Latest news with #OpenAI
Mint
19 minutes ago
- Mint
ChatGPT now lets you create and edit images on WhatsApp, here's how to get started and what to expect
Cross-service ChatGPT integration just got a serious upgrade and now WhatsApp is part of the action. If you have ever wanted to create or edit images without leaving your chat window with GPT's advanced capabilities, that is now possible. What does this OpenAI update mean? You can generate images right inside WhatsApp. No need to install extra apps or switch between tabs. Just start a conversation and watch your ideas take shape. This new feature is available for free in regions where ChatGPT is officially supported on WhatsApp. You can interact with the chatbot using text, images or even voice notes. The process is designed to be simple and accessible for anyone who wants to try their hand at AI-powered creativity. There are a few things to know before you jump in. Free users can create one image per day. After that, you will need to wait about 24 hours before you can try again. If you have a paid ChatGPT subscription, you get a higher daily limit. Not everyone can link their account yet and the process can sometimes be a bit slow. OpenAI is still rolling out the feature and making improvements. Getting started is straightforward. Here is what you need to do Save the official ChatGPT WhatsApp number, +1 800 242 8478, to your contacts Open WhatsApp and send a greeting to start the chat When prompted, link your OpenAI account by following the secure link and logging in Send a prompt describing the image you want or share a photo for a creative twist, like turning your selfie into a Studio Ghibli-style illustration Wait a few minutes and your generated image will appear in the chat ChatGPT on WhatsApp is not just about images. You can ask for recipes, get help with writing, or even upload photos for quick descriptions. It is a handy little productivity boost that fits right into your daily conversations. It doesn't matter whether you need a social media caption or want to try something creative, this tool is built to make things easier. OpenAI is not the only one bringing AI to WhatsApp. Meta, which owns WhatsApp, has its own Meta AI assistant with image generation. Perplexity is another tool offering similar features. So if you are curious, you have plenty of options to explore. If you want to see what AI can really do, this new WhatsApp feature is worth a try. Your next chat could become a mini art project or just a bit more fun than usual.
Mint
41 minutes ago
- Business
- Mint
Microsoft and OpenAI forged a close bond. Why it's now too big to last.
Once tied at the hip, Microsoft and OpenAI increasingly look like rivals seeking an amicable divorce. But like all separations, it could get messy, and this past week OpenAI indicated it's willing to get down in the mud. When Microsoft and OpenAI first got together in 2019, the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world was literally playing games. AlphaGo from Google's DeepMind lab was the first machine to beat human Go champions, but that's all it did. AI as we know it now was still in its research phase. Venture capital's focus was on cloud and cryptocurrency start-ups, but Microsoft saw something in the nonprofit AI lab called OpenAI, which had just come off a bruising leadership battle that saw Sam Altman prevail over Elon Musk. Without Musk's billions of dollars, OpenAI changed to a bespoke structure in which a for-profit AI lab is controlled by a nonprofit board. Investors' returns were capped at 100 times their stake. The reorganization cleared the way for Microsoft to invest $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019. Those funds fueled the release of ChatGPT in November 2022—the spark to the AI prairie fire that is still spreading. Soon thereafter, Microsoft invested another $10 billion, which supported OpenAI's rapid expansion. Since then, the bills have added up, given the high cost of scaling AI. At first the two companies were symbiotic. All of OpenAI's AI computing is done on Microsoft's Azure cloud. Microsoft has access to all of OpenAI's intellectual property, including its catalog of models that underpin a range of AI services Microsoft offers with its Copilot products. When the OpenAI nonprofit board ousted Altman in a November 2023 coup, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backed Altman, a key endorsement that helped restore his post. But the partnership that made so much sense from 2019 to 2023 has now made each company too dependent on the other. OpenAI has large ambitions, and Sam Altman believes it will need unprecedented computing power to get there, more than Microsoft can provide. He would also like more control over the data-center buildout. Altman's company also has increasingly go-it alone ambitions—it says subscriptions and licenses to ChatGPT are on track to bring in $10 billion a year. For its part, Microsoft now relies on OpenAI as both a major customer and supplier. That's the kind of concentration risk that should make Microsoft executives nervous. 