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OpenAI Calls Elon Musk’s Claims ‘Incoherent’ in Court Filing
12Mar By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI Calls Elon Musk’s Claims ‘Incoherent’ in Court Filing

[ad_1] OpenAI lambasted Elon Musk's allegations against it, saying in a court filing that the billionaire entrepreneur's claims “rest on convoluted — often incoherent — factual premises.” The strongly worded filing is the company's first legal response to Musk's February lawsuit against the company, Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman. Musk alleged the startup had strayed from its mission to build responsible artificial intelligence and that it had become beholden to Microsoft Corp., its largest investor.  In the filing, OpenAI stresses that it did not violate its agreement with Musk because “there is no founding agreement, or any agreement at all with Musk, as the complaint itself makes clear.” OpenAI also denied Musk's claims in a memo to staff and a blog po...
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity
1Mar By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity

[ad_1] Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a non-profit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public. Under its founding agreement, OpenAI would also make its code open to the public instead of walling it off for any private company's gains, the lawsuit says. However, by embracing a close relationship with Microsoft, OpenAI and its top executives have set that pact “aflame” and are “perverting” the company's mission, Musk alleges i...
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OpenAI to name new board members in March, Washington Post reports
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OpenAI to name new board members in March, Washington Post reports

[ad_1] ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is planning to appoint several new board members in March, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The move would finally end an impasse which began after the Microsoft-backed company's former board fired CEO Sam Altman in November. However, Altman returned just days later, with OpenAI also unveiling a new initial board with former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor as chair. OpenAI's new board has since on an active search for six members with expertise in fields from technology to safety and policy. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Microsoft would take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board, Altman said in November after taking back the reins of the company. OpenAI inves...
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What you need to know about Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s new interim CEO
22Nov By adminNo Comments
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What you need to know about Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s new interim CEO

[ad_1] OpenAI is bringing in the former head of Twitch as interim CEO just days after the company pushed out its well-known leader Sam Altman, sparking upheaval in the world of artificial intelligence.Emmett Shear announced his new role Monday morning in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, while also acknowledging “the process and communications” around Altman's firing Friday were “handled very badly” and damaged trust in the company. When it abruptly fired Altman, OpenAI said an internal review found the 38-year-old was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the company's board of directors. OpenAI did not provide more details, leaving industry analysts and tech watchers reading tea leaves in an effort to figure out what happened. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join...
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7 Things You Need to Know About the Fight for the Future of OpenAI
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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7 Things You Need to Know About the Fight for the Future of OpenAI

[ad_1] ChatGPT creator OpenAI sparked a storm of controversy and speculation Friday with the ouster of its co-founder and chief executive officer, Sam Altman. The news shocked investors, partners and employees and has left the world's preeminent artificial intelligence startup in a precarious state. Here's what you need to know: Why is OpenAI so important?The San Francisco firm released ChatGPT a year ago and the AI chatbot now has 100 million weekly users. ChatGPT's huge success triggered a tidal wave of investment in generative AI and thrust artificial intelligence into the mainstream consciousness. OpenAI's technology has also become the benchmark for a growing list of rival AI companies around the world. OpenAI was valued at about $86 billion in a tender offer that was approaching c...
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The OpenAI saga: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella to Ilya Sutskever – check out the top protagonists
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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The OpenAI saga: Sam Altman, Satya Nadella to Ilya Sutskever – check out the top protagonists

[ad_1] It is day 5 of the OpenAI saga, and it is still delivering shocking twists and turns. When everyone thought Sam Altman, the ousted CEO of OpenAI, would join Microsoft and lead their AI division, CEO Satya Nadella gave cryptic interviews suggesting he wasn't sure where Altman would end up. Sprinkle in Ilya Sutskever's post expressing regret over participation in the board's actions and the threats of mass resignation from more than 500 employees of OpenAI, and you have a tale that will be remembered in Silicon Valley for decades to come.But if this saga has left you bamboozled, then you need to know the protagonists of this entire show and the role they played in bringing about this cataclysmic event. Let us take a look. Sam Altman, former CEO, OpenAIThere have been a lot of rumor...
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Sam Altman may still end up in OpenAI, suggests Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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Sam Altman may still end up in OpenAI, suggests Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

[ad_1] The Sam Altman-OpenAI-Microsoft saga is turning out to be one of the most dramatic ones to come out of the tech world. Just when it seemed that the entire situation was over with Altman and Greg Brockman joining Microsoft, Satya Nadella threw yet another curve ball. Appearing in interviews with CNBC and Bloomberg TV a few hours earlier, the Microsoft CEO hinted at the possibility that Altman may return to OpenAI, the home he was ousted from. The statements by Nadella only add fuel to the fire earlier started with Ilya Sutskever's post on X showing regret for the incident and the open letter by OpenAI staff threatening to mass resign if Altman was not reinstated.During an interview with CNBC, Nadella said, “Obviously, we want Sam and Greg to have a fantastic home if they're not go...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Tech workers deem AI overrated, Sam Altman joins Microsoft, more
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Tech workers deem AI overrated, Sam Altman joins Microsoft, more

[ad_1] Skeptical tech workers say AI is overrated; Australia launches inaugural AI month to shape responsible AI future; DeepBio makes history as first Korean cancer A.I. company to win CES Innovation award; fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman enticed by Satya Nadella to join Microsoft - this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look..1. Tech workers skeptical as more than half deem AI overratedOver half of surveyed tech workers, including software engineers, designers, and business leaders, believe AI, including innovations like OpenAI's ChatGPT, is overrated, according to a Retool study. The skepticism arises from a lack of evident transformative impacts on productivity or work quality for businesses. Respondents express difficulty relying on current AI capabilities, citing time-consu...
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After Satya Nadella gets Sam Altman to join Microsoft, Elon Musk takes a dig
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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After Satya Nadella gets Sam Altman to join Microsoft, Elon Musk takes a dig

[ad_1] Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella shared some really exciting news today about forming a brand-new AI research team at the company, that will be led by Sam Altman, the former CEO of OpenAI, as well as Greg Brockman - OpenAI's ex-CEO and ex-president respectively. This announcement prompted a taunt from billionaire Elon Musk, who had previously invested in OpenAI and had said that the only reason the company existed at all was because he kept it alive through huge fund infusions. Nadella, in a tweet on X, expressed his enthusiasm over Altman and Brockman joining Microsoft, saying, "We're thrilled to have Sam Altman and Greg Brockman lead a new advanced AI research team. We're ready to provide them with the resources they need for success." Elon Musk's ResponseElon Musk, known for his...
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The Doomed mission behind Sam Altman’s shock ouster from OpenAI
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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The Doomed mission behind Sam Altman’s shock ouster from OpenAI

[ad_1] Healthy companies led by competent, commercially successful and globally beloved founders generally don't tend to fire them. And, as Sam Altman walked on stage in San Francisco on Nov. 6, all those things could have described his role at OpenAI.The co-founder and chief executive officer had kicked off a global race for artificial intelligence supremacy, helped OpenAI surpass much larger competitors, and was, by this point, regularly compared to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Eleven days later he would be fired — kicking off a chaotic weekend during which executives and investors loyal to Altman were agitating for his return.  The board ignored them, and hired Emmett Shear, the former Twitch CEO, instead.  On Nov. 6, at the company's first developer conference, the acclaim for Altman ...
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