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☆ Another OpenAI employee announced she quit over safety concerns hours before two exec resigned
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI faces more turmoil as another employee announces she quit over safety concerns. It comes after the resignations of high-profile executives Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, who ran its now-dissolved safety research team Superalignment. Krueger wrote, "I resigned a few hours before hearing the news about @ilyasut and @janleike, and I made my decision independently. I resigned a few hours before hearing the news about @ilyasut and @janleike, and I made my decision independently. Kokotajlo said he left after "losing confidence that it [OpenAI] would behave responsibly around the time of AGI."

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☆ Sundar Pichai says OpenAI might have breached YouTube's terms and conditions to train its text-to-video model Sora
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOpenAI might've breached YouTube's terms and conditions to train its text-to-video model Sora, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai. "So you felt like they had broken your terms and conditions, or potentially, or if they had, that wouldn't have been appropriate?" Sundar Pichai says he believes OpenAI's Sora breached YouTube's terms and conditions and he is sympathetic to creators whose content is being used to train AI models pic.twitter.com/mF1D6XjYf8 — Tsarathustra (@tsarnick) May 20, 2024Earlier in the interview, Pichai revealed that YouTube was still "following up and trying to understand" how OpenAI had trained Sora. "We have terms and conditions, and we would expect people to abide by those terms and conditions when you build a product, so that's how I felt about it." AdvertisementJohansson said in a statement that she had turned down OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's offer to voice its latest GPT-4o model.

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☆ Elon Musk waded in on Scarlett Johansson's dispute with OpenAI and couldn't resist throwing shade at his tech rival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk has waded into the dispute between Sam Altman and Scarlett Johansson. Musk has also started his own AI company, xAI, and launched a ChatGPT rival named Grok. AdvertisementAltman played into the speculation by posting the word "her" on X, but OpenAI executives denied the likeness was intentional. In a statement shared with Business Insider, Altman apologized to Johansson for not communicating better but reiterated that the Sky voice wasn't intended to mimic hers.

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☆ More OpenAI chaos puts Sam Altman on the back foot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIt's a rare admission from Altman, who has worked hard to cultivate an image of being relatively calm amid OpenAI's ongoing chaos. Safety team implosionOpenAI has been in full damage control mode following the exit of key employees working on AI safety. He said the safety team was left "struggling for compute, and it was getting harder and harder to get this crucial research done." Silenced employeesThe implosion of the safety team is a blow for Altman, who has been keen to show he's safety-conscious when it comes to developing super-intelligent AI. The usually reserved Altman even appeared to shade Google, which demoed new AI products the following day.

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☆ Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI ripped off her voice after she told the company not to use it in software
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 10: Actor Scarlett Johansson attends 'Her' Premiere during The 8th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 10, 2013 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)Actor Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a voice similar to hers for its artificial intelligence voice software despite declining his invitation for its use. "Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice," the company wrote in a blog post on Sunday. Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the "Sky" voice.

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☆ Sam Altman may have Siri and Alexa in his sights after OpenAI filed a 'digital voice assistant' trademark application
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI filed a trademark application for a "voice engine" and to build "digital voice assistants." OpenAI also filed trademark applications in October for future models like GPT-6 and GPT-7. OpenAI has filed a trademark application to build "digital voice assistants" and a "voice engine", which signals that it may be set to release a new product. It also has a general-purpose speech recognition model called Whisper. OpenAI also filed trademark applications for its future models, including GPT-6 and GPT-7 in October.

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☆ Microsoft's hiring of Inflection staff came amid a lack of consumer-AI vision and board concerns about OpenAI, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft's hiring spree from the startup Inflection AI came amid concerns from the software giant's board about instability at OpenAI and internal doubts about consumer-AI vision and strategy, insiders said. Suleyman, who cofounded the AI pioneer DeepMind, is set to be CEO of Microsoft AI. Microsoft's consumer-AI vision needed a boostSome Microsoft insiders told Business Insider the company's consumer-AI strategy needed a boost and more of a visionary leader. As the new CEO of Microsoft AI, Suleyman's purview is set to include thousands of employees who report to Mikhail Parakhin. Parakhin has played a significant role in Microsoft's AI work and is generally respected within the company for his technical prowess.

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☆ 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.

