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MAJOR CHATGPT-4O UPDATE ALLOWS AUDIO-VIDEO TALKS WITH AN
"EMOTIONAL" AI CHATBOT (6 MINUTE READ) [6]

OpenAI announced a new AI model yesterday called GPT-4o that can
converse using speech in real time, read emotional cues, and respond
to visual input. It will roll out over the next few weeks for free to
ChatGPT users and as a service through API. Paid subscribers will have
five times the rate limits of free users. The API will feature twice
the speed, 50% lower cost, and five times higher rate limits compared
to GPT-4 Turbo. A 26-minute long video that introduces GPT-4o and
demonstrates its abilities is available in the article.

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READ) [7]

Meta is reportedly working on AI-powered earphones equipped with
cameras. Internally codenamed 'Camerabuds', the earphones will
leverage AI capabilities for real-time object identification and
foreign language translation. Meta's leadership sees AI-powered
earphones as the next logical step in the evolution of wearable
technology. It has partnered with Kansas-based electronics company Ear
Micro to explore the possibilities of this emerging technology.

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demo video in the article. At around 35 kg, the robot can fold itself
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USING MRI, ENGINEERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DETECT LIGHT DEEP IN THE
BRAIN (6 MINUTE READ) [9]

Scientists often label cells with proteins that glow to measure
changes in gene expression, but this technique is difficult to apply
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it can be detected. MIT engineers have engineered blood vessels to
express a protein that causes them to dilate in the presence of light.
This dilation can be observed with magnetic resonance imaging,
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MISCELLANEOUS

BEFORE LAUNCHING, GPT-4O BROKE RECORDS ON CHATBOT LEADERBOARD UNDER A
SECRET NAME (3 MINUTE READ) [14]

The mysterious chat-topping AI chatbot known as 'gpt2-chatbot' that
had been undergoing testing on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena has been
revealed to be OpenAI's newly announced GPT-4o model. The model had
topped the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, achieving the highest documented
score ever. OpenAI tested multiple versions of GPT-4o on Chatbot Arena
before its announcement yesterday. The models surpass all other models
by a significant gap and have become the strongest ever in the Arena.

GAMESTOP, AMC SOAR MORE THAN 70% EACH AS `ROARING KITTY' MEME
TRADER RESURFACES (5 MINUTE READ) [15]

'Roaring Kitty', the man who inspired the epic short squeeze of 2021,
posted online for the first time in roughly three years on Monday,
causing GameStop and AMC shares to rally dramatically. The picture he
posted of a video gamer leaning forward on their chair garnered 63,000
likes in 13 hours. He later posted a few videos with scenes from
popular TV shows and movies, but there is no clear indication of what
these posts mean. GameStop's stock has started to move higher
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GPT-4O (2 MINUTE READ) [22]

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