Is ChatGPT Getting Dumber?

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It’s been a minute, and there’s so much to catch you up on. As you’ll expect, we’ve been on the frontlines, staying up to date with the topsy-turvy happenings of the AI world.

From Standford-backed studies claiming that ChatGPT is declining in intelligence and Apple finally throwing its hat into the AI ring to Shopify’s new AI-powered Sidekick, we can’t wait to share these updates with you!

What’s more?

There’s even an AI-generated #Barbenheimer trailer for you to sink your teeth into. So, what are you waiting for? Hop in!

In this issue, we’ve got:

🤯 Is ChatGPT getting dumber?

🤖 Apple throws its hat into the AI ring

🦸 Shopify announces its AI assistant, Sidekick.

👠 Barbie vs. Oppenheimer: A #Barbenheimer event

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

🤯 Is ChatGPT getting dumber?

If you’ve been keeping up to date with Twitter or Reddit in the last couple of months, you’ll have observed one particular repeated question in AI-centric discussions: Is ChatGPT getting dumber 💩?

Since its release, the OpenAI-backed tool has had its fair share of praises. In the same vein, there’s also been a lot of complaints as regards accuracy, consistency, and even instances of AI hallucination. And while the above has been often regarded as just random user opinions and isolated events, a report from Standford researchers begs to differ.

Here’s the summary of the report:

“We find that the performance and behavior of both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 can vary greatly over time. For example, GPT-4 (March 2023) was very good at identifying prime numbers (accuracy 97.6%), but GPT-4 (June 2023) was very poor on these same questions (accuracy 2.4%). Interestingly, GPT-3.5 (June 2023) was much better than GPT-3.5 (March 2023) in this task. GPT-4 was less willing to answer sensitive questions in June than in March, and both GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 had more formatting mistakes in code generation in June than in March.”

In response to this, Peter Welinder, OpenAI’s VP for Product, tweeted this:

“No, we haven't made GPT-4 dumber. Quite the opposite: we make each new version smarter than the previous one. Current hypothesis: When you use it more heavily, you start noticing issues you didn't see before.”

He also prompted users to send specific examples of ChatGPT’s regression for further investigation.

In any case, we’d love to hear from you! How has your personal experience been?

🤖 Apple throws its hat into the AI ring

Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you should know that a lot of tech giants have been hopping on the AI train over the last couple of months. And with this ever-growing list, you never know the next tech juggernaut that would come aboard.

In this case, it appears that the talented folks at Apple have been cooking up AI-powered tools to rival OpenAI’s endeavors. In this undisclosed list of tools, the tech giant is also working on an AI chatbot. Termed “Apple GPT,” this tool is reportedly powered by Apple’s custom framework, “Ajax,” which runs on Google Cloud.

What’s more?

This framework won’t support the development of Apple’s chatbot alone. According to Bloomberg, it will also be leveraged in the creation of a ChatGPT-esque AI model. And while other details remain under wraps, one thing’s for sure: Apple’s AI model will be an interesting sight 👀, to say the least.

🦸 Shopify announces its AI assistant, Sidekick.

In a recent tweet by Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, the eCommerce giant announced that it has joined the pretty long list of companies leveraging AI in their product and service offerings.

Called “Sidekick 🦸,” this AI assistant promises to revolutionize how users interact with Shopify. Plus, it flattens the learning curve associated with using Shopify by offering quick answers to user queries, automating tasks, keeping track of your todos, and offering analytics and insights relating to your business endeavors.

For example, you can apply discounts to all products in your store with a simple prompt. What’s more, you can adjust your theme and sort otherwise stressful tasks in a matter of seconds.

While the release date for Sidekick remains unknown, this is one AI tool that has many on the edge of their seats 💺.

👠 Barbie vs. Oppenheimer: A #Barbenheimer event 

As we bask in arguably one of the most-hyped premiers in history, a proficient AI-centric cinematographer decided to share a pretty creative and lighthearted re-imagination of #Barbenheimer 👠💥.

It’s even more impressive when you understand the amount of effort and purposeful prompting it took to put the whole thing together. Now, enough talk. Dig in!

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

Yep, it’s that time of the week again. We’ve spread our wings and searched far and wide for nifty AI-powered tools to bolster your productivity and spice up your workflow. You already know how this goes. Hop in 🚘!

1. 💡Mini Course Generator: Offering itself as a nifty alternative to clunky traditional course builders, this tool leverages the transformative power of AI to revolutionize the course creation process. From text generation and image generation to first-class personalization, this tool is definitely worth a try.

2. 🦸Sendsteps: With a focus on transforming how you create presentations, Sendsteps helps you create presentations from start to finish—with just a simple prompt. Yep, it does all the writing, designing, and storytelling. Plus, you can easily refine the output to your taste.

3. 🧙ProductAI: ProductAI promises one thing and one thing only: to give you quality product photos without the need for a physical—and cost-intensive—photoshoot.

Phew 😅! That one was a tad longer than usual. But, it was pretty fun to put together. To this end, we genuinely hope you had as much fun reading this as we did creating it.

Even more important, we hope that you’ve gained some curve-flattening knowledge about the world of AI technology 😏.

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Ciao ✨!