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☆ I'm a 40-year-old former teacher retraining to get into AI. It might be crazy but I wish more people my age were doing it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She says it's difficult to pivot mid career but wishes more people her age were studying AI. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Evrim Kanbur, a 40-year-old former university teacher who is learning to code to work in AI. To pay bills, I get passive income from online classes I pre-record for the e-learning platform Udemy, which I've been doing since 2017. Kabur's home studio where she recorded online classes Evrim KanburRetraining has been quite hardRetraining is not something that's easy to do. But I want to do this now and I'm happy I'm sticking with it.

Persons: Evrim Kanbur, —, I've, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, Deloitte, Riot Games, Harvard University, MIT Locations: Shanghai, China

☆ The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

While artificial intelligence has taken the limelight over the past year, technology that can appear to operate like human brains has been top of mind for researchers, investors and tech executives in Silicon Valley and beyond for more than a decade. Here are some of the people involved in the origins of the modern A.I. lab that made the chatbot ChatGPT that went viral over the past year and ushered in recognition of the power of generative artificial intelligence. Mr. Altman helped start OpenAI after meeting with Elon Musk about the technology in 2015. At the time, Mr. Altman ran Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley start-up incubator.

Persons: Jim Wilson, New York Times Sam Altman Mr, Altman, San Francisco A.I, Elon Musk Organizations: New York Times, OpenAI, San, Elon Locations: Silicon Valley, San Francisco

☆ AI could mean free doctors and lawyers for everybody in 10 years, OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investor Vinod Khosla predicts AI will result in free lawyers, doctors, and tutors in 10 years. The 68-year-old billionaire said given AI's impressive capabilities, "I do think in 10 years we'll have free doctors, free tutors for everybody, and free lawyers so they can access the legal system." "This large transformation is the opportunity to free humanity from the need to work," Khosla told Semafor in an interview. Still, Khosla told Business Insider in October he doesn't want to place too big of a bet on AI at the moment. Given the hype around the technology, Khosla thinks that AI startups are overvalued, and that only a few will survive.

Persons: Vinod Khosla, Khosla, —, Eric Newcomer's, we'll, Semafor, doesn't Organizations: Service, Khosla Ventures Locations: OpenAI

☆ Google has quietly pushed back the launch of next-gen AI model Gemini until next year, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The launch of Google's anticipated AI model, Gemini, has been delayed, The Information reported. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe world will have to wait a little longer before we can experience the launch of Google's most complex artificial intelligence model to date. Though already Google has its own generative AI model called Bard, ChatGPT has so far enjoyed stronger consumer awareness — but analysts argue that could change when Gemini finally launches.

Persons: —, Gemini, I've, Sissie Hsiao, Google's, Bard, Hsiao, ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Gemini Locations: New York, Washington, California

☆ I made a GPT, a custom version of OpenAI's ChatGPT, and it only took me 15 minutes. Here's how.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In early November, OpenAI unveiled GPTs, customizable versions of its AI chatbot ChatGPT. AdvertisementYou can now create your own version of OpenAI's ChatGPT — and it can take as little as 15 minutes. Screenshot from ChatGPT/Business Insider3) Once you enter the prompt, GPT Builder will spend a couple seconds generating the GPT. I asked GPT Builder to focus on low-carb recipes that span a range of ethnic cuisines. AdvertisementI asked GPT Builder questions like "Suggest a recipe that contains 40 grams of protein and can be made in 20 minutes given the ingredients listed below."

Persons: OpenAI, Insider's Aaron Mok, —, GPTs, GPT Organizations: Service, ChatGPT, Pixar

Page, hampered for more than a decade by an unusual ailment in his vocal cords, described his vision of a digital utopia in a whisper. If that happens, Mr. Musk said, we’re doomed. Finally he called Mr. Musk a “specieist,” a person who favors humans over the digital life-forms of the future. That debate has pitted some of the world’s richest men against one another: Mr. Musk, Mr. Page, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, the tech investor Peter Thiel, Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Sam Altman of OpenAI.

Persons: Page, Musk, we’re, ”, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, OpenAI Organizations: Valley, Meta, Microsoft Locations: Silicon

☆ How some of 2023's biggest AI winners have fared a year after ChatGPT's launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Within two months of ChatGPT's launch, the groundbreaking chatbot amassed 100 million users, wowing investors, consumers and Wall Street with its ability to compose human-like text and hold a conversation. A year later, Wall Street hasn't stopped obsessing over it. Megacap technology stocks also prospered amid the newfound investor focus on AI. MSFT 1Y mountain Microsoft shares over the last year Rounding out the megacap list, both Meta Platforms and Amazon have rallied more than 177% and 51%, respectively. Salesforce shares surged more than 9% during Thursday's session on the back of a stronger-than-expected quarterly print .

