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CNBC Daily Open: An alternative to Altman
  + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The Nasdaq increased 2.4%, its first three-week positive streak since June. Even if it were the latter, OpenAI is "not the only game in town," as industry analyst Patrick Moorhead put it. In other words, there will be other companies — like Anthropic or Google — more than ready to assume AI leadership.
Persons: Sam Altman, Andrew Caballero, reynolds, Stocks, Scott Ladner, OpenAI, Sam Altman's, Ilya, Zachary Lipton, Patrick Moorhead Organizations: Economic Cooperation, APEC, Afp, Getty, CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Horizon Investments, Carnegie Mellon University Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S
Elon Musk poked fun at Sam Altman and OpenAI following his shock departure. Altman was fired by the board over Google Meet, despite Microsoft investing billions in OpenAI. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 20, 2023Musk seems to have been reveling in the drama surrounding the firing of Altman. AdvertisementAltman was fired by OpenAI's board on Friday, after board members said he had not been "consistently candid" in his discussions with them. Elon Musk has expressed similar concerns in the past, and has called on the board to explain its reasoning for firing Altman .
Persons: Elon, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Altman, , Elon Musk, OpenAI —, Satya Nadella's, Greg Brockman, — Elon Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Service
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are open to returning to OpenAI — if the board step down, The Verge reports. AdvertisementEx-OpenAI leaders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman are reportedly considering going back to OpenAI — if the board members who ousted Altman decide to step down. Their apparent consideration, reported by The Verge, comes days after OpenAI ousted Altman. I never intended to harm OpenAI," Sutskever wrote in an X post on Monday. Some people are now saying Sam Altman could see a similar — though compressed — situation: being fired by the board and coming back wrapped in glory.
Persons: Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Altman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, , OpenAI, Ilya Sutskever —, Sutskever, we've, Steve Jobs, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI —, Microsoft didn't, Jobs Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Apple
CNBC Daily Open: Trouble in AI paradise
  + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. [PRO] Nvidia earnings in focus After the flurry of inflation reports last week, this week looks comparatively quiet in terms of economic data releases. In other words, there will be other companies — like Anthropic or Google — more than ready to assume AI leadership. And Nvidia's report, out Tuesday, will in all probability reassure investors shaken by the cracks in the gilded world of generative AI.
Persons: Sam Altman, Michael Herzog, Musk, Stocks, Scott Ladner, OpenAI, Sam Altman's, Ilya, Zachary Lipton, Patrick Moorhead Organizations: APEC, Summit, Moscone West, CNBC, Hamas, Apple, Disney, IBM, Twitter, Media Matters, America, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Horizon Investments, Carnegie Mellon University Locations: San Francisco , California, Israel, U.S
ET, OpenAI publicly announced that it had fired Altman over concerns that he was not always truthful with the board. OpenAI’s strategic partners, including investor Microsoft, were also reportedly informed of Altman’s ouster minutes before the board’s announcement. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reportedly mediated the discussion. Hundreds of employees on Monday morning signed an open letter calling on the company’s board to resign and reinstate Altman and Brockman. The Verge reported Monday afternoon that Altman and Brockman could still return to OpenAI if the board members who fired him resign.
Persons: Sam Altman —, he’d, OpenAI, Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Mira Murati, Altman’s, , what’s, ” Brockman, Kara Swisher, Joel Saget, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Brockman, Emmett Shear, Murati, openai, ” Altman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Microsoft, Google, Getty, OpenAI Locations: New York, AFP, OpenAI
OpenAI's board ousted Sam Altman, its chief executive, on Friday. AdvertisementVCs this weekend have one message for Sam Altman — we're with you. In another X post, he called on OpenAI's board to explain in more detail why they fired Altman. Advertisement"We are grateful for Sam's many contributions to the founding and growth of OpenAI," the board said in a statement. "So I hope the board can get its act together and bring Sam and Greg back."
