ChatGPT Hits 300M Users, Apple Taps Amazon AI Chips, and ElevenLabs Launches Conversational Platform

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Today’s AI highlights include ChatGPT surpassing 300 million weekly users, Apple leveraging Amazon’s custom AI chips for enhanced services, and ElevenLabs launching a platform for customizable voice agents. Google Ventures makes a bold $40M investment in AI legal startup Lawhive, AWS commits $100M to underserved students, and OpenAI announces its '12 Days of OpenAI' event.

Today’s top stories

ElevenLabs Launches Conversational AI Platform for Custom Voice Agents

ElevenLabs has unveiled a new Conversational AI platform that enables the creation of customizable voice agents, integrating advanced Text to Speech and Speech to Text technologies with a chosen large language model for natural dialogue. Read more

Apple Utilizes Amazon's Custom AI Chips for Enhanced Services

Apple has revealed its use of Amazon Web Services' custom AI chips to power services like search and is considering Amazon's latest AI chip for training its AI models, showcasing a strong endorsement of Amazon's cloud services. Read more

Google Ventures Invests $40 Million in AI Legal Startup Lawhive

Google Ventures has committed $40 million to Lawhive, an AI legal startup, to support its expansion into the US market. This investment comes after a previous seed round and highlights the growing interest in AI solutions for the legal sector. Read more

ChatGPT Surpasses 300 Million Weekly Users

OpenAI's ChatGPT now boasts over 300 million weekly users, with over 1 billion messages sent daily, marking rapid growth since its 2022 launch. Upcoming integration with Apple's Siri may further boost its popularity. Read more

AWS Commits $100 Million to Support Underserved Students in AI and Cloud Computing

AWS has launched the Education Equity Initiative, providing technology and cloud credits to educational groups focusing on underrepresented communities to create digital learning tools. The initiative partners with over 50 organizations in 10 countries, including Code.org and Rocket Learning, to expand educational opportunities for underserved students. Read more

OpenAI Announces '12 Days of OpenAI' Event with New Product Launches

OpenAI is set to host '12 Days of OpenAI,' a series of daily livestreams featuring new product launches and demos starting December 5th, potentially including the debut of the Sora text-to-video model. Read more

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