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Business of Tech | OpenAI Partners with Condé Nast to Boost Content Discovery Amid AI Bubble Concerns

OpenAI has formed a media partnership with Condé Nast to enhance content discovery through its SearchGPT prototype, amid concerns of a potential AI bubble burst. The deal aims to support journalism and address revenue challenges faced by publishers, though there are worries about transparency and the impact of AI on journalism jobs. While some investors express caution about the sustainability of AI ventures, others remain optimistic about the long-term potential of AI in the media landscape.

OpenAI has introduced fine-tuning capabilities for its GPT-4o model, allowing developers to customize it for specific applications with up to 1 million free tokens per day until September 23, 2024. This feature enhances model performance across various tasks, and OpenAI emphasizes safety and data privacy in its implementation. Successful case studies highlight the effectiveness of fine-tuning, with notable results in AI engineering and SQL tasks.

Why do we care?

I wanted to highlight the ongoing content deals in the AI space, which will likely influence how these chatbot tools trend over time.  

I mentioned data in the previous story – here’s one way to couple a customer’s data with a large language model specifically.  

 

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