Persons: OpenAI's, Sam Altman, , Sam Altman —, Mira Murati, Altman, Vinod Khosla —, OpenAI —, Sam, David Sachs, OpenAI, ChatGPT —, Ilya Sutskever —, Sutskever, Jason Kwon, Altman's, He's, Greg Bockman, Jessica Livingston, Greg, Sam retakes OpenAI Organizations: Altman, Service, Khosla Ventures, Ventures, Microsoft Locations: Silicon, Silicon Valley, @OpenAI
Sam Altman was forced out as CEO of OpenAI on Friday, in dramatic fashion. One that was more snarky than loving: "if i start going off, the openai board should go after me for the full value of my shares." AdvertisementYet, it was the one about the OpenAI team that kicked off our current mystery. Various members of OpenAI staff have liked both tweets. Johnathan Lachman, who heads special projects at OpenAI, retweeted Murati's heart reply to Altman adding "our team spirit is just incredible."
Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Mira Murati, emojis, , he'd, OpenAI, She's, Heart, Greg Brockman, what's, Jason Kwon, Brad Lightcap, Romain Huet, Aditya Ramesh, Johnathan Lachman, Brockman's, hasn't, Ilya Sutskever, Brockman, Vinod Khosla, Matthew McConaughey, Kali Hays Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Google, Altman, Twitter Locations: OpenAI, khays@insider.com, @hayskali
On Friday, the board of OpenAI, the buzzy AI company behind viral chatbot ChatGPT, suddenly and publicly ousted its CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI's board said it conducted "a deliberative review process" and that Altman "was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities." She is an adjunct senior management scientist at Rand Corporation and has been on the OpenAI board since 2018. "While our partnership with Microsoft includes a multibillion-dollar investment, OpenAI remains an entirely independent company governed by the OpenAI Nonprofit," OpenAI has publicly stated. On that day, Altman told Nadella, "I think we have the best partnership in tech and I'm excited for us to build AGI together."
Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Adam D'Angelo, Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, Reid Hoffman, Neuralink, Zilis, Will Hurd, Brockman, Sam, Sutskever, he's, D'Angelo, McCauley, Toner, Andreessen Horowitz, AGI, weren't, Mira Murati, OpenAI's Dev, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Dev, Brad Lightcap Organizations: Thursday's APEC, Summit, Google, Facebook, OpenAI, GeoSim Systems, Rand Corporation, University of Oxford's Center, Georgetown's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Sequoia Capital, Microsoft, CNBC, Fortune Locations: Texas, OpenAI
During Microsoft's Ignite conference in Seattle this week, the software giant announced its foray into the AI processor market with two new chips , a deepening partnership with leading AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA), additional features for AI assistant 365 Copilot and more. Shares have since notched all-time highs , boosted by startup OpenAI — whose technology powers several of Microsoft's AI offerings — announcing its most powerful tool to date at the start of November. Here are the Club's top-three takeaways from Microsoft's Ignite conference, along with what Wall Street's saying about the event . The chief executive said generative AI could one day be " bigger than the internet, by far ," while announcing joint AI projects with Microsoft. Microsoft stock has been the best."
Persons: Maia, Jeff Marks, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Microsoft, Club, Microsoft's Ignite, Nvidia, Foundry Service, CNBC Locations: Seattle, OpenAI, San Francisco , California
Ex-CEO Sam Altman has left OpenAI — and the tech community is freaking out. AdvertisementOpenAI just sent shockwaves through the tech industry by announcing that Sam Altman is out as CEO — and members of the tech community are freaking out. In response to Altman's departure, members of the tech community are turning to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their shock. Some techies are even reacting to Altman's departure in sheer disbelief. OpenAI referred Insider to its announcement of Altman's departure when reached for comment.
Persons: Sam Altman, , Mira Murati, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Altman —, Altman, Pietro Schirano, Matt Wolfe, Eric Schmidt, Kara Swisher, may've, Kambha Organizations: Tech, Service, Google, Arizona State University
The AI race is heating up following the launch of Elon Musk's chatbot called Grok. One employee even claimed that other AI fear Musk's creation. "I am not scared of Elon Musk's AI Grok. A second try with the prompt: "Are you scared of Elon Musk's Grok?" AdvertisementAdvertisement"Yes, I am a little bit scared of Elon Musk's Grok.
