The Latest Breaking News from Sam Altman

Commentary: Should we bring AI into hospitals? Let’s find the middle ground

Recently, two major news stories in the technology world broke out. The first one was about a call by big names in the technology sector to pause the development of artificial intelligence. The second was about the use of large language models, or LLMs, in health care. That followed a…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 12, 2023

ChatGPT Founder Considers Expansion into Japan

The developer of ChatGPT said Monday that his company plans to open an office in Japan amid growing concerns about the chatbot's unauthorized collection of personal data and impact on learning environments.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2023

The rich are pouring millions into life extension research – but does it have any ethical value?

Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, recently invested US$180 million into Retro Biosciences – a company seeking to extend human lifespans by ten healthy years.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2023

Italy privacy watchdog blocks ChatGPT, citing data breach

The Italian government's privacy watchdog says it's temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Elon Musk, Andrew Yang, and Steve Wozniak Propose an A.I. 'Pause.' It's a Bad Idea and Won't Work Anyway.

For good and ill, human beings advance through trial and error. The same will be the case with A.I.

Reason · Mar 30, 2023

Crack down on OpenAI's ChatGPT now, groups urge U.S. and EU regulators

There's suddenly a coordinated pushback against A.I.'s rapid development.

Fortune · Mar 30, 2023

Tech giants are cutting back on AI ethics research as Elon Musk calls for a cautious approach

Technologists are calling for a more cautious approach to AI, but some companies are still pushing forward at all costs.

Fortune · Mar 29, 2023

Elon Musk, tech leaders call for halt in ‘dangerous race’ to further AI research

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and other tech industry leaders called for a brief pause in artificial intelligence research in an open letter publicized Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

Elon Musk joins call for pause in creation of giant AI ‘digital minds’

More than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts urge delay until world can be confident ‘effects will be positive and risks manageable’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023

Welcoming Our New Chatbot Overlords

After launching, ChatGPT hit 1 million sign-ups much faster than Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter did.

Reason · Mar 28, 2023