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OpenAI Announces New Features for AI Models During DevDay Event
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
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- OpenAI revealed four main features for APIs: RealTime, Prompt Caching, Models Distillation, and Vision Fine-Tuning
- RealTime will allow developers to take advantage of the recent ChatGPT voice feature
- The new features will help developers integrate OpenAI’s models for less cost and more efficiently
OpenAI revealed yesterday new tools for developers to build applications with its AI models during Tuesday’s DevDay event in San Francisco.
According to Inc. , the startup shared four major API (application programming interface) updates: RealTime, Prompt Caching, Model Distillation, and Vision Fine-Tuning. The new features will allow developers to use OpenAI’s new technology and apply it to their own products.
The newest and most innovative API service is RealTime which will allow developers to take advantage of the recently launched voice feature for ChatGPT . The new feature will process audio immediately—it was possible before, but required transcriptions and connecting different applications—and will be faster and cheaper. RealTime is expected to also handle video in the future.
Prompt Caching allows developers to reuse common prompts to reduce costs and work more efficiently. “This can reduce latency by up to 80% and cost by 50% for long prompts,” explained OpenAI on its platform for developers.
With Model Distillation developers will be able to expand and improve the capabilities of smaller AI models like GPT-4o mini, and Vision Fine-Tuning will help applications that rely on images to improve object detection, and process visual content better.
OpenAI shared on its website and developers’ platform more details, examples—including videos and interviews with other companies using the features—, and pricing of the new features. For RealTime, for example, the rates will be around $0.06 per minute for audio input and $0.24 for audio output.
This new announcement comes just days after Mira Murati’s—OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer—and other executives resigning .
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European Commission Requests Information on Algorithms from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
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- The European Commission required details on how the platforms’ algorithms work and prevent risks
- The companies have until November 15 to reply or will face penalties
- Based on the information gathered, the commission will decide on the next steps
The European Commission, under the Digital Services Act (DSA), today requested information from Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube regarding the functioning and design of their algorithms.
According to the press release , the European Union asked for further details on the recommendation systems and their risks to mental health, political influence, and protection of underaged users. The companies must reply by November 15, and if they fail to reply the European Commission could apply penalties.
“Based on the assessment of the replies, the Commission will assess the next steps,” states the public document.
The European Commission has made specific requests for the different platforms. For YouTube and Snapchat, the institution required detailed information on the parameters used for content recommendations to users and about the role of these algorithms in civic discourse, electoral processes, and mental well-being—including addictive content and rabbit holes—, as well as the protection of minors.
Snapchat and YouTube must also explain the measures their algorithms take to prevent the promotion of illegal drugs, hate speech, and other unlawful content.
TikTok, on the other hand, must provide more information regarding techniques to avoid manipulation from malicious actors and to reduce risks regarding politics, civic discourse, and pluralism. The European Commission mentions that the platform could have an impact through its recommendation system.
According to Reuters , the EU has previously initiated action proceedings under the DSA, which mandates that major tech firms—including Meta, AliExpress, and TikTok—improve their efforts to address illegal and harmful content on their platforms.
Just a few days ago, Google went under investigation for its AI model by the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
