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🤖 OpenAI's o1 Hasn't Yet Killed Prompt Engineering

Plus: Copilot’s New AI Features and Salesforce’s AI Agents

September 19, 2024

Hello AI Enthusiast,

This week in AI, OpenAI released its new reasoning model o1, Microsoft expanded Copilot's features, and Klarna replaced some of its SaaS providers with its own AI systems. Let's dive into what these changes might mean.

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The Big Picture 🔊

OpenAI Launches o1, its Advanced Reasoning AI model

OpenAI has released o1, its first reasoning-focused AI model, along with a smaller version, o1-mini. These models excel at complex tasks like coding and problem-solving, but unlike previous models, o1 is trained using reinforcement learning, which helps it reason through problems step-by-step. It’s available to ChatGPT Plus and Team users for now. Developer access is available through the API but is notably expensive.

Gianluca Mauro
Gianluca MauroCEO and AI Rockstar

O1's reasoning capabilities are impressive, but it's not a cure-all for AI challenges. OpenAI has declared this to be a PhD-level model, but many companies' use cases don't require this level of intelligence.

And if you are thinking prompt engineering is dead, think again. Some of the tasks that 4o or 4o-mini apparently can't accomplish can actually be solved, IF you craft good prompts. Plus, the model's high API costs could limit its practical use.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Reveals New AI Features

Microsoft has announced several AI updates for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including Copilot Pages, a collaborative AI-powered workspace designed for real-time, multiplayer interactions. Additionally, Copilot’s capabilities across apps like Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook have been enhanced, improving productivity in data analysis, storytelling, and email management. Copilot agents, now generally available, automate business processes.

Helin Yontar
Helin YontarCPO and Podcast Host

Our talks with companies taught us that getting the latest AI tools isn't the main problem, but it's figuring out how to use them well. How businesses handle this change is crucial. Microsoft is working with old-school training companies to teach AI use, but these might not be agile enough to keep up.

Still, we like that Microsoft is pushing for teamwork between people and AI. It's a step in the right direction for bringing AI into everyday work.

As mentioned, while Microsoft rolls out fancy AI features, many companies struggle to implement AI the right way. Most training companies just provide boring text and videos that employees ignore. This leaves teams unprepared for AI. At AI Academy, we offer hands-on training that teaches how to actually frame and implement AI processes to improve your business. Stop wasting time on AI hype and start seeing results.

Klarna Cuts SaaS Ties as Salesforce Unveils AI Agents

Klarna, the fintech company, has announced it's replacing SaaS providers, including Salesforce, with internally developed AI systems aiming to automate services previously handled by external software. Meanwhile, Salesforce has launched Agentforce, a suite of autonomous AI agents designed for tasks in sales, marketing, and customer service that can operate with minimal human supervision.

Andrea Mattiello
Andrea MattielloCM and Outdoor Fanatic

The important thing to notice here is how Klarna, Salesforce, Microsoft, and all the rest are all betting their money on AI. Don't mistake this for just AI hype.

These companies see AI as a way to make their businesses work better and save money. It shows that AI is becoming a big part of how companies plan to run in the future, not just a passing trend.

Google NotebookLM adds AI audio feature

Audio Overview, a new feature in Google’s NotebookLM, turns your documents, slides, and charts into engaging audio discussions with just one click, hosted by two AI personalities.

We tried Google's new Audio Overview feature by turning this newsletter into an audio discussion, and despite a few minor inaccuracies, we're pretty mind-blown. 🤯

Give it a listen, it might spark some creative ideas on how you can use this amazing tool in your own work. 🎧

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Bits and Bobs 🗞️

  • Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Video to Video new feature allows you to transform video styles using text prompts.

  • Adobe has launched new tools in Adobe Experience Cloud, to help brands personalize and measure AI-generated content to optimize their marketing campaigns.

  • French AI startup Mistral has launched its first multimodal model. It’s named Pixtral 12B and it has s 12-billion-parameter.

  • Anthropic has launched Workspaces in its API Console to help developers manage multiple Claude deployments, allowing for better organization, access control, and customized spend and rate limits.

  • Meta is updating its platforms to hide the "AI Info" label for AI-edited images in a menu, accessible through a click.

  • DeepMind’s researchers have introduced two AI systems, which significantly improve robots' ability to perform complex, dexterous tasks like tying shoelaces and hanging t-shirts.

  • Hume AI introduces EVI 2, a new voice-to-voice foundational AI model, capable of having human-like conversations understanding user tones and adapting voices and personalities.

From Our Channels 🤳

If you want a simple explanation of what's new about OpenAI's o1 model, check out this TikTok where Gianluca breaks it down in plain language.

@gianluca.mauro

OpenAI’s new model explained #Ai #learnontiktok #artificialintelligence #business #machinelearning #product #ux #entrepreneur #o1

Tribal News🫂

Gianluca in his LinkedIn post gave a shout-out to Alessandro from our community after creating a challenge since GPT-4o was criticized for failing the famous letter-counting task. But Alessandro proved that with the right prompting, even GPT-4o-mini can do it!

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