The AI Gazette: The Latest from ChatGPT, Meta and Google

After a two-week break, Paul and Martin return with a heap of AI news from the last two weeks. Strap in!ChatGPT user growth may have stalled, with data suggesting fewer users in June compared to May.OpenAI provided all API users access to GPT 4, a significant development for developers using the API.ChatGPT's internet access was revoked due to users bypassing paywalls and accessing gated content on news sites.OpenAI's team is building a human-level automated alignment researcher to scale efforts and align superintelligence more effectively.OpenAI made Code Interpreter available to everyone, enabling various functionalities within the chat, data analysis, visualization, predictive modeling, and more.OpenAI seeks new data sources, striking deals with Shutterstock and the Associated Press.ChatGPT's performance has changed significantly, with some tasks showing deterioration over time.ChatGPT increases message limits, allowing some users up to 100 messages every 3 hours.ChatGPT introduces custom instructions, letting users provide information about themselves and how they want ChatGPT to respond.Claude 2 is released, nearly as good as ChatGPT 4 on various benchmark tests with a 100k context window.Meta releases commercial version of its open source language model, LLaMA 2, available in three model sizes with some usage restrictions.Google updates to Bard, allowing image uploads, voice responses, and modifications to response tones.Google launches NotebookLM, an AI-powered notes app for select users in the US, designed to gain insights from language models and existing content.Google is testing an AI tool called "Genesis" for writing news articles, acting as a co-pilot for journalists.Hubspot's chatspot learns your writing style for blogs and emails, but the tool is limited to 5000 characters.Microsoft plans to charge $30 per user for Microsoft Office AI features, potentially leading to significant ROI for enterprises.Inflection AI develops an $880M AI supercomputer despite scarce GPUs, raising $1.5 billion at a $4 billion valuation.ClipDrop introduces Stable Doodle, allowing users to create sketches for image generation prompts.Midjourney launches the Panning feature, enabling image extension in various directions.Meta's new image generation model, CM3Leon, creates images from text and vice versa, with the ability to edit existing images.