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☆ No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has decided against buying TikTok. That leaves a really tiny list of people who say they want to buy TikTok. AdvertisementWho's going to buy TikTok? [Crickets]Yes, if you Google "potential TikTok buyers" you'll find a bunch of stories — Business Insider has written one, too — speculating about names. They list Mnuchin as well as Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, who also likes to go on TV and talk about buying TikTok.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, —, Steve Mnuchin, ByteDance, Kevin O'Leary, Bobby Kotick, OpenAI's Sam Altman, we've, Trump Organizations: Google, Service, Treasury, TV, Street Journal, Activision, Oracle, Walmart, Microsoft, Big Tech, McKinsey, TikTok

☆ More Americans are feeling a six-figure salary can't afford them a middle-class lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at people who feel like a middle-class salary doesn't equal a middle-class lifestyle . The big storyMiddle-class meltdownMichael Raines"Lately, I'm getting the feeling that I came in at the end. AdvertisementBusiness Insider's Jennifer Sor has a report on the people making over six figures who think the middle-class lifestyle they dreamed of isn't realistic for their salary . AdvertisementMarco Bottigelli/Getty, Yevgen Romanenko/Getty, Maskot/Getty, Tyler Le/BILet's address the elephant in the room: A six-figure salary is still a lot of money. Words like "AI Infrastructure" and "generative AI" point to more money heading to Nvidia for its popular H100 GPU chip.

Persons: —, Michael Raines, I'm, It's, Tony Soprano bemoaned, Jennifer Sor, Vincent, it's, Marco Bottigelli, Yevgen Romanenko, Tyler Le, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Warren Buffett, Buffett, Shruti Gandhi, Dalton Caldwell, James Cham, Hemant Taneja, Jenny Lefcourt, Nick Little, Sam Altman, Alice Zhang, Serena Williams, Jack Dorsey, Dorsey, — Dorsey, Bluesky, Alyssa Powell, Katie Notopoulos, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Grace Lett Organizations: Service, Business, Pew Research Center, nab, Adobe, Wall, Hamptons, Nvidia, Genomics, Serena Ventures, Fortune, Starbucks Locations: New York, Zillow, Santa Barbara , California, Berkshire, Bluesky, London, Chicago

☆ Trouble brews at The Wall Street Journal, where EIC Emma Tucker faces falling morale and the union edges toward a strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewEmma Tucker's arrival at The Wall Street Journal a little over a year ago was met with enthusiasm. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Business Insider talked to a dozen insiders for this story; many of them said they had felt a shift from optimism to angst regarding Tucker and the newsroom generally. A Journal spokesperson said Tucker wasn't available to comment but offered an interview with Taneth Evans, Tucker's associate editor. Evans told Business Insider that the changes were drawn out to give the new leadership time to understand how the newsroom works.

Persons: —, Emma Tucker's, Tucker, She's, effused, Liz Harris, Dow Jones, IAPE, Tucker wasn't, Taneth Evans, Tucker's, Evans, I've, Harris, Emma Tucker, Joy Malone, Rupert Murdoch, Matt Murray, Murray, Elon, Taylor, I'm, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Michael Bloomberg's, Lachlan Murdoch, Adrian Edwards, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Wall, Business, Dow, Independent Association of Publishers ' Employees, CWA, Associates, Sunday Times, The New York Times, Times, Boeing, News Corp Locations: New York, London, Tesla, Gaza, New York City

☆ Jon Stewart takes aim at Sam, Satya and Sundar for 'false promises' on AI and jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jon Stewart is taking aim at tech bros over their "false promises" about AI and work. "The Daily Show" host blasted AI as labor-replacing, calling it a threat to jobs. Stewart also mocked the suggestion AI was creating new jobs like prompt engineers. AdvertisementJon Stewart is taking aim at tech bros over their "false promises" about AI and work. "The Daily Show" host mocked some of Silicon Valley's most influential AI leaders on Monday's episode, sharing clips of OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai among others.

