The European Union said Tuesday it is examining Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular ChatGPT tool, and whether it is subject to the bloc’s merger rules. “The European Commission is checking whether Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI might be reviewable under the EU Merger Regulation,” the EU’s executive arm … Read more
If you’ve been dying to hear more about the upcoming Indiana Jones game, then Microsoft has some good news for you. The mysterious new release from Wolfenstein developer MachineGames will headline an imminent Xbox Direct conference. The Xbox Developer Direct will be available to watch at 8pm GMT UK time on the evening of January … Read more
Sam Altman — the leader of one of the world’s most influential AI companies that created ChatGPT, OpenAI — was fired on Friday night by the startup’s board in a surprise move. Within about 48 hours, he was hired to run a new division at Microsoft where he’ll be arguably even more powerful, with the … Read more
For most people, passive income is a bit of extra pocket change that requires minimal effort to earn to supplement a main source of income. For Steve Ballmer, it’s $US1 billion ($A1.4 billion). Ballmer, the sixth-richest person in the world, is due to collect that much in dividends from Microsoft in 2024. Watch the latest … Read more
The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. In the suit filed Wednesday in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, the Times said OpenAI and Microsoft are advancing their technology through the “unlawful use of The … Read more
Ilya Sutskever, one of the leading AI scientists behind ChatGPT, reflects on his founding vision and values. In conversations with the film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei as he was developing the chat language model between 2016 and 2019, he describes his personal philosophy and makes startling predictions for a technology already shaping our world. Reflecting on his … Read more
Several Pulitzer Prize winning authors have joined a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT tool, alleging the tech companies used their copyrighted work to train artificial intelligence (AI) models without permission. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by author Julian Sancton in late November, now features Kai Bird, Taylor … Read more
