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☆ OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever once burned a wooden effigy to show his commitment to safe AI, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sutskever once burned a wooden effigy to show his commitment to safe AI, The Atlantic reported. AdvertisementIlya Sutskever, a cofounder of OpenAI and its chief scientist, once burned a wooden effigy to show his commitment to creating artificial intelligence aligned with humanity's interests, The Atlantic reported. It appears Altman's dramatic ousting was prompted by fears over the speed of AI development, with Sutskever at the center. The outlet reported that Sutskever commissioned a local artist to make a wooden effigy representing "unaligned" AI. And to symbolize OpenAI's dedication to creating AI in humanity's best interests, Sutskever burnt the effigy, per The Atlantic.

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☆ Microsoft emerges as big winner from OpenAI turmoil with Altman on board
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Aditya Soni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

That was nearly equal to the valuation OpenAI commanded in its last fundraise. "If Microsoft lost Altman, he could have gone to Amazon, Google, Apple, or a host of other tech companies," said Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives. We view Microsoft now even in a stronger position with Altman and Brockman at Microsoft running AI. Altman will lead a new research team at the software giant following his surprise ouster by OpenAI that shocked the tech industry. "The OpenAI for-profit subsidiary was about to conduct a secondary at a $80 billion+ valuation.

Persons: Satya Narayana Nadella, Lucas Jackson, Sam Altman, Altman, Dan Ives, Brockman, OpenAI, Greg Brockman, Szymon Sidor, SemiAnalysis, Mira Murati, Aditya Soni, Akash Sriram, Sriraj Organizations: Microsoft, REUTERS, Google, Wedbush Securities, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, OpenAI, Bengaluru

☆ Why you should care about Sam Altman, Microsoft, and the OpenAI CEO mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Altman was forced out of his position as the CEO of OpenAI on Friday. The announcement kicked off a weekend of chaos involving Altman, Microsoft, and the firm behind ChatGPT. AdvertisementOn Friday afternoon, the tech world reverberated with news that Sam Altman was being pushed out as the CEO of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT. Why is it so important that OpenAI and Microsoft figure it all out? To back up: Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI, which was founded as a nonprofit dedicated to artificial intelligence research, have worked together.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, Greg Brockman, Brockman, ChatGPT, Satya Nadella, openai, Claude, Bard Organizations: Microsoft, Service, OpenAI, microsoft, Canva, JetBlue Locations: ChatGPT

☆ ChatGPT was Sam Altman's biggest achievement at OpenAI – and probably triggered his downfall
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Altman was pushed out OpenAI CEO Friday in a move that shocked the tech community. AdvertisementSam Altman is out of OpenAI, the company he cofounded and helped turn into a leading AI lab. AdvertisementBut the launch of ChatGPT – arguably Altman's greatest success at OpenAI – may also have triggered his downfall. Current and former OpenAI employees told The Atlantic that pressure to commercialize ChatGPT created divisions among leadership. AdvertisementFurther product releases including ChatGPT Plus and GPT-4 only served to increase tensions, three people at OpenAI at the time told The Atlantic.

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☆ Microsoft emerges as big winner from OpenAI turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Aditya Soni | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. The turmoil at OpenAI since Friday had raised fears about the fallout for Microsoft, which has pumped in billions of dollars and uses the pioneer's technology for most of its AI offerings. That was nearly equal to the valuation OpenAI commanded in its last fundraise. We view Microsoft now even in a stronger position with Altman and Brockman at Microsoft running AI. "The OpenAI for-profit subsidiary was about to conduct a secondary at a $80 billion+ valuation.

☆ David Attenborough finds the AI version of himself 'personally distressing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video of an AI version of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life went viral on X.Attenborough told Business Insider he found the video "personally distressing." The filmmaker said he's concerned an AI version of him could be used to deceive others. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, a programmer named Charlie Holtz shared a video on X that showcased an AI-generated version of David Attenborough narrating Holtz's life. In addition to sharing the video online, Holtz also shared the code he used to create his AI-Attenborough. Holtz 's video has been watched more than 3 million times, and it has already sparked interest in AI clones.

