The Latest Breaking News from Sam Altman

OpenAI unexpectedly kills Sora, and I wonder if this is the start of a mini AI bubble collapse

OpenAI unexpectedly announced the shuttering of Sora, and the company may have lost a huge partner.

TechRadar · Mar 24

OpenAI discontinues Sora video generation app, Disney pulls out of $1 billion investment deal

The shutdown of the app is reportedly part of a broader strategic shift away from video generation in favor of productivity apps.

PC Gamer · Mar 24

OpenAI will shutter Sora video app

The AI video app shot to the top of the app store charts before downloads plummeted.

Axios · Mar 24

“Thank you for getting us to this point” — I thought Sam Altman’s tweet about coders was nice — then I read it again

Sam Altman’s latest tweet thanks the coders who “got us to this point” — but a closer look at that phrasing raises a bigger question about what happens next.

TechRadar · Mar 20

Uber cofounder says human workers will be extremely ‘valuable’ until super AGI steps into the picture: ‘That's my white pill’

While workers are panicking over the fate of their careers, Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick is optimistic that humans will be “more and more” valuable in an AI-driven world.

Fortune · Mar 19

OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge aren’t AI regulation — they’re surveillance

In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British Colombia Premier David Eby.

The Conversation · Mar 18

Microsoft considering suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon, report claims — exclusivity dispute revolves around Frontier multi-agent service

Microsoft ruminating on suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 18

ServiceNow CEO says that new college graduate unemployment could reach 30% thanks to AI automation

Bill McDermott, the boss of $123 billion software giant ServiceNow, says it’s going to be hard for Gen Z workers to “differentiate themselves in a corporate environment” as AI takes over.

Fortune · Mar 17

Elon Musk Vows Possible $134 Billion Charity Donation In Sam Altman Legal Battle

Elon Musk vows to donate any proceeds from his reported $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI to charity, framing the legal battle as a matter of principle.

International Business Times UK · Mar 17

'Its most distinguishing characteristic is its humanity' one ChatGPT user says — and Sam Altman agrees as OpenAI takes steps to reduce ‘teaser-style phrasing’ in responses

Sam Altman admits ChatGPT’s real appeal isn’t its intelligence, it’s its personality, as OpenAI moves to fix tone issues after user backlash.

TechRadar · Mar 17