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☆ OpenAI eases stance on the use of ChatGPT for military purposes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As part of the update, it eased restrictions on military use of its technology. In an unannounced update to its usage policies on January 10, OpenAI lifted a broad ban on using its technology for "military and warfare." On January 10, OpenAI rolled out its GPT Store , a marketplace for users to share and browse customized versions of ChatGPT known as "GPTs." AdvertisementSome AI experts worry that OpenAI's policy rewrite is too generalized, especially when AI technology is already being used in the conflict in Gaza. The Israeli military said it used AI to pinpoint targets to bomb inside the Palestinian territory.

Persons: —, OpenAI, OpenAI's, Sarah Myers West Organizations: Service, OpenAI, Business, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Gaza

☆ Leaked presentation reveals how Microsoft built one of its top AI products, from cherry picking outputs to pitching government clients
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

GPU supply problemsOriginally, Microsoft was working on its own machine-learning models for security use cases, according to the presentation by Microsoft Security Research partner Lloyd Greenwald. AdvertisementThe pitchThe pitch centered around the benefits of mostly using a single universal AI model rather than many individual models. "Today, our Early Access Program customers regularly share their satisfaction with the latest version of Security Copilot." He also mentioned ServiceNow connectors, and information from Microsoft Defender, the company's antivirus software, along with other sources of security data. It described Security Copilot as a "closed-loop learning system," that gets feedback from users and improves over time.

Persons: —, Lloyd Greenwald, Greenwald, Frank Shaw, Shaw, Microsoft's Shaw, Kevin Scott, Satya Nadella, Eric Douglas, doesn't Organizations: Service, Business, Microsoft, Microsoft Security Research, BI, Microsoft Sentinel Locations: GPT

☆ Harvard president's resignation draws strong reactions from her critics and supporters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Claudine Gay is out as the president of Harvard. Gay announced Tuesday in a letter that she was stepping down, and reactions have poured in on social media from both her supporters and critics. AdvertisementElon Musk voiced his agreement with a social media user's post that said Gay had been "caught plagiarizing." I admire Claudine Gay for putting Harvard's interests first at what I know must be an agonizingly difficult moment. AdvertisementNot everyone celebrated Gay's resignation.

Persons: Claudine Gay, Gay, —, Larry Summers, Gay's, Elon Musk, Emil Michael, Uber's, Alan Garber, — Lawrence H, Summers, Bill Ackman, Ackman, hasn't, Sally Kornbluth, Elizabeth Magill, it’s, 3yUDw6tciF — Emil Michael, @emilmichael, Christopher Rufo, Rufo, Elon, Jason Calacanis, Timnit Gebru, Couldn't, Gebru, Nikole Hannah Jones, Janai Nelson, Liz Magill's, Gary Marcus, Uber, Marcus Organizations: Harvard, Service, Treasury, Twitter, Billionaire, Gay, Former University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Corporation, Conservative, Google, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund

☆ 7 business leaders reveal how their companies are embracing AI in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Josée Rose | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The emergence of ChatGPT in late 2022 kicked off a flurry of excitement around generative AI. Executives told BI that the power of gen AI would likely change a lot about how businesses operate. "Everyone needs to lean in, learn," one exec said about adopting Gen AI. It all felt like "gen AI" wasn't as much about generative bots but about a generation. Many business executives told Business Insider that the power of generative AI was likely to change much about how business operates .

Persons: —, ChatGPT, we've, it's Organizations: Service

☆ AI Career Switchers: Meet Five People Who Quit Old Roles for AI Jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

These workers in accounting, product management, defense, and music quit their jobs to work in AI. Moritz Kremb quit his product manager job to focus on his AI business. Ted Lebantino says there's a high learning curve in developing AI skills. To make the jump into AI, Kremb suggests making a name for yourself on social media by creating content about AI. As for Fineberg, the AI startup CEO says you don't even need to quit your job to break into it.

