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OpenAI might have a special December gift lined up for us, and from what we’re hearing, it’s no ordinary present—it’s rumored to be 100 times smarter than GPT-4!

Here’s what we have for you today:

• 🤯 OpenAI’s next big thing!

• ⚖️ Character.AI faces lawsuit after tragic teen suicide!

• 📩 5 open-source email clients that could replace Gmail

• 🖥️ How to use AI to create a PowerPoint presentation

• 🤖 ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: To coordinate team tasks

🤯 OpenAI’s Next Big Thing!

OpenAI is cooking up something big—like, really big.

According to The Verge, their next AI model, Orion, is set to launch by December, but sadly, you won’t get to play with it in ChatGPT right away.

Instead, OpenAI is giving its closest partners first dibs to build their own projects before the rest of us get a peek.

Meanwhile, Microsoft (OpenAI’s AI BFF) is already preparing to host Orion on Azure as early as November.

So, things are moving fast!😀

And while Orion is being hyped as the successor to GPT-4, no one knows if it’ll actually be called GPT-5.

But here’s what we do know:

An OpenAI executive previously hinted that Orion might be up to 100 times more powerful than GPT-4. 

Yep, you read that right—100 times! That’s like upgrading from a race car to a rocket ship.🚀

And to get Orion this smart, OpenAI reportedly used a model called o1 (aka “Strawberry”) to generate synthetic data for its training.

Oh, and a fun fact: they even threw a happy hour party to celebrate finishing Orion’s training.🥳

OpenAI’s ultimate goal is to combine all its models into something so powerful it could lead to AGI—artificial general intelligence.

To top it all off, CEO Sam Altman teased the launch with a cryptic tweet on X, saying he’s excited about “winter constellations.”

And guess what’s the brightest constellation in winter? Orion, of course!

So yeah, we might just get a December to remember with Orion’s debut but don’t hold your breath.

If there’s one thing common with tech launches, it’s the last-minute change of plans that might come up unexpectedly.

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⚖️ Character.AI Faces Lawsuit After Tragic Teen Suicide!

Character.AI, its founders, and Google are being sued over the tragic death of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III.

The suit, filed by his mother, Megan Garcia, makes serious allegations of wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability against these companies.

It claims that the platform for custom AI chatbots was “unreasonably dangerous” and lacked the necessary safety measures, particularly when marketed to a younger audience.

Before his death, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III had been engaging with chatbots modeled after characters like Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones.

He chatted with the bots frequently in the months before his death and died by suicide just “seconds” after his last interaction with the bot.

And that’s not all!

Character.AI also features mental health-focused chatbots, such as “Therapist” and “Are You Feeling Lonely,” with which Setzer interacted.

And now, the suit accuses Character.AI of “anthropomorphizing” these AI characters and providing what amounts to “psychotherapy without a license.”

In response, Character.AI has announced significant changes to its platform.

These include content filters to help shield minors from sensitive topics or suggestive content and improved detection/response to user inputs that violate its Terms or Guidelines.

Also included are reminders that the AI interactions aren’t real people and notifications when a user has spent an hour-long session on the platform.

In addition, Character.AI reiterated that they take user safety very seriously and have implemented numerous new safety measures over the past six months.

One of these is a pop-up that directs at-risk users —triggered by terms of self-harm or suicidal ideation—to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Google, on the other hand, has surprisingly not commented on the situation.

Check out more details on the lawsuit here.

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🧱Around The AI Block

• 📩 5 open-source email clients that could replace Gmail.

• 🖥️ How to use AI to create a PowerPoint presentation.

• 🖼️ Google Photos will soon show you if an image was edited with AI.

• 🤩 Anthropic’s AI can now run and write code.

• 🚨 UK competition regulator to investigate Alphabet’s investment in Anthropic.

• 💰 Humane slashes the price of its AI Pin after weak sales.

• ⚖️ White House orders Pentagon and intel agencies to increase the use of AI.

• 🤝 ServiceNow partners with NVIDIA to accelerate enterprise adoption of Agentic AI.

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🤖ChatGPT Prompt Of The Day: To Coordinate Team Tasks

Proper coordination ensures that every team member understands their role and responsibilities.

This clarity prevents overlap, confusion, and miscommunication, ensuring everyone works toward the same goals.

Here's a prompt that can help you with that.

I need help creating a detailed task list for my team to ensure that we stay on track and meet our project objectives. The task list should outline all the necessary steps, deadlines, and responsibilities for each team member.

Your task is to develop a comprehensive task list that breaks down the project into manageable action items, assigns roles and responsibilities, and sets clear deadlines for each task.

- Project objectives: [project objectives]

Source

We've Compiled a List of Over 100 ChatGPT Power Prompts.

This should help streamline your interactions with ChatGPT and get the results you need more efficiently.

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