The week in AI: OpenAI launches the GPT Store & ChatGPT for teams

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And it’s pretty easy to create a GPT. It appears likely that domain expertise will be the dominant use case for GPTs - but there are GPTs for everything from guided journaling to personalized shopping assistance. GPTs are still quite new, so only time will tell how useful and popular these customized models become and what kind of compensation their creators might receive. If you come up with a great idea for a GPT, you can apply for your GPT to be featured - OpenAI claims they review every submission.

The tech giant also announced ChatGPT for teams. For $25/month per user (billed annually; minimum 2 members to create a team), team members will receive higher message caps on GPT-4 & DALL-E usage and a dedicated workspace with admin console, team management, and shared GPT’s. OpenAI does not train on any teams data.

The World Economic Forum has named AI-powered misinformation as the greatest short-term threat to the global economy in its annual Global Risk Report. The report, based on a survey of nearly 1,500 experts and leaders, emphasized that AI could contribute to further polarizing societies and undermining democratic processes. Generative AI has made the creation of sophisticated deepfake content more accessible, and the technology can be used maliciously to fuel cyberattacks. Extreme weather was noted as the second-most pressing short-term risk, with longer-term fears focused on irreversible climate change and environmental degradation.

The R1 was among several AI highlights from Consumer Electronics Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Here are some of the others so far (event runs through Jan. 12th):

• Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences

• Samsung’s 2024 TVs are bigger and packed with AI and accessibility features

• This smart mirror uses AI to boost your confidence and mood

• Volkswagen integrates ChatGPT into its vehicles

• Nvidia makes the case for the AI PC at CES 2024

• Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro gaming phone with AI-focused Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 processor

• A $3,500 toaster for steak: the wild AI Perfecta Grill promises sizzling meat in 2 minutes

• This smart toothbrush talks through your bones to improve your brushing

• Invoxia launches AI wearable that monitors your pet's health

Comedian George Carlin is the latest celebrity to be brought ‘back to life’ using AI. In the one hour special “I’m Glad I’m Dead”, Dudesy (a comedy AI platform from Mad TV alum Will Sasso and podcaster Chad Kultgen) does its best job to bring Carlin into the present for an incendiary monologue on controversial issues from Trump to transgender rights to artificial intelligence itself.

Dudesy was not granted permission for the project from the Carlin estate. In a statement, Kelly Carlin said that her father “spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination” and that “no machine will ever replace his genius.”

More in AI this week:

• OpenAI fires back at New York Times copyright lawsuit

• Pennsylvania becomes first state in the nation to offer ChatGPT Enterprise to select state workers

• AI study suggests famous Raphael painting was not entirely his own work

• Google faces $1.67b damages demand at AI-related patent trial

• Valve opens the door to more Steam games developed with AI

• New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries

• China and cybercriminals are targeting American AI companies, FBI Director Wray says

• Avi Schiffmann’s Tab AI necklace has raised $1.9 million to replace God

• Amazon turns to AI to help customers find clothes that fit when shopping online