Persons: —, Moritz Kremb, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Kremb, Weeks, Moritz Kremb There's, who've, Justin Fineberg, there's, Justin Fineberg Justin Fineberg, Uber, Fineberg, Jacqueline DeStefano, Tangorra, Lockheed Martin, Ted Lebantino, — Lebantino, Javier Orman, Javier Orman DeStefano, DeStefano, Orman, switchers Organizations: Service, Business, Meta, Netflix, New Yorker, Omni Business Intelligence Solutions, Lockheed, San Francisco Bay Area, LinkedIn Locations: New, New York, Long, San Francisco Bay, Chicago

☆ AI can now tell if your Louis Vuitton handbag is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-25 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tech company Entrupy says its device can authenticate handbags from brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel. The AI authenticator is gaining renewed interest as companies seek to cash in on the AI hype. And interest in the AI tool may continue to grow as businesses seek to cash in on the AI hype. Currently only available to resellers of luxury goods, Entrupy claims its tool can authenticate products from luxury brands like Balenciaga, Burberry, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton. Two months later, Humane.ai, an AI startup, launched its AI pin — which the company says can project information onto a user's palm through light — to the market.

Persons: Entrupy, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, —, Gucci, Vidyuth Srinivasan, Elle, there's, that's, TikTok, Entrupy didn't, Meta Organizations: Tech, Service, Burberry

☆ A 27-year-old freelance writer increased his income by more than 50% in one year. He explains how GPT-4 and other tools help him bring in six-figures working just 3 hours a day.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIn 2022, Vancouver-based freelance writer Tony Dong made CA$149,000 working about 30 hours per week. "I was kind of stuck, and the choice was between working more hours and billing more or working more efficiently," the financial writer told Business Insider. AdvertisementThanks to GPT-4 and other tools, Dong managed to increase his income by more than 50% in 2023 — he's on track to earn CA$238,000 (about $180,000) as of December 2023 — while working fewer hours. His process looks very similar to how it did in 2022 — he was also using AI tools last year. At the end of the day, "your job as a writer is to make the editor's job as easy as possible."

Persons: —, Tony Dong, Dong, he's, GPT, It's, I'm, they're Organizations: Service, Bank of, Business, . News, USA, Google, Microsoft Locations: Vancouver, GPT, Grammarly

☆ GPT and other AI models can't analyze an SEC filing, researchers find
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Patronus AI co-founders Anand Kannappan and Rebecca Qian Patronus AILarge language models, similar to the one at the heart of ChatGPT, frequently fail to answer questions derived from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, researchers from a startup called Patronus AI found. "That type of performance rate is just absolutely unacceptable," Patronus AI co-founder Anand Kannappan said. It feels like just testing by inspection," Patronus AI co-founder Rebecca Qian said. Here's some examples of questions in the dataset, provided by Patronus AI: Has CVS Health paid dividends to common shareholders in Q2 of FY2022? How the AI models did on the test

Persons: Anand Kannappan, Rebecca Qian Patronus, OpenAI's, ChatGPT, they're, Rebecca Qian, FinanceBench, Qian Organizations: Securities, Exchange, CNBC, SEC, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, McKinsey, Microsoft, Facebook, Meta, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Patronus, CVS, AMD, Coca

☆ How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-13 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you've used any of Dropbox 's artificial intelligence tools, some of your documents and files may have been shared with OpenAI. Dropbox AI customer documents pass through and are stored on OpenAI's servers for up to 30 days. "Third-party AI services are only used when customers actively engage with Dropbox AI features which themselves are clearly labeled," he wrote, pointing to a screenshot. Dropbox's third-party AI data sharing only applies to users who want Dropbox's AI features, which is available through many of Dropbox's paid plans, or through its Early Access program. But, even if you've opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers.