Persons: David Attenborough, Attenborough, he's, —, Charlie Holtz, @charliebholtz, Sir David Attenborough, Holtz, Meta Ray Bans, Pietro Schirano, Steve Jobs Organizations: Service, BI Locations: New York City

☆ Nvidia earnings will give Wall Street a peek into AI demand heading into 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Jensen Huang, president of Nvidia, holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at the Supermicro keynote presentation during Computex 2023. When Nvidia reports fiscal third-quarter results Tuesday, analysts are expecting to see revenue growth of over 170%. Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, Wall Street will be closely scrutinizing the company that's been at the heart of this year's artificial intelligence boom. In particular, the emergence of AMD in the generative AI market presents a new dynamic for Nvidia, which has mostly had the AI graphics processing unit (GPU) market to itself. "NVDA needs to forcefully counter the narrative its products are too expensive for generative AI inference," the Bank of America analysts wrote.

Persons: Jensen Huang, that's, Lisa Su, Raymond James, OpenAI's, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Emmett Shear, Satya Nadella, Altman, Greg Brockman, Jensen, Eric Jackson Organizations: Nvidia, " Bank of America, AMD, Bank of America, FactSet, LSEG, Microsoft, Cailian Press Locations: China, OpenAI

☆ Silicon Valley saw OpenAI with eyes wide shut
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Anita Ramaswamy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Silicon Valley’s weekend episode with artificial intelligence company OpenAI seems much like the technology: the input is a mishmash, so the output is flawed. The Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) company’s board fired boss Sam Altman, and now, according to reports, may bring him back. OpenAI has been the leader in AI technology, which is bolstering valuations in the face of slowing growth in Silicon Valley. By September, OpenAI was seeking a valuation of nearly triple that, according to Reuters. Yet with or without Altman, OpenAI’s issues are clear and abundant.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Greg Brockman, Satya Nadella, OpenAI, ’, OpenAI’s, chipmaker, chatbot, Brockman, Greg, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Microsoft, Stanford, UC Berkley, OpenAI’s, San Francisco, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: Silicon Valley, U.S

☆ Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's (potentially brief) ouster from OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fears over the speed of AI development at OpenAI may have sowed discord within its top ranks. Some OpenAI board members may have disagreed with Altman's approach to AI innovation. OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever has long called for caution due to concerns AI could harm humanity. AdvertisementSam Altman's possibly brief dismissal from OpenAI has exposed a schism between the company's top leaders over how to curb the existential threat posed by AI. OpenAI's board has not offered any more details on what led them to fire Altman beyond noting that they had "lost confidence" in him and that he was not "consistently candid" in communications.

Persons: Ilya Sutskever, —, Sam Altman's, OpenAI, Altman, Mayoshi, Sutskever, — Helen Toner, who's, Tasha McCauley —, Dario Amodei, that's, Elon Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Georgetown University's Center for Security, Emerging Technology, Wired Locations: OpenAI

☆ OpenAl is building the most powerful tech in the world. The public should be told what Sam Altman lied to the board about.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The board accused CEO Sam Altman of not being "candid" when they fired him. AdvertisementElon Musk has multiple axes to grind when it comes to OpenAl and its cofounder Sam Altman. "He was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities," OpenAl said. AdvertisementThat's an unusual charter for a tech startup or most other private companies, which usually exist to primarily make a profit and provide investors with a return. Musk has also launched a competing Al research group, so chaos at OpenAl could be relatively good for that initiative.

Persons: OpenAI, Sam Altman, —, Elon Musk, OpenAl, Altman, Musk, Toby Ord, Altman's, didn't, Ilya Sutskever, Sutskever, cofounders Organizations: Service, Oxford University, Big Tech, Bloomberg, Al, The New York Times Locations: OpenAl

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. "Sam and OpenAI were the catalyst that showed the world what AI tech is capable of," Jannsen said. Silicon Valley's high-profile startup CEO firings typically involve wrongdoing, rather than just philosophical differences about where the company is headed. "Sam Altman is a hero of mine," former Google CEO and investor Eric Schmidt said in an X post. — CNBC's Lora Kolodny contributed to this report WATCH: OpenAI says Sam Altman exiting as CEO because 'board no longer has confidence.'

