Elon Musk withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Tuesday. Musk accused OpenAI of violating its nonprofit mission when he filed the lawsuit in February. But dropping the case doesn’t mean that Musk is burying the hatchet with Altman just yet. Elon Musk might have withdrawn his lawsuit against OpenAI and […]
(Bloomberg) — When a 23-year-old Sam Altman took the stage at Apple Inc.’s annual developer conference in 2008, he gushed about being able to use the company’s new App Store to promote his software, a friend-locating service called Loopt. “We think this is a new era of mobile, and we’re thrilled to be part of […]
OpenAI has raised tens of billions of dollars to develop AI technologies that are changing the world. But there’s one glaring problem: it’s still struggling to understand how its tech actually works. During last week’s International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was stumped after being asked […]
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham said the startup accelerator didn’t fire Sam Altman. Altman had roles at OpenAI and Y Combinator before he left the latter in 2019. “We didn’t want him to leave, just to choose one or the other,” Graham said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wasn’t fired from his position as Y Combinator […]
More than six months after Sam Altman was fired, then rehired, one of OpenAI’s former board members is finally spilling the tea on what happened behind closed doors. Helen Toner, one of four people responsible for firing OpenAI’s CEO, says Altman’s incessant lying created a toxic culture that executives described as “psychological abuse.” In her […]
The Giving Pledge has announced that OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has joined its list of wealthy philanthropists committed to donating more than half of their fortunes. The move comes after a tumultuous six months for Mr Altman, the co-founder of the San Francisco-based company behind ChatGPT and a venture capitalist who Forbes says amassed […]
The Giving Pledge has announced that OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has joined its list of wealthy philanthropists committed to donating more than half of their fortunes. The move comes after a tumultuous six months for Mr Altman, the co-founder of the San Francisco-based company behind ChatGPT and a venture capitalist who Forbes says amassed […]
What you need to know OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently suggested that GPT-5 may work like a virtual brain. The AI-powered model will reportedly spot deeper thinking capabilities, allowing it to handle complex tasks better compared to its predecessors. Altman disclosed the model might ship under a different, but “very special” name, touting its advanced […]
What you need to know OpenAI has lost a handful of its top executives in the past week after shipping its cutting-edge GPT-4o. Former employees have expressed concerns over OpenAI big push to achieve the AGI benchmark while placing all safety measures on the back burner. Reports hitting the windmill indicate OpenAI forces its departing […]
OpenAI just showed off ChatGPT-4o, which includes a lifelike voice assistant. It can speak with emotion and speak conversationally. Meanwhile, Apple’s Siri is far less capable at complex tasks. After OpenAI unveiled its latest ChatGPT iteration, one tech executive is probably super jealous: Apple’s Tim Cook. ChatGPT-4o, as they’re calling it, speaks in a conversational […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants an international agency to regulate artificial intelligence. Altman said an agency approach would be better than inflexible laws given AI’s rapid evolution. He compared AI to airplanes, emphasizing the need for a safety testing framework. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he’s keen on regulating AI with an international agency. “I […]
The chief executives of leading US technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services from “AI-related disruptions”. Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the new board, which includes key corporate leaders in AI development such as OpenAI chief executive Sam […]