ChatGPT chute, Google abuse, Midjourney en feu... Les Actus IA à ne pas manquer !

Item: ChatGPT chute, Google abuse, Midjourney en feu... Les Actus IA à ne pas manquer !
Rating: 3
Author: PostSingularity Institute

by Ludo Salenne

Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI — News & Applications UYComputer science UYQArtificial intelligence (AI)

🎙 Ludo Salenne 👥 267K 📅 July 6, 2023 ⏱ 35 min 👁 8K 📄 news review 🧭 2026-08-21

Available in: English (current) Français

Keywords

ChatGPTGoogleMidjourneyAI newsSuperalignment

Summary

This video is a weekly AI news roundup presented by Ludo Salenne. It covers several key developments: OpenAI disables the ‘Browse with Bing’ feature due to a paywall bypass hack, announces the creation of a ‘Superalignment’ team to address AI alignment, and sees a 10% drop in ChatGPT traffic in June. Google updates its privacy policy to use public data for AI training, raising privacy concerns. The video also showcases a new AI phone service for customer relations, the upcoming Humane AI Pin, and a test of ChatGPT plugins to bypass paywalls, which fails. It discusses Japan’s integration of AI in education, a potential EU-Japan collaboration on AI and semiconductors, and a plugin called ‘Chat OCR’ that reads text from images. Midjourney’s new ‘Pan’ feature is tested, and the video touches on AI’s role in climate research, hieroglyph translation, and recycling. The creator also celebrates reaching 30,000 subscribers and teases a surprise at the end.

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Critical Evaluation

Value of the Information & Strength of the Argument

The video provides a broad overview of recent AI news, with a mix of factual reporting and personal commentary. The creator’s arguments are generally coherent, but some claims are based on speculation (e.g., the reason for ChatGPT’s traffic drop). The value lies in the aggregation of multiple news items and the practical demonstrations, such as testing plugins and the AI phone service. However, the analysis is often superficial, and the creator’s personal opinions are not always clearly distinguished from facts.

Scientific Rigor, Source Quality, Title Accuracy

The video cites multiple sources, including tweets, blog posts, and articles from reputable outlets like Reuters, TechCrunch, and The Verge. The sources are listed in the description, which is good practice. However, the creator does not always critically evaluate the sources, and some claims are presented without strong evidence. The title accurately reflects the content, and the video is well-structured with chapters. The creator’s personal commentary is clearly marked, but the overall rigor is moderate.

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Title / Content Match

The title accurately reflects the content, which is a roundup of AI news with a focus on ChatGPT, Google, and Midjourney.

Quality & Reliability

7/10

The video is a news roundup with multiple sources cited, but the creator adds personal commentary and some unverified claims. The sources are mostly reputable tech news outlets, but the analysis is subjective and lacks depth.

Chapters

Cited Sources

OpenAI tweet about disabling Browse with Bing — Announcement of the temporary disablement of the Browse with Bing feature.
AiBreakfast tweet about paywall bypass — Tutorial on bypassing paywalls with ChatGPT's web browsing.
Introducing Superalignment — OpenAI's blog post about the new Superalignment team.
Booming traffic to OpenAI's ChatGPT posts first-ever monthly dip in June - Similarweb — Reuters article about the drop in ChatGPT traffic.
Google Updates Privacy Policy to Collect Public Data for AI Training — Article about Google's privacy policy update.
Video about AI phone service — Demonstration of an AI-powered customer service phone call.
Secretive hardware startup Humane's first product is the AI Pin — TechCrunch article about the Humane AI Pin.
The disappearing computer and a world where you can take AI everywhere — TED talk by Imran Chaudhri about the Humane device.
How is AI education coming to Japanese schools? — Article about AI integration in Japanese schools.
European Union and Japan explore strategic collaboration in AI and semiconductors — Article about EU-Japan collaboration.
All these media company AI plans are aimed at the wrong problem — The Verge article about media companies and AI.
Midjourney tweet about Pan feature — Announcement of Midjourney's Pan feature.
Climate research next wave — NVIDIA blog about AI in climate research.
Video about AI translating hieroglyphs — Video about AI translation of hieroglyphs.
PNAS Nexus article on AI and recycling — Academic article about AI in recycling.
BBC article about AI and recycling — BBC article about AI and recycling.

Concurring Sources

Reuters article on ChatGPT traffic drop — Confirms the drop in ChatGPT traffic.
TechCrunch article on Humane AI Pin — Confirms details about the Humane AI Pin.

Dissenting Sources

The Verge article on media AI plans — The Verge article suggests that media companies' AI plans are misguided, which contrasts with the video's neutral presentation of G/O Media's AI testing.

External References

Contribution & Novelties

The video provides a timely aggregation of AI news, with practical demonstrations of tools like the Chat OCR plugin and the AI phone service. It also highlights the importance of AI alignment and the ethical implications of data usage. The creator’s personal insights add a unique perspective, but the content is largely derivative of the cited sources.

Pour aller plus loin :

AI alignment — Overview of the AI alignment problem.
Superintelligence — Concept of superintelligent AI.
Large language model — Background on LLMs like ChatGPT.

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Radar Profile

The radar profile shows moderate scores across all dimensions, with a slight emphasis on quantity of information and reliability. This indicates a video that provides a broad overview of AI news but lacks deep technical analysis or original insights.

Reliability 7/10