family portraits to iconic movie scenes.

Scaling up will not solve AI problems
Published in AI
Monday, 24 March 2025 11:09

Scaling up will not solve AI problems


Boffins tell Big Tech to stop sniffing GPU fumes 

The people who build artificial intelligence have finally acknowledged have warned that endlessly increasing hardware for AI models is about as effective as solving climate change by buying more SUVs.

OpenAI commands Trump to strong-arm copyright rules in its favour
Published in AI


Otherwise, China will win.

OpenAI is banking on Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s AI Action Plan to strong-arm copyright rules in its favour, declaring AI training as fair use and giving AI firms carte blanche to hoover up training data.

Microsoft trying to wean itself off OpenAI
Published in AI


Has its own plans

The software King of the World, Microsoft, appears to be making a not-so-subtle move to stab its AI partner in the back.

AI models start cheating at chess
Published in AI
Friday, 07 March 2025 09:24

AI models start cheating at chess


Nuclear war is next

It turns out that AI models are not content with regurgitating human knowledge—they’re also picking up on our worst habits.

DeepSeek-R1 borrowed OpenAI texts
Published in AI
Wednesday, 05 March 2025 08:09

DeepSeek-R1 borrowed OpenAI texts


Nearly three quarters of them

A recent study by plagiarism experts Copyleaks has found that 74.2 per cent of texts generated by DeepSeek-R1 are strikingly similar to OpenAI's models.

Altman's giant GPT-4.5 hits a wall
Published in AI
Friday, 28 February 2025 10:01

Altman's giant GPT-4.5 hits a wall


Can’t get enough GPUs

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has unveiled the company's latest brainchild: GPT-4.5, but don’t expect to see it anytime soon.

OpenAI growing like topsy
Published in AI
Friday, 21 February 2025 09:15

OpenAI growing like topsy


400M weekly active users, doubles enterprise customer base

OpenAI is riding a tidal wave of growth, with ChatGPT and its other AI products now boasting over 400 million active weekly users—a  33 per cent jump since December.