Is OpenAI taking on Nvidia?

OpenAI’s Chip Production Plans

Remember those whispers about a mysterious chip venture linked to Sam Altman last year? They're gaining substance now.

Some context: 

• After Altman’s temporary ousting from OpenAI last November, rumors began swirling about a chip venture.

• At the time, Altman had been traveling to the Middle East to raise billions of dollars for a project reportedly intended to rival the industry’s dominant chip maker, Nvidia.

Flash forward to today…Altman is on a venture to build a global network of chip factories (known as “fabs”) to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Potential collaborators include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Samsung, or SK Hynix—a South Korean memory chip manufacturer.

Big picture: Chip shortages have left AI innovators scrambling to keep up with skyrocketing demand for AI advancements. In response, Big Tech companies may start to take matters into their own hands, kicking off the vertical integration of AI hardware. But unlike Google or Amazon Web Services (AWS)—which design chips but outsource their production—OpenAI seems to be choosing the expensive path of producing chips in-house. 

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Chrome’s AI Makeover

Google announced a trio of AI-powered features for the Chrome browser on Tuesday. Here’s the rundown:

• Chrome’s new AI-driven tab organizer makes juggling multiple tasks easier (handy for things like online shopping, research, or trip planning). It suggests and creates organized groups based on your open tabs. 

• The AI theme creator lets you personalize your browser’s appearance. Using a text-to-image diffusion model, this feature creates custom browser themes based on your preferred subject, mood, visual style, and color. 

• The experimental AI writing feature, set to roll out next month, will help you write restaurant reviews, RSVPs to parties, and formal inquiries about apartment rentals. 

For advertisers: Google also announced the integration of a Gemini-powered chatbot into Google Ads. This conversational assistant will help marketers build better Google Search campaigns.

New Precision Tools for AI Content

This week, two exciting new tools launched, taking AI video and audio generation to the next level.

Runway’s Multi Motion Brush is part of the latest update to Runway’s Gen-2 foundation model. The new AI tool allows users to add various types and directions of motion to multiple elements of their videos simultaneously.

• First-of-its-kind: Until now, AI video tools could only add motion to an entire image or one specific area, not independent motion in multiple or specific areas.

ElevenLabs’ Dubbing Studio by ElevenLabs gives users more control over dubbing their videos with AI. The tool automatically transcribes, dubs, and translates a video’s audio track across 29 languages—matching the intonation of each original speaker.

• The coolest part? The tool gives users precise control over the transcript, translation, and timing—offering the ability to isolate voices, assign tracks to select voices, inject audio clips, and more.

Zoom out: Both tools add more precision and control to AI content creation processes—a major step towards refining AI-generated content.

• Adobe researchers created ActAnywhere, a groundbreaking new video model that could revolutionize filmmaking. 

• Apple is getting serious about bringing AI to iPhones soon. 

• Kin.art launched a free tool for artists to prevent their artwork from being used in generative AI model training.

• An AI deepfake of President Biden made waves in New Hampshire. 

• A new MIT study suggests that it doesn’t make sense for AI to replace most jobs. 

More important AI news: Dive deeper into this week’s hottest AI news stories (because yes, there are even more) in my latest YouTube video:

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GPT-5 update: Check out this video to catch up on all the new insights Sam Altman gave on GPT-5’s capabilities in a recent interview: