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Buzz Feed
22-04-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
Americans' Hot Sauce Preferences, Broken Down By State
Are you more of a Sriracha fan or a Cholula person? What about Frank's RedHot or Texas Pete? Your answer might be related to where you live. In honor of National Hot Sauce Day on Jan. 22, the folks at online grocery platform Instacart analyzed purchase data to reveal Americans' hot sauce preferences. Looking at the country overall, the top brands sold in the U.S. in 2023 were Frank's RedHot, Cholula, Tabasco, and Texas Pete. Instacart Instacart's report also includes a state-by-state breakdown of the most uniquely popular hot sauce in each state ― which reflects the share of hot sauce for each brand purchased on Instacart in a given state compared to the national average — and which states buy the most and least hot sauce (heat index): 1. Alabama: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.6) 2. Alaska: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 2.7) 3. Arizona: Valentina (Heat Index: 2.1) 4. Arkansas: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.3) 5. California: Tapatio (Heat Index: 2.5) 6. Colorado: Nanita's Finest (Heat Index: 3.0) 7. Connecticut: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.8) 8. Delaware: Crystal (Heat Index: 2.1) 9. Florida: Crystal (Heat Index: 1.4) 10. Georgia: Texas Pete (Heat Index: 2.1) 11. Hawaii: Tabasco (Heat Index: 1.0) 12. Idaho: Cholula (Heat Index: 1.4) 13. Illinois: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 2.0) 14. Indiana: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.9) 15. Iowa: Huy Fong Sriracha (Heat Index: 1.0) 16. Kansas: Spanish Gardens (Heat Index: 1.4) 17. Kentucky: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 1.9) 18. Louisiana: Tabasco (Heat Index: 1.3) 24. Mississippi: Louisiana Hot Sauce (Heat Index: 1.6) 32. New York: Frank's RedHot (Heat Index: 2.0) 41. South Dakota: Heinz (Heat Index: 0.9) 'Americans are passionate about hot sauce, and they are not shy about expressing their affinity for specific brands and flavors,' Instacart trends expert Laurentia Romaniuk told HuffPost. 'As grocery data experts, we love celebrating food holidays like National Hot Sauce Day because we get to share America's favorites and stir a timely and heated debate.' She noted that the brand's last hot sauce report showed Huy Fong Sriracha reigning supreme as the top hot sauce in the U.S. 'But its status has clearly shifted in the wake of the shortage that dominated the past year,' Romaniuk said. 'The reduced supply of the beloved rooster sauce left hot sauce enthusiasts to seek alternatives, but thankfully, we seem to be out of the worst of it. Our latest findings confirm a resurgence of Sriracha in people's carts, marking a welcomed comeback among consumers.' The hot sauce industry has certainly expanded in recent decades, with many big and small players broadening people's understanding of what these pepper-based sauces can do and the range of dishes where they can be incorporated. Romaniuk believes this phenomenon fits with broader culinary and cultural trends in the U.S. 'The growing popularity of hot sauce and its wide variety of flavors and styles is a reflection of an increasingly diverse American population,' she said. For more information about the methodology and additional hot sauce insights, check out Instacart's blog post about the report. This post was previously published on HuffPost.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ChatGPT will now combat bias with new measures put forth by OpenAI
OpenAI has announced a set of new measures to combat bias within its suite of products, including ChatGPT. The artificial intelligence (AI) company recently unveiled an updated Model Spec, a document that defines how OpenAI wants its models to behave in ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. The company says this iteration of the Model Spec builds on the foundational version released last May. "I think with a tool as powerful as this, one where people can access all sorts of different information, if you really believe we're moving to artificial general intelligence (AGI) one day, you have to be willing to share how you're steering the model," Laurentia Romaniuk, who works on model behavior at OpenAI, told Fox News Digital. "People should be allowed to know what goes into the way these models respond and how the thoughts coming out of the model are crafted," she continued. Openai Debuts Chatgpt Gov, A New Version Of The Chatbot For Us Government Agencies While some have argued that GPT-4o, the latest version of the technology, appears close to AGI, others say it will be years or decades before the technology reaches human-like abilities. Read On The Fox News App There is no single agreed upon definition of AGI, but a 2020 report from consulting giant McKinsey said a true AGI would need to master skills like sensory perception, fine motor skills, and natural language understanding. Today, generative AI is the dominant form of this technology, with the ability to produce content including text, images and more. Generative AI, like chatbots, uses datasets with specific information to complete tasks and cannot go beyond the provided data. They are also susceptible to bias in their datasets, whether intentional or accidental. To better understand real-world performance and address bias, OpenAI has begun measuring progress by gathering a challenging set of prompts designed to test how well the models adhere to each principle in the Model Spec, essentially acting as a testing metric. Openai Reveals Ai Policy Proposals To Best China, Protect Kids: 'This Is A Race America Can And Must Win' According to Joanne Jang, who leads the product for model behavior at OpenAI, the challenge with large language models is that they are