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OpenAI releases text-to-video model Sora for ChatGPT Plus and Pro users Dec 9 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Monday it has released its artificial intelligence model, which creates video from text, to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, expanding its foray into multimodal AI technologies. The Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab company, which kicked off a generative AI craze with the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot in November 2022, aims to target similar text-to-video tools from Meta (META.O), opens new tab and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, along with Stability AI's Stable Video Diffusion.

Google announced its new quantum chip, Willow, has achieved a major breakthrough. Willow can solve tasks in 5 minutes that would take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years for some of the world's fastest conventional computers to complete. With 105 "qubits," the chip reduces error rates as qubit numbers grow, a crucial step toward making quantum computers practical. Quantum computing promises speeds far beyond classical systems, with potential applications in medicine, Al, and chemistry. While the current problem solved has no commercial use, Google sees it as progress toward tackling real-world challenges. Unlike its rivals focusing on qubit count, Google prioritizes reliability.

The growth of Al is driving up data center energy demands, causing harmful emissions and significant public health impacts. By 2030, U.S. data centers could cause 600,000 asthma cases, 1,300 premature deaths, and $20 billion in health costs annually, rivaling the steel industry and vehicle emissions. Relying heavily on fossil fuels, data centers produce widespread pollution, with emissions from training a single large Al model comparable to driving a car 10,000 roundtrips between LA and NYC. Some companies are shifting to renewable and nuclear energy, but fossil fuel dependence remains a challenge. Experts stress the need for more research and renewable energy adoption to address these health and environmental impacts.

Genmoji and Image Playground cause iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max to overheat After the release of iOS 18.2, Reddit was filled with complaints about overheating of Apple's previous generation flagships. The problem arises when creating emoji and generating pictures. However, owners of iPhone 16 and higher did not encounter such difficulties.

Exclusive: Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products Microsoft is also seeking to reduce 365 Copilot's reliance on OpenAI due to concerns about cost and speed for enterprise users, according to the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private matters. A Microsoft spokesperson said OpenAI continues as the company's partner on frontier models, a term for the most advanced AI models available. The original agreement between the two companies allows the software giant to customize OpenAI’s models.