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OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
artificial intelligence // May 19, 2024

OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and Jan Leike, both of whom headed the company’s “superalignment team,” which was focused on the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. With their...

Musk Sues OpenAI for Prioritizing Profits Over Humanity
Legal // March 01, 2024

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, supported by Microsoft, and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing the company of deviating from the group’s mission to develop artificial intelligence that benefits humanity as a whole. Musk’s attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday (Feb. 29) in San Francisco, stating that in 2015, Altman and Greg Brockman, co-founders of OpenAI,...

Microsoft Shares Hit Record High Amid Tumult Around OpenAI
artificial intelligence // November 20, 2023

Microsoft shares hit an all-time high on Monday (Nov. 20) after an early morning announcement that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman will join the company. Several other stocks in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector also rose in midday trading, Seeking Alpha reported Monday. C3.ai...

Will Big Tech Capture the Opportunity From OpenAI’s Crisis?
artificial intelligence // November 20, 2023

After an extraordinary weekend, OpenAI has opened up the artificial intelligence (AI) playing field.  Just not in the way the non-profit had originally hoped when it was first founded in 2015.  If you haven’t been keeping track, the company ousted its well-known CEO Sam Altman,...

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Musk Alleges ‘Shakespearean’ Betrayal in Revived OpenAI Lawsuit

August 05, 2024
Elon Musk has reportedly resurrected his suit against OpenAI, the AI startup he helped found. The world’s richest man had sued the artificial intelligence (AI) company in March, only to withdraw the suit in June one day before it was set to go to trial. Now, he has resumed the legal action, once again accusing OpenAI and co-founders Sam Altman […]

OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’

May 19, 2024
OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and Jan Leike, both of whom...

Microsoft Shares Hit Record High Amid Tumult Around OpenAI

November 20, 2023
Microsoft shares hit an all-time high on Monday (Nov. 20) after an early morning announcement that former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman will join the company. Several other stocks...

Majority of OpenAI Employees Say They’ll Leave Unless Board Resigns

November 20, 2023
More than 500 of OpenAI’s 770 employees have reportedly signed a letter saying they will leave the company if the company’s board does not resign and reinstate former CEO Sam...