⚔️ ChatGPT Competitor passes 100M users
Our last edition of the year!
Martin Crowley, Liam Lawson & Arturo Ferreira
December 29, 2023
Premium // Sponsorship // Services // Tools Database
Welcome to AI Tool Report!
This is your last edition of the year so we just wanted to say thank you to every single one of you who has joined us on this journey. We only started this in April of 2023, and since then we’ve grown to a community of 490,000 AI enthusiasts. Thank you all so much.
— Martin, Arturo & Liam
We’ll be kicking things off on the 1st of January 2024 with a special new years edition detailing:
🎙️ Our new podcast (mentioned below)
👷♂️ Our free AI Job board releasing Feb 2024
🏋️ Our AI Accreditations releasing March 2024
📰 Our new newsletter format
& much more!
_______________________________________________________________
Read Time: 4 minutes
Our Report: Baidu's Ernie Bot (ChatGPT-esque chatbot) has surpassed 100M users after being released in early August in a selective trial phase. How will OpenAI respond?
🔑 Key Points:
This achievement was disclosed at a deep learning summit in Beijing, and the growth parallels the success of ChatGPT, which saw rapid adoption, leading to a valuation of OpenAI at over $80B.
Baidu CEO Robin Li emphasizes Ernie Bot’s role in enhancing the company's core businesses, including its search engine, cloud services, and intelligent vehicles.
Although leading among Chinese AI chatbots, Ernie Bot's performance, as per SuperCLUE's rankings, lags behind the latest version of ChatGPT by over 10 points.
🤨 Why you should care: Baidu's Ernie Bot's user milestone signifies China's rapid advancement in the AI sector, challenging global tech giants and highlighting the increasing competition in the field of generative AI.
Introducing the AI Tool Report Podcast….
Join us every Tuesday in 2024 for short, to-the-point interviews with AI leaders in areas ranging from:
Politics & Policy
Cybersecurity
Legal Issues
Bleeding Edge Advances
Orygo grants you instant access to knowledge at scale
Grapha helps you uncover data insights faster with AI
WritingMate is your AI copilot for Chrome & GPT-4
Letty helps you craft perfect emails in seconds
Stormi is your AI-powered art generator
✅ Practioner Profile: Robin Delta
Master AI before it replaces you:
12,000 Jobs - Google
10,000 Jobs - Microsoft
7800 Jobs - IBM10 ChatGPT prompts to cut your work-week in half, by 2x your productivity:
— Robin Delta (@heyrobinai)
Dec 28, 2023
🎨 Artist Highlight: Idrees Alam
Generated on Midjourney V6 Alpha:
Prompt: a far shot of a [SUBJECT] and a dry tree in a large lake, reflective, gradient fog.
- Share your beautiful creations.
- CLICK ON IMAGE FOR AN ENHANCED VIEWING EXPERIENCE.
— Idrees Alam (@IdreesAlamm)
Dec 27, 2023
INVESTING
Dominance of Big Tech: Microsoft, Google, and Amazon significantly outspent venture capital firms in AI investments in 2023, accounting for two-thirds of the $27B raised by AI startups.
Impact of Generative AI: The focus was on generative AI startups, capable of creating human-like videos, text, images, and audio, with traditional VCs being overshadowed due to financial constraints and market conditions.
Notable Deals and Investments: Key deals included Microsoft's $10B investment in OpenAI and significant funding from Google and Amazon for other AI startups like Anthropic and Mistral.
Future of AI Investments: Despite Big Tech's dominance, VCs like Thrive Capital and others are still actively investing in the AI space, exploring new application domains and the potential of foundational AI models.
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
AI Integration: Microsoft's upcoming Surface laptops will include next-generation Neural Processing Units (NPU) for enhanced AI capabilities.
Processor Options: Both models will offer options for Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips in Arm-based devices aiming for performance and efficiency improvements.
Surface Laptop Features: This model will have a rounded display with thinner bezels, new ports, a haptic touchpad, and a keyboard button for Windows Copilot (true AI integration).
Release and Future Plans: Expected to be released next year, these models hint at a more significant design change for the Surface Pro in 2025.
INVESTING
Diverse Investment Trends: While most startups struggled to fundraise in 2023, those in the AI or defense sectors found it easier.
AI Investment Prospects: Investors are divided on the future of AI investing in 2024; some expect it to cool down, while others believe it will remain strong.
Venture Capital Strategies for 2024: VCs are adjusting their strategies in response to the economic climate, focusing on more selective investments, accelerating deployment, and showing interest in early-stage opportunities.
Boston / $50hr / Train GenAI models daily
“We are looking for specialists who are experts in their fields who can review and audit complex and varied data to ensure the highest levels of accuracy/consistency are met. Auditors should have a very strong and comprehensive command of the subject matter, a strong attention to detail, and a desire to play a critical part in the development of the next generation of cutting-edge technology. PhD candidates, researchers, educators, and industry practitioners are highly encouraged to apply.”
Cleveland / $70-140k / Bachelor’s Degree required
“This individual will be a contributing team member in our Process Optimization and Robotics Consulting practice, while working alongside the client and their teams on various areas including ISO, SOC, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and ISMAP. RPA Development and Process Automation for internal audit processes, security and compliance processes, financial processes, business processes, and similar engagements.”
Remote, US / $100-150K / 5 years in community management required
“As the Head of Growth and Community at Spectral, your role is pivotal in orchestrating and amplifying our community engagement across all key platforms. You will be the driving force behind crafting and executing a comprehensive community strategy that resonates with Spectral’s vision of the Inference Economy and Verifiable Machine Intelligence”
The AI Tool Report just became the fastest-growing AI newsletter in the world, with 450,000+ readers working at companies like Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and many more. We’re now booked out 4 weeks in advance, due to a massive surge in demand. Book your ad spot before someone else does…
We read your emails, comments, and poll replies daily.
Hit reply and let us know what you want more of!
Until next time, Martin & Liam.
What'd you think of this edition? |
