ChatGPT Gets Vocal: Talk To Me Baby

November 20, 2024

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AI Daybreak: Your Daily Dose of Silicon Beach Madness

By Tommy Vee

This week, we’ve got everything from ChatGPT leveling up with a voice mode that actually talks back, to DeepSeek making waves with a reasoning AI that’s taking on OpenAI’s heavy hitters. Plus, a startup that’s giving you compact AI with a punch. Stick around—these AI updates are about to get loud. Let’s dive in, fellas!

H Drops Runner H: Small AI, Big Attitude

Paris startup H just served up Runner H, an AI with only 2 billion parameters (tiny by LLM standards) but enough muscle to crush tasks like RPA and quality assurance. Think compact, scrappy, and surprisingly strong—like the AI version of a street fighter. It’s free for now, with APIs and a shiny H-Studio for customization. H claims it’s already whooping the competition on benchmarks. They’re betting small and smart beats bloated and slow. “We’re specialists,” says the CEO. Translation: They’re here to hustle.

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DeepSeek-R1: The AI That Overthinks So You Don’t Have To

DeepSeek just dropped R1, a Chinese-made AI model flexing its reasoning skills against OpenAI’s o1. This bad boy fact-checks itself, takes its sweet time to think, and still manages to bungle tic-tac-toe. On the bright side, it’s good at word problems and easy to jailbreak—if you’re into that sort of thing. Funded by a hedge fund with enough GPUs to launch a spaceship, DeepSeek’s playing the long game: open-sourcing R1 and gunning for "superintelligence." Stay tuned. Or don’t. This AI probably already thought of that.

ChatGPT Gets Vocal: Talk To Me Baby

OpenAI just unlocked Advanced Voice Mode on the web, and it’s got ChatGPT chatting like your smoothest sidekick. Nine voices to choose from—easygoing, confident, you name it. It even responds to your vibes, adjusting tone and speed like a pro. Here’s the catch: it’s VIP-only for now (Plus, Enterprise, Teams, or Edu subs), with daily limits. Free users? You’re in the waiting room, but OpenAI says previews are coming. So, grab a mic and let ChatGPT do the talking—literally.

The Tommy Vee Take

And that’s a wrap for today’s AI buzz. From ChatGPT’s new voice mode to a fresh challenger in the reasoning AI race, it’s clear that innovation is taking no breaks. Stay tuned, because the AI world’s moving faster than ever, and we’ll keep you ahead of the curve. Until next time, keep pushing boundaries, fellas!

Keep hustling, keep thinking, and stay ahead of the game. This is Tommy Vee, signing off.