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ChatGPT Suddenly Acts a Lot More Like Google

New feature allows real-time searches of the web

(Newser) - OpenAI has updated its AI-powered chatbot, adding what CEO Sam Altman said Thursday is "my favorite feature we have launched" since ChatGPT's debut. Beginning Thursday, ChatGPT's paying subscribers can activate a mode in which the chatbot searches the web for the latest information when answering a query....

OpenAI Sees Its Valuation Explode
OpenAI Sees Its
Valuation Explode
Oct 2, 2024 2:02 PM CDT

OpenAI Sees Its Valuation Explode

Company valued at $157B after new funding round

(Newser) - OpenAI's latest funding round has pulled in $6.6 billion, putting the current value of the company behind ChatGPT at $157 billion; that's up from $86 billion earlier this year. What you need to know:
  • What just happened: The Wall Street Journal describes the latest round as a
...

OpenAI's CTO, Other Execs Step Down
OpenAI's CTO,
Other Execs
Step Down
Sep 26, 2024 6:22 AM CDT

OpenAI's CTO, Other Execs Step Down

Mira Murati, others left 'independently of each other and amicably,' per CEO Sam Altman

(Newser) - OpenAI just lost quite a few of its top dogs. SFGate reports that CTO Mira Murati, 35, is stepping down from her post at "San Francisco's buzziest tech startup," as are Bob McGrew, the artificial intelligence company's chief research officer, and Barret Zoph, research VP. CEO...

Iranian Group Used ChatGPT to Create Divisive Articles

OpenAI says group was creating content to spread misinformation online

(Newser) - An Iranian group used ChatGPT to create content that was intended to influence the US presidential election and spread misinformation online, OpenAI said Friday. The company, which said the offending accounts have been banned, said its investigation showed the group, which it dubbed Storm-2035, used ChatGPT to create longform articles...

OpenAI Kept Mum After Hacker Stole Its Secrets
OpenAI Got Hacked,
Told No One
Jul 5, 2024 8:13 AM CDT

OpenAI Got Hacked, Told No One

April 2023 breach left some employees fearing a foreign state could steal data, too: NYT

(Newser) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI failed to disclose a 2023 hack of its internal messaging systems, through which secrets of its technologies were plundered, reports the New York Times . A hacker gained access to internal discussions among employees, who shared details of OpenAI's latest artificial intelligence tech, in April 2023, but...

People Really Aren't Happy About This AI-Written Film

London's Prince Charles Cinema cancels premiere of ChatGPT-penned movie after 200 complaints

(Newser) - An eyebrow-raising movie premiere in London's West End has been nixed just days beforehand. The Last Screenwriter, directed by Peter Luisi and starring Nicholas Pople, has its own screenwriter to blame for the sudden shutdown: The script is credited to artificial intelligence, specifically "ChatGPT 4.0," and...

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI: You're Not Helping Humanity
Musk Drops Lawsuit
Against OpenAI
UPDATED
Jun 11, 2024 8:25 PM CDT

Musk Drops Lawsuit Against OpenAI

His complaint claimed founders broke their original vow to make it an open-source resource

(Newser) - Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its co-founders, including CEO Sam Altman. According to a court filing seen by CNBC , the case in California state court was dismissed without prejudice. A judge had been due to rule Wednesday on the defendants' request to dismiss the...

Musk: I'll Ban My Workers From Using iPhones

He calls Apple's new partnership with ChatGPT a security breach

(Newser) - Apple unveiled its new foray into artificial intelligence on Monday, and Elon Musk is not a fan. So much so that he's threatening to forbid employees at his companies from using iPhones and other Apple products, reports CNET . Even visitors would have to leave their iPhones at the door...

Billionaire Altman Makes Philanthropy Pledge

OpenAI CEO adds his name to the Giving Pledge

(Newser) - The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined its list of wealthy philanthropists committed to donating over half their fortunes, per the AP . The move comes after a tumultuous six months for Altman , the co-founder of the San Francisco-based company behind ChatGPT and a venture capitalist...

