Weekend roundup: ChatGPT Go expands, Gemini Enterprise, reckognition for Genie and a familiar face

Sora 2 reaches a million downloads in five days -- faster than even ChatGPT did it.
Sora 2 has become one of the hottest app on the App Store, shattering previous records. (Picture: OpenAI)

Sora hits 1 million downloads in five days
In what may be the fastest rush to the milestone, OpenAI’s Sora chief, Bill Peebles, just tweeted that they matched it faster than even ChatGPT. This is despite being limited by invites and only being available in North America, he points out. On the other hand, the copyright «slop» shows no signs of abating. California’s Creative Artists Agency, one of the largest around, are now warning of «significant risk» from the app, and saying creators deserve to be paid for their intellectual property.
More at: CNBC, TechCrunch and Engadget.

OpenAI delivers ChatGPT Go in slew of countries
After launching in India in August, and later expanding to Indonesia, the cost-effective new ChatGPT tier now becomes available in 18, mostly Asian, countries. The subscription offers slightly more access and should give 10x more messages, image generations than the Free tier and cost around $4.5 in local currencies.
More at: Nick Turley’s launch tweet, TechCrunch.

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Google DeepMind debuts realtime, photorealistic 3D world builder Genie 3

Genie 3 is a real time rendered of realistic 3D worlds - and a step toward AGI.
In Genie 3, the world’s your oyster — and you walk around in it, or mash things up. (Picture: Google DeepMind)
The model creates deeply realistic 3D worlds that you can interact with to «achieve goals,» improve education or just have a fun old time.

It builds upon its own previous version, which could only support video in 10-20 seconds at 360p, and on Veo 3 — which makes photorealistic non-interactive videos.

The result is a model that can make 720p video at a smooth 24 fps, understands physics, remembers about a minute back of previous renders for consistency, and creates a 3D world that you can move around in «for a few minutes.»

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