OpenAI’s Last Unreasonable Model
Plus, Skype will go down for good and Mozilla insist it does not want to sell your data to AI.
Starring Tom Merritt and Huyen Tue Dao.
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Show Notes
- OpenAI’s new GPT-4.5 model is a better, more natural conversationalist
- OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model | The Verge
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company is ‘out of GPUs’ | TechCrunch
- OpenAI unveils GPT-4.5 ‘Orion,’ its largest AI model yet | TechCrunch
- OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 is better at convincing other AIs to give it money | TechCrunch
- Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch
- Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it’s not using people’s data for AI | TechCrunch
- Meta plans to release a standalone Meta AI app
- Meta announces experimental Aria Gen 2 research smart glasses
- AMD’s $549 Radeon 9070 and $599 9070 XT are gunning for NVIDIA’s mid-range throne
- AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT target ‘4K gaming at a 1440p price’ | PCWorld
- AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT start at $549, ship March 6th | The Verge
- Intel delays first Ohio chip factory in New Albany, again
- The New York Subway strapped Pixels to subway cars, for science
- Intel delays its Ohio chip factory to 2030 | TechCrunch
- NHL officials are wearing Apple Watches on ice | The Verge
- Tecno Spark Slim concept features unbelievable 5.75mm profile – GSMArena.com news
- Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e’s Lack of MagSafe – MacRumors
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Meta set to make MetaAI a stand-alone app, Microsoft is retiring Skype after 23 years, and Sora is now available in Europe.
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