Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commented on its “real innovations.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman described it as “clearly a great model.” Apple CEO Tim Cook said “innovation that drives efficiency is a good thing.” And Palantir’s Alex Karp said it shows the importance of “an all-country effort.” The tech CEOs were all talking about China’s DeepSeek, which...
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Elon Musk Files Amended Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Sam Altman
Elon Musk sued OpenAI earlier this year, alleging that the company broke its founding agreement and is working to maximize profits for Microsoft instead of humanity, as a whole. Though Musk withdrew the lawsuit in June, he later revived it in August — and now he’s expanding the complaint to include Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder and...
OpenAI Might Become For-Profit After Key Exec Departures
On Wednesday, while OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, vice president of research Barret Zoph, and chief research officer Bob McGrew all announced that they would be leaving the company, reports emerged of a major restructuring that could transform the ChatGPT-maker into a multi-billion dollar for-profit corporation. According to sources who spoke with Reuters, OpenAI...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 39, Talks Being Fired, Rehired
It’s clear that Sam Altman, the 39-year-old co-founder of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, is looking ahead after he was fired (and quickly rehired) almost a year ago from the company he co-founded after the board accused him of not being “consistently candid.” In a Tuesday podcast episode of Life in Seven Songs from the San Francisco Standard,...
This Is What Keeps ChatGPT’s Sam Altman Up at Night
OpenAI announced its first AI model on Thursday that can reason, or solve complex problems on its own without copying the reasoning patterns of its training data, code-named Strawberry. That evening, the ChatGPT maker’s CEO sat down with Oprah Winfrey in a special aired on ABC to discuss how he sees AI changing the world...
Humane’s Ai Pin Aimed to Replace the iPhone. What Happened?
Earlier this year, Humane was a promising AI wearable startup intent on creating a device that would replace the smartphone. It raised over $200 million from big names, including Microsoft, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, to develop a device that can make calls, send texts, answer questions, and translate from one...
Elon Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI
Over three months after filing a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of going against its original mission, Elon Musk is dropping the suit. Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI but stepped away in 2018 and now owns rival AI startup xAI. He sued OpenAI in late February in California state court, alleging that the ChatGPT-maker was going...
Why Did ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Fire CEO Sam Altman? New Details
A TED AI Show interview published Tuesday afternoon with former OpenAI board member Helen Toner reveals new details about the company’s efforts to fire its billionaire CEO and cofounder Sam Altman and why she “just couldn’t believe” what he was saying. In November 2023, the board of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fired Altman after determining that he...
OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Sounds Almost Human in Latest Update
ChatGPT sounds more human than ever. A Monday event from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI revealed the next stage of AI: Emotionally expressive technology that adapts to users’ needs. The big announcement at the event was a new AI model called GPT-4o, which the company says can figure out how you’re feeling from a selfie, tutor kids through...