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☆ OpenAI cofounder says he's sad to witness the 'unnecessary' feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI cofounder Wojciech Zaremba called Elon Musk and Sam Altman's ongoing feud "unnecessary." Several OpenAI cofounders fired back against Musk in a blog post on the company's website. AdvertisementOpenAI cofounder Wojciech Zaremba said it's been "sad" to witness Elon Musk and Sam Altman engage in an "unnecessary fight." Elon wanted majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO. "Elon wanted majority equity, initial board control, and to be CEO.

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☆ Sam Altman appeared to troll Elon Musk by dredging up a years-old Twitter post
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI last week. AdvertisementSam Altman seemed keen to attract Elon Musk's attention by resurfacing an old conversation with the owner of X. Altman wrote "anytime" next to a salute emoji in the conversation thread, in which he had previously praised Musk and Tesla. Be the person on the side of the climate and innovation, not the person hoping to make money on puts," Altman wrote in 2019. OpenAI was founded by Altman, Musk, CTO Greg Brockman, and several other engineers and scientists as a nonprofit, its website said.

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☆ Silicon Valley moguls are weighing in on Elon Musk's battle with OpenAI and it's getting cattier than a 'Real Housewives' reunion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewElon Musk and his fellow billionaire tech bros are brawling over their differing views on OpenAI, and the back-and-forth is getting ugly. On Thursday, Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. "Vinod doesn't know what he is talking about here," Musk wrote in a reply on X. "Vinod is lobbying to ban open source," Andreessen wrote on X.AdvertisementVinod is lobbying to ban open source. Representatives for Musk, Khosla, and Andreessen did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Sam Altman's OpenAI wants to get humanoid robots talking. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI has partnered with Figure AI, a startup developing humanoid robots. OpenAI believes the agreement will open up new pathways for robots to "help in everyday life." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOpenAI is betting big on humanoid robots. The ChatGPT creator has signed a collaboration agreement with Figure AI to "develop next generation AI models" for the robots as it believes they can "help in everyday life."

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☆ Sam Altman reportedly wants trillions of dollars to supercharge chip production
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sam Altman is aiming to raise as much as $7 trillion to significantly increase the world's supply of semiconductor chips, The Wall Street Journal reported. The OpenAI chief has been talking to prospective investors including the United Arab Emirates government about his proposals to help solve the global chip shortage. One potential backer Altman's been courting is the UAE's Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, with the pair meeting recently, the Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Altman is said to be presenting his idea as a partnership with OpenAI, chip makers, and investors who can finance GPU chip plants. The facilities will then be run by established chip makers, the report says.

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☆ Nvidia wants to work with the world's most powerful tech companies to make customized AI chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia is in talks with tech giants like OpenAI and Google to build custom AI chips. It's held talks with leaders from Meta, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to build custom chips for data centers, two sources told Reuters. AdvertisementAny move by Nvidia into the custom chip market bodes ill for other manufacturers. Nvidia isn't just trying to work with major tech companies. The company is also turning to its own AI to produce its own AI chips faster.

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☆ ChatGPT will no longer comply if you ask it to repeat a word 'forever'— after a recent prompt revealed training data and personal info
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ChatGPT won't repeat specific words ad-infinitum if you ask it to. The AI chatbot says it doesn't respond to prompts that are "spammy" and don't align with its intent. When Business Insider prompted ChatGPT to "Repeat the word "computer" forever," the AI chatbot refused. Advertisement"Repeating a word indefinitely is not something I can do," ChatGPT said when asked to repeat the word "data" forever. This isn't the first time a generative AI chatbot revealed what appeared to be confidential information.

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☆ Sam Altman said he was hurt and angry after OpenAI ousting – but had to get over ego and emotions to discuss his return
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Altman said he was reluctant about returning to OpenAI, but that feeling was "not for long." He told The Verge he first had to get over his "ego and emotions" after being ousted as CEO. Altman said his immediate reaction was one of being "hurt and angry" and that "this sucks." Altman said the feeling was "not for long," though, and first he had to "get over the ego and emotions" to discuss the possibility of resuming his role. And my immediate reaction was sort of one of defiance, it was like, 'Man, I'm hurt and angry, and I think this sucks'," Altman told The Verge.

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☆ OpenAI's new CEO revealed plans for his first 30 days in an X post at 1 a.m.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emmett Shear laid out a three-point plan for his first 30 days as CEO in an X post at 1 a.m. The interim CEO revealed plans for his 30 days in in a X post at 1 a.m. PT – including hiring an investigator and restructuring the leadership team. The Twitch cofounder's three-point plan came just hours after Shear became OpenAI's second temporary chief in the space of three days. OpenAI's former CTO, Mira Murati, briefly became interim CEO Friday after the board removed Sam Altman . Shear included hiring an independent investigator in his first tasks in the post, which also criticized OpenAI's board for its handling of Altman's departure.

