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Let's decode the enigma of today's news together:

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OpenAI to Introduce AI Application Monetization with GPT Store 💲🛍️

Today, we turn our attention to OpenAI, the globally acclaimed artificial intelligence entity, aiming to change the game with its new monetization platform for AI applications: the GPT Store. And they are targeting to roll out this particular marketplace for the paid users of ChatGPT.

The GPT Store, a sparkling addition to the OpenAI family, aims to become a thriving marketplace for tailored AI applications. For the creators of pretrained generative transformers (GPT), this presents an ideal opportunity to monetize their custom AI systems. Among the numerous applications in the store, you can find GPTs that are effective at teaching math, designing stickers, improving productivity, conducting research and analysis, coding, and even offering tips on travel and meals.

🤖 For all who have wondered what intelligent robots do in their free time... Clearly, they are setting up their own version of the App Store!

The arrival of OpenAI's GPT Store signals an important milestone in the evolution of AI, expanding access to innovative AI tools and incentivizing their development with monetization possibilities. Likewise, it provides consumers with an organized and structured platform to find and purchase a variety of AI applications.

At the end of the day, as we compete in the tech race, initiatives like these from OpenAI are not just bold, but also necessary. They foster creativity, collaborations, and the drive to create a future where AI plays an increasingly integral and beneficial role. So, whether you are a GPT creator, an AI enthusiast or just someone curious about the possibilities of this wonderful world of codes and chips, it's worth taking a look at the store. Who knows, you might find your next favorite AI application or even get inspired to create your own!

Artists Apologize to Creative Companies for Using AI 🎨🤖

Dark clouds are gathering over Wacom and Wizards of the Coast, who face the astonishment of the artist community for their supposed use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated images in their recent advertising campaigns. In the case of Wacom, a renowned manufacturer of graphic tablets, suspicions went public when creatives noticed that an illustration of a dragon with the distinctive characteristics of AI-made creations was used in promoting its Intuos pen tablet.

The controversy surrounding WotC, recognized for being behind games like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, ticked off after a commercial was aired that contained elements typical of AI-generated images. With these events, a challenging question arises: How can creatives and collaborating companies navigate the avalanche of easy-to-create AI images, but hard to conclusively detect?

🖌️ "With so many robotic artworks around, it seems like the next big artist won't be a Picasso but a Robo-Picasso"

Despite the growing concern in the artist community, Wacom at first did not respond to the accusations. Finally, they admitted that the images in question were purchased from an external supplier, and that they did not intend to use AI-generated materials. WotC, who had previously promised to ban AI-generated images, was also found in the same situation and extended similar apologies for the unauthorized use of AI in its content.

But the real question lies in how reliable the promises of these large companies are. Especially because the reliability of AI detectives is still questionable and a precise definition of what AI-generated content means is lacking. On the bright side, these controversies continue to generate relevant discussions and the necessary pressure to maintain honesty and responsibility for the use of AI tools.

How Microsoft Found a Potential New Battery Material Using AI 💡🔋

Luminous news from Tony Stark's failed laboratory! Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have teamed up to shake the world of batteries. Thanks to the merger of the human brain and artificial intelligence, they have unlocked the door to a new battery material. And it's filled with promise!

Working hand in hand with Microsoft Azure Quantum Elements (AQE), this alliance of geniuses has brought to life a new type of solid-state electrolyte, the prodigy child of the battery family. With lower risk of overheating and reduced lithium consumption (an increasingly precious resource), it's simply smarter and more efficient. What could possibly go wrong?

💻 Perhaps we should ask the AI to figure out if "La Vie en Rose" sounds good in battery format...

The first steps of this new material are promising, but we are not going to celebrate too soon. Although the news illuminates the battery landscape, it remains a long and winding road for this material to prove that it can outperform traditional lithium-ion batteries. But don't worry, this is not a fairy tale, it's the (cruel) world of technology.

This newly discovered material still has to prove its worth, and that's precisely what Microsoft and PNNL are working to achieve. With a heap of battery prototypes to test and adjust, the goal is not exactly around the corner. However, we see the certainty of an energy-efficient and sustainable future as a prize that is worth the time and effort.

AI Bites 🍪

EU examines Microsoft’s ties to OpenAI. European Commission joins antitrust watchdogs in US and UK in reviewing multibillion-dollar tech alliance.

Google Cloud rolls out new gen AI products for retailers. Google wants to inject a little generative AI into retail. Or to try, at least.

Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees. Or more than a thousand? Depends on the definition of “few”.

Watch this, thank me later... 👀

🚘 The Audi E-Tron headlights have a neat little trick up its sleeve! 😎⚡

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