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A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on AI companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI technology.

Elon Musk diverts massive resources to his fuel his competition with OpenAI.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• OpenAI Insiders Demand Greater Transparency and Whistleblower Protections

• Musk Reportedly Diverts Nvidia AI Chips from Tesla to X

• AI Tutorial: Boost your productivity with Google’s Notebook LM

• AI Tools to check out and AI Job board

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

• AI Showcase

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OpenAI Insiders Demand Greater Transparency and Whistleblower Protections

A group of current and former employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind have issued an open letter calling for increased transparency and better protections for whistleblowers within companies developing advanced AI systems.

The key points outlined in the open letter titled "A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence" are:

• It urges AI companies to foster "a culture of open criticism" and support employees who raise concerns.

• It demands that companies do not retaliate against current and former employees who publicly share confidential risk-related information after internal processes have failed.

• The letter is signed by over a dozen current and former OpenAI and DeepMind employees, with about half remaining anonymous.

• It is endorsed by pioneering AI researchers Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Stuart Russell.

OpenAI has faced recent controversies over agreements it asked departing employees to sign, and CEO Sam Altman had to backtrack on a policy threatening to reclaim stock option grants from employees who didn't cooperate.

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Musk Reportedly Diverts Nvidia AI Chips from Tesla to X

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered thousands of Nvidia AI chips originally destined for Tesla to be diverted to his social media company X instead.

Details:

• Musk redirected around 12,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs from Tesla's order to X's AI subsidiary xAI.

• This could delay Tesla's planned acquisition of $500 million worth of processors by months.

• Musk had previously stated Tesla would increase its H100 orders from 35,000 to 85,000 by year-end to become an "AI leader."

• After the news broke out, Musk cited capacity issues as the reason for the change

Musk's xAI is in a competitive race against OpenAI, Google, and others. This move could be an attempt to accelerate and catch up in that field. However, it also raises concerns among Tesla investors who are still waiting for Musk to deliver on his promise of fully autonomous vehicles.

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AI Tutorial

Boost your productivity with Google’s Notebook LM

Google's Note Taking app, NotebookLM, is an AI-powered tool that is completely free and a must-try productivity hack.

NotebookLM gives you a personalized AI collaborator. Upload your docs, and it instantly becomes an expert in those sources, providing summaries, answering complex questions, and making new connections—all from the sources you choose. Here's how to start using this tool:

1. Go to http://notebooklm.google 

Click on the 'Try NotebookLM' button. Next, click on the 'New Notebook' button.
*Note: You will need a VPN if you are outside the US.

2. Add your sources

Click the 'Add Source' button and select what you want to upload. Options include Drive (Google Docs), PDF (from your device), and copied text.

3. Start interacting with your sources

You will get some suggested questions based on your sources. You can click on a suggested question or type your own, you can ask it for summaries, glossaries, or any other type of questions from the text.

4. Try the several other features available 

-Save answers as Notes to find them later on

-Control which sources to use without deleting any of them

-Share your notebook with other people, and more

AI Tools to check out

🗣 Papercup: Grow your global audience with award-winning AI dubbing.

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🚙 Sekr: AI-powered road trip planning tool.

🚀 Mentor: AI-powered goal management coach.

🤖 DryMerge: Automate your work with plain English.

AI Job Board

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Google Gemini to get Spotify integration

Google seems to be working on adding a Spotify extension for its Gemini AI assistant. Code findings by Android Authority indicate Gemini could eventually connect to the popular music streaming service. This follows Google's efforts last year to let the AI assistant integrate with other Google apps and services through AI extensions.

Sam Altman's $7 trillion chip ambitions have been deemed 'too aggressive' by TSMC CEO

According to TSMC CEO C.C. Wei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's proposal to build around three dozen chip fabrication plants (fabs) for AI chips was considered "too aggressive" for the semiconductor manufacturing giant. Last year, Altman reportedly pitched the idea to meet the surging demand for AI services.

Asana introduces ‘AI teammates’ that work alongside human employees

Asana says "AI teammates" will provide advice and plans for matching people to work together effectively. The AI model can utilize stored data to assign tasks to individuals with the most relevant skill sets and it can also reach out to fill in missing information.

Intel aims for the top spot again

Intel was the world's largest chipmaker until 2017 before being overtaken by rivals in recent years. Now, CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel wants to regain that leading position: "We want to build everybody's chips, everybody's AI chips. We want them to be built leveraging the U.S. factories," Gelsinger stated.

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