'OpenAI has become a significant new competitor in the technology industry," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a February 2024 blog post. This was the first public indication that the relationship may not have been as cozy as some supposed. Microsoft began working on its own AI models that year, and in October 2024, it declined to participate in a $6.6 billion OpenAI funding round. In January, Microsoft and OpenAI modified their agreement so that Microsoft would no longer be OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider, but would retain right-of-first-refusal for all new business. Microsoft hasn't been exercising that right to any large degree—OpenAI subsequently signed new cloud deals with CoreWeave and Alphabet's Google Cloud, two Microsoft competitors. The same January day as the deal modification, Altman stood in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, and SoftBank Group CEO Masa Son to announce Project Stargate, an ambitious plan to raise $500 billion for a massive cluster of AI data centers controlled by Altman. The partnership and high-profile event made clear that OpenAI had new friends and had moved beyond its Microsoft reliance. The partnership on display in the Oval Office led to a $40 billion March funding round, led by SoftBank. But it came with a string attached: $20 billion of it is contingent on OpenAI doing another reorganization into a public-benefit corporation by the end of the year, which would give SoftBank and other new investors more conventional investor rights. But there are key hurdles in the way of that restructuring and the $20 billion, including a lawsuit from Elon Musk and regulatory approvals from California, Delaware, and the federal government. But the biggest obstruction is that Microsoft has a large stake in the current OpenAI. To convert corporate structures, OpenAI will have to negotiate new terms, and in a ticking-clock scenario like this, Microsoft has all the leverage, which grows each day. According to The Wall Street Journal, negotiations are getting testy. The main point of contention is how much of the new OpenAI Microsoft will own. But there is also the matter of OpenAI's acquisition of an advanced AI coding tool, Windsurf. Under their current arrangement, Microsoft has access to all of OpenAI's IP, and that would include Windsurf. But OpenAI doesn't want this, because Microsoft has its own coding assistant, GitHub Copilot, and this puts the companies on another axis of competition. In a joint statement, Microsoft and OpenAI told Barron's: 'We have a long-term, productive partnership that has delivered amazing AI tools for everyone. Talks are ongoing and we are optimistic we will continue to build together for years to come." According to the Journal, OpenAI thinks it could deter Microsoft from dragging out negotiations by keeping open the possibility of publicly accusing Microsoft of antitrust violations and lobbying the White House to open an investigation. Since the Stargate announcement, Altman has had a close relationship with Trump. In this regard, the Journal article is a message from OpenAI: We aren't powerless here. This is how the divorce could get ugly. Microsoft could slow-walk the talks, and as the end of the year approaches, the pressure would grow on OpenAI to settle, or lose $20 billion in funding. OpenAI, meanwhile, could start pushing on its White House levers to encourage some type of Microsoft investigation—what the WSJ called its 'nuclear option." But like any nuclear exchange, no one would emerge victorious. Microsoft would be tarred, and OpenAI would still miss its $20 billion deadline. Since the launch of ChatGPT, AI in the U.S. has been dominated by the Microsoft-OpenAI alliance. The now inevitable breakup has everyone scrambling to fill the void. Write to Adam Levine at
The Hindu
43 minutes ago
- Business
- The Hindu
After Scale AI, Meta is going after OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's startup Safe Superintelligence
Meta is on AI overdrive. After steadily losing talent to rivals and a faulty product launch during its developer event, Llamacon, in May, the social media giant is desperately trying to stay in the AI race. Its plan: if you can't build internally, then go shopping. Last week (June 10), Meta agreed to pick 49% stake in data-labelling firm Scale AI — a deal that brought the company's founder Alexandr Wang under Meta's fold. Now, per media reports, the social network is looking to bolster Mr. Wangs' team. After its failed attempt to buy OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's startup Safe Superintelligence Inc earlier this year, Meta has opened communication channels with SSI CEO Daniel Gross and ex-Github CEO Nat Friedman. It must be noted that both — Mr. Gross and Mr. Friedman — run a venture fund called NFDG. Per media reports, the duo is expected to join Meta and report to Mr. Wang — Meta's superintelligence department chief. Meta will also own a portion of NFDG under the terms. Neither Mr. Gross nor Mr. Friedman have confirmed or denied talks with Meta. Apart from this, Meta has also attempted poaching OpenAI's AI researchers by offering some even upto $100 million as joining bonus Mr. Sutskever's startup SSI, per an April funding round, was valued at $32 billion. The firm was established by the Canadian computer scientist after he quit OpenAI over alignment issues.
