AI News - May 5, 2024

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

1. Researchers at Stanford University, Princeton, and Google Deepmind unveil CRISPR-GPT, an AI-enhanced gene-editing tool. [Link]

2. The world’s first music video generated by OpenAI’s SORA has been released. [Link]

3. The U.S. launches its first AI-powered F-16 fighter jet, which takes the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force on a flight. [Link]

4. A new silicon-photonic computer chip performs mathematical calculations using light waves rather than electricity. [Link]

5. The mysterious “gpt2-chatbot” briefly surfaces online, rumored to be the successor to GPT-4. [Link]

6. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, promises that GPT-5 will surpass GPT-4, calling GPT-4 “mildly embarrassing.” [Link]

7. Google Deepmind publishes its first research paper on Med-Gemini, an AI model that surpasses GPT-4 in medical applications. [Link]

8. Chinese company Stardust debuts Astribot, a fast-moving humanoid robot. [Link]

9. Amazon Q, Amazon’s semi-autonomous AI agent for business, is now generally available for customer use. [Link]

10. OpenAI rolls out its memory feature for ChatGPT across multiple chats, available to all paid users. [Link]

11. OpenAI is set to challenge Google in search with a GPT-powered search engine. [Link]

12. Human sex workers criticize Facebook for not cracking down on sexually suggestive AI girlfriend ads. [Link]

13. The Japanese Prime Minister reveals a framework for international regulation of AI. [Link]

14. Microsoft bans U.S. police departments from using its Azure AI tools for facial recognition. [Link]

15. AI-generated songs gain thousands of listeners on Spotify and compete with humans. [Link]

16. The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin receive numerous negative reviews. [Link] [Link]