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OpenAI’s internal turmoil continues.
Read more: OpenAI’s internal turmoil continues.OpenAI continues to face internal turmoil after a tumultuous leader. Co-founder Ilya Sutskever (who supported the firing of CEO Sam Altman, only to apologize for doing so, in the momentary coup) already left the company in June 2024. Now, Greg Brockman, the President and co-founder, is going on leave until the end of 2024. Plus,…
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OpenAI sued again in in Millette v. OpenAI based on use of YouTube videos to train AI. But no copyright claims raised. Download Complaint (PDF)
Read more: OpenAI sued again in in Millette v. OpenAI based on use of YouTube videos to train AI. But no copyright claims raised. Download Complaint (PDF)OpenAI was sued yet again based on its alleged use of YouTube videos to train AI models of OpenAI. The lawsuit, Millette v. OpenAI, proposes a class action for YouTube video creators based on OpenAI’s alleged “the surreptitious, non-consensual transcription of millions of YouTube users’ videos by Defendants to train Defendants’ AI software products.” But,…
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OpenAI, Microsoft sued again. This time by Center for Investigative Reporting, nonprofit of Mother Jones.
Read more: OpenAI, Microsoft sued again. This time by Center for Investigative Reporting, nonprofit of Mother Jones.The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit formed from a merger with Mother Jones, sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement in the use of the Center’s articles to train AI. The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York, which already has several pending lawsuits involving newspapers and online publishers. This…
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Judge Rakoff order grants The Intercept Media leave to amend complaint to add specific factual allegations of OpenAI’s infringement of its works
Read more: Judge Rakoff order grants The Intercept Media leave to amend complaint to add specific factual allegations of OpenAI’s infringement of its worksJudge Rakoff didn’t dismiss The Intercept’s complaint, but issued an order granting leave to the plaintiff to amend its complaint to “rectify some of the seeming lack of specificity in its current complaint.” The Intercept Media has until Friday, June 21, to amend its complaint.
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Elon Musk drops his lawsuit againt OpenAI
Read more: Elon Musk drops his lawsuit againt OpenAIElon Musk dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI in California state court. In March 2024, Musk’s Complaint alleged that Sam Altman and OpenAI have breached the Founding Agreement to keep the AI model open source and for the public benefit. The case was dismissed without prejudice, according to CNBC. The dismissal comes on the eve of…
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OpenAI hires Sarah Friar as its next CFO
Read more: OpenAI hires Sarah Friar as its next CFOAs OpenAI announced a partnership with Apple, adding to its investment/partnership with Microsoft, it also announced the hiring as Sarah Friar, the former CEO of Nextdoor and former CFO of Block (formerly Square) from 2012 to 2018.
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Apple unveils AI: new Apple Intelligence, plus ChatGPT access
Read more: Apple unveils AI: new Apple Intelligence, plus ChatGPT accessOn the first day of its WWDC24, Tim Cook and Apple unveiled a massive integration of AI into most, if not, all aspects of Siri and its other programs. The most anticipated announcement was Apple’s partnership with OpenAI that integrates ChatGPT into the iPhone. Siri will ask a user if they want additional information from…
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DOJ to investigate NVIDIA, FTC to investigate Microsoft, OpenAI for antitrust concerns
Read more: DOJ to investigate NVIDIA, FTC to investigate Microsoft, OpenAI for antitrust concernsAntitrust has become a hot area of law under the Biden Administration. The New York Times reports that Microsoft, OpenAI, and NVIDIA are under investigation. Interestingly, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are working out an arrangement by which DOJ investigates Microsoft and OpenAI, while the FTC investigates NVIDIA. “After a similar deal…
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Apple reportedly strikes deal with OpenAI
Read more: Apple reportedly strikes deal with OpenAIApple is late to the AI party. But it will soon make major AI-related announcements at its WWDC conference on June 10-14. One of the key components is expected to be the inclusion of OpenAI’s AI in some aspect of the iPhone. The negotiations have been widely reported, and, now, according to The Information, a…
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Helen Toner, ex-Board member of OpenAI, alleges Sam Altman “didn’t inform the board that he owned the OpenAI startup fund, even though he constantly was claiming to be an independent board member with no financial interest in the company”
Read more: Helen Toner, ex-Board member of OpenAI, alleges Sam Altman “didn’t inform the board that he owned the OpenAI startup fund, even though he constantly was claiming to be an independent board member with no financial interest in the company”In an explosive interview with Bilawal Sidhu on “The TED AI Show,” ex-Board Member of OpenAI Helen Toner made some serious allegations against Sam Altman, the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI. (More from Business Insider.) Toner claims that Altman was “withholding information” from the Board and was “misrepresenting things that were happening in the company.”…