Silicon Valley AI Brief - OpenAI raised 6.6B, Google creates its own chips, NotebookLM now includes YouTube support

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New stuff: OpenAI raised 6.6B, Google creates its chips, Apple NOT investing in OpenAI, NotebookLM now includes YouTube support

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OPENAI raised 6.6B at 157B Valuation

OpenAI is advancing its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity, with over 250 million people using ChatGPT weekly to enhance their work, creativity, and learning. After raising $6.6 billion in new funding, reaching a $157 billion valuation, OpenAI plans to accelerate AI research, increase compute capacity, and develop new tools to solve complex challenges. By collaborating with partners, developers, and governments, OpenAI aims to make advanced intelligence widely accessible and shape a future where AI benefits everyone.

Google creates its own chips

Google DeepMind has introduced AlphaChip, an AI system that designs computer chips using reinforcement learning to create optimized layouts in hours instead of months. AlphaChip has already been used in the design of Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and employs a novel graph neural network to generalize across chip designs.

Apple No Longer in Talks to Invest in OpenAI

Apple has decided not to invest in OpenAI, pulling out of discussions just before the company closes a $6.5 billion funding round. Microsoft, a major investor in OpenAI, is expected to increase its stake with an additional $1 billion, while Nvidia is also a potential investor. Despite this, Apple and OpenAI are collaborating to integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18, with no financial exchange involved, as Apple values the exposure this integration provides to both companies.

NotebookLM now includes YouTube support

Google has upgraded its NotebookLM tool, adding support for YouTube videos and audio files, and making it easier to share AI-generated Audio Overviews. NotebookLM now allows users to analyze public YouTube URLs and audio files alongside text sources, leveraging Gemini 1.5’s multimodal AI to summarize key concepts and transcribe audio. The new sharing feature enables users to create public links for these overviews, simplifying collaboration.

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Getting Started with AutoDS for TikTok Ad Creative

Step 1: Sign Up for AutoDS Trial

• Start by signing up for AutoDS. There's a 14-day trial available for just $1, which you can cancel anytime. It's perfect for those who want to explore more advanced tools. To begin, select the most popular plan for $1.

Step 2: Setting Up Your First Store

• After payment, you'll see a welcome screen asking how you heard about AutoDS. Select an option, then proceed to set up your first store.

• AutoDS will prompt you to choose a niche. In this example, we'll go with "Electronics Gadgets" as a niche focus. The tool will then start building your store automatically.

Step 3: Connecting Your Store to Shopify

• Once your store is created, AutoDS will guide you through the integration with Shopify.

• Head over to Shopify and sign in with the details provided by AutoDS (copy-paste the credentials as needed).

• If you haven't already paid for your Shopify store, you'll need to do that to maintain access. AutoDS might offer a promotional deal with Shopify to get started.

Step 4: Customize Your Store Domain

• After connecting Shopify, customize your store's domain name. You can choose something simple like "CoolStuffStore" or any other name relevant to your niche.

• AutoDS will also ask you to set a new password for your store, so make sure to do that.

Step 5: Complete Store Setup

• AutoDS will continue to guide you through the store setup process. Although the focus here is TikTok ad creatives, you'll first need to complete the general store setup to get everything running.

• Let the system run through its setup, and you'll be ready to start exploring demand forecasting and ad creative strategies soon.

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