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☆ Your next iPhone could be thinner as Apple reportedly aims to slim down its product range
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The iPhone 15 Pro is 0.32 inches (8.25 mm) deep, compared with 0.29 inches (7.4 mm) for the iPhone 12 Pro, per Apple's website. Apple announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference it would integrate its new AI software, Apple Intelligence, into the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The AI features will roll out later this year with Apple's iOS 18 update, but will only be available to iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max users. Android chief Sameer Samat previously told Business Insider that it plans to seize the moment to "reinvent" what phones can do. AdvertisementApple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ Take a look at some of the coolest new AI features announced by Apple that you may have missed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTim Cook unveiled Apple's generative AI strategy, which it calls "Apple Intelligence," at its Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this week. At its biggest conference, Apple revealed a bunch of cool AI features that will be launched through its upcoming software update, iOS 18, and on its latest Mac and iPad operating systems. Apple said Mail is also getting a "Smart Reply" boost, which will offer suggestions for automatic responses. It will also have a "Reduce Interruptions" feature that Apple says will "help users stay present" in whatever they are focused on. Record and transcribe audio files in the Notes appNotes is getting an AI boost.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, Apple, Siri, Siri's, You'll Organizations: Service, Apple Intelligence, Worldwide, Apple, OpenAI, Business

☆ Nvidians Reveal Jensen Huang's Leadership Style: Admit Your Mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eight current and former Nvidia employees spoke to Business Insider about Huang's leadership style and what it's like to be grilled by him. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementThree former senior-level employees said Huang's leadership style is based on this focus on continuous improvement and learning from mistakes. The 'Jensen grilling'Senior-level employees often experience what some have referred to as a "Jensen grilling"— intense questioning by Huang. One employee likened Huang's grilling to an attorney's interrogation, noting that he wouldn't back down until he'd made his point.

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☆ Elon Musk sure seems to be following Donald Trump's playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk seems to be taking a page out of Donald Trump's playbook. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Musk admitted in his March interview with Don Lemon that he takes a "small amount" of ketamine every other week. Representatives for Musk didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ Jeff Bezos dethrones Bernard Arnault to reclaim crown of world's richest person
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the world's richest person from luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault. Bezos, Amazon's cofounder, now leads Bloomberg's Billionaires Index with a $209 billion net worth. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJeff Bezos has reclaimed the top spot as the world's richest person once again. According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, the Amazon cofounder has dethroned Bernard Arnault and now ranks first among the world's 500 richest billionaires.

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You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewApple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on Monday is expected to herald some major announcements from the tech titan. This year's WWDC has been highly anticipated by analysts, investors, and beyond, who all want to know what CEO Tim Cook will reveal about Apple's generative artificial intelligence efforts. Other changes Apple is expected to unveil include updated Mac, iPad, and Vision Pro operating systems, AI-generated emojis, and a complete overhaul of Siri.

Persons: —, Tim Cook, Dan Ives, OpenAI, Siri Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Wedbush Securities, Bloomberg, Vision Pro

☆ He quit OpenAI, branding it reckless. He hopes outside pressure can now force change.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former OpenAI employee who quit in February spoke out about what led him to quit, and later sign a letter calling for change at AI companies. William Saunders told Business Insider that concerns he raised while working at OpenAI were "not adequately addressed." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Advertisement'Egregiously insufficient'According to Aschenbrenner, OpenAI told employees that he was fired over sharing a document containing safety ideas with external researchers. AdvertisementOpenAI didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Microsoft's 'acquihire' of Inflection AI's staff is being probed by US regulators, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The FTC is investigating Microsoft's deal with Inflection AI, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Department of Justice is also scrutinizing such 'acquihire' deals in the tech industry. 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 US' top competition watchdog is investigating whether Microsoft's deal to hire a majority of Inflection AI's workers and pay the company $650 million to license its tech was struck as a way to dodge scrutiny.

