Welcome to this week's edition of TekTonic. While we started the week with rumors of a possible release of OpenAI’s “o1” model, we ended with the reveal of Elon’s autonomous taxi service. The week's biggest story is probably the news that AI researcher Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in…
Welcome to this week's edition of TekTonic. OpenAI's unveiling of the "o1-preview" and “o1-mini” models continues reverberating, moving beyond predictive text to decision-based reasoning—a leap that could redefine AI's potential. Companies are rethinking strategies amid AI's rapid evolution, acknowledging its transformative power and impact on the workforce, such as developing…
This week in AI and technology has been mind-blowing, unveiling new reasoning models outperforming even PhD-level intelligence. The industry saw significant news, with major companies releasing hardware and software innovations, though some, like Apple's latest smartphone, lacking anticipated AI features, left users unimpressed. Environmental and ethical concerns gained attention, highlighting…
This week’s TekTonic newsletter captures the tireless pace of innovation in AI. Cerebras and MagicAI shattered records in inferencing speed and context handling, while Google introduced a revolutionary real-time AI-driven 3D world generator. OpenAI continues to be at the center of attention with its mysterious Strawberry project, prompting high-profile departures…
The pace of AI advancement continues its unrelenting march towards AGI. While we didn’t see any new frontier models from big AI companies, we saw developments ranging from novel AI-driven health diagnostics to the shifting software development landscape. Meanwhile, the ethical implications of AI in education and the growing concerns…
This week in AI news has been a bit of a news circus. Amidst talks of a potential breakup of Google, two new, intriguingly named language models debuted on HuggingFace’s Lmsys chatbot arena. One of these models showcased an impressive ability to anticipate future actions - an ability we haven't…
This week’s TekTonic newsletter covers all the latest updates from AI's growing influence on education, where tools like ChatGPT are reshaping student interactions, to the reminders of its limitations; as highlighted by industry leaders, the implications of AI continue to unfold. The business world grapples with the ethical considerations of…
Welcome to this week's TekTonic newsletter. The landscape continues to evolve rapidly with groundbreaking releases like Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5 Experiment, pushing the upper limits of large language models. Meanwhile, Gartner's warning about the potential abandonment of generative AI projects underscores the importance of establishing clear business value. The legal…
Just an amazing week of Tech and AI news. This week we discovered how OpenAI's new initiatives, such as GPT-4o Advanced Voice and GPT-4o Mini, are setting new standards in AI capabilities. We also heard stories exposing the complex ethical landscape as companies navigate data privacy concerns and regulatory hurdles…
In this week's edition of the TekTonic newsletter, we examine Microsoft's and Apple's quiet exit from OpenAI's board, signaling potential strategic pivots to Asia Pacific's leading role in generative AI adoption despite restrictive measures in China. We also explore AI's ethical considerations and groundbreaking capabilities, such as OpenAI's rumored development…