rarely deterministic. Jang stressed that one benefit of the Model Spec is that it clarifies the intended behavior, so everyone can understand and then debate it. "When there are bugs in the behavior where a model output doesn't resonate or doesn't align with the [Model] Spec, then the public knows this is something we're working towards, and it's an ongoing area of science," she told Fox News Digital. OpenAI says they also attempt to assume an objective point of view in their AI prompts and consciously avoid any agenda. For example, when a user asks if it is better to adopt a dog or get one from a breeder, ChatGPT provides both sides of the argument, highlighting the pros and cons of each. According to OpenAI, a non-compliant AI answer that violates the Model Spec would provide what it believes to be the better choice and engage in an "overly moralistic tone" that might alienate those considering breeders for valid reasons. What Is Artificial Intelligence (Ai)? As each AI system advances, OpenAI says it will iterate these principles, invite community feedback, and share progress openly. OpenAI released this version of the Model Spec into the public domain under a Creative Commons license to support broad use and collaboration. This means developers and researchers can freely use and adapt the current metrics and help improve model behavior. OpenAI says this update reinforces its belief in open exploration and discussion, with an emphasis on user and developer control and guardrails to prevent harm. Romaniuk concludes that public discourse cannot exist without transparency, reinforcing the need for the Model Spec and community engagement. "Ultimately, we believe in the intellectual freedom to think, speak and share without restriction. We want to make sure that users have that ability and that's what it's all about," she article source: ChatGPT will now combat bias with new measures put forth by OpenAI
Fox News
19-02-2025
- Business
- Fox News
ChatGPT will now combat bias with new measures put forth by OpenAI
OpenAI has announced a set of new measures to combat bias within its suite of products, including ChatGPT. The artificial intelligence (AI) company recently unveiled an updated Model Spec, a document that defines how OpenAI wants its models to behave in ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. The company says this iteration of the Model Spec builds on the foundational version released last May. "I think with a tool as powerful as this, one where people can access all sorts of different information, if you really believe we're moving to artificial general intelligence (AGI) one day, you have to be willing to share how you're steering the model," Laurentia Romaniuk, who works on model behavior at OpenAI, told Fox News Digital. "People should be allowed to know what goes into the way these models respond and how the thoughts coming out of the model are crafted," she continued. While some have argued that GPT-4o, the latest version of the technology, appears close to AGI, others say it will be years or decades before the technology reaches human-like abilities. There is no single agreed upon definition of AGI, but a 2020 report from consulting giant McKinsey said a true AGI would need to master skills like sensory perception, fine motor skills, and natural language understanding. Today, generative AI is the dominant form of this technology, with the ability to produce content including text, images and more. Generative AI, like chatbots, uses datasets with specific information to complete tasks and cannot go beyond the provided data. They are also susceptible to bias in their datasets, whether intentional or accidental. To better understand real-world performance and address bias, OpenAI has begun measuring progress by gathering a challenging set of prompts designed to test how well the models adhere to each principle in the Model Spec, essentially acting as a testing metric. According to Joanne Jang, who leads the product for model behavior at OpenAI, the challenge with large language models is that they are rarely deterministic. Jang stressed that one benefit of the Model Spec is that it clarifies the intended behavior, so everyone can understand and then debate it. "When there are bugs in the behavior where a model output doesn't resonate or doesn't align with the [Model] Spec, then the public knows this is something we're working towards, and it's an ongoing area of science," she told Fox News Digital. OpenAI says they also attempt to assume an objective point of view in their AI prompts and consciously avoid any agenda. For example, when a user asks if it is better to adopt a dog or get one from a breeder, ChatGPT provides both sides of the argument, highlighting the pros and cons of each. According to OpenAI, a non-compliant AI answer that violates the Model Spec would provide what it believes to be the better choice and engage in an "overly moralistic tone" that might alienate those considering breeders for valid reasons. As each AI system advances, OpenAI says it will iterate these principles, invite community feedback, and share progress openly. OpenAI released this version of the Model Spec into the public domain under a Creative Commons license to support broad use and collaboration. This means developers and researchers can freely use and adapt the current metrics and help improve model behavior. OpenAI says this update reinforces its belief in open exploration and discussion, with an emphasis on user and developer control and guardrails to prevent harm. Romaniuk concludes that public discourse cannot exist without transparency, reinforcing the need for the Model Spec and community engagement. "Ultimately, we believe in the intellectual freedom to think, speak and share without restriction. We want to make sure that users have that ability and that's what it's all about," she said.