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☆ The Ambanis threw more glitzy pre-wedding parties, which featured performances from Katy Perry and the Backstreet Boys
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant hosted more pre-wedding parties on a luxury cruise and in Italy. Katy Perry, The Backstreet Boys, and Pitbull performed, clips circulating online showed. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Along with his fiancée, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani threw yet another star-studded bash ahead of their nuptials in July — this time on a luxury cruise. Pop star Katy Perry performed some of her hit singles, including "Firework," on Friday in Cannes, with clips circulating online.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Andrea Bocelli, —, Mukesh Ambani Organizations: Boys, Service, Business Locations: Italy, Portofino, Cannes

☆ Here's everything you need to know about Big Tech's AI models and tools but were too afraid to ask
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The in-house AI model called MAI-1 is said to be trained using a public dataset and text from ChatGPT, a source told The Information. AdvertisementThe company has a text-to-image generator called Microsoft Designer, which launched last year after being tested in December 2022. MetaMeta has an AI assistant called Meta AI. NurPhoto/Getty ImagesMeta has an AI assistant called Meta AI, which is run on its open-source LLM, Llama. It also has an AI image generator called Imagine, which launched in December and was trained on public Facebook and Instagram photos.

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☆ OpenAI's board learned about ChatGPT's release on Twitter, ex-board member says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sarah Jackson | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI's board was as surprised as the public was by ChatGPT's 2022 release, a former member says. Helen Toner said the board "was not informed in advance" and actually learned about it on Twitter. AdvertisementThe release of ChatGPT took the world by surprise in 2022 — and a former OpenAI board member says that was the case for the company's board of directors, too. On November 30, 2022, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted a link to the chatbot, writing: "today we launched ChatGPT. But Helen Toner said the board wasn't given a heads-up about the release and learned about it from Twitter, now X.

Persons: Helen Toner, Sam Altman, —, ChatGPT Organizations: Twitter, Service, Business

☆ LLMs, GPUs, and hallucinations — what you need to know about AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Aaron Mok | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's a list of the people, companies, and terms you need to know to talk about AI, in alphabetical order. GPU: A computer chip, short for graphic processing unit, that companies use to train and deploy their AI models. Nvidia's GPUs are used by Microsoft and Meta to run their AI models. Multimodal: The ability for AI models to process text, images, and audio to generate an output. As a profession, prompt engineers are experts in fine tuning AI models on the backend to improve outputs.

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☆ Nvidia insiders reveal how Jensen Huang wants emails to be written
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jensen Huang's emails run to no more than six lines, former Nvidia workers told Business Insider. They follow a "TL;DR approach" and the Nvidia CEO expects the same from his employees. AdvertisementJensen Huang has a distinctive way of writing emails and expects the same from Nvidia employees. Three former Nvidia workers said Huang's emails are usually concise, no more than six lines long, and he expects people to cut to the chase. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Jensen, —, Jensen Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Business, Service Locations: Yorker

☆ Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner revealed explosive new details about what led to CEO Sam Altman's brief ousting in November. Toner — one of the board members who voted to kick Altman out — alleged Altman also lied to the board by keeping them in the dark about the company's ownership structure. "Sam didn't inform the board that he owned the OpenAI startup fund, even though he constantly was claiming to be an independent board member with no financial interest in the company," she said. She claims he "started lying to other board members in order to try and push me off the board." Toner resigned from her role as an OpenAI board member less than two weeks after Altman returned as CEO.

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☆ OpenAI's former executive Jan Leike joins its rival Anthropic days after quitting over safety concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ex-OpenAI exec Jan Leike joined rival AI company Anthropic days after he quit over safety concerns. Leike, who co-led OpenAI's Superalignment team, left less than two weeks ago. AdvertisementOpenAI's former executive Jan Leike announced he's joining its competitor Anthropic. Leike co-led OpenAI's Superalignment team alongside cofounder Ilya Sutskever, who also resigned. The team was tasked with ensuring superintelligence doesn't go rogue and has since been dissolved, with remaining staffers joining the core research team.

