Is Mysterious “GPT2” Actually GPT-5?

Plus Apple Poaching Googler’s for Secret AI Lab

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Nathaniel Whittemore
April 30, 2024

The AI Breakdown First Five - Tuesday April 30, 2024

Today on the First Five:

  • 5. Microsoft Invests $1.7B in Indonesia

  • 4. Biden Admin Announces New Round of AI Actions

  • 3. Apple Poaching Googler’s for Secret AI Lab

  • 2. Another Controversial AI Device Review

  • 1. Is Mysterious “GPT2” Actually GPT-5?

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5. Microsoft Invests $1.7B in Indonesia

Microsoft’s global tour for AI and cloud investment continues. CEO Satya Nadella announced that the company will be spending $1.7B over the next four years, and alongside the commitment will help train 2.5m people in the region with AI skills.

4. Biden Admin Announces New Round of AI Actions

When the Biden Admin launched their AI executive order last year, agencies had a set of commitments at intervals including 30, 90, 120 and 180 days. The 180 day mark has just passed and the White House has announced dozens of updates.

3. Apple Poaching Googler’s for Secret AI Lab

The FT reports that a secret Zurich-based lab connected with Apple’s AI efforts has been poaching talent from around the industry, with a particular focus on Google, from whom it has poached 36 leaders over the last few years.

2. Another Controversial AI Device Review

A week after his controversial Humane Pin review, Marques Brownlee has called the R1 “Barely Reviewable.” While entrepreneurs flocked to critique him for not seeing the vision, Brownlee argued that the release is part of a broader trend of releasing crappy products before they’re done. What do you think?

1. Is Mysterious “GPT2” Actually GPT-5?

When a model called “gpt2-chatbot” appeared on an LLM benchmarking site, people quickly noticed that it seemed, well, a lot better than GPT-2. Soon speculation began that it was actually a version of GPT-4.5 or even GPT-5 out in the wild.

BONUS: China’s “Sora Killer?” or…not so much?

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