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Other Top AI News:

1. OpenAI's Orion Model: Despite reaching GPT-4's performance with just 20% of the training, further improvements have been limited, causing a stir among investors about the future of generative AI development.
2. NEAR Protocol's AI Initiative: NEAR Protocol announced plans to create what they claim will be the world's largest open-source AI model with 1.4 trillion parameters. This project will be crowdsourced and monetized through token sales, emphasizing privacy with encrypted Trusted Execution.
3. Google's Trillium AI Chip: Google has unveiled its 6th generation AI chip, Trillium, which is reportedly four times faster and fourteen times more efficient than previous models, potentially setting new benchmarks in AI hardware capabilities.
4. Microsoft's AI Developments: Microsoft has been active with new AI features like the Magnetic-One model, and in collaboration with OpenAI, they've developed Medprompt, aimed at enhancing AI applications in various sectors.
5. Sam Altman's AGI Prediction: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, predicted that artificial general intelligence (AGI) might be achieved by next year, sparking discussions and anticipation within the AI community.