OpenAI Reaches $300B Valuation

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• AI Inspirational Quote

• OpenAI $40B Funding

• Best Best Free AI Tools for Research Papers & Essays

• Viral Thread

• Inside Claude’s Mind

• AI Movie Weekend

• Top Rated AI Tools

• Byte Sized news

• How to Generate Images with ChatGPT

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LATEST NEWS

OpenAI $40B Funding

OpenAI is closing a record $40B funding round, led by SoftBank, bringing its valuation to $300B

• SoftBank will invest $7.5B upfront and another $22.5B later this year, with backing from Magnetar Capital, Coatue, and Founders Fund.

• OpenAI plans to triple its revenue to $12.7B by 2025 and expects to be cash-flow positive by 2029.

• Despite a $5B loss in 2024, OpenAI continues to push forward with its ambitious AI infrastructure projects, including the Stargate JV with SoftBank and Oracle.

OpenAI’s massive funding and bold projections signal the ongoing strength of the AI sector. With intense competition, OpenAI continues to lead the way, shaping the future of AI development and infrastructure.

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Viral Thread

Inside Claude’s Mind

Anthropic Unveils Research on How AI Thinks

• Researchers developed an "AI microscope" to visualize Claude’s internal circuits, showing how it processes input and generates output.

• Claude uses a universal "language of thought", meaning it processes concepts similarly across languages like English, French, and Chinese.

• When writing poetry, Claude plans ahead, selecting rhyming words before forming sentences.

As AI systems grow more powerful, understanding their inner workings becomes critical. With concerns about AI deception and misinformation, research like this helps ensure safer and more transparent AI development.

AI Movie Weekend

A lonely writer who gets a smart AI assistant. She can talk, learn, and understand feelings. As they connect, his life changes in unexpected ways.
Her (2013)

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How to Generate Images with ChatGPT

Last week, OpenAI launched the ability to directly generate images in ChatGPT using the GPT-4o AI model. As announced yesterday, the release of this feature for free users was delayed, but now it is available for free use.

• Access the ChatGPT platform and open a new chat.

• Upload an image if you want to base the new one on it.

• Type a prompt describing the image you want, such as asking for a Ghibli animation style.

• ChatGPT will generate the image based on your prompt.

• Free users can generate about 3-4 images per day.

• After reaching the limit, wait until the next day to create more images.

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