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Stefanik&#39;s GOP Clout Rises After Ivy League Resignation
'2 to Go:'
Ivy League
Scrutiny
Isn't Over
the rundown
Dec 11, 2023 10:45 AM CST

'2 to Go:' Ivy League Scrutiny Isn't Over

GOP's Elise Stefanik celebrates Penn resignation as House looks into antisemitism policies

(Newser) - "One down. Two to go." Those were the celebratory words of GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik over the weekend after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned . Stefanik separately told the New York Sun in an interview that she expects Harvard President Claudine Gay and MIT President Sally Kornbluth...

These Are Wikipedia's Most-Viewed Pages of 2023

ChatGPT intrigued the most people, followed by deaths, Bollywood, and cricket, among others

(Newser) - In 2023, the English version of Wikipedia received more than 84 billion views, as people sated their curiosity on the topics that intrigued them the most. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts the online encyclopedia, has now released its ranking of the pages that users read the most this...

Google Rolls Out Its Answer to ChatGPT
Google Unveils
a Powerful Rival
to ChatGPT
THE RUNDOWN
Dec 6, 2023 12:50 PM CST

Google Unveils a Powerful Rival to ChatGPT

'I am in awe of what it's capable of,' Google DeepMind exec says of Gemini

(Newser) - A decade ago, researchers at DeepMind were working on getting artificial intelligence to beat games like Pong. After years of advances, the lab has now produced what Google calls its "largest and most capable AI model yet"—Gemini, the company's answer to ChatGPT. Google says the most...

2 More Words Chosen for &#39;Word of the Year&#39;
Here's Merriam-Webster's
Word of the Year for 2023
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Dec 2, 2023 5:05 PM CST

Here's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2023

It goes with 'authentic,' while Cambridge Dictionary chooses 'hallucinate'

(Newser) - In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic," the AP reports. Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on...

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...

Microsoft's Hiring of Ousted CEO a 'Poker Move for the Ages'

What we know so far about the drama at OpenAI with Sam Altman

(Newser) - The drama at OpenAI , the dominant company in the field of artificial intelligence, is apparently not over. The board surprised all of tech by ousting CEO Sam Altman, who was promptly hired by Microsoft. But with most OpenAI employees now threatening a mutiny over the board's actions, it's...

Wall Street Rises to Its Highest Since August
Altman Hire Lifts
Microsoft 2.1%
MARKETS
Nov 20, 2023 3:51 PM CST

Altman Hire Lifts Microsoft 2.1%

Wall Street rises to its best level since early August

(Newser) - Wall Street posted solid gains to begin a holiday-shortened week, reaching its highest level in more than three months.
  • The S&P 500 gained 33.36 points, or 0.7%, to 4,547.38, coming off its third straight winning week.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 203.76, or
...

Report: 700 of OpenAI's 770 Employees Threaten to Quit

They've signed letter demanding reinstatement of Altman, resignation of board

(Newser) - A mutiny appears to be brewing at OpenAI after the ouster of CEO Sam Altman . Sources tell the New York Times that more than 700 of the artificial intelligence company's 770 employees, including many of its top researchers, have signed an open letter threatening to leave the start-up for...

OpenAI Founders Quickly Find New Jobs

Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman 'to lead a new advanced AI research team'

(Newser) - Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another architect of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world, reports the AP . Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella tweeted that the US tech giant is...

At OpenAI, a Surprise &#39;Leadership Transition&#39;
OpenAI Board
Abruptly Ousts
CEO Sam
Altman
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 18, 2023 9:00 AM CST

OpenAI Board Abruptly Ousts CEO Sam Altman

Says 'he was not consistently candid in his communications'; co-founder Greg Brockman quits

(Newser) - In news that shook Silicon Valley on Friday, Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was abruptly fired, though no one yet knows quite why. The Verge and the AP report that the company's board of directors made the move, releasing a statement that noted a "leadership...

ChatGPT Can Now 'See, Hear and Speak'

Major update allows voice and image interactions

(Newser) - ChatGPT is getting a big update, one that will move the chatbot closer to artificial intelligence "assistants" including Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google's voice assistant. OpenAI says the coming update, which will be rolled out to Plus and Enterprise subscribers over the next two weeks,...

In Artificial Intelligence Race, 'Claude' Just Got a $4B Boost

Amazon invests big in startup Anthropic, seen as a main rival to ChatGPT, backed by Microsoft

(Newser) - The fast-intensifying arms race in artificial intelligence just intensified again. Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in the startup Anthropic, which makes an AI tool called Claude, reports the Wall Street Journal . The initial outlay is $1.25 billion, but it can hit the higher amount if all goes...

Big-Name Authors Sue OpenAI for 'Systematic Theft'

John Grisham, George RR Martin join lawsuit alleging pirated works helped train ChatGPT

(Newser) - A new group of authors is suing OpenAI, alleging "flagrant and harmful infringements" on their copyrights through the company's use of pirated books to train the AI chatbot ChatGPT. "At the heart of these algorithms is systematic theft on a mass scale," reads the complaint, filed...

Protesters Strip, Disrupt Woody Allen Premiere
Not Everyone Was Happy
at Woody Allen Premiere
the rundown
Sep 5, 2023 9:20 AM CDT

Not Everyone Was Happy at Woody Allen Premiere

Protesters scuffled with cops, slammed organizers for featuring directors accused of sexual abuse

(Newser) - There was chaos on the red carpet at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on Monday as protesters scuffled with police while shouting "Abusers!" and "No rape culture!" The Italian film festival is premiering new films by three directors accused of sexual misconduct: Woody Allen, Roman...

Ramaswamy Draws Early Fire From His GOP Rivals

Pence calls him a 'rookie' and Chris Christie an 'amateur' in debate

(Newser) - Eight Republican candidates not named Trump were trying to break out in the first Republican debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. In the early going, 38-year-old entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy took flak a number of times. Details:
  • "Let me just address a question that is on everybody's mind at home
...

Nvidia Reports Astronomical Sales Growth

Revenue doubled year-on-year, chip maker says

(Newser) - Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech's brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that's fueling red-hot demand for its technology. The latest evidence of Nvidia's ascendance emerged with Wednesday's much-anticipated release of the company's quarterly earnings report, the...

8K Authors to AI Producers: Stop the Theft

Margaret Atwood, James Patterson, others demand compensation for work used to train AI

(Newser) - More than 8,500 authors are asking tech companies to avoid using their copyrighted work to train AI systems, unless those companies are willing to pay up. "Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays, and poetry provide the 'food' for AI systems, endless meals for which there has been...

Microsoft Jumps 4% Amid Wall Street AI Frenzy
Microsoft Jumps 4%
After Revealing AI Pricing
MARKETS
Jul 18, 2023 3:57 PM CDT

Microsoft Jumps 4% After Revealing AI Pricing

Stocks hit their highest level in more than 15 months

(Newser) - Wall Street's frenzy around artificial intelligence helped push stocks to their best level in more than 15 months on Tuesday, along with stronger-than-expected profit reports from several big financial companies. The S&P 500 rose 32.19, or 0.7%, to 4,554.98 and its highest finish since...

FTC Makes Its First Move Against ChatGPT

Agency wants answers about the AI tool generating false information about people, other matters

(Newser) - The FTC has gotten aggressive about the potential dangers of ChatGPT . The consumer agency has opened what the Washington Post describes as an "expansive" investigation into the artificial intelligence tool made by OpenAI. Specifically, the agency is demanding answers in a 20-page investigative document that CNN likens to an...

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