ChatGPT Gets Real-time Access to Reddit Data
Plus: OpenAI's new features for data analysis in ChatGPT, Deloitte Survey on Gen Zs and millennials use of Gen AI at work.
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In today’s edition:
🔄 OpenAI will bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and new products
📈 OpenAI introduces improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT
👩💻 GenZ and millennials optimistic about GenAI use at work: Deloitte Survey
📚 Knowledge Nugget: The Biggest Surprise from the Latest Survey of AI & Teachers by
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OpenAI is bringing Reddit content to ChatGPT and new products
OpenAI and Reddit have formed a partnership to benefit both the Reddit and OpenAI user communities in a number of ways:
OpenAI will access Reddit’s Data API, which provides real-time, structured, and unique content from Reddit. This will enable OpenAI’s AI tools to better understand and showcase Reddit content, especially on recent topics.
The deal will also enable Reddit to bring new AI-powered features to redditors and mods. Reddit will be building on OpenAI’s platform of AI models to bring its powerful vision to life.
Lastly, OpenAI will become a Reddit advertising partner.
Why does this matter?
Reddit’s always-up-to-date human conversations about anything and everything will be crucial for more sophisticated and human-like interactions within ChatGPT and other products. But it also seems as more content on the internet is written by machines, there’ll be an increasing premium for user-generated content.
OpenAI introduces improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT
OpenAI is rolling out enhancements to data analysis:
Upload the latest file versions directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. This allows ChatGPT to understand your Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files more quickly
Interact with tables and charts in a new expandable view
Customize and interact with bar, line, pie, and scatter plot charts in the conversation.
Work on tables in real-time
These improvements will be available in OpenAI’s new flagship model, GPT-4o, for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise users over the coming weeks.
Why does this matter?
This are exciting updates for those who use ChatGPT to work on documents for data analysis. It should save users time, give them more options and ease when using the chatbot, and make data-driven writing easier.
GenZ and millennials optimistic about GenAI use at work: Deloitte Survey
Deloitte’s 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey connected with more than 22,800 respondents in 44 countries to explore their attitudes about work and the world around them. One of the key findings was that Gen Zs and millennials are feeling uncertain about GenAI and its potential impact on their careers.
However, respondents who frequently use GenAI at work are more likely to say they feel excitement about, and trust in the technology. Frequent users of GenAI are also more likely to believe it will free up their time, improve the way they work, and improve their work/life balance.
But, conversely, the more a respondent uses GenAI the more likely they are to have some concerns as well.
Why does this matter?
Gen AI is about to bring a huge transformation in the way we work and live. Despite concerns regarding it, GenZs and millennials are starting to think about how to adapt, whether their employers do or do not.
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Knowledge Nugget: The Biggest Surprise from the Latest Survey of AI & Teachers
RAND recently released the results of a survey of teachers and their use of AI. Some of the findings are:
Usage of generative AI continues to underperform expectations.
A novel tool for text generation proves most useful for text generation especially in disciplines that require lots of text generation.
Teachers are reticent to use AI for fairly diverse reasons.
Head to this interesting article by
for the detailed findings and numbers.Why does this matter?
These surveys are invaluable for anyone trying to discern the ways teachers are actually using generative AI from the ways tech and business leaders insist teachers are using gen AI.
What Else Is Happening❗
🔍Slack AI is training with customer data, but claims it is privacy-driven
To develop AI/ML models, Slack is analysing Customer Data (e.g. messages, content and files) submitted to Slack as well as Other Information (including usage information) as defined in their privacy policy and in customer agreement. But it is assuring users that their data won't be shared across workspaces and has offered options to opt out of contributing to global models. (Link)
🤗Hugging Face is committing $10 million worth of compute to help beat big AIs
Hugging Face aims to level the playing field with AI giants like OpenAI by donating shared GPUs to the community through a new program called ZeroGPU. The shared GPUs are accessible to multiple users or applications concurrently, eliminating the need for each user or application to have a dedicated GPU. (Link)
☁️Microsoft to offer its cloud customers AMD alternative to Nvidia AI processors
Microsoft will give its cloud customers a platform of AMD AI chips that will compete with components made by Nvidia, with details to be given at its Build developer conference next week. It will also launch a preview of its new Cobalt 100 custom processors at the conference. (Link)
🤝Ampere teams up with Qualcomm to launch an Arm-based AI server
The two companies are combining forces to to offer an AI-focused server that uses Ampere’s CPUs and Qualcomm’s Cloud AI 100 Ultra AI inferencing chips for running– not training– models. (Link)
📰Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of its articles
Gannett, the media company that owns hundreds of newspapers in the US, is launching a new program that adds AI-generated bullet points at the top of news stories. The summaries appear to be already live and are aimed to enhance the reporting process and elevate the audience experience. (Link)
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