Persons: Drew Houston, you've, Google's Bard, Anthropic's Claude, Zoom, Dropbox's, Dropbox Organizations: CNBC PRO Locations: San Francisco, There's, Dropbox

Read previewThe recent firing and rehiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has put his leadership and personality under a microscope. People who have worked closely with Altman told Business Insider the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Advertisement"The thing I loved about OpenAI is you got to be heard," a former employee told BI. Relationship with MicrosoftWhile Altman is approachable, insiders said his obsession with growing the company can make him seem terse, impatient and superior to other "big tech" companies. AdvertisementAre you a Microsoft or OpenAI employee, or someone else with information to share?

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman, he's, He's, OpenAI's cofounders, Altman's, Satya Nadella, There's, OpenAI, doesn't, they've, Mira Murati, Sam, that's, Ashley Stewart, Kali Hays, Darius Rafieyan Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Business, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI Locations: astewart@insider.com, khays@insider.com, drafieyan@insider.com

☆ OpenAI's nonprofit arm showed revenue of $45,000 last year, even though company is worth billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That's from the nonprofit parent's 990 filing with the Internal Revenue Service, a form that has to be filled out by organizations wishing to maintain their tax-exempt status. Thad Calabrese, a professor of public and nonprofit financial management at New York University, said OpenAI's current status is confusing, and is unlike anything he has seen in the nonprofit world. He said OpenAI could give up its nonprofit status, and he cited the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which in 1994 allowed associated nonprofit medical insurance plans to switch into for-profit entities. An OpenAI spokesperson didn't respond to a question about whether the organization is considering giving up its nonprofit status. Unlike OpenAI, Mozilla never raised money from venture and corporate investors, who expect returns on their investments.

Persons: Sam Altman, OpenAI's financials, OpenAI, That's, PlainSite, Altman, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Ilya Sutskever, Thad Calabrese, Calabrese, didn't, Mark Surman, Surman, Altman's, hasn't, Bret Taylor Organizations: Internal Revenue Service, CNBC, New York University, Shield Association, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla, Microsoft, Duke University Locations: California

☆ Japanese tech giant Rakuten plans to launch proprietary AI model
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani said the company is working on its own large language model, or LLM. Japan's Rakuten plans to launch its own proprietary artificial intelligence language model, its CEO told CNBC in an interview that aired Monday. The company plans to use the AI model internally to improve operational efficiency and marketing by 20%, Mikitani said. Telecommunications group NTT announced this month that its proprietary LLM will be available in March. Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that a spokesperson from Rakuten says there is no timeline for the launch of its proprietary AI model.

Persons: Rakuten, Hiroshi, Mickey, Mikitani, Japan's Rakuten, SoftBank Organizations: Mobile, CNBC, Microsoft, Google, U.S ., Baidu, Telecommunications, NTT Locations: U.S, China, Rakuten

☆ 10 industry leaders transforming business in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In 2023, Business Insider's annual list of People Transforming Business highlights key players across the advertising, ESG, finance, AI, and labor sectors. Increasingly, they're turning to more opaque private credit markets to borrow money. The world of private credit sits outside the traditional banking system. Analysts expect the private credit market to balloon in size — likely keeping lawyers like Breen very busy. Muthukrishnan is trying to make sense of how risky these private credit loans are by overseeing what is so far the most comprehensive look at vulnerabilities in the industry.

