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Today:

• ChatGPT Revenue Jumps 30 Percent

• Meta’s AI Research Chief Resigns

• OpenAI Launches Free Learning Platform

• Alibaba To Launch Qwen 3

• OpenAI Expands Image Generator Access

ChatGPT Revenue Jumps 30 Percent

ChatGPT's revenue jumped 30% in just three months, now bringing in over $415 million monthly, thanks to 20 million paying users. OpenAI is expanding fast, adding viral image features and planning to release a free AI model. Meanwhile, it’s battling Google for attention, often upstaging major Gemini launches. Despite huge spending and no profits yet, OpenAI's bold strategy is keeping it at the center of the AI world.

Why It Matters

1. Monetization Milestone: Shows how AI products can generate real, large-scale revenue.
   

2. Strategic Influence: OpenAI shapes the AI race by controlling the narrative and launch timing.
   

3. Shift Toward Apps: Signals a future where AI value lies in applications, not just models.

Meta’s AI Research Chief Resigns

Joelle Pineau, Meta’s head of AI research, is stepping down on May 30 after nearly eight years at the company. She led development of Llama, Meta’s open-source language model that powers its AI chatbot, and contributed to key technologies like voice translation and image recognition. Her departure comes amid Meta’s aggressive push in AI infrastructure and innovation, signaling potential shifts in leadership and research focus at the tech giant.

Why It Matters

1. Leadership Change: Signals a pivotal moment in Meta’s AI strategy and research direction.
   

2. Open-Source Impact: Affects the future of Llama, one of the most influential open-source AI models.
   

3. Talent Movement: Could influence broader shifts in where top AI minds go next, shaping the industry’s landscape.

OpenAI Launches Free Learning Platform

OpenAI has launched OpenAI Academy, a free platform offering educational content to teach AI skills. With no cost or prior experience required, users can access video lessons and live events covering topics like prompt engineering, ChatGPT use in education and work, and tutorials for Sora. Though only in English for now, more languages are coming. The Academy does not currently offer certifications, focusing instead on accessible, practical learning for all.

Why It Matters

1. Democratizes AI Skills: Makes AI education accessible globally, especially for beginners.
   

2. Talent Pipeline: Helps OpenAI build a knowledgeable user base and potential future contributors.
   

3. Strategic Positioning: Strengthens OpenAI’s brand as both a tool provider and educational leader in AI.

🧠RESEARCH

TextCrafter: Accurately Rendering Multiple Texts in Complex Visual Scenes

TextCrafter is a new method for creating clear, readable text in complex images. It breaks down and places text carefully, avoiding blur or missing parts. The approach improves focus on text and outperforms other models. A new dataset, CVTG-2K, was also introduced to test this task more effectively.

Open-Reasoner-Zero: An Open Source Approach to Scaling Up Reinforcement Learning on the Base Model

Open-Reasoner-Zero is an open-source method that uses simple reinforcement learning to train large models for reasoning tasks. It matches top models in performance on math and science tests, but with far fewer training steps. The team shares all code, data, and model versions to support open research.

RIG: Synergizing Reasoning and Imagination in End-to-End Generalist Policy

RIG is a new AI model that combines reasoning and imagination to help robots or agents act smarter in complex environments. It thinks through actions and predicts outcomes before making a move. This approach boosts learning speed and performance, helping agents adapt better and make fewer mistakes in new situations.

🛠️TOP TOOLS

OpenL - Free and open-source tool designed for programming language development and transformation.

Logo Diffusion - Generates unique and professional logos using advanced AI, allowing users to customize designs based on style, color, and specific prompts.

Scribble Diffusion -  Transforms hand-drawn sketches or doodles into polished, detailed digital images using advanced generative AI.

GPTGo - Browser-based tool that integrates AI to answer questions, generate text, and assist with tasks directly from your search engine.

Magic Eraser - AI-powered tool that removes unwanted objects, people, or distractions from images quickly and seamlessly.

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🗞️MORE NEWS

• Alibaba plans to launch Qwen 3, its updated artificial intelligence model, as soon as April. The release comes as competition in the AI space intensifies with rivals like OpenAI and DeepSeek making advances.

• OpenAI’s upgraded image generator, known for Studio Ghibli-style art, is now free to all ChatGPT users. Limited to a few uses daily, the rollout follows massive demand and a record-breaking $40 billion funding round.

• Meta and the University of Waterloo built MoCha, an AI that turns text into lifelike animated videos with synced speech and gestures. It handles multiple characters, outperforms rivals in realism, but its public release is unclear.

• OpenAI launched a sarcastic voice named “Monday” for ChatGPT as an April Fools’ joke. It sounds grumpy and tired, replying with sighs and snark. The voice is available to users through the end of April.

• Tinder launched an AI-powered game where users flirt with bots in various dating scenarios. Players get real-time feedback and a score based on their performance. It’s meant to be playful but reflects rising interest in AI romance.

• NVIDIA has open-sourced its KAI Scheduler, a GPU scheduling tool built for Kubernetes. Designed to handle shifting AI workloads, it improves resource use, cuts wait times, and simplifies tool integration. It's now freely available under Apache 2.0.