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OpenAI Launches GPT-4o Mini

OpenAI announced it will launch a new AI model, “GPT-4o mini,” the artificial intelligence startup’s latest effort to expand use of its popular chatbot, on Thursday, CNBC reported. The company called the new release “the most capable and cost efficient small model available today,” and it plans to integrate image, video, and audio into it later. The mini AI model

Microsoft And Apple Drop OpenAI Seats Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Microsoft has given up its seat as an observer on the board of OpenAI while Apple will not take up a similar position, amid growing scrutiny by global regulators of Big Tech’s investments in AI start-ups, Financial Times reported.

IIya Sutskever, OpenAI’s Former Chief Scientist, Launches New AI Company

IIya Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s co-founders, has launched a new company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after formerly leaving OpenAI, TechCrunch reported. Sutskever, who was OpenAI’s longtime chief scientist, founded SSI with former Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross and ex-OpenAI engineer Daniel Levy. At OpenAI, Sutskever was intregral to the company’s efforts to improve AI safety with the

OpenAI Has A New Safety Team Led By Sam Altman

OpenAI is forming a new safety team, and it’s led by CEO Sam Altman, along with board member Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman. The committee will make recommendations on critical safety and security decisions for OpenAI projects and operations” — a concern several key AI researchers shard when leaving the company this month, The Verge reported.

OpenAI, WSJ News Corp Strike Content Deal Valued At $250 Million

Wall Street Journal owner News Corp struck a major content-licensing pact with generative artificial-intelligence company OpenAI, aiming to cash in on a technology that promises to have a profound impact on the news-publishing industry, The Wall Street Journal reported. The deal could be worth more than $250 million over five years, including compensation in the form of cash and credits

Apple And OpenAI Are Preparing A Major Announcement At WWDC

Apple Inc. has faced its share of challenges during Tim Cook’s tenure, but none may be bigger than the one its contending with now: the need to come from behind and win in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported. As chief executive officer, Cook successfully steered Apple away from a potential rut after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. He navigated

OpenAI Putting ‘Shiny Products’ Above Safety, Says Departing Researcher

A former senior employee at OpenAI has said the company behind ChatGPT is prioritizing “shiny products” over safety, revealing that he quit after a disagreement over key aims reached a “breaking point” The Guardian reported. Jan Leike was a key safety officer at OpenAI as its co-head of superalignment, ensuring that powerful artificial intelligence systems adhered to human values and