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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
April 02, 2025

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🧠 AI On My Mind

  • 🤖 AI Doctor to Your Rescue

  • ✨ Plus OpenAI new Model

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

AI ON MY MIND

Happy Wednesday!

Colin and Samir, (HUGE YouTubers), posted this on X.

Someone replies, “Could you guys stop promoting AI usage as a creator-based business”.

…”Stop promoting AI usage as a creator-based business” is probably one of the most ridiculous phrases I’ve heard in awhile.

I don’t get why people think AI is something that will just suddenly go away.

Especially in creator-based businesses where AI’s usecase is STRONG.

You can put your head in the sand all you want but it’s not going to stop.

Anyway my response:

FYI, figure of speech, I don’t actually want anyone to die.

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🖥️ Serif AI

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👾Other AI Tools We Use Everyday

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

💰 ChatGPT's Subscriber Surge

OpenAI's ChatGPT has achieved a remarkable milestone with 20 million paid subscribers, catapulting the company's revenue to an estimated $5B annual run rate. This exponential growth demonstrates the massive adoption of AI tools in everyday life and business operations. The surge in subscribers highlights the growing trust in AI language models and their practical applications.

  • Monthly revenue has reached approximately $415 million, showing strong market validation

  • Paid subscriber base has grown significantly faster than anticipated

  • The growth indicates strong product-market fit for AI language modelsProject Mulberry represents Apple's most significant healthcare initiative to date

My Opinion: People love to be creative with AI, we should let them. That’s my argument to those who say AI is destroying the arts.

📚 OpenAI Academy Launches Free AI Education

OpenAI has launched a groundbreaking educational initiative with OpenAI Academy, offering free access to comprehensive AI education for everyone. The platform combines video content and live events to teach everything from basic AI concepts to advanced prompt engineering. This democratic approach to AI education could help bridge the growing knowledge gap in artificial intelligence.

  • Courses include practical programs like 'ChatGPT on Campus' and 'Prompt Engineering'

  • No prerequisites or payment required, making AI education accessible to all

  • Live events complement pre-recorded content for interactive learning

My Opinion: This is pretty neat. Check it out here (LINK)

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OTHER NEWS YOU MAY LIKE

Alibaba plans to release Qwen 3, their upcoming flagship model, this month. (LINK)

Tinder launches 'The Game Game,' an OpenAI-powered speech-to-speech experience for flirting practice. (LINK)

OpenAI extends 4o image generation to free tier users. (LINK)

Ghibli-style image generation drives ChatGPT user growth. (LINK)

Microsoft releases Agent Flows with Deep Reasoning in Copilot Studio. (LINK)

UC Berkeley and UCSF develop brain-to-voice AI for speech restoration. (LINK)

Meta seeks Trump's support against EU digital regulations. (LINK)

Honey loses 4 million Chrome users after controversy. (LINK)

Gmail simplifies encrypted email for businesses. (LINK)

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