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What Sam Altman's Firing Means for the Future of OpenAI
Sam Altman made OpenAI into a powerhouse by adding a profit-seeking arm to its utopian mission. After the board rejected his vision, the company’s remaining leaders must figure out a new path forward.
Sam Altman’s Sudden Exit Sends Shockwaves Through OpenAI and Beyond
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is reportedly “furious” following Altman's dramatic departure from OpenAI Friday. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s president and three senior researchers have resigned.
WTF is going on at OpenAI? We have theories
In perhaps the most unexpected tech news of the year, billionaire and AI evangelist Sam Altman has been ejected from his CEO role at OpenAI by the company’s board after an apparent vote of no confidence. Its exact wording in a release issued this afternoon: Altman’s “departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Who Is Mira Murati, OpenAI’s New Interim CEO?
Mira Murati was elevated from OpenAI’s CTO to its interim leader after CEO Sam Altman was ousted Friday. Like all the company’s leaders she believes that artificial general intelligence is within reach.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Removed as CEO
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati will take on the CEO role temporarily while the organization searches for a new head.
OpenAI Ousts CEO Sam Altman
The board of OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, says it has lost confidence in CEO Sam Altman. Mira Murati, previously CTO, will serve as the company’s leader until it finds a permanent replacement.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Fifth Dimension AI’s $2.8M seed deck
AI is a chaotic free-for-all right now, especially when it comes to the fundraising cycles. Does Fifth Dimension stand out from the crowd? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Case for Using AI to Log Your Every Living Moment
Sam Liang, CEO of Otter, argues that life would be better if algorithms logged every spoken word so life events past can be lived and explored again.
Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You Out
Two new tools using DeepMind’s music generation algorithm Lyria let anyone make YouTube shorts using the AI-generated vocals of Demi Lovato, T-Pain, Troye Sivan and others. It’s haunting.
Toku’s AI platform predicts heart conditions by scanning inside your eye
Ehsan Vaghefi, CEO and co-founder of Toku, grew up with a blind father who lost eyesight at the age of four due to congenital glaucoma. As a result of this, his dad was involved with the Blind Foundation in his home country of Iran. Vaghefi says most of his childhood friends were either blind or […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
AI chief quits over 'exploitative' copyright row
Former Stability AI executive says it's not acceptable to use other people's work without permission.
Microsoft Announces New Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 Chips
The Maia and Cobalt custom chips will be available within Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft Brings Its AI Copilot to Windows 10
A surprise update from Microsoft adds artificial intelligence to older PCs.
Automation Tech to Form Central Part of Effort in Australia to Operationalise AI in 2024
AI could be operationalised by combining generative and specialist AI with automation in 2024, according to UiPath, with AI safety and ESG reporting being two emergent Australian use cases.
CreateSafe, the company behind Grimes’ voice cloning tool, launches new AI tools
After a song using AI deepfakes of Drake and the Weeknd’s voices was taken down after becoming a viral hit, Grimes shocked the public when she tweeted that she would split 50% of the revenue with anyone who wanted to use her voice in AI-generated songs. A week later, Grimes debuted Elf.Tech, an open-source AI […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Parental Advisory: This Chatbot May Talk to Your Child About Sex and Alcohol
Common Sense Media’s first ratings for chatbots and other AI services warn parents that AI image generators and Snapchat’s My AI chatbot may not be safe for kids.
YouTube Shorts Challenges TikTok With Music-Making AI for Creators
YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain.
Technique enables AI on edge devices to keep learning over time
With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.
How factories are deploying AI on production lines
Manufacturers are exploring how AI can predict machine faults before they happen.