Persons: Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, , Elon Musk, Bard, chatbot, It's, Musk, OpenAI, Dan, , — Dan, @KettlebellLife, Dan wasn't, OpenAI's, Polly Thompson, X's Dan, Elon, Bard isn't, X, Elon Musk's, Elon Musk's Grok, Grok —, Shona Ghosh, Anthropic's Claude, Claude, Anthropic, Bing, Microsoft Bing, GoogleAI's Organizations: Elon, Service, AIs, OG, Twitter, Google, Microsoft
OpenAI says ChatGPT downtime caused by targeted attack
  + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral chatbot, is experiencing outages caused by a targeted attack, according to an OpenAI spokesperson. "We are dealing with periodic outages due to an abnormal traffic pattern reflective of a DDoS attack," OpenAI shared on Wednesday evening, just before 11 p.m. ChatGPT users were told "ChatGPT is at capacity right now," but after implementing a fix, things returned to normal, per OpenAI — but not for long. The attack also follows OpenAI's first in-person event on Monday, where the company announced it had surpassed 100 million weekly active users. It also announced its most powerful artificial intelligence model yet, GPT-4 Turbo, and a new option allowing users to create customized versions of ChatGPT.
Persons: Mira Murati, OpenAI, OpenAI's Organizations: Fortune
ChatGPT, which broke records as the fastest-growing consumer app in history months after its launch, now has about 100 million weekly active users, OpenAI said Monday. And when it comes to GPT-5, Altman told reporters, "We want to do it, but we don't have a timeline." GPT-4 Turbo can. While earlier versions limited you to about 3,000 words, the GPT-4 Turbo accepts inputs of up to 300 pages in length. OpenAI said GPT-4 Turbo is available in preview for developers now and will be released to all in the coming weeks.
Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI, It's, Mira Murati, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Andreessen Horowitz, GPT, it's, Tony Stark's J.A.R.V.I.S, Pam, Anthropic's Claude, chatbot Organizations: Google, Fortune, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Bowl, Marvel, Smart Locations: San Francisco , California, OpenAI
But the apparent role of AI in Microsoft’s recent amplification of bogus stories raises questions about the company’s public adoption of the nascent technology and for the journalism industry as a whole. The poll prompted criticism from Microsoft’s readers, “This has to be the most pathetic, disgusting poll I’ve ever seen,” one person wrote. “We had a really tight knit, super talented editorial team and we had all worked together for a long time,” Pfeuffer told CNN. “I don’t think people realize how many people use [MSN],” she told CNN. “It felt like I was standing in line at the grocery store reading a National Enquirer front page,” Kawar told CNN.
Persons: Joe Biden, Britain’s, Lilie James, James ’, Anna Bateson, , ” Bateson, Brad Smith, Bateson, , Brandon Hunter, “ Brandon Hunter, Dean Preston, Elon Musk, Pfeuffer, ” Pfeuffer, Biden, Joe Biden ”, Ferris, ” Kawar, he’s Organizations: CNN, Democratic Party, NBA, Microsoft, Guardian, MSN, Guardian Media Group, San Francisco, Microsoft Edge, Enquirer, Microsoft Microsoft, Google Locations: OpenAI, Sydney, Australia, Santa Monica , California
ChatGPT can now respond with images and search the web
  + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot, has officially launched real-time internet browsing for ChatGPT, three weeks after reintroducing the beta version of the capability — but it has been a significantly bumpy ride. But one of OpenAI's goals has been to expand ChatGPT's data — and search engine capabilities — into the here and now. In March, the company experimented with a ChatGPT web-browsing plugin for a limited number of users. The company has been slowly rolling out the feature again, after allowing site owners to opt out of the web crawling. Two of the foremost competitors in that race are OpenAI with ChatGPT and Google with its competitor, Bard.