Persons: Mira Murati, who's, Vince Toye, Eileen Fisher, Eileen Fisher Fisher, Guerin Blask, Eileen Fisher Eileen Fisher, she's, Fisher, Janelle Jones, Jones, Lexey, —, She's, Justin Breen, Proskauer Breen, Proskauer Justin Breen, he's, Breen, Ares Capital, He's, McLaren, Julie Su, Labor Julie Su, Department of Labor Julie Su, Su, Marty Walsh, Murati, Jim Wilson, Neal Mohan, YouTube Mohan, Katie Thompson, YouTube It's, YouTube isn't, Mohan, Muthukrishnan, Satya Nadella, Microsoft Satya Nadella, Ben Kriemann, Nadella, Steve Ballmer, Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer, Tim Cook, Apple Cook, Justin Sullivan, Cook, Steve Jobs, Jobs, JPMorgan Chase Toye, JPMorgan Chase, Toye, they'll, Vince Toye's, Bella Sayegh, Rebecca Ungarino, Lara O'Reilly, Juliana Kaplan, Alex Nicoll, Tim Paradis, Stephanie Hallett, Michelle Abrego, Josée Rose, Ryan Joe, Emily Canal, Kaja Whitehouse, Alyssa Powell, Davis, Jonann Brady Organizations: JPMorgan, Service Employees International, SEIU, New York, Ford, Service Employees International Union, United Auto Workers Union, Spelman College, US Department of Labor, Economic Policy Institute, Center for Economic, Research, Department of Labor, The New York Times, Ares, Churchill Asset Management, European, Atlético Madrid, Labor, Labor Department, MacArthur Foundation, New York Times, Dartmouth, OpenAI, Associated Press, YouTube, NFL, DirecTV, Federal, Microsoft, Manipal Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin -, University of Chicago, Apple, Apple Watch, Google, Time, JPMorgan Chase, National Housing Trust, Trenton Almgren Locations: McDonald's, Lorain , Ohio, Atlanta, California, Los Angeles, Albania, Canada, Muthukrishnan, Hyderabad, India, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, OpenAI, Virginia, Wells Fargo, Trenton

☆ McDonald's is in the midst of some big changes that show the changing tides in the world of fast food
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 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 at some of the recent big changes at McDonald's, including the launch of a new restaurant concept. AdvertisementCold foam and oat milk are big business, as drink modifiers add up to roughly $1 billion in revenue for Starbucks. McDonald's app has grown over the years, with over 57 million active members, but it still leaves much to be desired. To be sure, 10 CosMc's is not even a drop in the bucket of McDonald's 40,000-plus restaurant empire.

Persons: —, I'm, Joe Ciolli, Iman Jalali, Nancy Luna, It's, McDonald's, Nancy, CosMc's, Jamie Dimon, Jerome Powell, Jose Luis Magana, Ryan Detrick, Niklas Halle'n, Rebecca Zisser, Jeff Bezos, OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever doesn't, Sam Altman's, hasn't, Elon Musk's, Ben Bergman, Adam Neumann's, Insider's Ben Bergman, Z, Donald Trump, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Starbucks, Nancy, McDonalds, McDonald's, Reserve, Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs, Capitol, Carson Group, Getty Images, San, Sutskever, Visual China, Getty, Fort, Trump Organization, Trump Organization . Golden Globe Locations: Chicago, , Illinois, Texas, Washington, AFP, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Broadcom stock spikes to new yearlong high
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Broadcom shares jumped 9% Monday after Citigroup resumed its coverage of the stock with a buy rating and updated its price target to $1,100. Broadcom bought VMware in November to bolster its cloud technology infrastructure that it sells to other businesses. Citigroup's bullishness is largely because it believes Broadcom is well-positioned to earn money from the AI boom. "We expect sales from AI infrastructure to double from $4 billion in F23 (11% of F23 sales) to over $8 billion in F24 (17% in F24 sales)," the analysts wrote. Broadcom reported solid earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter last Thursday, which gave its shares a 2.4% boost to $944.30 at Friday's market close.

Persons: it's, bullishness, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Broadcom, Citigroup, VMware, Google, Comcast, Nvidia

Read previewThe firing and rehiring of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has undone months of effort by Microsoft to avoid antitrust regulators probing its massive investment in the startup. It's tough to keep a huge business partnership like this out of what can be intense scrutiny from antitrust regulators. Nadella agreed to give Altman and Brockman their own research arm at Microsoft, if he couldn't negotiate their return to OpenAI. Another interpretation is that Microsoft is keen to show antitrust regulators that OpenAI is an independent company, and not controlled by the software giant. AdvertisementDo you work for OpenAI or Microsoft, or are you someone with a tip or insight to share?