Persons: –, hasn't, Alphabet, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Jassy, Salesforce, Brent Thill, CNBC's, Snowflake's, ChatGPT, Brad Gerstner Organizations: Federal, Nvidia, Devices, Marvell Technology, Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Amazon, CNBC, Semiconductor, Oracle, Jefferies, Technologies Locations: Salesforce

The two companies recently teamed up for the “ABBA Voyage” show in London, in which fans could attend a full concert by the Swedish band — as performed by their digital avatars. He says the band won't be on stage during the virtual performance because “that’s the key thing,” of the future-seeking technology. That’s what you could do with this.”Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesIn order to create their digital avatars, who are depicted as a kind of superhero version of the band, Kiss performed in motion capture suits. Aespa, the K-pop girl group, frequently perform alongside their digital avatars — the quartet is meant to be viewed as an octet with digital twins. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are,” Kiss frontman Paul Stanley said in roundtable interview.

Persons: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, Eric Singer —, George Lucas ’, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, —, “, Kiss, Mark Tuan, ”, Tuan, we’ve, Paul Organizations: New York, Kiss, Industrial, Pophouse Entertainment, Machines Locations: New, Madison, London, Swedish

☆ Opinion | Sam Altman, Sugarcoating the Apocalypse
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My favorite “Twilight Zone” episode is the one where aliens land and, in a sign of their peaceful intentions, give world leaders a book. Government cryptographers work to translate the alien language. They decipher the title — “To Serve Man” — and that’s reassuring, so interplanetary shuttles are set up. But as the cryptographers proceed, they realize — too late — that it’s a cookbook. It was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit to serve man, to keep an eye on galloping A.I.

Persons: —, — Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman —, A.I, Mary Shelley Organizations: San Locations: San Francisco

Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’The drama at OpenAI is not over. Kevin and Casey take stock of new information they’ve gathered since last week, and look at how other artificial intelligence companies are trying to capitalize on the debacle. Then, why people are still buying cryptocurrency even after Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, and its founder pleaded guilty to money laundering violations. And finally, three ways A.I. Today’s guest: David Yaffe-Bellany covers crypto for The New York Times.

Persons: Casey, David Yaffe Organizations: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, The New York Times

Foundation models like the one built by Microsoft (MSFT.O)-backed OpenAI are AI systems trained on large sets of data, with the ability to learn from new data to perform various tasks. In a meeting of the countries' economy ministers on Oct. 30 in Rome, France persuaded Italy and Germany to support a proposal, sources told Reuters. Until then, negotiations had gone smoothly, with lawmakers making compromises across several other conflict areas such as regulating high-risk AI, sources said. France-based AI company Mistral and Germany's Aleph Alpha have criticised the tiered approach to regulating foundation models, winning support from their respective countries. Other pending issues in the talks include definition of AI, fundamental rights impact assessment, law enforcement exceptions and national security exceptions, sources told Reuters.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Thierry Breton, Geoffrey Hinton, Alpha, Mistral, Mark Brakel, Supantha Mukherjee, Josephine Mason, Alexander Smith Organizations: Technology, Intelligence, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Foundation, Microsoft, European Commission, Mistral, Lawmakers, Life Institute, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, California, U.S, Rights STOCKHOLM, BRUSSELS, LONDON, France, Germany, Italy, Rome, Spain, Belgium, Stockholm

☆ The world is splitting between those who use ChatGPT to get better, smarter, richer — and everyone else
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There is growing evidence that artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT can make you more efficient and capable at work. And the effect will be particularly noticeable if no one else in the company is using AI in this way. All said that outsourcing time-consuming, small jobs to AI tools freed up their time. AI at work still needs careful handlingThere are obvious caveats to using AI to do your work for you. Some companies also have specific rules for AI tools due to fears around copyright or data security.

Persons: ChatGPT, —, OpenAI's, techies, Google's, Matt Calkins, Appian, It's, Shakespeare, Shona Ghosh Organizations: Service, Harvard Business School, Boston Consulting, Developers, Microsoft, Workers

☆ We now have more details on what the heck happened at OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new report described in more detail why the OpenAI board initially pushed out Sam Altman. Altman reportedly tried to get a board member, Helen Toner, kicked out, but it backfired. The report cited an unnamed source who said Altman tried to play board members against each other. Here's what the outlet wrote in part (emphasis added):Some members of the OpenAI board had found Altman an unnervingly slippery operator. Read here: The Inside Story of Microsoft's Partnership With OpenAI (The New Yorker)

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Helen Toner, —, Sam Altman —, Kevin Scott, Mira Murati, he'd, OpenAI, Toner Organizations: Service, Yorker, Microsoft, New York Times, Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Georgetown University, Microsoft's Locations: Turkey, New, Yorker

☆ Opinion | A Lot Has Happened in A.I. Let’s Catch Up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A lot has happened since. OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, recently dominated headlines again after the nonprofit board of directors fired C.E.O. But that drama isn’t actually the most important thing going on in the A.I. They’ve been closely tracking developments in the field since well before ChatGPT launched. I invited them on the show to catch up on the state of A.I.

