The Fully Automated Researcher
Writer Will Douglas Heaven reports that the next, major enhancement of ChatGPT is focused on transforming the AI into an incredibly in-depth researcher.
Observes Heaven: “The San Francisco firm has set its sights on building what it calls an AI researcher, a fully automated agent-based system that will be able to go off and tackle large, complex problems by itself.”
Look for an entry level, ‘intern version’ of this system by September – followed by a fully automated, multi-AI-agent powered upgrade by 2028, Heaven adds.
In other news and analysis on AI writing:
*AI Gifted? You’re a Preferred Employee at Social Media Network Reddit: Young college grads with AI chops are the top choice as employees by Steve Huffman, CEO, Reddit.
Observes writer Emma Burleigh: “While some CEOs marvel over the abilities of chatbots and AI agents, recent graduates are actually ripe for the new tech-driven world of work: the digital natives grew up with the internet, and spent most of their higher education in the ChatGPT era.
“They’re deeply familiar with the technology and are much more apt to leverage it in their work.”
Word to the wise.
*Publisher Yanks Horror Novel for Suspected AI Use: “Shy Girl,” a walk on the spooky side, has been pulled from publication for suspected use of AI in its creation.
Observes writer Alexandra Alter: “The cancellation of the novel reveals the challenges the book world is navigating as the adoption of AI becomes more widespread.
“Readers and many writers remain ferociously opposed to the use of the technology for writing — which they regard as cheating or a form of theft.”
*AI as Journalist: At Fortune Magazine, It’s De Rigueur: As many fiction and nonfiction media outlets express outrage over AI-generated content, others are embracing it unabashedly.
Case-in-point: Fortune Magazine, where nearly 20% of all articles are generated in part by AI, according to writer Isabella Simonetti.
Most of those articles are penned – with the help of AI – by journalist Nick Lichtenberg, who has “produced more stories in six months than any of his colleagues at Fortune delivered in a year,” according to Simonetti.
*Thanks But No Thanks: Microsoft Lightens Up on AI in Windows 11: In response to popular demand, Microsoft is paring down the presence of its AI assistant – Copilot – in Windows’ latest version.
Observes writer Ross Kelly: “Microsoft has faced criticism over its persistent integration of Copilot features across the operating system — a strategy it has pursued for over 18 months now.”
Apparently, many users are put-off by the Redmond Titan’s desire to transform Windows 11 into an ever-evolving, ‘agentic’ operating system.
*OpenAI Kills Its Sora Video App: An AI video-maker that once struck fear in the hearts of Hollywood filmmakers has been scrapped.
Writer Connie Loizos reports that maker OpenAI pulled-the-plug on Sora. The reason: Sora was simply too unprofitable.
Observes Loizos: “The app was burning through roughly $1 million every day — not because people loved it, but because video generation is so costly to run.”
*OpenAI Puts ‘Adult Mode’ on Ice: OpenAI has abandoned the release of an ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT, which it has been mulling for many months.
Observes writer Alina Maria Stan: “The feature was announced with confidence, delayed twice, and ultimately abandoned after pushback from staff, advisors, and investors.”
Also a factor: OpenAI’s widely reported decision to pare-down side projects and redouble its efforts on enhancing the core functions of ChatGPT.
*Google Experimenting With ‘Auto-Reply to a Review’ Tool: Business owners tongue-tied when faced with a negative – or positive — review may want to check-out an auto-reply tool now in beta in Google Business Profile.
The new AI-powered helper is designed to automatically serve-up responses to a customer review, which can be assessed and edited by the business – and then manually submitted.
Observes writer Danny Goodwin: “Availability is inconsistent across accounts and reviews. The feature has been spotted in the U.S., Brazil, and India, but not widely in Europe.”
*63% of Mid-Sized Law Firms Now Use AI: New survey finds that a healthy majority of mid-sized law firms are all in on AI use.
Equally eyebrow raising: 94% of those users predict that AI will spike revenue and enhance customer service.
Observes writer Bob Ambrogi: “Mid-sized firms are moving beyond experimentation into operational integration, the report says. Common implementations include automation of document creation (70%), email filing (60%), and data extraction (53%).”
*AI Pioneer Grammarly Hit With Class Action Suit: AI editing and writing tool Grammarly has been hit with a lawsuit, which accuses the firm of using writers’ identities without their permission.
Essentially, more than a few authors and writers are angry that Grammarly’s now-abandoned AI ‘Expert Review’ feature analyzed users’ writing — then attributed that analysis those scribes without their permission.
Observes Top Class Actions: Plaintiff Julia Angwin “Grammarly users were able to upload their writing and receive real-time comments on how to improve their prose from Angwin, (Stephen) King and other acclaimed writers for $12-a-month.”
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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.
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