Persons: Jon Stewart, Stewart, —, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, he'd, Lina Khan, Apple Organizations: bros, Service, Apple, Federal Trade, CBS, Business

☆ Meme stocks are back in fashion. Here's how to find one.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're breaking down how to identify a meme stock . Three years after GameStop upended things, meme stocks are back in fashion. But how does one find a meme stock? (Trump Media doesn't technically qualify as a meme stock under Sosnick's criteria due to the amount of low short interest. Maintaining long-term support for a meme stock remains a tough nut to crack.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, There's, Steve Sosnick, Business Insider's Matthew Fox, David Becker, Chelsea Jia Feng, Donald Trump's, Trump, Bill Gross, BI's Peter Kafka, there's, it's, Pedro Ribeiro Simões, …, Matt Chase, they're, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Sora, Meta, Tyler Le, Jack Canfield's, Jay Marine, Amazon's, Jeff Bezos, Antony Blinken, Emmanuel Macron, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Grace Lett, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Business, Service, Getty, GameStop, Interactive, Business Insider's, Trump Media, Technology Group, AMC Entertainment, Big Tech, Hollywood, Facebook, NBA, FOX Locations: YOLO, hodlers, Silicon, Paris, Ukraine, Gaza, New York, London, Chicago

☆ Sam Altman's act may be wearing thin
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, we're looking into how some in Silicon Valley are starting to sour on OpenAI's Sam Altman . AdvertisementFrom hardball tactics when raising funds to relentless self-mythologizing about his role in the future of tech, Altman's act is wearing thin on some . Even VCs uninterested in AI deals are quickly becoming servants to Altman's AI empire. Big market, fall hard.

Persons: —, Baltimore's Francis Scott Key, Sam Altman, Alastair Grant, Rebecca Zisser, Darius Rafieyan, Altman, Elon Musk, à, Steve Jobs, VCs, Samantha Stokes, Eric Baradat, Torsten Slok, David Rosenberg, BofA, Drew Watson, Birkin, Abanti Chowdhury, Elon, Don Lemon, that's, Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Google's, Meta, Dave Calhoun, Aaron Schwartz, Adam Neumann, Neumann, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Grace Lett Organizations: Business, Service, Baltimore Fire Department, Tech, Apple Vision, NFL, ChatGPT, Kruze Consulting, Apollo Global Management, Federal Reserve, Bank of America, Abanti, Getty Images, Street Locations: Silicon Valley, Plenty, Big, Orlando, New York, London, Chicago

☆ Sam Altman says he doesn't think the world 'needs another copy of Google' because 'that's boring'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI's Sam Altman isn't interested in beating Google at search. Building a better search engine than Google, Altman said, is "boring." "I don't think the world needs another copy of Google," Altman told podcaster Lex Fridman. AdvertisementOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he isn't interested in beating Google in the search business. Advertisement"I don't think the world needs another copy of Google," Altman told Fridman.

Persons: OpenAI's Sam Altman isn't, Altman, podcaster Lex Fridman, —, Sam Altman, OpenAI's, Fridman, Google hasn't, Apple, Gemini, OpenAI didn't Organizations: Google, Service, Bloomberg, Business Insider

☆ Nvidia is kicking off its big AI event at a sports arena. Here's how to watch.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is kicking off the "Woodstock of AI" in a keynote speech Monday. Analysts predict Nvidia will reveal new graphics processing chips that could transform the AI industry. AdvertisementNvidia is kicking of its massive AI event at a California sports arena on Monday. The event has been dubbed the "Woodstock of AI" and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is its rockstar headliner. The hype surrounding Huang's speech, and what he will reveal about the future of AI technology, is enormous.

Persons: Jensen Huang, —, Jensen, hough, ike C, penAI's Organizations: Nvidia, Service, rockstar, GPU Technology Conference, Wall Locations: Woodstock, California, San

☆ It might be time to rethink the smartphone — for real this time
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Why do phones need apps? At this year's Mobile World Congress, the future of the smartphone and how we connect were firmly under the microscope. Deutsche Telekom and Brain.ai demoed one such instance at MWC: a smartphone with no apps. It's just an idea for now, but it's prompting an interesting question: Why assume the smartphone of the future has apps at all? But the smartphone industry is slumping, and there's a "need to invigorate the upgrade cycle," Milanesi told BI.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, There's, Altman, Jony, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Carolina Milanesi, Milanesi, Tom Butler, I'm, Butler, Lenovo's Butler, it's Organizations: Service, Congress, MWC, Las, CES, Deutsche Telekom, Brain.ai, Qualcomm, Bloomberg Locations: Carolina, PAU, AFP

