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Major controversy erupts at OpenAI as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman attempt damage control over safety employees leaving
Read more: Major controversy erupts at OpenAI as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman attempt damage control over safety employees leavingSam Altman and Greg Brockman were doing full damage control on Saturday to respond to a scathing tweet thread by outgoing super-alignment co-leader Jan Leike, who questioned OpenAI’s commitment to safety and developing responsible AI. Leike said that “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products.” “[O]ver the past years, safety culture…
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OpenAI: Elon Musk sued b/c he “wants success for himself” after abandoning OpenAI
Read more: OpenAI: Elon Musk sued b/c he “wants success for himself” after abandoning OpenAIOpenAI filed a response to Elon Musk’s lawsuit in California state court, seeking the designation of “complex” pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.400. Yet, the response seems far more a refutation of Musk’s claims. OpenAI says basically Musk is having remorse for abandoning OpenAI and now having to watch the company succeed: “Though an…
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OpenAI: Elon Musk’s “suit may stem from Elon’s regrets about not being involved with the company today”
Read more: OpenAI: Elon Musk’s “suit may stem from Elon’s regrets about not being involved with the company today”As first reported by CNBC, OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon sent an internal memo to employees defending the company and suggesting that Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI “may stem from Elon’s regrets about not being involved with the company today.” Musk was one of the first funders and a co-founder of OpenAI back in…
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Elon Musk v. Sam Altman, OpenAI Complaint (PDF). OpenAI sued 4 times in 2 days.
Read more: Elon Musk v. Sam Altman, OpenAI Complaint (PDF). OpenAI sued 4 times in 2 days.On February 29, 2024, two new lawsuits were filed against OpenAI, bringing the total of new lawsuits against OpenAI to 4 lawsuits in just two days, including the two new copyright suits. The most high profile lawsuit is the one brought by Elon Musk against Sam Altman and OpenAI. Musk was one of the initial…
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OpenAI Sam Altman defends training AI to learn from copyrighted works, but open to compensation to artists
Read more: OpenAI Sam Altman defends training AI to learn from copyrighted works, but open to compensation to artistsIn a fascinating interview before the OpenAI Board brouhaha, Sam Altman discussed the controversy over training AI models on copyrighted works without permission of the authors and artists. Kevin Roose: Sam, I want to ask you about something else that people are not happy about when it comes to these language uh and image models…
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OpenAI agrees in principle to reinstate Sam Altman as CEO
Read more: OpenAI agrees in principle to reinstate Sam Altman as CEORight after midnight, the Board of OpenAI announced that it had reached an agreement in principle to (1) reinstate Sam Altman as CEO and (2) to appoint new Board members, including: No longer on the Board will be the current directors Tasha McCauley, an adjunct senior management scientist at Rand; Helen Toner, a director at a…
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Over 70% staff of OpenAI demands Board to resign and reinstate Sam Altman; Board member Ilya Sutskever joins mutiny
Read more: Over 70% staff of OpenAI demands Board to resign and reinstate Sam Altman; Board member Ilya Sutskever joins mutinyThe turmoil at OpenAI keeps roiling. For a summary of the last 72 hours, click here. Now, over 500 employees, or over 70% of the company’s staff, threatened to join Microsoft’s new AI unit if the OpenAI Board members don’t resign. Kara Swisher and Wired broke the story. Shockingly, one of the Board Members and…
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After wavering, OpenAI Board sticks to its firing of Sam Altman. Microsoft hires Altman and Brockman to start new AI unit.
Read more: After wavering, OpenAI Board sticks to its firing of Sam Altman. Microsoft hires Altman and Brockman to start new AI unit.The last 72 hours played out like a corporate Game of Thrones, with head-spinning twists, and shocking turn of events. Late Friday, the OpenAI Board announced it had fired its popular CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, in a stunning post on its website. That led its President and co-founder Greg Brockman to quit in protest;…
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OpenAI Board reportedly asks Sam Altman back in sudden reversal of his firing after Microsoft, Thrive Capital back Altman
Read more: OpenAI Board reportedly asks Sam Altman back in sudden reversal of his firing after Microsoft, Thrive Capital back AltmanAfter the OpenAI Board fired the company’s CEO and co-founder Sam Altman on Friday, which led to the President and co-founder Greg Bockman quitting in protest, the OpenAI Board reportedly is seeking to reinstate Altman as CEO. The sudden turnabout comes after major investors in OpenAI, including Microsoft and Thrive Capital, reportedly want to see…
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AI shocker: OpenAI fires Sam Altman; Greg Brockman quits
Read more: AI shocker: OpenAI fires Sam Altman; Greg Brockman quitsOn Friday afternoon in the week before Thanksgiving, a majority of the Board of Directors voted to oust Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and one of its founders. Altman has been the most visible face for OpenAI since it launched ChatGPT about a year ago and took the world by storm. The Board announced…