Jony Ive confirms he's working on an AI device for OpenAI – but what could it be? The rumors were true: OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman have enlisted the help of designer Jony Ive. TechRadar · Sep 22, 2024
Jony Ive confirms he is working on an OpenAI hardware design project Jony Ive has confirmed he is working with OpenAI on a new mobile hardware product. The famed former chief design officer at Apple is again hoping to contribute his design flair to the world of tech, after five years of keeping a low profile. Tom’s Hardware · Sep 22, 2024
Investors claim OpenAI is 'uniquely' positioned to become the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars ahead of Microsoft and Apple: "There has never been a company that has both a dominant enterprise and consumer position early on" A new report claims more investors are joining OpenAI's latest round of funding, potentially propelling it to become the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars, potentially ahead of Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple. Windows Central · Sep 20, 2024
What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)? AI development is accelerating — with some scientists suggesting machines will be more intelligent than the smartest humans within the next few years. LiveScience · Sep 20, 2024
OpenAI’s data hunger raises privacy concerns Last month, OpenAI came out against a yet-to-be enacted Californian law that aims to set basic safety standards for developers of large artificial intelligence (AI) models. This was a change of posture for the company, whose chief executive Sam Altman has previously spoken in support of AI regulation. The Conversation · Sep 20, 2024
Sam Altman tells high schoolers dropping out of college wasn’t a big deal Altman dropped out from Stanford at 19, but always felt that if the risk didn’t pay off he could “undo it” and go back to college. Fortune · Sep 19, 2024
Microsoft and affiliates (not OpenAI) are secretly using your LinkedIn data to train AI models — Here's how to opt out of the experience LinkedIn subtly rolled out a new feature (Data for Generative AI improvement), allowing Microsoft and affiliates' AI models to access your data for training without consent. Windows Central · Sep 19, 2024
Sam Altman is off of OpenAI’s new safety board Group now has more power over new AI launches as well. Fortune · Sep 17, 2024
Sam Altman told OpenAI staff the company’s non-profit corporate structure will change next year The OpenAI CEO had previously admitted that the company’s structure is “unusual.” Now he's made it clear, it's time to change it. Fortune · Sep 13, 2024
OpenAI's Strawberry AI models ship with advanced reasoning capabilities synonymous with humans, though they'll need "an extra moment to think" — Sam Altman says it "doesn't constitute AGI" OpenAI recently unveiled a new series of next-gen AI models dubbed OpenAI o1 and o1-mini with advanced reasoning capabilities across math, science, and coding. Windows Central · Sep 13, 2024
Openai CEO Sam Altman Emphasizes Importance Of AI Safety Testing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasizes AI safety testing and collaboration with US government for regulatory framework and global leadership in safe AI. Top News · Sep 13, 2024
OpenAI Releases Reasoning AI With Eye On Safety, Accuracy ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Thursday released a new series of artificial intelligence models designed to spend more time thinking -- in hopes that generative AI chatbots provide more accurate and beneficial responses. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
Sam Altman's "GPT-4 is the dumbest model any of you will ever have to use" promise might reportedly come to fruition with a hint of 'Strawberry' in two weeks OpenAI might be gearing up to release its much-anticipated 'reasoning' AI model, Strawberry, in two weeks. Windows Central · Sep 11, 2024
Former OpenAI co-founder raises $1 billion for safety-focused firm while the ChatGPT maker prioritizes shiny products and is on the cusp of bankruptcy Former OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever recently raised $1 billion through investors for his new AI firm, Safe Superintelligence Inc., to further its safety-focused advances. Windows Central · Sep 6, 2024
Windows Central · Sep 3, 2024 Sam Altman indicated it's impossible to create ChatGPT without copyrighted material, but a new study claims 57% of the content on the internet is AI-generated and is subtly killing quality search results A suggests 57% of content published online is AI-generated, leaving AI tools with limited original content for training, ultimately leading to an increase in inaccurate responses to queries.
Windows Central · Sep 3, 2024 Microsoft Copilot lead says AI chatbots must 'learn' to ask for help to reduce hallucination episodes: "The thing that's really missing today is that a model doesn't raise its hands and say 'Hey, I'm not sure, I need help'" Microsoft VP Vik Singh says AI-powered chatbots like Copilot need to learn how to ask for help when unsure about the answers they generate.
TechRadar · Aug 30, 2024 Oprah, Sam Altman, and MKBHD walk into a TV show about AI and it's not a joke Oprah will host an AI special with Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and more.
International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024 OpenAI In Talks For New Funding Valuing ChatGPT Maker More Than $100B: Reports Thrive Capital is expected to lead the investment, committing $1 billion to the round.
The Conversation · Aug 28, 2024 Labour or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster wellbeing but not productivity The current cost-of-living crisis, high interest rates and the ensuing economic contraction have disproportionately hit low-income households. And for many low-income workers, the future remains uncertain.
TechRadar · Aug 28, 2024 OpenAI’s Project Strawberry will become ChatGPT5, launch soon, and be better at math than any chatbot, insiders say More details of OpenAI’s secretive Project Strawberry have dropped, including its expected release date and the areas it will specialize in.
Fortune · Aug 27, 2024 Elon Musk throws support behind California’s AI safety bill—‘this is a tough call and will make some people upset’ This week is the final deadline for California's landmark SB 1047 bill to pass, which would codify the first safety guardrails on AI on U.S. statute books.
Windows Central · Aug 27, 2024 A former OpenAI researcher claims the ChatGPT maker could be on the precipice of achieving AGI, but it's not prepared “to handle all that entails" as shiny products get precedents over safety A former OpenAI researcher speculates half of the ChatGPT maker's super alignment team departed because the company is on the precipice of hitting the AGI benchmark, but it can't handle all that it entails.
Fortune · Aug 26, 2024 OpenAI's AGI safety team has been gutted, says ex-researcher A group of OpenAI researchers ensuring that a future AGI system does not pose catastrophic or even existential danger has been decimated.
Windows Central · Aug 26, 2024 Ex-OpenAI researchers claim Sam Altman's public support for AI regulation is a facade: "When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it" OpenAI opposed a proposed AI bill (SB 1047) to install safety protocols to prevent the technology from veering off the guardrails, citing a need for federal legislation.
Windows Central · Aug 21, 2024 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's words haunt Claude AI: "Anthropic’s model seeks to profit from strip-mining the human expression and ingenuity behind each one of those works" A group of authors has filed a class-action suit against Anthropic's Claude AI for copyright infringement.