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CNBC has verified that OpenAI is projected to lose around $5 billion this year, despite earning $3.7 billion in revenue, a figure initially revealed by The New York Times. Revenue is anticipated to soar to $11.6 billion next year, according to a source familiar with the matter. OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, is currently in the midst of a funding round that could value the company at over $150 billion. According to insiders, Thrive Capital is leading this round, aiming to invest $1 billion, with Tiger Global also expected to participate. Last month, OpenAI generated $300 million in revenue, marking a significant 1,700% increase since early last year. While The New York Times first reported these financial details, CNBC has not directly reviewed the company's financials. OpenAI's CFO, Sarah Friar, informed investors via email that the funding round is oversubscribed and expected to close within a week. This development follows several key resignations, including CTO Mira Murati, who announced her departure after a six-and-a-half-year tenure. Additionally, reports have emerged that OpenAI’s board is considering reorganizing the company into a for-profit structure while maintaining a nonprofit segment. This change is said to simplify the company’s structure for investors and provide greater liquidity for employees. OpenAI’s services have surged in demand since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. The company offers subscription-based access to various tools and licenses its GPT models, which are central to the growth of generative AI. Operating these models involves substantial investments in Nvidia’s GPUs. According to The Times, the estimated $5 billion loss this year stems from operational costs, including salaries and office expenses, with certain costs, such as equity-based compensation, not fully detailed in the documents. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/27/openai-sees-5-billion-loss-this-year-on-3point7-billion-in-revenue.html

For those familiar with browsing the internet, CAPTCHA challenges—where users are asked to identify everyday objects like bicycles or traffic lights from a grid of images—are a common method for proving they're human, not a bot. However, new research shows that locally run bots, equipped with advanced image-recognition models, can now match human accuracy in these challenges, even achieving a 100 percent success rate while being anything but human. ETH Zurich PhD student Andreas Plesner and his team have released a pre-print paper focusing on Google's ReCAPTCHA v2, which tests users' ability to recognize objects in images. Google began phasing out this system years ago in favor of an "invisible" ReCAPTCHA v3, which relies on analyzing user behavior rather than presenting a direct challenge. Despite this, ReCAPTCHA v2 remains in use across millions of websites, and it is sometimes used as a fallback when v3 provides a low "human" confidence rating. Beating CAPTCHAs with YOLO To bypass ReCAPTCHA v2, Plesner's team used a fine-tuned version of the YOLO ("You Only Look Once") object-recognition model, which has previously been used in video game cheat bots. YOLO is renowned for its ability to detect objects in real-time and can be deployed on devices with limited computational power, making it a tool for large-scale attacks. After training the model on 14,000 labeled traffic images, the researchers had developed a system capable of identifying the likelihood that any CAPTCHA grid image belonged to one of ReCAPTCHA v2's 13 object categories. For more complex "type 2" challenges, where a CAPTCHA asks users to identify certain segments of a single image, a separate YOLO model was used. However, this model could only handle nine of the 13 categories, requesting a new image when it encountered one of the four unsupported categories. Additional measures were taken to fool ReCAPTCHA, including the use of VPNs to avoid detection from the same IP address and a custom mouse movement model to simulate human behavior. Fake browser and cookie data from real browsing sessions were also implemented to make the bot appear more human. The YOLO model achieved varying accuracy rates depending on the object category, from 69 percent (motorcycles) to 100 percent (fire hydrants). With these combined efforts, the bot consistently bypassed CAPTCHA, sometimes even solving challenges faster than human users. A new era for CAPTCHA-breaking bots Previous studies using image-recognition models to solve ReCAPTCHAs only achieved a success rate of 68 to 71 percent. The researchers' jump to 100 percent success demonstrates that we're entering a new phase where traditional CAPTCHA systems are no longer foolproof. This isn't the first time bots have broken through CAPTCHA defenses—audio CAPTCHAs for visually impaired users were compromised as early as 2008, and by 2017, neural networks were defeating text-based CAPTCHAs. As locally run AI continues to outperform humans in tasks like image-based CAPTCHA solving, the methods for verifying user identity are shifting toward more subtle techniques like device fingerprinting. A Google Cloud spokesperson noted that ReCAPTCHA v3, launched in 2018, focuses on protecting users without showing visual challenges. Today, most of ReCAPTCHA's protections are completely invisible across millions of sites, with continuous improvements being made. Still, as AI systems become more adept at mimicking human behavior, distinguishing between humans and machines online will become increasingly difficult. As the authors of the research paper state, "A good CAPTCHA marks the boundary between the most intelligent machine and the least intelligent human." With AI rapidly closing this gap, creating effective CAPTCHAs is becoming more challenging than ever. Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/09/ai-defeats-traffic-image-captcha-in-another-triumph-of-machine-over-man/

Encouraging your forum members to invite others is an often overlooked but highly effective way to grow your community and attract valuable members. One way to inspire this is by offering rewards or incentives for those who successfully bring in new members. These rewards could be anything from a special badge or status on the forum to a prize, creating a fun and motivating atmosphere. It's also important to make the process of inviting others as easy as possible. Providing referral links or pre-written invitation messages that members can share directly from their profiles can streamline the process. When people feel like inviting others is effortless, they're more likely to do it. Reminding your members of the benefits of being part of your community can also go a long way. Encourage them to share these advantages with their friends and contacts, whether it's through personal conversations or by promoting your forum on social media. Offering pre-written messages or graphics can make this even easier. Another way to boost engagement is through contests or challenges where members compete to invite the most new users. Not only does this create a buzz, but it also taps into a fun, competitive spirit that can motivate people to take action. Additionally, recognizing members who successfully bring in new participants can spark further involvement. Highlighting these achievements will show that inviting others is appreciated and can encourage more members to follow suit. Finally, personal outreach is one of the most effective ways to grow your forum. Encourage your members to send direct messages to their friends and family, explaining why they enjoy being part of the community and why they think others would benefit from joining as well. What strategies have you tried on your forum to encourage members to invite others? Let's discuss different approaches and how they worked for you!

