PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

OpenAI

Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft’s Ranks
Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Joins Microsoft’s Ranks
November 20, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced artificial intelligence research team. This announcement comes after Altman’s attempt...

READ MORE >
The Existential Threat That Microsoft Missed — and Could Put Its GenAI Future at Risk
The Existential Threat That Microsoft Missed — and Could Put Its GenAI Future at Risk
November 20, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

It was going to be different this time. The failure of then-Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer in 2007 to recognize the disruptive power of smartphones and...

READ MORE >
OpenAI Investors Push for Sam Altman’s Reinstatement, but Reach Impasse
OpenAI Investors Push for Sam Altman’s Reinstatement, but Reach Impasse
November 19, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The push to get Sam Altman back at the head of OpenAI has reportedly hit a roadblock. Altman was removed as CEO of the artificial...

READ MORE >
OpenAI Board Replaces Sam Altman as CEO, Saying New Leadership Needed
OpenAI Board Replaces Sam Altman as CEO, Saying New Leadership Needed
November 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI has announced that Sam Altman will depart the company, leaving his positions as both CEO and a member of the board of directors. “Mr....

READ MORE >
This Week in AI: Accelerationism, AGI and the Law
This Week in AI: Accelerationism, AGI and the Law
November 17, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

What could you do by your first birthday? Chances are — not much, beyond maybe walking and gurgling a word or two. For generative artificial...

READ MORE >
OpenAI Considering Forming Team to Help Teachers Use ChatGPT
OpenAI Considering Forming Team to Help Teachers Use ChatGPT
November 16, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly looking into ways to bring its popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT chatbot into classrooms. The company plans to form a team...

READ MORE >
Microsoft Debuts AI-Powered Service For Blind Customers
Microsoft Debuts AI-Powered Service For Blind Customers
November 15, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft is set to begin offering AI-powered customer service for visually impaired users. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 15), the company is working with Be My Eyes, an...

READ MORE >
ChatGPT Pauses Subscriptions as Surging Demand Surpasses Capacity
ChatGPT Pauses Subscriptions as Surging Demand Surpasses Capacity
November 15, 2023  |  Subscriptions

OpenAI is putting a hold on new signups for its ChatGPT Plus program, due to widespread demand putting a strain on the platform, as tech companies increasingly rely...

READ MORE >
What Superintelligent Sentience (AGI) Means for the AI Ecosystem
What Superintelligent Sentience (AGI) Means for the AI Ecosystem
November 13, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Last century, space was widely considered to be the final frontier. Now, the boundaries of human consciousness and the limits of our intellectual capability are...

READ MORE >