Scarlett Johansson's Complaint Reflects State of AI Battle

Wall Street Journal explores how artists fear their work will be used without compensation

(Newser) - When Scarlett Johansson heard a ChatGPT voice that she thought sounded a lot like hers , she put a legal team together to confront the developer, OpenAI. And the actress' high-powered agent was able to get the company's CEO, Sam Altman, on the phone. But most people don't have...

OpenAI Co-Founder Is Out, Months After Leading 'Failed Coup'

Ilya Sutskever says he'll be working on a 'personally meaningful' project next

(Newser) - Another shakeup at OpenAI: Ilya Sutskever, who was, alongside Sam Altman, among the co-founders of the artificial intelligence startup, is leaving the company. He will be replaced as chief scientist by Jakub Pachocki, currently OpenAI's research director, NBC News reports. "I am excited for what comes next—a...

OpenAI's Voice-Cloning Tool Needs Just 15 Seconds of Audio

Company says further discussion is needed before any sort of wider release

(Newser) - OpenAI has developed a tool it admits is too risky to be released to the general public right now. The ChatGPT maker launched a "small-scale preview" of Voice Engine, which it discusses in a blog post here . Some takeaways:
  • The bottom line: "We are taking a cautious and
...

OpenAI Board: Sam Altman Is the 'Right Leader' for Us:

Beleaguered CEO is reinstated to company's board after independent probe into his behavior

(Newser) - A "saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry" has come full circle. The AP reports that an independent probe commissioned by OpenAI's board has found CEO Sam Altman's conduct "did not mandate removal," effectively reinstating him to its ranks. Based on the investigation conducted...

OpenAI: NYT Paid Someone to 'Hack' Us Before Suing Us

'It took them tens of thousands of attempts,' alleges OpenAI

(Newser) - OpenAI wants to see the New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against it dismissed, and it laid out its case—and an accusation of its own—in a Monday court filing . In it, the maker of ChatGPT accused the Times of hacking OpenAI's products in order to formulate the...

Tyler Perry Is Going Through Some Things Over AI

Actor says artificial-intelligence tech is 'mind-blowing,' but warns industry will hemorrhage jobs

(Newser) - Just days ago, the world was introduced to Sora , OpenAI's new text-to-video generator—and there's already one big name experiencing conflicting feelings about it. Tyler Perry comes at the AI technology from two different perspectives, per his interview with the Hollywood Reporter : that of a business owner, and...

OpenAI's Video Maker Shows 'Jump in Capacity'
OpenAI Reveals Stunning
Text-to-Video Model
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 16, 2024 8:26 AM CST

OpenAI Reveals Stunning Text-to-Video Model

Sora can create realistic videos in seconds

(Newser) - Less than 16 months after the release of its ChatGPT model helped launch the artificial intelligence boom, OpenAI has revealed Sora, a text-to-video model that can create realistic video in seconds. "Sora can create videos of up to 60 seconds featuring highly detailed scenes, complex camera motion, and multiple...

OpenAI: There Is No ChatGPT Without Copyrighted Content

AI company, citing fair use doctrine, accuses 'NYT' of deception in lawsuit response

(Newser) - OpenAI says the New York Times is "not telling the full story" about the AI company's use of Times content to fuel its chatbot ChatGPT. The Times is seeking billions of dollars in damages from OpenAI and its leading investor Microsoft for unlawful use of its copyrighted content...

NYT Suit: We Suffered Billions in Damages Due to AI

It sues OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming copyright infringement

(Newser) - Another first in the category of AI-related lawsuits: The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement on Wednesday, becoming the first major media organization in the US to do so. The Times sums up the crux of its suit : "that millions of articles published by the...

Reuters: Before Axing Altman, Board Got Cautionary Letter

Sources say it told of a 'powerful artificial intelligence discovery'

(Newser) - It's a thinly sourced report but an intriguing one: Reuters reports two sources have told it that ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's firing, the board of directors was sent a warning letter penned by staff researchers that warned "of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they...

In Latest Twist, Ousted CEO to Return to OpenAI

Sam Altman will be back, ChatGPT maker says in statement

(Newser) - The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry , the AP reports. San Francisco-based OpenAI said in a statement late Tuesday: "We have reached an agreement in principle for...

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