In an interesting ‘Me-Too’ moment, Amazon has released a direct challenge to ChatGPT with its own AI chatbot — Q.
Designed for workplace use, the tool operates similarly to ChatGPT — enabling users to ask questions, auto-generate writing, brainstorm ideas and similar — by using everyday language in text form.
Observes writer Karen Weise: “Unlike ChatGPT and Bard, Amazon Q is not built on a specific AI model.
“Instead, it uses an Amazon platform known as Bedrock, which connects several AI systems together — including Amazon’s own Titan, as well as ones developed by Anthropic and Meta.”
In other AI-generated writing news:
*In-Depth Guide: ChatGPT Gets the Personal Touch: AI content specialist ‘Corrie Who Writes’ has another great video tutorial out — this time on how to make a custom version of ChatGPT.
As usual, Corrie offers an enthusiastic, step-by-step and easy-to understand primer to customizing ChatGPT, using ChatGPT’s new ‘GPT Builder.’
One surprise: GPT Builder offers you the option to be really thorough as you develop your custom version of ChatGPT.
The reason: It’s trained to ask a number of probing questions as you customize the AI tool.
One the greatest strengths of GPT Builder, according to Corrie: Its ability to build a custom version of ChatGPT that can auto-interconnect — and work with — scores of software applications across the Web.
Says Corrie: “So you can give the GPT (the custom version of ChatGPT you build) access to your emails, to your calendar, or your Notion account — or really any number of tools — and have it take actions on your behalf.”
Another great strength of GPT Builder: It can be trained to ingest a large custom database that you upload — such as a number of articles, blog posts, papers and the like that you have authored — or have collated through personal research.
Observes Corrie on this spin-on-customization: “Instead of the bot tapping into its database of general knowledge, its tapping into the database of ‘you.'”
Bottom line: Corrie has a reputation for delivering extremely thoughtful, extremely inquisitive and extremely helpful video tutorials.
This one does not disappoint.
*Some OpenAI Researchers Warned About a Disturbing AI Breakthrough: A number of researchers at OpenAI penned an urgent warning letter to the previous board of the company.
Their fear: OpenAI had developed advanced AI that could “threaten humanity,” according to a Reuters article.
The breakthrough: The new AI was able to solve math problems — albeit at the grade school level.
The development was considered greatly important by the researchers, given that the ability to do math problems — which have only one correct answer — represented a new frontier in the software’s AI ability.
Observes Reuters: “The sources (for the Reuters story) cited the letter as one factor among a longer list of grievances by the board leading to Altman’s firing — among which were concerns over commercializing advances before understanding the consequences.”
*You Make Me Want to Shout!: ChatGPT Goes Vocal: ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI has rolled-out the ability to command the bot by simply using your voice to all users of ChatGPT.
Previously, voice operation had been available only to subscribers to ChatGPT’s paid versions.
Observes writer Kristi Hines: “The latest update has democratized access, enabling users to engage with the AI via voice commands by simply downloading the app and tapping a headphones icon.”
*ChatGPT Competitor Gets a Rewrite: Anthropic’s answer to ChatGPT just got a little smarter with its latest upgrade — Claude 2.1.
With the new iteration, Claude 2.1 can:
~Work with more words — such as an entire copy of “The Iliad”
~Offer fewer incorrect answers
~Be less likely to hallucinate (make-up facts)
~Operate with ancillary tools, such as software dedicated to a specific task
*Cliff Notes for Videos: Google’s competitor to ChatGPT — Bard — has been retooled to analyze videos on YouTube for specific information requests.
The idea: You’ll now be able to extract data from a YouTube video without needing to watch the footage.
Observes writer Allison Johnson: “It’s not hard to imagine a future where this tool exists right inside of YouTube.”
*Windows Copilot Goes Live: Microsoft’s desire to add ChatGPT-like features to Windows is a fait accompli.
The software titan has officially embedded that AI into the operating system with ‘Windows Copilot.’
Observes writer Solomon Klappholz: “Leveraging the power of OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model, users can use simple text inputs to summarize, explain and create content in a wide number of applications across the operating system.
“Copilot is accessible through a dedicated Copilot button in the taskbar — or by using the ‘Windows + C’ shortcut.”
*Pimp My AI Chatbot: Amazon Just Made It Easier to Build Custom AI Bots: Responding to ChatGPT’s new customizing tool that enables users to create a custom version of ChatGPT, Amazon has released its own custom AI chatbot builder.
Dubbed ‘PartyRock,’ the builder works similarly to ChatGPT’s ‘GPT Builder’ feature.
That tool enables users to create custom versions of ChatGPT using simple, everyday language commands.
Observes writer Eric Hal Schwartz: “PartyRock lets users customize generative AI models with personal data to produce unique applications with both text and images.
“Users can pick from several leading generative AI large language models from developers like AI21 Labs, Anthropic Cohere, Meta, Stability AI and Amazon through a unified API — though not all have models available yet.”
*Let Your Inner Legal Eagle Soar: Westlaw Precision Gets AI Upgrade: According to writer Bob Ambriogi, the new AI for Westlaw Precision will enable customers to ask complex questions in conversational language and quickly receive synthesized answers.
To pull-off the feat, the new capability draws from Thomson Reuters industry-leading, trusted content from across statutes, cases and regulations to quickly resolve queries that used to take hours, according to Ambriogi.
*AI Big Picture: Visa Launches AI Advisory Service for Businesses: In another sign of a soon-to-be ‘AI Everywhere’ world, credit card goliath Visa has opened an AI advisory service.
Says Carl Rutstein, global head of advisory services, Visa: “AI is not just reshaping industries worldwide – its revolutionizing them.
And the payments sector is at the forefront of this transformation.
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