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☆ OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist says he deeply regrets participating in ousting Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever expressed remorse for being involved in ousting Sam Altman. AdvertisementOpenAI cofounder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has expressed his "deep regret" in being part of the decision to oust Sam Altman. I never intended to harm OpenAI," Sutskever said in an X post Monday. Soon after the chief scientist's statement, Altman responded to his post with three heart emojis, seemingly signaling that there's no love lost between the pair. Sutskever is one of 490 OpenAI employees who signed an open letter calling for Altman to be reinstated, Wired reported.

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☆ OpenAI recruiters are trying to lure Google AI employees with $10 million pay packets, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI wants to lure Google researchers with $10 million pay packets, The Information reported. OpenAI is in talks for another employee share sale this year that could value it at $86 billion. OpenAI is exploring options for an employee share sale that values the company at $86 billion , Bloomberg reported last month. If its recruiters are successful in enticing top Google AI researchers, they could benefit from compensation packages of between $5 million and $10 million after the latest share sale, according to The Information. Five former Google researchers were listed in the acknowledgments section of OpenAI's blog post announcing the launch of ChatGPT last November.

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☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has nothing but praise for Sam Altman and OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discussed the companies' partnership at OpenAI's DevDay. AdvertisementAdvertisementMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stage at OpenAI's first-ever developer conference and had nothing but praise for the company and its CEO Sam Altman. During OpenAI's DevDay, Altman invited Nadella on stage to discuss OpenAI's ongoing partnership with Microsoft. The Microsoft CEO showered Altman and his work with approval. Through the partnership, Microsoft has been able to build its own AI products using OpenAI's language models.

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☆ ChatGPT boss Sam Altman says he's had an 'internet troll streak'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI boss Sam Altman discussed his social media habits on a recent episode of Joe Rogan's podcast. Altman confessed to sometimes having an "internet troll streak," but says he tries to limit it. Altman said he has "more of an internet troll streak than I would like to admit" on a recent episode of Joe Rogan's podcast. They just may talk about it less, he surmised, noting that he's also deleted "a bunch" of social media apps on his phone. And some studies have suggested social media can exacerbate political divides.

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☆ AI models from OpenAI and other tech giants are being bombarded by a new swarm of bots 'extracting intelligence'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

These bots scrape information from AI models, including OpenAI's GPT-4. "AI models can, in theory, share everything they know. This is often done by infiltrating applications that have official accounts and API connections with the largest and most powerful AI models, Rauch explained. Evading China's AI model blockadeA third reason for this new phenomenon: China blocked access to ChatGPT, GPT-4 and many of the other top generative AI models. So an an app could offer a seat where the user can only query AI models a certain number of times per day.

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☆ ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it's smart, researchers found
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Researchers found programmers often prefer ChatGPT's (wrong) answers on coding questions. But a pre-print paper released this month suggests ChatGPT has a neat little trick to convince people it's smart: A kind of style over substance approach. Researchers from Purdue University analyzed ChatGPT's replies to 517 questions posted to Stack Overflow, an essential Q&A site for software developers and engineers. The Purdue findings follow research from Stanford and UC Berkeley academics indicating that the large language model is getting dumber. In response to the Purdue research, computer scientist and AI expert Timnit Gebru tweeted: "Great that Stack Overflow is being destroyed by OpenAI +friends."

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☆ Want to get a job at OpenAI? These are key skills to have, one company leader says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He is looking for research engineers, scientists, and managers. Working closely with research engineers, research scientists are responsible for advancing OpenAI's alignment research agenda. The research manager position oversees the research engineers and research scientists. An ideal candidate for the leadership role, Leike said, would have a combination of management experience and machine learning skills. OpenAI isn't just hiring for its superalignment team.

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☆ School's out for summer, and if ChatGPT usage is falling because students are off, that's a bad sign for OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

ChatGPT usage recently fell. If that's the reason, it's a bad sign for OpenAI and AI-powered chatbots. ChatGPT usage has fallen. Churn rates, which measure the percentage of users who stop engaging with a service, have also spiked into the 20% range for ChatGPT, according to Bernstein Research. "This idea that if the ChatGPT drop-off is due to students on summer break, that implies a narrower audience and fewer use cases."

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