Persons: —, Sam Altman, Lina Khan, OpenAI, Altman, Satya Nadella, Kevin Scott didn't, Kevin, Satya, Microsoft's, Brad Smith, Frank Shaw, Sam, Nadella, Altman's, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Amy Hood, ChatGPT, doesn't, Kali Hays, Ashley Stewart, Darius Rafieyan Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, FTC, OpenAI, Activision, Blizzard, Markets, Bloomberg, Chief Locations: OpenAI, khays@insider.com, astewart@insider.com

☆ Microsoft assures investors it's spreading its AI bets beyond just OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AI was a major focus of questions from Microsoft investors during the event. AdvertisementOn Thursday, Microsoft executives made a point to assure investors that it has many irons in the fire when it comes to AI, not just OpenAI. Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood jumped in to emphasize the company has AI partners beyond OpenAI. AdvertisementAs Business Insider recently reported, the chaos at OpenAI caused some partners to start looking for a "plan B" for their AI model needs. Are you an OpenAI, or Microsoft employee, or someone with a tip or insight to share?

Persons: —, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Altman, Satya Nadella, Nadella, Amy Hood, Hood, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Service, Business, Microsoft Locations: OpenAI, astewart@insider.com

☆ How Sam Altman's OpenAI drama highlighted the debate splitting Silicon Valley: Are you an e/acc or decel?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSam Altman's brief ousting as OpenAI CEO didn't just thrust the company further into the global spotlight amid reported personality clashes. It's also highlighted a bigger ethical debate in Silicon Valley: how fast companies should move when pushing out AI technology. Broadly speaking, the debate lies in whether you think that moving full-speed ahead on AI technology will save the world or you think the industry needs to slow down. One key Silicon Valley backer of the idea is veteran venture capitalist Marc Andreessen . His advice to Silicon Valley: "I would encourage any watchers of the industry to not get stuck in a divisive set of rhetoric."

Persons: —, Sam Altman's, didn't, It's, Altman, he's, you've, Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Sam Bankman, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, Toner, McCauley, Altman's, EAs —, Sriram Krishnan, Andreessen Horowitz, — Sriram Krishnan, Gaurab Bansal Organizations: Service, Business, acc, EA, Elon, Wall Street Journal, EAs, Labs, US Department of Commerce, Innovation Labs Locations: Silicon Valley, Silicon

☆ A ‘thirsty’ generative AI boom poses a growing problem for Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Shaolei Ren, a researcher at the University of California, Riverside, published a study in April investigating the resources needed to run buzzy generative AI models, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. Hundreds of millions of monthly users all submitting questions on the popular chatbot quickly illustrates just how "thirsty" AI models can be. The study's authors warned that if the growing water footprint of AI models is not sufficiently addressed, the issue could become a major roadblock to the socially responsible and sustainable use of AI in the future. For Google, meanwhile, total water consumption at its data centers and offices came in at 5.6 billion gallons in 2022, a 21% increase on the year before. watch nowIt's notable, however, that their latest water consumption figures were disclosed before the launch of their own respective ChatGPT competitors.

Persons: Shaolei Ren, Ren, Eitan Abramovich, OpenAI, Somya Joshi, Microsoft's Bing, Bard, Joshi, Paul Hanna Organizations: UNITED, EMIRATES, Tech, Microsoft, Google, University of California, Uruguay's Central Union, CNT, Afp, Getty, CNBC, Big Tech, Meta, SEI, U.S ., Stockholm Environment Institute, United, Inc, Talavera de la Reina, Bloomberg Locations: Dubai, Riverside, Montevideo, U.S, Stockholm, United Arab Emirates, Talavera de, Spain

