It seems like ChatGPT isn’t quite ready to take over the world just yet. Reddit users point out that calling it “PhD-level intelligence” is a major stretch.
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Apple Delays AI Features in EU Over Digital Markets Act Concerns
Apple’s new AI capabilities like Apple Intelligence won’t reach EU users in 2024 due to regulatory uncertainties surrounding the Digital Markets Act.
- Apple worries the DMA’s interoperability requirements could force compromises on user privacy and data security for its products in the EU.
- Impacted features include Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, which will launch elsewhere in 2024.
- Apple aims to collaborate with the European Commission to find a solution enabling an EU release without jeopardizing customer safety.
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ElevenLabs Launches AI-Powered Text-to-Speech iOS App
ElevenLabs releases a new iOS app that uses advanced AI to convert any text, including articles, books, and documents, into natural-sounding audio narration.
- The ElevenLabs Reader app allows users to listen to any text content on the go, with support for importing text, web links, PDFs, and ePubs.
- Users can choose from 11 different AI voices spanning various accents and genders, and control the narration speed to their preference.
- While currently English-only, the app plans to expand to the 29+ languages supported by ElevenLabs’ website, making text content accessible to a global audience.
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OpenAI CTO: GPT-5 to Reach PhD-Level Intelligence by 2025-26
OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati says GPT-5 will achieve “PhD-level” intelligence for specific tasks within the next two years, marking a significant leap from GPT-4.
- GPT-5, with an expected 52 trillion parameters, aims to demonstrate advanced reasoning and problem-solving abilities surpassing human experts in certain domains by late 2025 or early 2026.
- The model, internally codenamed “Gobi” and “Arrakis,” will be multimodal and significantly more sophisticated than GPT-4, akin to progressing from high school to university-level understanding.
- Despite initial rumors of a 2023 launch, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasized there is no fixed timeline, and the model’s name may change, prioritizing quality over adhering to a strict schedule.
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