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

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

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

Argentina’s Milei meets with Open AI’s Sam Altman and Apple’s Tim Cook

Argentina’s Milei meets with Open AI’s Sam Altman and Apple’s Tim Cook

Argentina’s President Javier Milei waves during the commemoration of the 214th anniversary of the May Revolution that led to the independence from Spain, at Plaza San Martin in Cordoba, Argentina, on May 25, 2024. Diego Lima | Afp | Getty Images Argentina President Javier Milei met with leaders of some of the world’s largest tech … Read more

Former OpenAI board member explains why CEO Sam Altman was fired

Former OpenAI board member explains why CEO Sam Altman was fired

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner, who helped oust CEO Sam Altman in November, broke her silence this week when she spoke on a podcast about events inside the company leading up to Altman’s firing. One example she shared: When OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, the board was not informed in advance and found … Read more

OpenAI sends internal memo releasing former employees from NDAs

OpenAI sends internal memo releasing former employees from NDAs

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 OpenAI on Thursday backtracked on a controversial decision to, in effect, make former employees choose between signing a non-disparagement agreement that would never expire, or keeping their vested … Read more

Artificial general intelligence more than 10 years away: Baidu CEO

Artificial general intelligence more than 10 years away: Baidu CEO

Co-founder, CEO and chairman of Baidu, Robin Li attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Viva Technology, the biggest tech show in Europe but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings … Read more

News Corp., OpenAI strike ‘multi-year partnership’ deal to improve ChatGPT

News Corp., OpenAI strike ‘multi-year partnership’ deal to improve ChatGPT

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters OpenAI and News Corp. on Wednesday announced a “multi-year global partnership” that will allow OpenAI to access current and archived articles from News Corp.’s outlets, including The Wall Street … Read more

Scarlett Johansson “Angered” By OpenAI Chatbot Voice That Sounds “Eerily” Like Her

Scarlett Johansson “Angered” By OpenAI Chatbot Voice That Sounds “Eerily” Like Her

Ms Johansson said she was shocked when she heard AI chatbot’s demo. Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson said that she was “shocked, angered and in disbelief” after Sam Altman’s OpenAI launched a chatbot with an “eerily similar” voice to hers, as per a report in BBC. The actress said that she had previously declined the company’s … Read more