☆ Meta's top AI scientist reportedly warned Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook and Instagram could go extinct if they didn't catch up with ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meta's top AI scientist urged Mark Zuckerberg to make a ChatGPT rival, the New York Times reports. Yann LeCun warned that Facebook and Instagram could potentially go extinct if Meta didn't act. If Meta didn't buckle down on its AI efforts, Facebook and Instagram could go extinct, LeCun warned, according to the report. "I have been thinking about what you said," the CEO told LeCun during a dinner that evening, a person familiar told the Times. Meta didn't immediately reply to Business Insider's request for comment from Zuckerberg or LeCun.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Yann LeCun, Meta, —, OpenAI, Zuckerberg, Instagram, LeCun, Meta didn't, Josh Hawley of, Richard Blumenthal, Meta wasn't, OpenAI —, didn't, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg Organizations: New York Times, Facebook, Meta, Service, Times, 4chan, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Paris Locations: Menlo Park , California, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Connecticut

☆ Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that Martian, an AI startup that helps developers find the best LLM, used to raise $9 million from investors like NEA and Prosus Ventures
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

They set up a 30-minute meeting because of their shared interest in advancing AI technology and research. Now, the company has come out the gate with $9 million in seed funding in a round co-led by NEA and Prosus Ventures. "You often need an entire AI team to go and test and evaluate these models," Ginsburg said. Going forward, Ginsberg and Upadhyay hope to attract more enterprise customers and continue their research into AI models to make routing even more efficient and "build more awesome tooling." See the eight-slide deck that convinced investors at NEA, Prosus Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, and General Catalyst to invest in Martian's $9 million seed round:

Persons: Etan Ginsberg, Shriyash Upadhyay, cofounders, Upadhyay, Catalyst, Claude —, Ginsburg, Ginsberg weren't, Ginsberg Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Business, NEA, Prosus Ventures, Carya Venture Partners, Catalyst

☆ The tech powering ChatGPT won't make AI as smart as humans. Others might.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the tech powering it has limitations and may struggle to make AI that is as smart as humans. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This means the public gets to see research faster, but it isn't necessarily reliable. AdvertisementHe gave "kudos" to Dao and Gu "for pushing on alternative sequence architectures for many years now." ChatGPT was a landmark cultural event that sparked an AI boom.

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☆ Want a pay bump? Learn how to use AI. Here's how much the skill could be worth based on your job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Employers said they expect workers with AI skills to receive at least a 30% pay bump. AdvertisementIf your annual review is coming up, flexing your AI skills could be what helps you get that higher salary, a recent study suggests. AdvertisementIn turn, 84% of employees surveyed said that acquiring AI skills could lead to positive impacts on their careers — one of which is higher pay. While more than 80% of younger employees — including Gen Zers and millennials — expressed an interest in developing their AI skills, more than 65% of baby boomers and Gen Xers said they are keen on picking up AI skills as well. The findings on the AI skills premium comes as companies big and small ramp up their efforts to hire generative AI talent.

Persons: —, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Gen Zers, millennials —, Gen Xers, Richard Baldwin Organizations: Employers, Service, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Companies

☆ U.S. export controls need to 'change constantly' even if it's tough for businesses, Secretary Raimondo says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING — More controls on tech exports to China will be coming as needed, despite business concerns, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC in an exclusive interview. "We have to change constantly," Raimondo told CNBC's Morgan Brennan over the weekend on the sidelines of the Reagan National Defense Forum. They want a clear line in the sand," the commerce secretary said. "The truth of it is though, technology changes, China changes and we have to keep up with it." In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security announced sweeping export controls that restrict the ability of companies to sell certain advanced computing semiconductors or related manufacturing equipment to China.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, Raimondo, CNBC's Morgan Brennan, " Raimondo, it's Organizations: . Commerce, CNBC, Reagan National Defense, U.S . Department of Commerce's, of Industry, Security Locations: BEIJING, China

☆ Elon Musk's AI startup — X.AI — files to raise $1 billion in fresh capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City. X.AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by Elon Musk, has filed with the SEC to raise up to $1 billion in an equity offering. The AI startup, which Musk announced in July, seeks to "understand the true nature of the universe," according to its website. Last month, X.AI released a chatbot called Grok, which the company says is modeled after "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." — CNBC's Lora Kolodny contributed to this reportWATCH: Elon Musk's X.AI launches 'Grok'

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