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☆ Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

China is banning social media influencers for flaunting lavish lifestyles and promoting materialism. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFlaunting a lavish lifestyle to promote materialism can get you thrown off social media in China. Since April, China has been busy cracking down on influencers who promote ostentatious lifestyles as a means of gaining profit. China's internet regulator, Cyberspace Administration of China, launched a campaign last month to discourage social media users from "deliberately showcasing a lavish lifestyle built on wealth," the Financial Times reported.

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☆ Elon Musk is being mocked by Meta's AI chief over attempts to recruit workers for xAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun mocked Elon Musk on X over his xAI recruitment drive. LeCun criticized Musk's AI predictions and claims of free speech absolutism. AdvertisementElon Musk is getting dragged by Meta's AI chief on his own platform. Yann LeCun, Meta's leading AI scientist, poked fun at Musk on X on Monday over his attempt to recruit AI workers for his $24 billion firm xAI. The pair have been embroiled in a fresh spat since Musk's xAI announced Sunday that it had raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round.

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☆ Silicon Valley doesn't seem to be buying Sam Altman's NDA pleas
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewSilicon Valley types are skeptical about whether Sam Altman knew OpenAI had non-disparagement clauses in its exit agreements. The claims against OpenAI didn't go down well in the tech community, and some were unconvinced that Altman was being entirely honest. AdvertisementVox published a document showing the OpenAI chief signed incorporation documents for the holding company that handles OpenAI's equity. Meta researcher Soumith Chintala praised the follow-up Vox report, saying it brought "receipts that it wasn't just some standard exit paperwork from OpenAI."

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☆ I'm the first person to receive Neuralink's brain-chip implant. Here's how it's helped me reconnect with the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's first human patient to receive its brain-chip implant. I wasn't scared going into the surgery to get Neuralink's implant inserted in January. I know it's a long day, but it's fun for me, so it doesn't really feel like work. I didn't know what I was doing for a few months and didn't feel like I was being very productive. AdvertisementSince getting Neuralink's implant inserted in January, the quality of my life has improved significantly.

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☆ The Ambanis are reportedly throwing another lavish pre-wedding party, this time on a cruise ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThe Ambanis are continuing their glitzy pre-wedding celebrations with another set of festivities. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, and Ivanka Trump also turned up for the events. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at the March pre-wedding party. Representatives for the Ambanis at Reliance Industries did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Inflection AI has a new game plan after Mustafa Suleyman defected to Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Inflection AI unveiled a new strategy to focus on building empathetic chatbots for businesses. It comes after Mustafa Suleyman resigned as CEO and joined Microsoft with most of the team. The startup's new leadership team told VentureBeat that it's "well funded for 18 months." The startup laid out a rehashed strategy following its partial implosion about two months after CEO Mustafa Suleyman decamped to Microsoft along with most of its 70 staff. Inflection's executive team told VentureBeat that its new plan of action is focusing on business-centric "empathetic" chatbots to help stand out in the highly competitive AI sphere.

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

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

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☆ OpenAI cofounder says artificial general intelligence is coming fast — and needs some 'reasonable limits'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe age of AGI is coming and could be just a few years away, according to OpenAI cofounder John Schulman. Speaking on a podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, Schulman predicted that artificial general intelligence could be achieved in "two or three years." A spokesperson for OpenAI told The Information that the remaining staffers were now part of its core research team. Schulman's comments come amid protest movements calling for a pause on training AI models. Groups such as Pause AI fear that if firms like OpenAI create superintelligent AI models, they could pose existential risks to humanity.

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

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

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☆ Sundar Pichai says Google is 'moving fast' with AI — but explains why it might need to slow down at times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Google boss Sundar Pichai says the company is moving boldly but cautiously with its AI efforts. In an interview with a YouTuber, Pichai discussed the balance of fast innovation and responsibility. Google's AI misstep with Gemini and competitive pressure may be behind the need for such a balance. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is trying to balance "moving fast" with being responsible, and that could mean it would need to slow down the launch of future AI tools.

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