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Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions

20Nov

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Sacked by OpenAI, Sam Altman, the face of AI, joins Microsoft! Check reactions

[ad_1] On Friday, Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI as CEO. Within hours of that, in the face of intense pressure from Microsoft and other investors, the board tried to get him back, but failed. He wanted the OpenAI board to be sacked as his biggest condition for re-joining OpenAI. After talks failed, Satya Nadella announced, that Altman was joining Microsoft to lead a new team of AI researchers. It was an announcement that shocked and awed in equal measure as it heralded a virtual coup by Nadella in getting Altman to join Microsoft. Now OpenAI has appointed former Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO of the company. After the news of Altman joining Microsoft was announced, industry personalities and others, shared their thoughts about the entire event. Check out what CEOs and t...

India will regulate AI! Union minister says will protect ‘digital citizens’

9Jun

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India will regulate AI! Union minister says will protect ‘digital citizens’

[ad_1] A day after ChatGPT creator and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who has vociferously called for government regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has announced that AI regulations will be implemented in India. The reason for regulating AI, according to the minister, was to protect “digital citizens” from potential dangers that can come from AI. Chandrasekhar was speaking in a presentation on India's progress towards digitalisation over the past nine years under the PM Modi-led NDA government.The minister also expressed his concerns about the toxic behavior and the criminal elements present on the Internet and said that the government remained committed to protecting citizens and thwarting such miscreants. [ad_...

Sam Altman: AI is too powerful to be left in the hands of corporations

8Jun

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Sam Altman: AI is too powerful to be left in the hands of corporations

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence is one of the most hotly debated spaces in technology. The technology is here and it is growing exponentially, but regulators are still trying to understand its scope and impact to draft a robust regulatory framework around it. And many fear that this delay in regulating AI space can have a detrimental effect. In fact, the man that practically started the AI race, Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, himself is advocating a regulatory framework. Speaking at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-D), Altman said, “We want external regulation because AI, as a technology, is too powerful to be left in the hands of companies”.Sam Altman visits India, highlights the AI dangerAltman arrived in India yesterday ...

Sam Altman in India: I don’t think current AI systems are dangerous

8Jun

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Sam Altman in India: I don’t think current AI systems are dangerous

[ad_1] Amidst growing concerns around ChatGPT, its creator, Sam Altman, is in India as part of his six-country tour. Just a few days ago, Altman had tweeted, “excited to visit israel, jordan, qatar, the uae, india, and south korea this week!” While ChatGPT has shocked the world with its capabilities, it has also given rise to arguments about safeguards around artificial intelligence. A recent case only added fuel to the fire ChatGPT was used to cheat in civil service exams in Telangana, India, potentially becoming one of the first instances in the country where AI has been used for cheating. Another case of cheating by students was revealed in the US.The OpenAI founder is expected to meet Prime Minister Modi and other top government officials in the country today, June 8. Speaking about...

AI agenda: ChatGPT creator Sam Altman to visit India

7Jun

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AI agenda: ChatGPT creator Sam Altman to visit India

[ad_1] ChatGPT creator Sam Altman is set to visit India this week. The OpenAI founder is currently on a tour of 5 countries including Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, India, and South Korea. According to reports, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar will meet Altman over the next few days. Altman's visit to India comes at a time when the country is preparing its Digital India framework which will replace the existing IT Act, to put guardrails around the use of artificial intelligence in digital space.It is confirmed that he will be speaking at IIIT Delhi, with the registrations for the fireside chat session already being closed. Just a few days ago, Altman had tweeted, “Excited to visit israel, jordan, qatar, the uae, india, and south ko...

OpenAI co-founders warn of ‘superintelligence’ threat from AI

25May

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OpenAI co-founders warn of ‘superintelligence’ threat from AI

[ad_1] The developers behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, including CEO Sam Altman, expressed their concern in a blogpost on Monday, that artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass the "expert skill level" of humans in various domains within the next 10 years, leading to the emergence of "superintelligence" that outperforms other powerful technologies. OpenAI officials stated, "Superintelligence will be more powerful than any other technology humanity has had to grapple with in the past." They further emphasized the importance of managing risks associated with this development in order to achieve a significantly more prosperous future. Business Insider reported.The introduction of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools has raised concerns among industry leaders regarding the potential disruption t...

Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the cost

21May

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Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the cost

[ad_1] The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it?OpenAI bled around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT and says it needs $100 billion to meet its ambitions, according to industry media The Information. "We're going to be the most capital-intensive startup in Silicon Valley history," OpenAI's founder Sam Altman told a panel recently. And when Microsoft, which poured billions of dollars in investment into OpenAI, is asked about how much its AI adventure will cost, the company answers with assurances that it is keeping an eye on its bottom line.Building something even near the scale of what OpenAI, Microsoft or Google have on offer would require an eye-watering investment on state-of-the-art chips an...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to US senators, underlines ‘critical’ role of regulating AI

16May

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to US senators, underlines ‘critical’ role of regulating AI

[ad_1] Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT's OpenAI, while speaking to US Senators on Tuesday said that regulating artificial intelligence (AI) was essential, AFP reported. Earlier, US lawmakers had voiced their demand for new rules to guide the rapid development of AI technology especially as it could be very dangerous in the hands of cybercriminals. Altman, in his Senate testimony said, "We think that regulatory intervention by governments will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful models". Alttman also suggested that the US must consider licensing , testing requirements for development of AI models. In the Senate Judiciary hearing, Altman testified about the advancements and potential risks of AI. Altman highlighted the positive impact of OpenAI's technology, statin...