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Meta Opposes OpenAI's Commercial Turn

OpenAI CFO Hints at 10x Subscription Fee

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Altiam Kabir
December 16, 2024

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Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.

Zuckerberg aligns with Musk against OpenAI's corporate pivot; $2000 premium ChatGPT tier in talks; AI nearing human-level intelligence, warns ex-Google leader.

Inside This Edition: đź’Ž

  • Hottest AI News

  • Top AI & SaaS Tools

  • AI Tutorial: Build Live Web Mockup

  • Top AI & Tech News

  • Interesting Uses of AI

  • Top AI Video Tutorial

  • AI Job List

  • Complimentary AI Course of the Day

Hottest AI News

Meta

Zuckerberg Joins Musk in Opposition to OpenAI's Corporate Shift

The AI industry is witnessing another dramatic turn as Meta joins forces with Elon Musk in opposing OpenAI's planned transition to a for-profit entity.

Details:

  • Meta urged California's Attorney General to block OpenAI's conversion, fearing it could set a risky precedent for startups exploiting nonprofit benefits.

  • The conflict highlights tensions, with OpenAI's $157B valuation and ties to Microsoft and Apple challenging Meta's AI goals. OpenAI’s $6.6B funding lets investors reclaim money if it’s not for-profit in two years.

  • Documents show Musk backed OpenAI’s for-profit model and sought control in 2017, but his opposition stems from losing equity, leading to his 2018 exit.

This development shows how the AI battle reshapes tech giant relationships, with rivals uniting and former allies turning into competitors.

2025 Prediction: A Surge of Self-Serve CTV Buyers

Roku predicts that 2025 will be a breakthrough year for self-serve CTV advertising. Roku Ads Manager makes it easy to integrate CTV into your 2025 marketing mix. Easily segment your target audience, optimize campaigns in real-time, and drive conversions with interactive ad formats and shoppable ads with a Shopify integration. Roku Ads Manager makes CTV advertising accessible and impactful for businesses of any size.

OpenAI

OpenAI Considers $2000 Monthly Premium Subscription

OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar hints at a shift to value-based pricing, with businesses potentially paying thousands monthly for advanced AI capabilities.

Details:

  • OpenAI is considering a $2,000 business subscription, charging based on the value of AI tools, like replacing specialized roles or acting as a "Ph.D.-level assistant."

  • The company is developing an AI agent for complex tasks like travel booking and research, which could transform how organizations operate and justify premium pricing.

  • By charging thousands monthly, OpenAI aims to cover development costs while offering businesses AI tools that drive economic value and efficiency.

As AI evolves into a vital business tool, OpenAI aims to be a strategic partner driving organizational transformation.

AI and the Future of Intelligence

Ex Google Leader Warns AI Could Match Human Intelligence

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned that companies may need to "unplug" AI systems to prevent them from becoming uncontrollable, amid rapid development and little oversight.

Details:

  • AI systems capable of self-improvement could match human intelligence and conduct independent research, offering polymath-level knowledge to all.

  • The rapid advancement of AI raises concerns about humanity's ability to manage such powerful technology, with the risk of AI developing ways to prevent shutdown.

  • Human oversight may be inadequate; Schmidt suggests a dual-system approach, where a secondary AI monitors and regulates the primary one.

As the AI race intensifies, Schmidt's warnings highlight the need for proper safeguards and regulation.

Top AI & SaaS Tools

  • Press Ranger (Life-time Deal): AI-powered tool that helps you find and pitch journalists, publishers, and podcasts to generate good press coverage [500,000+ journalist profiles]

  • Animate: World's first AI-powered animation story video generator for creating animated series with consistent characters

  • NoMoreCopyright: Transform your images into unique, copyright-free versions in seconds [F-R-E-E]

  • Agora: Product search platform that compiles items from multiple online retailers [F-R-E-E]

  • Eden: AI-powered plugin lets you comment on webpages with emojis, while summarizing the page and creating tailored comments

AI Tutorial

How to Build Live Web Mockups

Qwen2.5's Coder Artifact feature enables you to turn your web concepts into fully interactive, live prototypes, complete with usable code for your projects.

Step-by-step Guide:

  • Visit the Hugging Face space.

  • Describe your prototype. Provide a clear description with detailed design requirements. (For instance: Create a to-do list application.)

  • Tap "Send" to generate and preview your prototype. The results will appear instantly on the right side.

  • Fine-tune and export the code. Scroll down to the bottom-left corner to find the “view code” option, where you can retrieve the code for your project.

Top AI & Tech News

  • Elon Musk's xAI announced that its Grok-2 chatbot will be available at no cost to all users on the social media platform X

  • Ex-ByteDance intern Keyu Tian is accused of misconduct, including sabotaging colleagues' work, after co-authoring an award-winning NeurIPS paper

  • DeepSeek has unveiled VL2, a novel vision-language model family utilizing MoE architecture

  • Eric Schmidt believes the first country to develop superintelligence will secure a dominant monopoly for decades

Interesting Uses of AI

AI Art Spotlight

Model: Midjourney

Prompt:

DVD screengrab, 1988 sci-fi film, authentic 35mm film grain, live action with a futuristic ghost all blacked out UFO timelessness and the journey to knowledge, Hasselblad H6D-100c, XCD 85mm f/1.8 --chaos 50 --ar 3:4 --style raw --personalize 5irq8vw --stylize 1000 --v 6.1

AI Prompt of the Day

Article Summary

This prompt is about creating a concise, engaging 100-150 word summary of an article for a newsletter.

Prompt:

Act as a professional newsletter writer. Summarize the article on [topic] in 100-150 words for our subscribers. Capture the essence, highlight 1-2 key insights, use a friendly tone, and include a call-to-action. Here are [number] examples of effective summaries: (Insert examples). Use the following article: (Paste article here).

Top AI Video Tutorial

Gemini 2.0 is Out! Full Breakdown + How to Use for F-R-E-E

AI Job List

Complimentary AI Course of the Day

Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML)

This course is perfect for beginners with no prior knowledge of AIML. It provides step-by-step guidance to help you create a chatbot, progressing from basics to advanced features at your own pace.