OpenAI to Release GPT-4.5 Soon

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GPT-4.5 is on the horizon as Microsoft readies GPT-5; Figure introduces Helix, a humanoid with voice control; Spotify taps ElevenLabs for AI-powered audiobooks.

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OpenAI

Microsoft Prepares For GPT-5 While GPT-4.5 Nears Release

Microsoft is expanding its server infrastructure to support OpenAI's upcoming GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 models, which promise major advancements in AI capabilities.

Details:

• GPT-4.5 (Orion) is set to launch as early as next week and expected to greatly outperform GPT-4 as OpenAI's final non-chain-of-thought model

• GPT-5, due in late May, will integrate OpenAI's o3 reasoning model, combining technologies into a unified system to eliminate the "model picker" issue

• Microsoft plans to integrate these models into Copilot and develop its version of OpenAI's Operator AI, coinciding with the May 19th Microsoft Build conference

The overlap of Microsoft Build and Google I/O signals major AI announcements as both giants compete for dominance in the evolving AI sector.

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Figure AI

Figure Unveils Helix For Voice Controlled Humanoid Assistants

Voice-controlled home robots are here. Figure's Helix model allows humanoid robots to process visuals and commands in real-time, revolutionizing household assistance.

Details:

• Helix combines vision and language understanding, enabling robots to recognize and handle household items via voice commands, like picking up objects or passing items

• Unlike traditional methods needing heavy programming, Helix adapts robots to diverse home environments, tackling challenges like layout, lighting, and organization

• Figure focuses on home applications with Helix, diverging from the industrial-first approach, using household tasks to build versatile robotic skills

Helix shows promise but is in early development. Demos rely on behind-the-scenes work, and Figure seeks engineers to advance the project.

Spotify

Spotify Teams Up With ElevenLabs for AI Audiobook Narration

Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand AI-narrated audiobooks, aiming to streamline production and maintain listener transparency.

Details:

• ElevenLabs' AI voice tech is officially supported on Spotify, offering narration in 29 languages with multiple voice options

• Authors can subscribe via tiered plans, with the Pro plan ($99/month) providing 500 minutes of narration, enough for a standard audiobook

• AI-narrated titles will be clearly labeled in metadata and descriptions, ensuring transparency for listeners

Spotify supports human narration but aims to democratize audiobook production, helping indie authors and reviving older titles.

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Top AI & Tech News

• OpenAI is rolling out its Operator agent to Pro users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and most ChatGPT regions, hitting 400 million weekly active users

• xAI makes Grok 3 F-R-E-E temporarily, giving premium users higher usage limits and early entry to advanced features

• Pika Labs introduced Pika Swaps, offering users the ability to easily exchange any element in a scene through image or text prompts

• Microsoft Research unveiled BioEmu-1, an AI system capable of predicting protein shape changes and movements

• Sakana AI developed an AI system named The AI CUDA Engineer, which accelerates GPU code by 10 to 100 times

Interesting Uses of AI

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A simple but colorful suburban home in South Africa, nice garden, and a classic car from the 80's parked in the drive way., its a sunny day in South Africa, advertising photography style. Tones of purple --chaos 25 --stylize 700 --v 6.1

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