☆ Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick pitched buying TikTok to potential partners, including Sam Altman: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bobby Kotick, the former chief of gaming giant Activision, wants to buy TikTok. He's floated the idea to ByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming and OpenAI's Sam Altman, the WSJ reports. A proposed bill gaining steam in Congress would force TikTok to sell to a US entity or shut down. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBobby Kotick, the former CEO of gaming giant Activision, may see TikTok as his next act — that is, if a controversial bill making its way through Congress becomes law.

Persons: Bobby Kotick, He's, Zhang Yiming, OpenAI's Sam Altman, TikTok, —, Kotick Organizations: Activision, Service, Microsoft, Street Journal, Business

☆ Big-name investors are betting AI gadgets could change the way we interact with tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. What's on deck:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The big storyAI (literally) in your pocketTech workers are criticizing Humane's hotly anticipated Ai pin. AdvertisementIn fact, heavy hitters like legendary investor Vinod Khosla believe that AI devices will completely change how we interact with technology. Humane's Ai Pin, which can project text onto users' hands and translate voice messages, didn't get a warm welcome when it launched late last year .

Persons: —, Oompa, I've, Willy Wonka, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Humane's, Vinod Khosla, Samantha Stokes, Vishal Persaud, Khosla, Ai, didn't, Tim Cook, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Franck Robichon, Paul Krugman, shouldn't, we're, Wells, Bank of America's Merrill, Bitcoin, Tyler Le, maven, Alexei Navalny's, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Jordan Parker Erb, George Glover Organizations: Service, Business, Humane, Khosla Ventures, Rabbit, Bank of America's, Wall, The New York Times, WW, SEC Locations: Franck, Wells Fargo, New York, London

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNvidia, Sam Altman and the trillion-dollar AI dreamArtificial intelligence only entered the mainstream a year ago. But already, two titans of the industry are prophesying trillions of dollars in opportunity. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang is predicting an additional $1 trillion in data center spend in the next few years, while OpenAI's Sam Altman's chip dream is closer to $7 trillion. This week on Tech Check, we take a deep dive into their trillion-dollar AI visions.

Persons: Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, OpenAI's Sam Altman's Organizations: Nvidia, Tech

☆ Nvidia just showed the world it's the AI daddy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementIt sure seems like Nvidia is everyone's AI daddy right now. But in case anyone needed another reminder of who the AI daddy is, Nvidia delivered it on Wednesday. Nvidia stock surged as much as 14% in premarket trading Thursday. There are a few reasons why Nvidia has become indispensable to tech firms trying to take advantage of the AI gold rush. Expect Nvidia to remain the AI daddy for the foreseeable future.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Huang, Goldman Sachs, Lisa Su, Matt Bryson, Bryson, OpenAI's Sam Altman, SoftBank's, Kathleen Brooks, XTB Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Reuters, Huawei, Technology, AMD Locations: Santa Clara, China

☆ OpenAI's Sam Altman is major Reddit backer as it files to go public on NYSE
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOpenAI's Sam Altman is major Reddit backer as it files to go public on NYSEHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Persons: Sam Altman, Brian Sullivan, “ Organizations: NYSE, CNBC

☆ Send Sam Altman random ideas for AI videos — he might make them with OpenAI's new 'Sora' tool
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI's Sam Altman unveiled a new video-generating tool called Sora. Sora creates realistic videos based on user prompts, including images and longer videos. The AI company behind ChatGPT announced the new tool, Sora, on Thursday. It's designed to create realistic videos based on user prompts. In response, Sora delivered a bunch of sea creatures, some with human-like legs, biking on water.

