The OpenAI Whistleblowers

Plus making money with Chrome Extensions

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
June 05, 2024

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Wednesday’s Top Story: Did you notice ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity were down yesterday?

Some are calling it the AI Apocalypse as all experienced simultaneous outages, raising concerns about a potential broader infrastructure issue or internet-scale problem.

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Here’s What’s On The Menu For Today

  • 🤖 The OpenAI Whistleblowers

  • ✨ Making money with Chrome Extensions

  • 📰 News Hot Off The Press

  • 💰️ Newly Added AI Tools

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OpenAI Whistleblowers Come Forward

OpenAI insiders warn that the company is recklessly racing to develop the most powerful AI systems in a headlong rush for dominance, prioritizing growth and profits over safety.

  • A group of 9 current and former OpenAI employees have voiced alarm over a careless and secretive culture at the company as it pursues artificial general intelligence (AGI).

  • They allege OpenAI has used heavy-handed tactics like restrictive NDAs to silence employees who raise concerns about the technology.

  • The group published an open letter urging major AI companies to allow greater transparency and protections for whistleblowers who flag risks.

No AI Chips For Tesla

Elon Musk reportedly diverted thousands of Nvidia AI chips meant for Tesla to his social media company X and AI startup xAI, potentially delaying Tesla's acquisition of $500 million worth of processors by several months.

  • Internal Nvidia memos show Musk prioritized deploying 12,000 H100 GPUs at X over Tesla, redirecting them from Tesla to X.

  • Musk's comments on Tesla's AI investments and spending conflicted with actual bookings and forecasts.

  • The diversion raises concerns among Tesla investors about Musk's commitment to the EV company while running multiple other ventures.

Tribeca Film Festival to Screen AI-Generated Short Films Created by OpenAI’s Sora

The 2024 Tribeca Festival will host Sora Shorts, featuring five original short films made using OpenAI's text-to-video AI model Sora, marking the first time Sora-made movies will be screened at a major film festival. OpenAI gave five Tribeca Festival alumni filmmakers early access to Sora to create the short films, which will debut on June 15.

  • The filmmakers had to adhere to terms negotiated with the DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA guilds regarding AI use in filmmaking.

  • Sora is capable of generating longer-form, multi-shot video clips from a single prompt but is not yet publicly available.

  • Some see this as an exciting opportunity for filmmakers to push creative boundaries with AI, while others view it as a threat to human creativity and jobs.

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💸 Making Money Creating Chrome Extensions

Since ChatGPT was created, we’ve been obsessed with creating mini apps, specifically Chrome Extensions.

Apps that solve a very specific problem and only that problem.

One way we think you can easily make money is by using ChatGPT to create these Chrome extensions.

Step 1: Find a specific problem that can be solved. Use AI to do this. Tools like GummySearch, Chord, and Perplexity make research easy.

Step 2: Watch this video we recorded on how we created a Chrome extension with the help of ChatGPT (without knowing how to code)

Once you know that your Chrome extension solves a specific problem it will be easier for you to find buyers online.

Here are some other examples of people building useful chrome extensions with the help of ChatGPT.

As a bonus, here’s a free idea that we believe could be incredibly powerful.

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MORE NEWS

FTX offloads remaining Anthropic shares as bankruptcy cost surpasses $500 million (link)

Bitcoin miners sink millions into AI businesses, seeking billions in return (link)

Mourners can now speak to AI versions of dead friends and relatives (link)

Billionaires Are Battling For The Fate Of AI. Will The World Benefit From The Outcome? (link)

Hitachi, Microsoft Plan for Multibillion-Dollar AI Partnership (link)

NEW TOOLS

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PicGenieAI - an artificial intelligence tool designed to generate high-quality and relevant images based on the content or title of your article. Its main aim is to alleviate the often time-consuming process of finding appropriate featured images.

PayGenie - an AI-powered tool designed to simplify and automate the process of invoicing. This tool provides automated invoicing capabilities with voice-activated commands to create professional invoices effortlessly.

ChatFiles - serves as an AI study assistance tool that focuses on transforming PDF documents into interactive conversational interfaces. By converting text into a chat format, it provides a unique learning experience, making information more enjoyable and accessible to understand.

InsMind - an AI-powered photo editing tool designed primarily for enhancing product images. It offers a suite of features including background removal, unwanted object erasure, and automated generation of new backgrounds.

Veggie AI - an online tool that uses AI technology to generate controllable videos. It provides a simple, flexible, and user-friendly interface so anyone can create controllable videos without needing prior AI knowledge.

Udio AI Music Generator - an AI-powered tool accessible on the UdioMusic website. It enables users to create unique music tailored to their preferences, harnessing the capabilities of machine learning algorithms.

Bala AI - an intelligent character chat app that lets users create and interact with their personal AI characters. It facilitates engaging text and voice conversations with AI-powered characters who are always available, making it a constant communication companion.

Marevo - an AI-powered writing tool built to accelerate and streamline the content creation process. It enables users to generate a variety of content types rapidly, such as marketing copy, social media posts, ad copy, SEO blogs, and headlines.

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