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Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Stock Oklo Closed Down 18% from Intraday Highs, Here’s Why

It was a whipsaw session for OKLO today, which entered the session heavily overbought amid raging investor optimism toward nuclear stocks.

Barchart · Oct 30, 2024

Sam Altman’s decade-old investment in Reddit is now worth over a billion dollars

Altman has known the Reddit founders since they were in the first class at Y Combinator, the famed startup accelerator he would go on to lead.

Fortune · Oct 30, 2024

Linus Torvalds wouldn't touch AI with a 10-foot pole because it's 90% marketing and 10% reality: "I think AI is really interesting, and at the same time, I hate the hype cycle so much that I really don't want to go there"

In a recent interview, Linux Kernel lead developer, Linus Torvalds claimed that AI is 90% marketing and 10% reality. He added that he ignores the tech because "the whole tech industry around AI is in a very bad position."

Windows Central · Oct 28, 2024

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What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity? And is it really almost here?

In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. It proved highly influential in promoting the idea that advanced AI systems – “superintelligences” more capable than humans – might one day take over the…

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024

OpenAI will reportedly unleash next-gen Orion AI model this December — Orion is expected to be 100X more potent than GPT-4

OpenAI's Orion AI model is expected to be 100x more potent than GPT-4.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 25, 2024

OpenAI tipped to launch its next-gen AI model in December — but Sam Altman calls this 'fake news'

OpenAI is rumored to be close to releasing GPT-5, or maybe not...

Tom’s Guide · Oct 25, 2024

Sam Altman says reports of OpenAI's next frontier model are "fake news and random fantasy" as speculations of a December launch mount

A new report suggests OpenAI is gearing up to ship a next-gen frontier AI model codenamed Orion in December, but Sam Altman says it's a hoax and "fake news."

Windows Central · Oct 25, 2024

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Ex-OpenAI staffer claims the ChatGPT maker leverages "the fair use doctrine" to violate copyright law and destroy the internet — after Sam Altman admitted it's impossible to develop AI tools without copyrighted material

Former OpenAI staffer Suchir Balaji recently claimed that the ChatGPT maker is breaking the U.S. copyright law. OpenAI relies on the fair use doctrine to use of copyrighted content and internet data to train AI models without authorization or compensation.

Windows Central · Oct 24, 2024

OpenAI’s reputational double whammy

AGI safety lead Miles Brundage warns of “misalignment between private and societal interests” as former staffer Suchir Balaji adds fuel to copyright suits.

Fortune · Oct 24, 2024

“Microsoft could be left behind if it is only using OpenAI technologies. It is a real race — and OpenAI may not win it”: Has the 'best bromance in tech' worth billions of dollars in investment run its course?

The New York Times reports that OpenAI's exorbitant computing power and funding demand has strained its partnership with Microsoft.

Windows Central · Oct 21, 2024

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the Apple iPad Mini 7 launch to the major Amazon Kindle refresh

ICYMI here's the biggest tech news stories from Apple, Amazon, DJI, and more for October 19, 2024.

TechRadar · Oct 19, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI are haggling over the tech giant’s stake in the startup

The two companies each hired a major investment bank to negotiate how big Microsoft’s share in OpenAI will be after its $14 billion investment.

Fortune · Oct 18, 2024

Elon Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump but these are the billionaires and business titans supporting Kamala Harris

Musk is making headlines but these other business leaders are pushing for a Harris victory in November.

Fortune · Oct 18, 2024

Rumors point to massive ChatGPT update soon — here's what we know

OpenAI and Anthropic are expected to unveil new versions of their flagship models 'soon'. Here is what we can expect when that happens.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 18, 2024

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The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing

The artificial intelligence boom has already changed how we understand technology and the world. But developing and updating AI programs requires a lot of computing power. This relies heavily on servers in data centres, at a great cost in terms of carbon emissions and resource use.

Windows Central · Oct 17, 2024

Cloud mind uploading? Anthropic CEO envisions AGI-driven utopian world — but it'll vastly demand trillions in computing power and data centers as earlier predicted by OpenAI's Sam Altman

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently shared that AGI could alleviate poverty and expedite medical breakthroughs from 100 years to a mere decade, but it demands trillions of dollars in computing power and data centers.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

Wednesday briefing: What does Google’s move into nuclear power mean for AI – and the world?

In today’s newsletter: Google will soon use nuclear reactors to run its AI datacentres. What are the economic, ethical and environmental implications?

Windows Central · Oct 15, 2024

OpenAI gains veteran support from a former Microsoft AI researcher — potentially expediting the ChatGPT maker's trajectory toward Sam Altman's coveted AGI benchmark

Sebastian Bubeck, one of Microsoft's top AI researchers, recently left the company to join OpenAI. He spearheaded operations on small language models like the lightweight Phi AI models.

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Laptop · Oct 14, 2024

Apple agrees with Sam Altman: AI is incredibly dumb

Research from Apple’s AI team shows that today’s big AI models aren’t as smart as we think. Despite that, AI is being misused more and more every day.

TechRadar · Oct 14, 2024

New ChatGPT prompt goes viral with Sam Altman’s approval

Sam Altman of OpenAI gives his blessing to a new viral prompt for ChatGPT

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

As OpenAI attracts billions in new investment, its goal of balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed the popular ChatGPT chatbot and the text-to-art program Dall-E, is at a crossroads. On Oct. 2, 2024, it announced that it had obtained US$6.6 billion in new funding from investors and that the business was worth an estimated $157 billion – making it…

Windows Central · Oct 13, 2024

Nobel Prize winner claims Sam Altman was fired for prioritizing profits over safety as Steam faces the heat for its crude sales strategy

As OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in investment from Microsoft and NVIDIA, an AI artist argued that people are stealing from him by using AI. We also saw a major update to Windows 11 roll out and Microsoft ship the latest version of Office.

Fortune · Oct 13, 2024

Musk’s chances against OpenAI look grim as ChatGPT creator moves to dismiss second lawsuit

Accusing OpenAI of everything from fraud and racketeering to false advertising and unjust enrichment may look like the legal equivalent of throwing spaghetti at a wall.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024

Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024

Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company

Back in 2016, the artificial intelligence maker OpenAI had just incorporated as a nonprofit and applied to the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status

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