Persons: OpenAI, Bing, OpenAI's, ChatGPT, Bard, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: UBS, Google, Sequoia Capital, CNBC
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to have kids soon with his boyfriend, Oliver Mulherin. Before Mulherin, Altman was last known to be dating Nick Sivo, his cofounder of their startup Loopt. The leader behind the buzzy conversational AI chatbot told New York Magazine that he and his boyfriend, Oliver Mulherin, an Australian programmer, want to have kids soon. AdvertisementAdvertisementLike Altman, Mulherin seems to have an interest in AI. Before Mulherin, Altman was last known to be dating Nick Sivo; they were together for nine years, Altman told the New Yorker.
Persons: Sam Altman, Oliver Mulherin, Altman, Mulherin, Nick Sivo, , OpenAI, ChatGPT —, chatbot, Mulherin —, Ollie —, Narendra Modi, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, Altman's, David Sønstebø, Sivo, Altman didn't Organizations: White, Service, New York Magazine, New York Times, Tech, Apple, University of Melbourne, IOTA Foundation, New Locations: California, Australian, Russian, San Francisco, Napa , California, India
OpenAI's ChatGPT can now "see, hear and speak" — or, at least, understand spoken words, respond with a synthetic voice and process images, the company announced Monday. Users will also be able to share images with ChatGPT and highlight areas of focus or analysis (think: "What kinds of clouds are these?"). The big feature push comes alongside ever-rising stakes of the AI arms race among chatbot leaders such as OpenAI, Microsoft , Google and Anthropic. Experts have raised concerns about AI-generated synthetic voices, which in this case could allow users a more natural experience but also enable more convincing deepfakes. OpenAI acknowledged those concerns in its Monday announcement, saying that synthetic voices were "created with voice actors we have directly worked with," rather than collected from strangers.
Persons: OpenAI's, OpenAI, Bard chatbot, Bing, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Sequoia Capital
Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd told Bloomberg in an interview that AI can enhance the dating game. She said AI can help dating app users improve their flirting and can even be good for business. AdvertisementAdvertisementAI has come for your favorite dating apps — and the CEO of Bumble thinks the technology can help users land more dates. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The average US single doesn't date because they don't know how to flirt, or they're scared they don't know how," Wolfe Herd said. Wolf Herde doesn't just think AI can help people flirt better — she said that the technology can help dating apps make more money.
Persons: Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd, , Wolfe Herd, Emily Chang, doesn't, Wolf, TikTok, Wolf Herde Organizations: Bloomberg, Morning
OpenAI on Monday announced its biggest news since ChatGPT's debut: It's launching ChatGPT Enterprise, the AI chatbot's business tier, available starting Monday. ChatGPT Enterprise includes access to GPT-4 with no usage caps, performance that's up to two times faster than previous versions, and API credits. One key differentiator between ChatGPT Enterprise and the consumer-facing version: ChatGPT Enterprise will allow clients to input company data to train and customize ChatGPT for their own industries and use cases, although some of those features aren't yet available in Monday's debut. When asked how ChatGPT Enterprise compares with Bing Chat Enterprise, Microsoft's enterprise AI chatbot, an OpenAI representative told CNBC, "This is an OpenAI product independent of Microsoft. The biggest obstacle to ChatGPT Enterprise's development was figuring out how to prioritize features, Lightcap told CNBC.
Persons: OpenAI, Brad Lightcap, Lightcap, Estée Lauder Cos, Andreessen Horowitz, Brian Burke, ChatGPT, Bard chatbot, Bing, Claude 2, Sam Altman, Organizations: Monday, ChatGPT, CNBC, ChatGPT Enterprise, Beta, Microsoft, Sequoia Capital, Gartner, Fortune, Google
Bletchley Park is the home of the World War Two Codebreakers, who in 1941 helped break the secret code used by the German government to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front. The U.K. government will host the world's first artificial intelligence safety summit in Bletchley Park, the home of the codebreakers who cracked the code that ended World War II. The renowned Bletchley Park building was the home of the World War II Codebreakers, who in 1941 helped break the secret Enigma Code used by the German government to direct ground-to-air operations on the Eastern front. The U.K. tech sector has been flagging of late, following drops in venture capital investment. The U.S. is by far the world leader when it comes to AI, with massive firms ploughing resources into the technology.
