We have 16 generative AI news stories from the first two weeks in February. The evolution of assistants topped the news with ChatGPT, Gemini (aka Google Bard), and Hugging Chat. We break that down in depth and how memory and how generative AI personal assistants are attempting to fill in the gaps where their predecessors fell short. There is more funding news, and a number of new products from Slack, AirBnB, and Otter. We talk about smart glasses, a new product in the category that is not from Apple, and the unglorious history of the category. And, we also do a breakdown of the new USPTO guidelines on AI-assistant patent applications.

• OpenAI is Testing a Memory Feature with ChatGPT

• OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Customizable Memory

• Bard Becomes Gemini, Ultra is Here, and Other Ways Google is Mirroring OpenAI's Strategy

• Google Bard (and Duet and Assistant Mobile App) No More – Gemini Now The Star of Generative AI Show

• Google Warns Gemini Users Automatically Saves Conversations

• Hugging Face Introduces Assistants (GPTs) for HuggingChat

• Frame Smart Glasses from Brilliant Labs Are a Vehicle for an Always-There AI Assistant

• Slack New Generative AI Features Help Navigate Endless Message Flood

• Otter Invites Generative AI to Your Conference Room With New ‘Meeting GenAI’ Chatbot and Tools

• Airbnb CEO Hints at Generative AI Plans Around Acquisition of Adam Cheyer-Founded Startup GamePlanner.AI

• Bumble Adds Generative AI Scam and Catfish Detective to Dating App

• Generative AI Video Platform Colossyan Raises $22M

• Jua AI Raises $16M for Climate and Weather Generative AI Model

• Clinical Generative AI Startup Ambience Healthcare Raises $70M

• Deepfake of Jailed Pakistani Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan Declares Victory in Election

• No! An AI Cannot Be a Patent Inventor. However, USPTO Adds an Important Caveat

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Here are fifteen generative AI news stories from the past week. Links to the articles are below, or you can watch the GAIN Rundown via YouTube above.

Deepfakes and momentum by Microsoft topped the news this week, while positive moves by Google may have gone unnoticed. Plus, we have another deep dive into new retail-oriented solutions, new funding rounds, and more.

• Sex and Politics: Deepfakes Make a Big Splash to Kick Off 2024

• Microsoft Azure AI Users Base Rose by 50%, Half of Fortune 500 Adopt OpenAI Service

• Google Chrome Embeds Generative AI to Write Text, Organize Tabs, and Design Browser Experience

• OpenAI is Rolling Out ‘GPT Mentions’ in ChatGPT to Invoke Custom GPTs

• Meta’s New Code Llama 70B Rivals GitHub Copilot for Generative AI Programming Models

• IBM’s Generative AI Will Scout Soccer Players for Sevilla FC

• Brave Installs Mistral’s Mixtral as Default LLM for Generative AI Browser Assistant Leo

• Google Bard Gets Gemini Pro in 40 Languages and Hits #2 on Popular Benchmark Leaderboard

• Google Adds Imagen2 and GeminiPro To Bard

• Indian Generative AI Startup Krutrim Raises $50M to Hit $1B Valuation

• Kore ai Raises $150M to Scale Enterprise Generative AI Platform

• Shopify Expands Generative AI Features with Synthetic Image Editor for Product Backgrounds and More

• Yelp Rolls Out Generative AI Features to Summarize Business Reviews

• Etsy Launches Generative AI ‘Gift Mode’ to Suggest Personalized Presents

• Washington State Issues Generative AI Ethics Guidelines

GAIN is recorded live and streamed via YouTube, LinkedIn, and X on Thursdays or Fridays. You can re-watch each week’s discussion on Voicebot’s YouTube channel.