Persons: OpenAI's Sam Altman, —, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, It's, Altman, sora, Sora Organizations: Service

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns that artificial intelligence will one day become so powerful that it will dramatically reshape and disrupt the world are overblown. "It will change the world much less than we all think and it will change jobs much less than we all think," Altman said at a conversation organized by Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Yes, for sure, I think that's something to think about," Altman said. WATCH: OpenAI, Microsoft and NYT will likely reach a settlement

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, OpenAI's, StrictlyVC, Donald Trump's Organizations: Hope, Bloomberg, Economic, Microsoft, Iowa Republican Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Davos, Switzerland, Iowa, OpenAI

☆ Sam Altman says he harbors 'zero ill will' towards former OpenAI board member Ilya Sutskever
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI's Sam Altman says he has "zero ill will" towards cofounder Ilya Sutskever. Sutskever, a former OpenAI board member, had previously voted to fire Altman as CEO. AdvertisementOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he has no hard feelings towards former board member Ilya Sutskever. Besides reinstating Altman, OpenAI welcomed a new initial board comprising Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo. Taylor, who is OpenAI's new board chair, said on Wednesday that OpenAI backer Microsoft would be given a non-voting board observer seat.

Persons: OpenAI's Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Altman, Sutskever, —, Sam Altman, Ilya, Sutskever didn't, Sam, Alex Weingarten, OpenAI, Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, Adam D'Angelo, Taylor Organizations: Service, New York Times, The Times, Microsoft, Business Insider Locations: OpenAI

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Boeing, Tesla, Dell, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Raymond James reiterates Nvidia as strong buy Raymond James said it's bullish heading into Nvidia earnings on Tuesday. Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said it's standing by its underperform rating on Tesla as EV growth is slowing. JPMorgan upgrades Dutch Bros to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the coffee chain has "strong available liquidity" to continue to grow. " JPMorgan downgrades Krispy Kreme to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. " Melius initiates Dell as buy Melius Research initiated Dell with a buy and said it's an "inexpensive" way to play AI.

Persons: Wolfe, ChargePoint, Jefferies, it's bullish, Raymond James, it's, Stifel, Wells, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, BTIG, Morgan Stanley downgrades Chegg, Morgan Stanley, LT, Hewlett Packard Evercore, Goldman Sachs, Krystal, Goldman, Penn, Energizer, Sherwin, Williams, Dell, Oppenheimer, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Sam Altman Organizations: Cedar Fair, SIX, Nvidia, Resources, MNR, ARM, Acorn, Apple, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Boeing, Deutsche, Bros, Brands, Hewlett, Krystal Biotech, " Bank of America, of America, ESPN, PENN Entertainment, ESPN Bet, Citi, UBS, Kosmos Energy, Bank of America, CSN, HSBC, Caterpillar, BMO, Wedbush, Research, Microsoft Locations: NVDA, China, ENR, Brazil, Australia, Vale, 2024e

☆ OpenAI's Sam Altman and Mira Murati on the Future of AI and ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Mira Murati on the Future of AI and ChatGPTOpenAI's Sam Altman and Mira Murati discussed their future GPT models, how human relationships with AI will change in the future and fears about safety, liability and work as the technology advances at WSJ's Tech Live in October. Photo: Nikki Ritcher for The Wall Street Journal

Persons: OpenAI's Sam Altman, Mira Murati, Nikki Ritcher Organizations: WSJ's Tech, Wall Street

☆ OpenAI's Sam Altman exits as CEO because 'board no longer has confidence' in his ability to lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI's board of directors said Friday that Sam Altman will step down as CEO and will be replaced on an interim basis by technology chief Mira Murati. "The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI," the statement said. The board also said that Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, "will be stepping down as chairman of the board and will remain in his role at the company, reporting to the CEO." Before taking over as CEO, Altman, 38, was president of startup accelerator Y Combinator and gained prominence in Silicon Valley as an early-stage investor. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a surprise guest appearance during the event, joining Altman on stage to discuss the startup's AI technologies and its partnership with Microsoft.

Persons: Sam Altman, Mira Murati, Ilya Sutskever, Adam D'Angelo, Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, what's, Murati, Mira, ChatGPT, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Elon Musk, Altman, rapt, Ted Lieu, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Altman didn't, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: Tech, Conference, Georgetown Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Microsoft, OpenAI, U.S . Senate, House Democratic Caucus, Economic Cooperation, U.S Locations: Laguna Beach , California, Mira, Silicon Valley, Indonesia, Asia, Pacific, Singapore, India, China, South Korea, Japan, San Francisco

☆ Microsoft briefly restricted employee access to OpenAI's ChatGPT, citing security concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered the keynote address at the first ever Open AI DevDay conference. Having been trained on extensive internet data, ChatGPT composes human-like responses to people's chat messages. Earlier this week, CEO Satya Nadella appeared onstage alongside OpenAI's Sam Altman at the startup's first developer conference. Altman wrote in a post on X late Thursday that, "the rumors that we are blocking microsoft 365 in retaliation are completely unfounded."