India Today
an hour ago
- Business
- India Today
Apple could soon use AI to speed-up iPhone and Mac chip design, hardware boss Johny Srouji reveals
Apple is exploring the idea of using generative artificial intelligence to accelerate the process of designing its in-house chips that power iPhones, Macs, and other devices. Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, recently revealed that the company is interested in using cutting-edge generative AI tools to boost chip design. Srouji's remarks came during a speech in Belgium, where he accepted an award from Imec, a prominent semiconductor research group. According to Reuters, which reviewed a recording of the speech, the hardware executive said that the company is already interested in the AI approach, and if implemented, this could potentially reduce development time and streamline workflows for Apple's in-house silicon development teams. "Generative AI techniques have a high potential in getting more design work done in less time, and it can be a huge productivity boost," Srouji said. He also pointed to the critical role played by electronic design automation (EDA) companies such as Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, which provide the software tools necessary for chip design. "EDA companies are super critical in supporting our chip design complexities," he added. Other big tech rival brands like Google and OpenAI (and few others) have been taking huge leaps in pushing the envelope with large language models and AI-driven products. Google announced multiple AI breakthroughs during its developer conference I/O 2025. At the same time, OpenAI continues to break new ground with ChatGPT each day, as it aims to achieve AGI (short for artificial general intelligence) sooner rather than later. Apple, on the other hand, has been slow. Many of the consumer-facing Apple Intelligence features it promised last year, are delayed and still Silicon future roadmapNow, with its plan to integrate AI into the chip design process, Apple is highlighting its ongoing efforts and big investments planned for behind-the-scenes AI capabilities— that, we assume, could bear fruit in the coming years bringing it up-to-speed with competition. As for the chip design side of things, this isn't the first time Apple has placed major emphasis on its silicon efforts. In fact, the Cupertino tech giant has a long history of designing its own chips, starting with the A4 for the iPhone back in 2010. Since then, Apple has significantly expanded its silicon portfolio, including the M-series chips, that now power the entire Mac lineup, as well as other products like the Vision Pro headset. Moving from Intel to its own M-series chips for Mac was a risky move, but Apple has in recent years proven its capabilities—and, in fact, has come to lead the field in many ways. Apple's M-series chips allowed Apple to offer powerful performance, energy efficiency, and battery life, which has helped the company maintain control over the entire hardware-software stack across its ecosystem. "Moving the Mac to Apple Silicon was a huge bet for us," said Srouji. "There was no backup plan, no split-the-lineup plan, so we went all in, including a monumental software effort." But as it turns out, the bet is paying off well both for the company as well as the customer.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Business
- Time of India
Here's what made Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls OpenAI CEO as SCAM Altman
The long-running feud between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has escalated once again. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly labelled OpenAI CEO as ' SCAM Altman '. Replying to a post by a user Robert Wiblin on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Elon Musk wrote 'SCAM Altman'. This latest dig on the OpenAI CEO reignites the debate over OpenAI's mission, leadership trustworthiness and its commercial trajectory. Here's what made Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls OpenAI CEO as SCAM Altman Elon Musk's remark on Sam Altman came in response to a post shared by a user named Robert Wiblin on X. The post shared by Wiblin consists of a video juxtaposing historical statements from Sam Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman about OpenAI's non-profit, open-source mission with its current structure and business practices. The post questioned, "OpenAI how it started vs how it's going. Can we really trust Sam Altman or OpenAI with AGI ?" Musk's simple, yet potent, reply of "SCAM Altman" served as a clear endorsement of the skepticism raised. The core of Musk's criticism, and the underlying reason for his "SCAM Altman" moniker, centers on what he perceives as a betrayal of OpenAI's founding principles. Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI in 2015, established as a non-profit entity dedicated to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the benefit of humanity, rather than for profit. He departed the organization in 2018, citing disagreements over its direction. Musk has consistently argued that this shift compromises OpenAI's original mission, turning it into a "closed-source de facto subsidiary" of Microsoft and prioritizing profit over public good. He has even filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging breach of contract and that the company has strayed from its initial non-profit commitment. Sam Altman says Elon Musk abused government power Recently, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has accused Elon Musk of abusing his power within the government to unfairly compete following the recent election even as he praised the Trump administration for pushing back against what he perceives as inappropriate actions by the Tesla CEO. Replying to a question on Musk's alleged role in derailing the development of Project Stargate in a podcast, Altman expressed his disappointment, saying that he previously believed Musk would not engage in such actions. "I had said, I think also externally, but at least internally after the election that I didn't think Elon was going to abuse his power in the government to unfairly compete," Altman said, adding, "And I regret to say I was wrong about that." Altman emphasised his broader concern, stating, "I mean, I don't like being wrong in general, but mostly I just think it's really unfortunate for the country that he would do these things, and I didn't think I genuinely didn't think he was going to."