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☆ The biggest potential loser of the OpenAI fiasco wasn't Sam Altman. It was Satya Nadella.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIf Sam Altman can't be convinced to return to OpenAI, Microsoft is in trouble. All of which means that the biggest loser if Altman can't be convinced to return isn't Altman. This OpenAI board is way over its head and the failed coup is now backfiring," investor Dan Ives, an analyst at Webush, told Business Insider. OpenAI only gave Microsoft a few minutes advance warning before announcing Altman's ouster, sources told Business Insider. Earlier this month the company made over 100 announcements of integrations with OpenAI tech across Microsoft's AI tools, AI models, tools in its cloud, the company told Business Insider.

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☆ The most surprising detail of Altman's ouster might be the fact that OpenAI fired him over a Google Meet call
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Altman was fired via Google Meet, according to his former colleague Greg Brockman. The ChatGPT maker abruptly fired its CEO, Sam Altman, around noon on Friday, shocking many inside and outside of the company. Was that a snub to Microsoft, OpenAI's lead investor, which makes its own set of workplace communication tools ? They fired Sam Altman on Google Meet? Another person joked on X, "Altman getting fired via Google Meet says everything you need to know about Microsoft Teams."

Persons: Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, —, Brockman, Altman, That's, Taksale, Bing, OpenAI's GPT, Mira Murati Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Service, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI, Rishikesh

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

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

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

☆ OpenAI chaos is good for Google, Amazon, and others trying to catch the AI leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The chaos is good for Google, Amazon, and others trying to catch OpenAI. Especially Google and Amazon, which were caught flat-footed by ChatGPT's rapid success and the impressive capabilities of GPT-4 and other OpenAI models. "In a fast-moving race, this lap has the advantage going to Google and Amazon but it's a marathon, not a sprint." Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI and provides cloud infrastructure that runs the startup's AI products. Interestingly, Google and Amazon recently invested billions of dollars in Anthropic, an AI startup that is probably the closest rival to OpenAI in terms of talent and product capabilities.

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☆ 3 senior OpenAI researchers resign in the wake of Sam Altman's shock dismissal as CEO, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI in a shock move on Friday. AdvertisementThree senior researchers have quit from artificial intelligence firm OpenAI following the dismissal of its CEO Sam Altman, The Information reported, citing multiple people familiar with the situation. Ilya told Sam he was being fired and that the news was going out very soon," he wrote. AdvertisementOpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever speaks alongside the company's CEO Sam Altman. Under Altman's tenure, OpenAI launched the pioneering AI chatbot ChatGPT and secured $10 billion in investment from Microsoft.

Persons: Sam Altman, —, Altman, OpenAI, Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry, Szymon Sidor, Pachocki, Greg Brockman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Sam, Ilya, Greg, Sutskever, JACK GUEZ, chatbot ChatGPT Organizations: Service, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft Locations: OpenAI

☆ Who's on the OpenAI board — the group behind Sam Altman's ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

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."

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☆ Marketers have an important role to play in how AI serves society, according to the CMO of Indeed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jessica Jensen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Every day, we're exploring how we can use AI to work better and how all marketing jobs are changing. How AI is changing marketingIt's often said that content is king, and today AI is super-charging content. Because, we recently asked a GenAI tool to show us "a group of disabled people" and what it delivered was imagery of only people in wheelchairs. The research shows that marketing jobs are among the occupational groups with the highest exposure to GenAI. We need to ensure that humans control and edit AI outputs to fully represent and empower all people in society.

Persons: Jessica Jensen, —, let's, Jessice Jensen, we've, we're Organizations: Service

☆ AI investment is growing, and so are the career opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Within two months of OpenAI launching its AI chatbot ChatGPT last November, it surpassed 100 million monthly users. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have invested billions in deals with AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, while venture capital firms have placed eight-figure bets on AI startups. AdvertisementMore money in AI means more jobs in AI, and companies big and small are now on the hunt for AI talent. These AI jobs range from software developers and machine learning engineers building in-house AI tools to prompt engineers that fine tune AI chatbots to produce the best outputs. Generative AI has even created a cottage industry of side hustles like ChatGPT course instruction, AI content editing, and newsletters focused on AI-news.