Persons: Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, didn't, ChatGPT, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Altman, he's Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, microsoft Locations: San Francisco , California, OpenAI, Sudan, Israel

☆ Don't let Big Tech write the AI rules, warns AI godfather
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An AI godfather says we should all be worried about the concentration of power in the AI sector. Bengio said the control of powerful AI systems was a central question for democracy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe concentration of power in the AI arena is one of the main risks facing the industry, an AI godfather says. Regulation, at least in its current form, will not be the boost for big tech companies that some industry experts have suggested it could be, he added.

Persons: Yoshua Bengio, Bengio, —, Yoshua, I've, Yann LeCun, OpenAI's Sam Altman, LeCun, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Benigo Organizations: Service Locations: Canadian, ChatGPT

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends an in-conversation event with Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Risks around rapidly-developing AI have been an increasingly high priority for policymakers since Microsoft-backed Open AI (MSFT.O) released ChatGPT to the public last year. "It was fascinating that just as we announced our AI safety institute, the Americans announced theirs," said attendee Nigel Toon, CEO of British AI firm Graphcore. China’s vice minister of science and technology said the country was willing to work with all sides on AI governance. Yoshua Bengio, an AI pioneer appointed to lead a "state of the science" report commissioned as part of the Bletchley Declaration, told Reuters the risks of open-source AI were a high priority.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Tesla, Elon Musk, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Sam Altman, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, China –, Sunak, Finance Bruno Le Maire, Vera Jourova, Jourova, Harris, Nigel Toon, Wu Zhaohui, Musk, you’ve, Martin Coulter, Paul Sandle, Matt Scuffham, Louise Heavens Organizations: British, Elon, U.S, European Commission, Microsoft, of, Finance, EU, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, China, Bletchley, U.S, South Korea, France, United States

☆ Everything you're hearing right now about AI wiping out humans is a big con
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Many are shrugging off the supposed existential risks of AI, labeling them a distraction. They argue big tech companies are using the fears to protect their own interests. The timing of the pushback, ahead of the UK's AI safety summit and following Biden's recent executive order on AI, is also significant. More experts are warning that governments' preoccupation with the existential risks of AI is taking priority over the more immediate threats. Merve Hickok, the president of the Center for AI and Digital Policy, raised similar concerns about the UK AI safety summit's emphasis on existential risk.

Persons: —, You've, there's, Yann LeCun, Altman, Hassabis, LeCun, LeCun's, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Andrew Ng, hasn't, Anthropic, Aidan Gomez, Merve Hickok, Hickok, Rishi Sunak, Michelle Donelan Organizations: Service, Google, CNBC, Stanford University, Australian Financial, Guardian, Center, AI

☆ AI's most famous leaders are in a huge fight after one said Big Tech is cynically exaggerating the risk of AI wiping out humanity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Andrew Ng, formerly of Google Brain, said Big Tech is exaggerating the risk of AI wiping out humans. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome of the biggest figures in artificial intelligence are publicly arguing whether AI is really an extinction risk, after AI scientist Andrew Ng said such claims were a cynical play by Big Tech. Andew Ng , a cofounder of Google Brain, suggested to The Australian Financial Review that Big Tech was seeking to inflate fears around AI for its own benefit. — Geoffrey Hinton (@geoffreyhinton) October 31, 2023Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun , also known as an AI godfather for his work with Hinton, sided with Ng.

Persons: Andrew Ng, OpenAI's Sam Altman, —, Andew Ng, Ng, It's, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, Googler Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua, godfathers, — Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Hinton, LeCun, Meredith Whittaker, Whittaker Organizations: Google, Big Tech, AI's, Service, Australian Financial Locations: Hinton, British, Canadian, @geoffreyhinton

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