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The 'smartest' ChatGPT, Bezos bets on a Nvidia rival, and Amazon's new chip: AI news roundup

The 'smartest' ChatGPT, Bezos bets on a Nvidia rival, and Amazon's new chip: AI news roundup

Plus, the Biden administration introduced more restrictions on AI chip sales to China

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OpenAI kicked off its “12 Days of OpenAI” on Thursday by announcing the full version of its o1 model which it called the “smartest model in the world.”

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The artificial intelligence startup also announced a new, $200-a-month subscription tier called ChatGPT Pro. With ChatGPT Pro, users get unlimited access to the startup’s AI models and tools, including a more advanced version of o1.

Read about this and more in this week’s AI news roundup.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at Fox Business Network Studios on December 4, 2024 in New York City.
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OpenAI announced the full version of its reasoning model and a new ChatGPT subscription tier with access to the “smartest model in the world.”

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at Fox Business Network Studios on December 4, 2024 in New York City.
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The push for artificial intelligence in defense weapons is getting a boost from OpenAI’s new partnership with Anduril Industries.

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New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the New York Times DealBook Summit on December 4, 2024 in New York City.
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As his former colleague and artificial intelligence rival prepares for a role in the incoming Trump administration, Sam Altman says he’s not worried about Elon Musk.

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Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms (META) is on the hunt for nuclear energy partners to power its artificial intelligence goals.

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IntelliVision Technologies and other companies employ facial recognition technology in smart home devices and security sytems.
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A software provider won’t be allowed to lie about the accuracy of its artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology under a new proposed order from the Biden administration.

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Amazon Web Services (AMZN) unveiled its next-generation artificial intelligence training chip that it says is faster and expected to use less energy.

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AI trip planners will soon be better than human travel agents, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said
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The U.S. is continuing its efforts to curb China’s advanced chipmaking ambitions with new trade restrictions.

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Intel (INTC) announced Monday that chief executive officer Pat Gelsinger is retiring from the company and has stepped down from its board of directors.

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Billionaire Jeff Bezos is throwing his weight behind a computing company that’s coming for Nvidia’s (NVDA) dominance of the artificial intelligence chip market.

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