10% of the world uses ChatGPT

👋 Good morning/evening (wherever you are). It’s Monday.

According to Forbes, Sam Altman remarked that "something like 10% of the world uses our systems now—a lot," adding that the growth is happening "really fast."

It’s amazing…OpenAI will have 1 billion users very soon.

Also, I can’t believe this isn’t getting more attention:

ByteDance — yes, TikTok’s parent company — just dropped a 25-second demo from their updated AI video model, Seaweed.

Why’s that a big deal? Because even OpenAI’s Sora taps out at 20 seconds per clip.

Not long ago, generating a half-decent 5 to 10-second video was impressive. Now we’re already at 25.

Quick summary’s up on my LinkedIn if you’d rather skim it there.

Btw, Kling 2.0 is being unveiled tomorrow. Here’s the X broadcast link.

OK let’s keep going ↓

Here’s what you should know:

• OpenAI debuts its GPT-4.1 flagship AI model

  Watch the livestream on YT.

• NVIDIA to Manufacture American-Made AI Supercomputers in US for First Time

  NVIDIA Blackwell chip production starts in Arizona — NVIDIA opens first US factories.

• Hugging Face buys a humanoid robotics startup

  This marks the fifth acquisition for Hugging Face, after notable additions like Gradio and XetHub.

• Meta Begins Training its AI Tools on EU User Data

  People based in the EU who use Meta’s platforms can choose to object to their public data being used for training purposes.

• Palantir stock rises on NATO AI system acquisition

  The acquisition by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) represents a significant step in bolstering the Alliance’s warfighting capabilities with advanced technology.

• AI-boosted cameras help blind people to navigate

  A prototype wearable system uses machine-learning to guide users around obstacles.

• How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication

  DolphinGemma, a large language model developed by Google, is helping scientists study how dolphins communicate.

The numbers:

• Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup led by OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised an additional $2 billion in funding at a $32 billion valuation

• ConductorAI, a startup building software to cut through government red tape (AI-enabled approvals), raised a $15 million Series A

• RLWRLD raises $14.8M to build a foundational model for robotics

Thought starters:

• Teachers Worry About A.I. for Students. For Themselves It’s Another Matter.

• Google is already hiring for Post-AGI positions

  

Meme of the day:

Thanks for reading,

Eddie

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