Hundreds of OpenAI employees signed a letter Monday demanding Mr. Altman’s return. On Friday, it was one of the most important companies in Silicon Valley; on Monday morning, most of its employees were threatening to quit. Mr. Altman is the visionary founder who can save them, and OpenAI, and perhaps all mankind. This superhero narrative…
Good morning. Boardroom coups are always pretty absorbing; a boardroom coup at a company that has set itself the lofty goal of “building artificial general intelligence (AGI) that is safe and benefits all of humanity” is more absorbing still. The removal of chief executive Sam Altman from OpenAI, which made the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT,…
ChatGPT is going mobile. Today, OpenAI announced the launch of an official iOS app that allows users to access its popular AI chatbot on the go, months after the App Store was filled with dubious, unofficial services. The new ChatGPT app will be free to use, free from ads, and will allow for voice input,…
The potential impact of AI on data privacy and intellectual property has been a hot topic for months, but new lawsuits filed against OpenAI aim to address both issues in California’s courts. In a class action case filed last week, lawyers allege OpenAI violated state and federal copyright and privacy laws when collecting the data…