Persons: ChatGPT, C.E.O, Sam Altman, isn’t, hasn’t, “, Ezra Klein, Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Newton, They’ve Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google, Tech, The Times Locations: A.I

☆ OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla, who's 68, says he still works 80 hours a week and plans to keep investing for the next 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla said he still works 80 hours a week during an episode of "The Cerebral Valley Podcast." AdvertisementVinod Khosla, a Silicon Valley investor for almost 40 years, said in the past that he works 80-hour weeks. In 2004, he started his own VC firm he called Khosla Ventures, which backed companies like Instacart, Impossible Foods, and DoorDash. Over the last three months, Khosla Ventures has made multi-million dollar bets on startups in the beverage, insurance, and climate tech space, according to Pitchbook. AdvertisementKhosla didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment made through Khosla Ventures.

Persons: Vinod Khosla, —, Eric Newcomer, Khosla, Peter Thiel, I've, Warren, he's, Kleiner Perkins Caufield, Byers, toils, Elon Musk, Steve Squeri Organizations: Service, Khosla Ventures, Foods, Tesla, American Express, Financial Times Locations: Silicon, OpenAI

☆ ChatGPT was treated like the 'second coming of the messiah' and its impact was a big surprise, says Meta's AI chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Yann LeCun told Forbes the bot was treated like the "second coming of the messiah." ChatGPT's popularity sparked an AI arms race between big tech companies, including Meta. Yann LeCun, Meta's chief scientist, told Forbes ChatGPT was treated like the "second coming of the messiah" when it was released. AdvertisementThe bot's popularity set off alarm bells at Google and kickstarted an AI arms race between big tech companies. LeCun told Forbes the decision came from Zuckerberg following a "big internal debate."

Persons: Yann LeCun, —, It's, OpenAI, Forbes ChatGPT, LeCun, Kendall Jenner, Meta Organizations: Forbes, Meta, Service, Zuckerberg

☆ ChatGPT just turned one, and even some OpenAI employees can't believe the way its first year has played out
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

When it was first launched, OpenAI leaders framed it as a "low-key research preview." AdvertisementChatGPT turned one today, and if you're surprised by its impact, you're not alone — so are some OpenAI employees. Today, the term "low-key research preview" has become something of a meme among OpenAI's employees. OpenAI employees have even used the phrase as laptop stickers, per the Atlantic. "The outside world probably thinks we're all joking, but this actually was our 'low-key research preview,'" wrote Fedus.

Persons: ChatGPT, —, OpenAI, Google's Bard, Goldman Sachs, Greg Brockman, William Fedus Organizations: Service, UBS, Meta, Bloomberg

☆ CNBC Daily Open: U.S. economy is cooling, but may not fall off a cliff
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 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. Clearer brand messagingNew Gap CEO Richard Dickson said the apparel firm's products had got "lost in the message" in its discount-heavy online communication. [PRO] Top holiday pickThe Dow is nearing a major milestone — and certain members may lead the blue-chip average over the finish line. CNBC Pro screened for the Dow members with the largest upsides to average price targets among Wall Street analysts.

Persons: Korea's Kospi, Hong, Nelson Peltz, Ike Perlmutter, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Jeremy Darroch, Francis deSouza, Josh Kushner's, Richard Dickson, Dickson, Dow Organizations: CNBC, Nikkei, underperform, Dow Jones Industrial, Disney, Marvel, Sky, Peltz, CNBC Pro, Dow, Wall Street Locations: Asia, Pacific, underperform Asia

☆ These 10 stocks notched double-digit gains and outperformed the market in November
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

FL YTD mountain Foot Locker (FL) performance year-to-date Foot Locker (FL) climbed 28.3% during November, making it the Club's No. Foot Locker stock, down more than 26% year-to-date, closed 1.4% lower Thursday, at just under $27.28 apiece. CRM YTD mountain Salesforce (CRM) performance year-to-date Salesforce (CRM) shares jumped 25.4% in November, coming in second place for monthly gains. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia (NVDA) performance year-to-date Nvidia (NVDA) — an "own it, don't trade it" name — was the portfolio's fifth-best performer in November. WFC YTD mountain Wells Fargo (WFC) performance year-to-date Shares of Wells Fargo (WFC) jumped 12.07% in November, as the broader market rally lifted financials.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Mary Dillon's, Locker, Palo, CrowdStrike, We're bullish, —, Wall, Walt Disney, Nelson Peltz's, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Altman, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Michael M Organizations: —, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Management, Nvidia, DIS, Walt Disney, Disney, Oracle, Microsoft, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: FL, Palo, Palo Alto, Wells, Wells Fargo, OpenAI, DHR

