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1. 🤖 IT Acronyms: A Cheat Sheet for IT Pros

2. 🔎 OpenAI Unveils SearchGPT: A New AI-Powered Search Engine

3. 🍎 Apple Commits to Safe AI Development in Partnership with the White House

4. 🤯 Quick Takes

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IT Acronyms: A Cheat Sheet for IT Pros

The most important terms for IT pros to know today!

Working in the IT industry today can feel like drowning in alphabet soup. You can't become an IT pro until you've mastered a litany of acronyms, abbreviations, and flashy buzzwords that commonly feature in discussions of modern technology.

Some of those industry acronyms — like IT or AI (short for information technology and artificial intelligence) — are straightforward enough. Others — such as DaaS (which could be short for either desktop as a service or database as a service, depending on the context) — stand for terms that may not be so obvious. And in some cases, the jumbles of letters you encounter — such as DX or o11y (which stand for digital transformation and observability) — aren't even exactly acronyms, which makes their meaning even more challenging to piece together for the uninitiated.

Our IT acronyms cheat sheet will help IT practitioners sort through the reams of acronyms, portmanteaus, and other tricky terms they have to understand to do their jobs effectively. You won't find every possible IT-related acronym; that would make the guide unreasonably long. But you will find the most important terms for IT pros to know in today's industry based on current trends and dominant technologies.

In the Know​

OpenAI Unveils SearchGPT: A New AI-Powered Search Engine

​OpenAI has introduced SearchGPT, an innovative search engine designed to revolutionize how users access and interact with online information. Unlike traditional search engines that present a list of links, SearchGPT provides organized summaries and detailed answers, with the goal of delivering a more intuitive and informative search experience.

Key Points

• Real-Time Data: SearchGPT utilizes GPT-4 to offer real-time, detailed responses to queries, organizing information into summaries with direct links.

• Interactive Features: Users can ask follow-up questions or explore additional relevant links through a sidebar, and there's a “visual answers” feature showcasing AI-generated media.

• Prototype Phase: Initially available to 10,000 test users, the service aims to integrate its features into ChatGPT and collaborate with news partners to ensure accurate content attribution.

As SearchGPT begins its prototype phase, it represents a significant shift in search technology, potentially challenging established players like Google. With its focus on enhanced user interaction and content attribution, OpenAI is positioning SearchGPT as a forward-thinking solution of digital search.

Apple Commits to Safe AI Development in Partnership with the White House

Apple has joined a coalition of 15 technology companies in pledging to develop AI in accordance with the White House’s safety and security guidelines. This commitment comes as Apple prepares to integrate its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, into its products, potentially reaching its 2 billion users. By signing this voluntary commitment, Apple signals its intent to adhere to regulations and best practices in AI development, aligning with other major tech players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta. While the commitment sets foundational standards such as red-teaming AI models and secure handling of AI model weights, it represents an initial step toward more stringent AI regulation and transparency. The White House continues to shape AI policy through executive orders and ongoing legislative efforts, with further developments expected in the open-source AI sector.

Quick Takes

• NIST Re-Releases AI Testing Tool Dioptra: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has re-released Dioptra, an open-source tool designed to assess how malicious attacks might impact AI model performance. This updated testbed allows companies and researchers to benchmark and evaluate AI systems against simulated threats, enhancing the ability to detect vulnerabilities in machine learning models.

• DeepMind’s AI Nears Gold-Medal Performance in Mathematics Olympiad: DeepMind has announced a significant achievement with its AI systems, which solved four out of six problems from the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), nearly reaching gold-medal status. The AI, utilizing its advanced systems AlphaGeometry2 and AlphaProof, produced rigorous proofs and demonstrated substantial progress in solving complex mathematical problems, marking a key milestone in AI’s capabilities in mathematics.

• Video Game Studios Face Strike Over AI Protections: Major video game companies, including Activision and Warner Bros, are encountering a strike by Hollywood performers due to unresolved issues regarding AI usage in gaming. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is demanding clearer AI protections and fair compensation for performers, despite recent concessions from the studios.

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