Persons: , Rishi Sunak, OpenAI, Bard, Alan Turing, Turing, Sunak, Bejiing Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Baidu Locations: Bletchley, Bletchley Park, Britain, China, The U.S, EU
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he had to "reorient a lot of my life and time" after Elon Musk left the company. Elon Musk's 2018 departure from OpenAI — the company behind ChatGPT — rocked the artificial intelligence organization, according to a sweeping new report from The New Yorker. It is estimated that Musk poured between $50 million to $100 million of his own funds into OpenAI, The New Yorker reported. In 2018, Musk left the company's board. When he stepped down, Musk also backed out of his commitment to continue funding OpenAI, a source told The New Yorker, which left Altman scrambling.
Persons: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Musk, Musk's, Elon Musk's, OpenAI, ChatGPT —, Altman, Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, Tesla, Semafor, Hoffman, ChatGPT, Andreessen Horowitz, ChatGPT's, company's Organizations: Elon, Morning, Yorker, New Yorker, Microsoft, Sequoia, K2 Global Locations: OpenAI, New Yorker
OpenAI has been holding talks with media organizations to discuss a licensing deal. But tensions with The New York Times have increased, and the newspaper is exploring legal action, per NPR. The New York Times is considering suing OpenAI over an intellectual property dispute, NPR reported. People involved in the negotiations told the FT that news publishers could be paid a subscription fee by AI companies who want to use their content to develop the technology. The New York Times and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.
Persons: OpenAI, ChatGPT —, Google's Bard, they're, OpenAI —, Sarah Silverman Organizations: New York Times, NPR, Morning, Microsoft, Adobe, Financial Times, The Times, News Corp, Street Locations: London
Even tech icon Bill Gates says he was caught off-guard by the rapid development of artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT. The story began last June when Gates first tested the AI-powered chatbot — developed by Microsoft partner OpenAI — and came away unimpressed. Two months later, OpenAI's developers came back, and Gates watched ChatGPT achieve the top score of five on the test. "I'm still, personally, in a state of shock at 'Wow, it is so good,'" Gates said. Still, the rapid development left Gates thoroughly impressed, and excited about the technology's potential applications: "Let's see where we can put it to good use," he said.
Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Sal Khan, OpenAI —, Sam Altman, I'm Organizations: Khan, Microsoft, AP
In a new study, researchers gave 14 AI models a political compass test and graphed the data. OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4 were the most liberal, Meta's LLaMA was the most conservative, and Google's BERT models were in between. OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's LaMDA AI model, and other chatbots have been criticized for sometimes giving racist, sexist, and otherwise biased responses. A political compass graph from the study shows how each AI model is biased. OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman has said in response to criticisms of ChatGPT's left-leaning political bias, "we made a mistake."
Persons: BERT, OpenAI's, Shangbin Feng, Chan, Yuhan Liu, Yulia Tsvetkov, RoBERTa, Meta, Steven Piantadosi, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Greg Brockman, ChatGPT's, Brockman, Elon Musk, OpenAI, OpenAI —, Musk Organizations: Morning, University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, OpenAI, Google, UC Locations: Xi'an, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan
keep Big Tech booming? Nasdaq futures are up on Tuesday morning, ahead of a Big Tech earnings bonanza that kicks off when Microsoft and Alphabet report second-quarter results after the closing bell. Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, apologized to clients on Monday, writing that his pessimistic stock market calls failed to spot the surge in A.I.-related stocks. On the other hand, Marko Kolanovic, JPMorgan Chase’s chief market strategist, is unconvinced that tech fervor will help the markets avoid a sharp decline this year. All eyes will be on Microsoft and Alphabet, which are at the forefront of commercializing generative A.I., the technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT that have captured the public’s imagination.
Persons: Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s, Marko Kolanovic, Organizations: Big Tech, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase’s, Google
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