OpenAI says the capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a "high" cybersecurity risk (Ina Fried/Axios)

RAM prices have surged sharply due to unprecedented demand from AI companies like OpenAI, leading to increased hardware costs for consumers and businesses. This price increase is attributed to a global shortage of memory chips, exacerbated by the ongoing AI boom.

State attorneys general have issued a warning to major AI companies, including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google, demanding the implementation of new safeguards to prevent harmful psychological impacts from their AI outputs, which have been described as 'delusional.'

OpenAI is facing significant challenges as its financial stability appears increasingly precarious, with concerns mounting over its partnerships and market position. Recent reports indicate that the company's collaboration with Oracle, valued at $300 billion, has resulted in a staggering loss of $315 billion in market value, raising alarms about its reliance on a single customer.

A new initiative called the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), backed by prominent companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, aims to standardize AI agents and create an open, interoperable foundation for AI technologies. This effort seeks to address the complexities and fragmentation within the current AI ecosystem.

A recent report from OpenAI highlights a significant productivity gap, revealing that AI power users send six times more messages to ChatGPT than the median employee in their companies. This disparity is even more pronounced in specific roles, such as coding and data analysis, where top users engage 17 times more than their peers.

Adobe has integrated its tools from Photoshop, Adobe Express, and Acrobat into OpenAI's ChatGPT, enabling users to edit images and documents directly within the AI platform. This integration aims to enhance user experience by combining Adobe's creative capabilities with ChatGPT's conversational interface.

Google has launched a new AI Plus subscription plan in India, priced at approximately $2.21 per month for the first six months and $4.44 thereafter, aiming to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT Go. This initiative reflects Google's strategy to enhance its presence in the AI market by offering affordable options to users in India.

Adobe has launched free applications integrated with ChatGPT for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express, available on desktop, web, and iOS. This integration allows users to describe their desired edits, which the applications will execute or suggest the necessary tools to use. This move follows OpenAI's introduction of app integrations in October, enhancing the functionality of these popular Adobe products.