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The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the artificial intelligence company said in a statement. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, will take over as interim CEO effective immediately, the company said, while it searches for a permanent replacement. While not trained as an AI engineer, Altman, now 38, has been seen as a Silicon Valley wunderkind since his early 20s. Forrester analyst Rowan Curran said Altman's departure, “while sudden,” does not likely reflect problems with OpenAI's business.

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☆ I quit my product manager job to start an AI company, and it felt like jumping off a cliff. Here's how I pivoted into tech's hottest field.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Justin Fineberg quit his job as product manager job at Blade to start Cassidy, a startup that helps businesses create their own AI assistants. Earlier this year, I quit my job as a product manager at Blade to start my own AI company. AdvertisementAt the beginning of 2022, I started working at Blade, the Uber for helicopters, as a product manager. Quitting my job to start an AI company felt like jumping off a cliffMonths later, it was clear to me that I wanted to pursue a career in AI. AdvertisementQuitting my job to start an AI company felt like jumping off a cliff.

Persons: Justin Fineberg, Cassidy, Fineberg, Insider's Aaron Mok, —, Uber, ChatGPT, I've, Cassidy.ai, OpenAI Organizations: Service, University of Michigan, OpenAI Locations: New York

☆ This video of David Attenborough narrating a programmer's life shows Hollywood actors were right to be afraid of AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A programmer has created an AI version of David Attenborough to narrate his life. AdvertisementIf you've ever wanted acclaimed broadcaster and documentary filmmaker Sir David Attenborough to narrate your life, you're not alone — and you don't have to keep merely wishing for it anymore. He's been posting quirky experiments with AI on X — like one that uses AI to recommend how you should correct your posture. And it's made possible by combining OpenAI's GPT-4-vision — an AI model that can describe what it sees — and code from Elevens Lab, an AI voice startup. One X user wrote, "I'm going to get David Attenborough to narrate videos of my baby learning how to eat broccoli."

Persons: David Attenborough, Salma Hayek —, —, you've, Sir David Attenborough, Charlie Holtz, Holtz, Attenborough, @charliebholtz, Salma Hayek, Annie Murphy —, it's, Justine Bateman, Bateman Organizations: Service, Elevens Lab, Hollywood, Actors

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - Popular AI chatbot GPT-4 outperforms most aspiring lawyers on the legal ethics exam required by nearly every state in order to practice law, a new study has found. It joins a growing body of research examining AI within legal education and attorney licensure. Another more recent study found that GPT-4 can pass the bar exam. A spokesperson for the National Conference of Bar Examiners, which develops the MPRE, said that it could not assess the LegalOn report's claims that GPT-4 can pass its ethics test. Every state besides Wisconsin requires law students to pass the 60-multiple-choice MPRE before they are admitted to practice, in addition to passing the bar exam.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, chatbot, Sophie Martin, Karen Sloan Organizations: REUTERS, LegalOn Technologies, Microsoft, National Conference of Bar, Thomson Locations: Wisconsin

☆ ChatGPT Plus subscriptions are being listed on eBay after OpenAI blocked signups
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI boss Sam Altman said on Wednesday that the company would pause new ChatGPT Plus signups. Some users have responded by listing ChatGPT Plus account details on eBay. AdvertisementChatGPT Plus subscriptions are cropping up on eBay after Sam Altman said the company was pausing new signups due to a surge in demand. "We are pausing new ChatGPT Plus sign-ups for a bit," the OpenAI boss said in a post on X . The AI startup has rapidly become one of Silicon Valley's biggest cash cows , thanks to the stratospheric rise of ChatGPT and new paid tiers like ChatGPT Plus, which the company announced in February .

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, OpenAI's, OpenAI Organizations: eBay, Service, Business Locations: San Francisco

☆ See the Pitch Deck That AI Startup Micro1 Used to Raise $3.3 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Micro1 helps companies hire and manage software engineers by vetting potential hires with AI. Micro1 uses "GPT Vetting" to sort through candidates for open roles and can generate edit tests. Founder Ali Ansari grew the team to 25 employees in one year and raised $3.3 million. The 22-year-old founder had already started two businesses by the time he went to the University of California, Berkeley for college. Once in undergrad, Ansari tried his hand at building an engineer talent agency startup, where businesses could hire software engineers on a project-by-project basis.

Persons: Ali Ansari, Ansari Organizations: University of California, Business Locations: Berkeley, undergrad

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