OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment from apparent suicide attempt
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Former OpenAI employee and whistleblower Suthir Balaji was recently found dead in his San Francisco, California, apartment. The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified Balaji, 26, as […]
OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead by suicide in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower was found dead by suicide in his San Francisco apartment last month, authorities said. Suthir Balaji, 26, was found dead on November 26 by San Francisco police who had gone to his apartment after being called to perform a welfare check. Mercury News reports. The coroner's office ruled there […]
OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk lawsuit, says he suggested for-profit entity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with Shannon Bream to discuss the positives and potential negatives of artificial intelligence, and the importance of maintaining the AI industry's lead over China. OpenAI is pushing back against Elon Musk's latest attempt to restart a lawsuit against the artificial intelligence (AI) giant that seeks to block the company's transition […]
Elon Musk wanted to make OpenAI a for-profit company, messages show
OpenAI announced Friday that it will ask a California judge to deny billionaire Elon Musk's request to block the ChatGPT maker from turning it into a for-profit company. OpenAI also email and text messages Musk claimed on his website that he initially supported OpenAI's status as a for-profit company, but pulled out of the company […]
OpenAI releases text-to-video AI model Sora
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with Shannon Bream to discuss the pros and potential cons of artificial intelligence, and the importance of maintaining the AI industry's lead over China. OpenAI this week released its text-to-video artificial intelligence model, Sora, after completing a testing phase. The Microsoft-backed AI startup first unveiled the model in February, rolled […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes Trump will help US be global leader in AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with Shannon Bream to discuss the positives and potential negatives of artificial intelligence, and the importance of maintaining the AI industry's lead over China. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said Sunday that he looks forward to working with the incoming Trump administration, which will lead the […]
Top Canadian news outlets sue OpenAI over copyright infringement
Five major Canadian news organizations filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday, accusing ChatGPT owners of violating copyright laws to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. of outlet lawsuitThe lawsuit, filed in Ontario Superior Court, is the latest in a series of legal challenges against AI developers over the use of data and news material to […]
Amazon invests additional $4B in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Anthropic announced Friday that longtime backer Amazon has poured an additional $4 billion into the artificial intelligence startup, doubling its investment in the company known for its GenAI chatbot Claude. Amazon will remain a minority investor and will be a key training partner for Anthropic's AI models, the company said. Amazon, Anthropic's primary cloud partner, […]
OpenAI considers taking on Google with browser, partnering with Samsung: report
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has recently been looking into developing a web browser to pair with its chatbot. Information reported On Thursday, the companies had separate discussions or signed agreements to enhance their search capabilities. The report said OpenAI has discussed the search product with website and app developers including Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite […]
Elon Musk targets Microsoft in expanded OpenAI lawsuit | Elon Musk
Elon Musk has expanded his lawsuit against ChatGPT maker OpenAI, adding federal antitrust and other claims and adding Microsoft, OpenAI's biggest financial backer, as a defendant. Musk's amended lawsuit, filed Thursday night in federal court in Oakland, California, alleges that Microsoft and OpenAI illegally sought to monopolize the market for generative artificial intelligence and sideline […]