Back in the early 2000s, I launched my first forum using SMF as my forum software. Later, I switched to IPB, and from there, I moved to vBulletin. After vBulletin, I transitioned to Xenforo. What about you? What was the first forum software that you ever used?

I don’t use ad block detection on my forum because I find that feature very annoying. I use ad block myself, but I turn it off when I want to support a site I like. Currently, my forum doesn’t have any ads, but I plan to monetize it with Google AdSense soon. I’ll give my members the option to remove ads through an account upgrade or display ads for guests only. I haven’t decided what I want to do yet.

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I’m looking forward to the new Tiptap editor. It’ll be a nice improvement from the current one.

The iconic Winamp media player has delivered on a promise made in May by releasing its full source code on GitHub, inviting developers to contribute to the project. Originally launched in 1997 by Nullsoft, Winamp quickly rose to prominence alongside the MP3 music revolution. It became known for its customizable interface, support for a wide range of audio formats, visualizations, skins, and the ability to stream internet radio and podcasts. After being acquired by AOL, Winamp’s development slowed, and the player was officially discontinued in 2013. In 2014, Radionomy acquired Winamp with plans to revive it, but it struggled to recapture its former success as the music landscape shifted to streaming platforms. In May 2024, the Winamp team announced their intention to release the source code on September 24, marking nearly three decades since the player's debut. As of yesterday, Winamp's source code, build tools, and related libraries for the Windows version have been published on GitHub, allowing developers to contribute bug fixes and new features. However, the license for the source code restricts the distribution of modified versions created from this release. By releasing the source code, Winamp’s team is encouraging collaboration from the developer community to enhance the media player. The GitHub page notes, "Winamp, launched in 1997, is renowned for its flexibility and broad audio format support. Though development slowed over time, the open-source release invites the community to modernize the player for today's users." While Winamp’s code is outdated, relying on DirectX 9 SDK, the community now has the opportunity to update it using newer technologies. The nostalgia and fond memories many have of Winamp during the early days of digital music make this release a significant moment. Just 24 hours after the release, the Winamp GitHub repository has already gained 2,500 stars and 600 forks, highlighting the enthusiasm surrounding this classic media player. Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/winamp-releases-source-code-asks-for-help-modernizing-the-player/

Reddit is expanding its machine learning-powered translation services to over 35 new regions across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, aiming to make the predominantly English-speaking platform more accessible to a global audience. This update follows the introduction of site-wide translations for French earlier this year, with Reddit previously offering users the ability to translate individual posts in multiple languages. The platform already allows users to choose their preferred content language for recommendations and set their display language, translating the Reddit interface. This latest announcement comes seven months after Reddit's public debut. While the company has reported continued growth in both user numbers and ad revenue, expanding language accessibility is a key strategy to attract a broader global audience. A standout feature of Reddit's new translation tool is its ability to automatically translate both posts and comments from a community's native language into the user's preferred language, based on their settings. This means discussions in different languages within a subreddit can flow seamlessly without users needing to manually translate each comment. As long as Reddit supports the language, users can post in any language, and it will be automatically translated into the community’s chosen language. Supported users will see a new translate icon in their menu, allowing them to view content in their preferred language. Translated posts will be clearly labeled, and users will have the option to switch back to the original language if desired. Reddit's translation services will also ensure that content is indexed in the supported languages for search engines, allowing non-English speakers to find Reddit results when searching in their native language. Although Reddit hasn’t listed all the supported languages yet, it has confirmed that Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish are already available in Brazil and Spain. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/reddit-is-bringing-ai-powered-automatic-translation-to-dozens-of-new-countries/

Some webmasters are skilled at doing their own SEO and can grow their online community through SEO, while other forum owners choose to outsource it and hire someone to handle it for them. So, are you a community owner who can do their own SEO, or do you prefer to hire someone to do it for you? If you're the type to do your own SEO, how long have you been doing it?

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When it comes to other forums you might be part of—especially since we’re all staff or forum owners—what are some behaviors from other forum leaders or team members that really bother you or that you consider major mistakes for a site? For me, regarding staff dynamics, there are two main issues that stand out (I might think of more later): First, moderation without communication. If you need to delete or edit my posts or close my thread, that's fine, but please let me know. If possible, provide an explanation for your actions. Second, it’s frustrating to see staff members online while spam persists for hours without being addressed, especially when the staff is actively posting. What’s going on there? Now, when it comes to forum ownership: Launching a new site with countless empty forums? Just don’t do it. Start with a few essential categories and expand as necessary. And please avoid recruiting a massive staff before you even have members to moderate!

Are you the type to plan every minute of your day or do you prefer to improvise? Share your approach to time management and how it impacts your productivity.

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Exactly. I’ve seen some forum owners say, 'Oh, I’m fighting a losing battle with social media,' yet they’re not creating content or putting in the time to actually work on their forum, while still expecting results to come to them. That doesn’t happen. Without effort, dedication, and hard work, a community won’t last long. You can’t expect a forum to grow without nurturing it; you have to plant the seeds first.

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When I say 'long-dead forum,' I’m talking about one that’s been mostly dormant for months or even years, with no consistent userbase. Do you think it's easier to breathe life back into one of those, or would it be simpler to just launch a brand-new forum on the same topic? Personally, I lean toward the latter. There’s often more excitement around a fresh start than reviving something that’s been stagnant. People tend to be drawn to the buzz of a new community rather than rejoining one that faded out. What’s your take? Would you rather help revive an old space or dive into something entirely new?

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