Box CEO Aaron Levie’s top takeaway from OpenAI meltdown: ‘Don’t have weird corporate structures’ Box CEO Aaron Levie highlights the 'tens of thousands of products' relying on OpenAI. Fortune · Dec 12, 2023
Taylor Swift may be Person of the Year—but history will remember 2023 as the year of AI Last year's release of ChatGPT has changed how we think about AI—with Time even creating a new "CEO of the Year" award for OpenAI's Sam Altman. Fortune · Dec 11, 2023
Elon Musk Invites OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever To Join Tesla Or xAI Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner claims Sam Altman's firing wasn't about AI safety but it was about a lack of trust. International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2023
Sam Altman Opens Up About His Painful Firing From OpenAI After being sacked by OpenAI's board, Sam Altman says he was flooded with messages from people who wanted to come and work with him. International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2023
xAI Accused Of Using OpenAI Code For Training Its Grok AI, Elon Musk Claps Back Currently, Grok AI is rolling out to US-based X Premium Plus subscribers and it is unclear when the AI bot will be made available to users in other regions. International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2023
From Sam Altman (OpenAI) on Anti-Semitism https://twitter.com/sama/status/1732925866836210151 (Apropos The Lesson and the value of free speech; see "Moral Rot": Rude Awakenings, Lessons, and Being Not Sure How to Cope.) Reason · Dec 10, 2023
Elon Musk says Ilya Sutskever—the OpenAI chief scientist who helped fire Sam Altman then backtracked—should jump ship for xAI or Tesla Musk played a key role in luring Sutskever to OpenAI before starting xAI, the startup behind ChatGPT rival Grok. Fortune · Dec 9, 2023
ChatGPT exploded into public life a year ago. Now we know what went on behind the scenes The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can seem like an eternity The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023
Elon Musk responds with ‘yes’ after Sam Altman says anti-Semitism is worse than he thought, ‘particularly on the American left’ Musk has faced intense backlash after endorsing an anti-Semitic post last month—and has been hitting back. Fortune · Dec 8, 2023
Microsoft vs. FTC II: The Wrath of Khan — the FTC once again comes for Microsoft, for gaming, and now AI too The FTC will take a closer look to see if Microsoft and OpenAI violated antitrust laws. At this stage, the FTC has started preliminary inquiries but has not opened a formal investigation. Windows Central · Dec 8, 2023
Be glad UK’s watchdog has its eyes on what just happened at OpenAI Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
Are Microsoft and OpenAI too close? UK CMA will look into the complicated partnership that could forge the future of AI. The UK Competition and Markets authority is seeking information of whether OpenAI and Microsoft's actions resulted in a relevant merger. The CMA could later start a formal investigation into the relationship if deemed necessary. Windows Central · Dec 8, 2023
UK watchdog to examine Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI Action on possible ‘acquisition of control’ follows leadership turmoil at ChatGPT developer The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
Competition watchdog to probe OpenAI's Microsoft partnership Last month, OpenAI shocked the AI world when it ousted its boss Sam Altman only to bring him back days later. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023
International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2023 New Google AI Model "Outperforms" ChatGPT in Most Tests Described by Google as "its most capable model yet", Gemini is the first to be announced since last month's global AI safety summit.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2023 One of the two female OpenAI board members replaced after the Sam Altman incident says a company lawyer tried to pressure her with an ‘intimidation’ tactic Speaking out for the first time since the shake-up at OpenAI, ex–board member Helen Toner told her side of the story in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2023 Sam Altman explains how being fired as OpenAI CEO was a ‘blessing in disguise’ Altman suggested that when others lose their jobs to AI and blame him, he’ll have more empathy now.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2023 How Joshua Kushner created a VC powerhouse with Thrive Capital He built a name for himself apart from his famous family—and defied VC expectations
International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2023 Former OpenAI Director Says He Is Still Unsure Why The Board Fired Sam Altman The mystery surrounding the OpenAI's board decision to remove CEO Sam Altman has left an aura of uncertainty around the high-profile AI startup.
Windows Central · Dec 6, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT's first birthday — "A year ago we were probably sitting in the office putting the finishing touches on ChatGPT before the next morning's launch" ChatGPT just turned one. We take a look back at the year that was, highlighting some of the wins as well as setbacks OpenAI has had with the tool.
Fortune · Dec 6, 2023 The Sam Altman-backed crypto project Worldcoin announces plans for decentralization as it expands its eye-scanning ambitions The company released a new grants program and protocol roadmap on Wednesday.
International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023 Google Looks To Take Generative AI Lead With Gemini Google on Wednesday infused its Bard chatbot with a new-generation artificial intelligence model called Gemini, which it touts as being able to reason better than ChatGPT and other rivals.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Google ups the stakes in AI race with Gemini, a technology trained to behave more like humans Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023 AI firms ‘should include members of public on boards to protect society’ Expert Yoshua Bengio says independent oversight needed as advances in technology accelerate
International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2023 OpenAI CEO's Reinstatement Raises Concerns Over $51 Million AI Chip Deal with Personal Investments The agreement between OpenAI and Rain AI signed in 2019, committed OpenAI to the substantial investment once the chips became available.