In a recent Tech Check program, CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa reports on how OpenAI’s head of Global Affairs is laying out his vision of what the government can do to keep American Artificial Intelligence on top. Currently leading policy at OpenAI, Chris Lehane talks about the AI policy at a time when everyone, including the industry and government, is trying to get their hands on AI policy. According to Lehane, the stakes in AI are higher than anything he has ever seen. He states how China has shared the idea of wanting to be the dominant player in AI by 2030, and that even though the US is currently in the lead, the fact that it stays on the top isn’t guaranteed. In an open letter to Washington, his Op-ed makes it clear that no matter who wins the election in less than two weeks, the US must be the leader in AI and the right way to do that is by laying the right infrastructure. The stakes involve the autocratic versus democratic development of AI, states Lehane, emphasizing the need for the U.S. to maintain its leadership in this field while ensuring that AI is built upon democratic values, principles, and benefits.
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As we delve deeper into the critical issues concerning AI leadership and policy, it’s equally essential to examine the latest developments in the field that are shaping technology and industries. In the latest round of AI developments, The Verge reported that an OpenAI spokesperson revealed that the company is reportedly planning to release its next frontier AI model, codenamed Orion, by December. This release is going to be in the form of a phased rollout, where the model will gradually be released to trusted partners before a broader rollout through ChatGPT (An OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch that the report is inaccurate but declined to provide further details). The upcoming frontier model release is quite crucial, considering that the company has recently raised $6.6 billion in funding at a $157 billion valuation. Moreover, investors anticipate more advanced models to maintain its leadership in the tech industry.
Rival Anthropic comes bearing their own set of breaking news. As reported by Tech Crunch, Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now write and run JavaScript code itself. The company has launched a new analysis code tool for Claude which is currently in preview, enabling the AI to provide “mathematically precise and reproducible answers” by performing calculations and analyzing data from files such as spreadsheets and PDFs, and that too, with interactive visualizations.
“Think of the analysis tool as a built-in code sandbox, where Claude can do complex math, analyze data, and iterate on different ideas before sharing an answer. Instead of relying on abstract analysis alone, it can systematically process your data — cleaning, exploring, and analyzing it step-by-step until it reaches the correct result”.
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Despite the rapid advancements in AI technology, there are growing concerns about its limitations and potential drawbacks at the same time. In recent news, OpenAI’s AI-powered transcription tool, Whisper, has been reportedly “hallucinating”. OpenAI may deem it to have near “human level robustness and accuracy”, but interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers, and academic researchers reveal that some of the invented text can include racial commentary, violent rhetoric, and even imagined medical treatments. A University of Michigan researcher found hallucinations in 80% of the audio transcriptions he examined during a study of public meetings.
Such mistakes could have “really grave consequences,” particularly in hospital settings…Nobody wants a misdiagnosis” and that “There should be a higher bar.”
– Alondra Nelson, who led the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for the Biden administration until last year.
With that, let’s take a look at the 15 recent AI news that nobody should miss.
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15 AI News Investors Should Not Miss
15. Rimini Street, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMNI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 9
Rimini Street, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMNI) is a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products, and services. Their portfolio helps to run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise applications, databases, and technology software. The company uses artificial intelligence in its platform and has also started partnering with firms to use AI in their products.
On October 23, Rimini Street, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMNI) and ServiceNow, an AI platform for business transformation, announced an expanded partnership enabling organizations to unlock value in existing ERPs and enterprise applications to fuel innovation and growth. The model encompasses integrating ServiceNow’s single architecture, single data model with Rimini Street’s proven enterprise software support. According to the press release, the new enterprise software model can produce “significant” and “immediate” savings that will drive net-new innovation, AI-productivity gains, and unmatched user experiences.
“We are excited to bring organizations this new enterprise software model that enables maximized ROI on their current enterprise software investments, integrates disconnected and siloed landscapes of enterprise software and frees up funding for innovation. This new partnership truly brings together the best of ServiceNow innovation and Rimini Street enterprise software support capabilities to solve this common – but complex – IT challenge.”
– Seth Ravin, chairman and chief executive officer at Rimini Street.
14. Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 22
Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) is a cloud-based content services platform enabling organizations of various sizes to manage and share their content from anywhere on any device. The company creates and offers cloud-based tools for content management, collaboration, and file sharing for businesses. It positions itself as an AI-driven platform, leveraging its Intelligent Content Management (ICM) system to automate document processing and extract valuable data through AI.
On October 24, Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will enable organizations to build new applications and maximize productivity with generative AI. Through the collaboration, Box customers now have direct access to foundational models within Box AI via Amazon Bedrock, starting with Anthropic’s Claude and Amazon Titan. The integration will allow companies to build some of the most advanced AI models with their data stored in Box’s Intelligent Content Management platform. Additionally, there is a new Box connector for Amazon Q business, the most capable generative AI assistant for work, which will help organizations garner more intelligence, and enable them to summarize information, generate content, and securely complete tasks using their privately managed data in Box.
