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Sam Altman exits OpenAI commission for AI safety to create ‘independent’ oversight – Computerworld
The safety of OpenAI’s technology also has been called into question under Altman, after reports surfaced that the company allegedly used illegal non-disclosure agreements and required employees to reveal whether they had been in contact with authorities, as a way for it to cover up any security issues related to AI development. Effect of the move as yet unknown It…
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OpenAI Strawberry: What is o1-preview and what can it do?
OpenAI has unveiled a new series of reasoning models dubbed OpenA1 o1-preview and o1-mini, previously codenamed Strawberry. The new o1 model is different from its GPT line of large language models, which make up the core of OpenAI’s releases to date. For that range, GPT-4o is the most recent update, unveiled over the summer. The core difference is the o1…
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OpenAI Confirms ChatGPT Did Message Users First, But It Won’t Anymore
A few days back, a Reddit user SentuBill shared a strange conversation with ChatGPT that stumped the community. The screenshot displayed that ChatGPT had initiated the conversation first without the user prompting the chatbot. It seemed bizarre as AI models don’t initiate a conversation unless prompted. ChatGPT asked the user “How was your first week at high school? Did you…
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OpenAI seeks $6.5 billion investment as costs continue to mount
OpenAI is seeking to raise $6.5 billion from investors with a further $5bn in credit from banks — valuing the AI startup at $150 billion. The Microsoft-backed AI startup hasn’t yet confirmed the investment. However the funding round is reportedly led by Thrive Capital and may include further investment from Microsoft, which has already invested $13bn in the company. The…
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OpenAI might use Apple’s TSMC for chips – Computerworld
That’s great for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users — who doesn’t want more powerful devices that use less energy? But for server-based services handling millions of requests daily, that power difference affects both environmental performance and operational costs in terms of energy bills. With that in mind, OpenAI doesn’t need to be looking to become a hardware competitor to unlock…
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OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Deals With U.S. AI Safety Institute
OpenAI and Anthropic have signed agreements with the U.S. government, offering their frontier AI models for testing and safety research. An announcement from NIST on Thursday revealed that the U.S. AI Safety Institute will gain access to the technologies “prior to and following their public release.” Thanks to the respective Memorandum of Understandings — non-legally binding agreements — signed by…
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OpenAI, Anthropic agree to get their models tested for safety before making them public – Computerworld
The NIST has also taken other measures, including the formation of an AI safety advisory group in February this year that encompassed AI creators, users, and academics, to put some guardrails on AI use and development. The advisory group named the US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) has been tasked with coming up with guidelines for red-teaming AI systems, evaluating AI…
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Apple might take a stake in OpenAI as it gets intelligent on AI – Computerworld
Talking heads… Reaction to Apple’s potential investment is interesting. Bank of America pointed out that, “a large direct investment by Apple into OpenAI could raise concerns on a potential AI partnership as a long-term alternative to Google search.” The bigger picture is even more interesting. Apple Intelligence will be made available across all Apple’s big computing platforms: iPhones, including iPhone 15 and iPhone…
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OpenAI and Anthropic will share their models with the US government
OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed let the US government access major new AI models before release to help improve their safety. The companies signed memorandums of understanding with the US AI Safety Institute to provide access to the models both before and after their public release, the agency announced Thursday. The government says this step will help them work together…
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OpenAI pledges support for AI watermarking rules
AI firms have backed a California bill that would require AI generated content to be watermarked, while a second bill focused on safety is less popular — but found support from Elon Musk. There are two of several dozen bills introduced in California — many of which have already been dropped — that would seek to regulate AI. The first…
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