Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

In this photo illustration, the logo of ‘OpenAI’ is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Elon Musk and Sam Altman in Ankara, Turkiye on March 14, 2024. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images Elon Musk on Tuesday withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and … Read more

AI is getting very popular among students and teachers, very quickly

AI is getting very popular among students and teachers, very quickly

Hyoung Chang | Denver Post | Getty Images The American public as a whole remains on the fence with artificial intelligence, according to many polls, but in education, adoption among teachers and students is rapidly rising. In a little over a year, the percentage of teachers who say they are familiar with ChatGPT — the … Read more

OpenAI hires new CFO and product chief, announces Apple partnership

OpenAI hires new CFO and product chief, announces Apple partnership

Sarah Friar has been named OpenAI CFO Anjali Sundaram | CNBC OpenAI on Monday hired two top executives and announced a partnership with Apple that includes a ChatGPT-Siri integration, the company announced in two blog posts. The company said Sarah Friar, previously CEO of Nextdoor and finance chief at Square, is joining as chief financial … Read more

After ChatGPT and the rise of chatbots, investors pour into AI agents

After ChatGPT and the rise of chatbots, investors pour into AI agents

Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Earlier this year, financial services company Klarna said its artificial intelligence agent, powered by OpenAI, had taken over two-thirds of customer chats and was doing work equivalent to that of 700 full-time agents. That was after just one month of use. Alexander Kvamme, CEO of customer engagement startup … Read more

Some workers are worried using AI will make them look ‘lazy’: survey

Some workers are worried using AI will make them look ‘lazy’: survey

Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images AI use is fast becoming the norm in the workplace, but some workers are still worried that they’ll receive flak if their colleagues find out. AI firm Anthropic and work management platform Asana released their new 2024 State of AI at Work report on Wednesday, which surveyed … Read more

Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin, in talks with HP, telecoms to sell

Humane, the startup behind the AI Pin, in talks with HP, telecoms to sell

Humane, the AI hardware startup founded by ex-Apple designers, is seeking a buyer after its AI Pin’s lukewarm debut, according to a source familiar with the matter. The company is currently in talks with HP and other firms, including more than one telecom company, the source told CNBC. Humane has hired investment bank Tidal Partners … Read more

U.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

U.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) speaks with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024.  Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are set to open antitrust investigations … Read more

Nvidia hits $3 trillion market cap on back of AI boom

Nvidia hits  trillion market cap on back of AI boom

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keystone speech ahead of Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 2, 2024.  Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia shares closed up 5% to $1,224.40 on Wednesday, giving the company a market cap above $3 trillion for the first time as investors continue to clamor for a piece … Read more

Kneron launches latest AI chips in latest challenge to Nvidia, AMD

Kneron launches latest AI chips in latest challenge to Nvidia, AMD

Albert Liu, founder and CEO of Kneron. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty Images Kneron, an artificial intelligence chip startup, launched its next-generation products on Wednesday as it looks to cash in on AI interest from businesses and offer an alternative to giants like Nvidia and AMD. The Taiwanese firm, which is backed by U.S. … Read more

OpenAI open letter warns of AI’s ‘serious risk’ and lack of oversight

OpenAI open letter warns of AI’s ‘serious risk’ and lack of oversight

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024.  Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images A group of current and former OpenAI employees published an open letter Tuesday describing concerns about the artificial intelligence industry’s rapid advancement despite a lack of oversight and … Read more