Generative AI News – GPT-5 Rumors, G3PO from OpenAI, Generative Google Assistant, Inworld, Meta, and More – Voicebot Podcast Ep 343

Summary

Eric Schwartz, the head writer at Voicebot.ai, and Bret Kinsella discuss the top generative AI news of the week. They cover rumors about OpenAI’s GPT-5 and open-source G3PO, the expected addition of generative AI capabilities to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in 2023, funding updates, product releases, and more.

Introduction

In this episode of the Voicebot Podcast, Eric Schwartz and Bret Kinsella dive into the latest news in the field of generative AI. They explore various topics, including rumors surrounding OpenAI’s GPT-5 and the open-source G3PO, the potential integration of generative AI capabilities into Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, funding updates for Inworld, Meta’s release of the open-source text-to-sound generator AudioCraft, Apple’s removal of iOS apps in compliance with new generative AI rules, Google Deepmind’s new generative AI communication language for instructing robots, the introduction of OverflowAI by Stack Overflow, and Artifact’s celebrity voice clones for news reading.

Main Points

• Rumors about OpenAI’s GPT-5 and the open-source G3PO are circulating, possibly as a response to Meta’s Llama 2.
• Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa are expected to incorporate generative AI capabilities in 2023, which could lead to a fusion of “doing” and “knowing” assistants.
• Inworld has raised over $50 million in funding, bringing its total funding to around $120 million and claiming a valuation of $500 million.
• Meta has released AudioCraft, an open-source text-to-sound generator.
• Apple has removed over 100 iOS apps from the Chinese App Store in preparation for new generative AI rules.
• Google Deepmind has debuted a new generative AI communication language for instructing robots.
• Stack Overflow has taken its first steps in generative AI with OverflowAI.
• News mobile app Artifact now offers celebrity voice clones for news reading.

Conclusion

Eric Schwartz and Bret Kinsella provide an overview of the latest developments in the field of generative AI. They discuss rumors, funding updates, and product releases from companies such as OpenAI, Google, Inworld, Meta, Apple, Google Deepmind, Stack Overflow, and Artifact. The integration of generative AI capabilities into voice assistants and other applications shows great potential for enhancing user experiences and creating more advanced conversational AI systems.