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☕️ OpenAI's Operator Overhaul, Nvidia's Chinese Blackwell Chip & 2,000 MW for Pakistan's AI Data Centers

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Here are our main key takeaways:

  • OpenAI gives Operator a major upgrade as it swaps out the agent's baseline GPT-4o model for a specialized o3
  • Nvidia may be working on a Chinese variant of its industry-defining Blackwell AI chip in the face of ramping US export controls
  • Pakistan taps into 2,000 MW of unused grid capacity to power national bitcoin mining and AI data centers

Join us at AI Tangle as we untangle this week's happenings in AI!

OpenAI is giving its web surfing AI agent, Operator, an overhaul with an upgrade to replace the agent's GPT-4o foundation with a specialized variant of the more advanced o3 model. The update improves on Operator's reasoning and safety, making it less prone to prompt injection and better at handling more sensitive requests. While it retains the o3 model's coding prowess, o3 on Operator does not have direct access to a terminal or coding environment despite it. Despite the switch over to o3, the API version of Operator will still run on GPT-4o.

Sources have alleged to Reuters that Nvidia is developing a lower-cost Blackwell-type GPU for China, priced at $6,500-$8,000 versus the restricted H20's $10,000-$12,000, with mass production plans set for June. Based on the RTX Pro 6000D, the unnamed chip uses GDDR7 memory and foregoes TSMC's CoWoS packaging to meet ever-mounting US export rules that company CEO Jensen Huang claims are giving China a free advantage. The move comes as Nvidia's slice of the market share pie in China fell from 95% to 50% under export curbs, which has prompted recent inventory write-offs and lost sales.

Pakistan is concentrating 2,000 megawatts of underutilized coal-plant power, which is currently working at just 15% capacity, towards bitcoin mining operations and AI data centers, ​as reported by Bloomberg. Started by the Pakistan Crypto Council, the move aims to turn idly sitting energy capacity into tech jobs, interest from foreign investors, and aid economic stabilization after a near-default in 2023. At the same time, Pakinstan's government is developing regulations to support its 15-20 million cryptocurrency users.

Australian telecom company Telstra's CEO Vicki Brady and CFO Michael Ackland recently told investors that it will leverage AI and AI agents across customer service and software development. As part of its five-year plan, Connected Future 30, Telstra officials say the company's workforce will be "smaller than it is today" by 2030 as AI will enable cost reductions in areas like sales, billing, and contact centers. Telstra has already begun using generative AI to summarize customer calls and plans to take it a step further by automating network fixes and spurring software development with its $1 billion IT budget.

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AI Tangle provides timely, relevant AI news and tools tailored to help business leaders stay ahead of the curve. Our concise, actionable updates ensure you’re equipped to make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving AI landscape. As part of The AIE Network, AI Tangle connects you with additional resources such as AI Marketing Advantage and The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise for complete AI-driven business transformation.