☆ OpenAI delays launch of custom GPT store to early 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI has delayed the launch of its custom GPT store until early 2024, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday. During its first developer conference in November, OpenAI introduced the custom GPTs and store, which were set to be launched later that month. The company is continuing to "make improvements" to GPTs based on customer feedback, the memo said. The GPTs are early versions of AI assistants that perform real-world tasks such as booking flights on behalf of a user. It is also expected to allow users to share their GPTs and earn money based on the number of users.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Arsheeya, Shailesh Kuber, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Some OpenAI employees are still feeling uneasy and looking for other jobs despite Sam Altman's return, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sam Altman is back in charge of OpenAI but some employees are still feeling nervous, per Semafor. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementOpenAI's CEO Sam Altman may be back in charge but some employees are still feeling uneasy. According to one of the outlet's sources, rival AI company Cohere has received several inquiries from OpenAI employees in recent days. AdvertisementAI companies Hugging Face and Cohere told CNBC they've had more customer inquiries following Altman's ousting and reinstatement as CEO.

Persons: Sam Altman, —, Semafor, Altman, We've, Sam, Cohere, Marc Benioff, Salesforce's Einstein, CNBC they've, Clément Delangue, OpenAI Organizations: Service, Salesforce's, CNBC Locations: OpenAI

☆ A former OpenAI board member says Sam Altman's firing wasn't 'motivated by a desire to slow down OpenAI's work'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner has announced her resignation. Toner said that the board wasn't trying to slow down OpenAI's work by firing CEO Sam Altman. AdvertisementFormer OpenAI board member Helen Toner says the board wasn't trying to stifle the company's progress by removing CEO Sam Altman. Though there has been speculation, we were not motivated by a desire to slow down OpenAI’s work. AdvertisementAside from bringing back Altman, OpenAI welcomed a new initial board comprising Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.

Persons: Helen Toner, Toner, Sam Altman, Altman, —, wasn't, OpenAI, Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, Adam D'Angelo, Taylor, Tasha McCauley, Ilya Sutskever . Organizations: Service, Georgetown University's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Microsoft, Business Insider Locations: OpenAI's

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Microsoft will take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI's board, CEO Sam Altman said in his first official missive after taking back the reins of the company on Wednesday. The observer position means Microsoft's representative can attend OpenAI's board meetings and access confidential information, but it does not have voting rights on matters including electing or choosing directors. The new OpenAI board is on an active search for six new members with expertise in fields from technology to safety and policy. OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever will no longer be part of the board, Altman said. Apart from Altman, Brockman, Sutskever, D'Angelo, OpenAI's previous board consisted of entrepreneur Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, director of strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Altman, OpenAI, Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, Adam D'Angelo, Mira Murati, Greg Brockman, Greg, Ilya Sutskever, Sutskever, Ilya, Brockman, D'Angelo, OpenAI's, Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, Akanksha, Krystal Hu, Sayantani Ghosh, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Microsoft, U.S . Treasury, Reuters, Georgetown's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Thomson Locations: OpenAI, Bengaluru, New York, San Francisco

☆ On ChatGPT's one-year anniversary, it has more than 1.7 billion users—here's what it may do next
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nov. 30 marks ChatGPT's one-year anniversary, and quite a lot has changed since the popular AI chatbot debuted. As the ways people utilize the AI chatbot have changed, the technology itself has evolved too. Now, users are able to subscribe to ChatGPT Plus, which provides access to OpenAI's most up-to-date AI chatbot, ChatGPT-4. In February, Google announced its own AI chatbot called Bard. In November, Amazon unveiled its AI chatbot, Q.

Persons: chatbot, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, ChatGPT, Sam Altman, Altman, It's, What's Organizations: UBS, Microsoft, Google, YouTube, Amazon Locations: Brooklyn, New York, ChatGPT

☆ Microsoft's top brass still don't seem to know what the heck happened with Sam Altman and OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft has put billions into OpenAI, but it still doesn't know why its board fired Sam Altman. Microsoft president Brad Smith dismissed the idea that the drama was over a dangerous AI discovery. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementLooks like Microsoft's top brass are still out of the loop with what the heck happened over at OpenAI.

Persons: Sam Altman, Brad Smith, Smith, —, Altman, There's, Elon Musk, – Organizations: Microsoft, Service, OpenAI, Reuters, Elon, Business Locations: Silicon

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