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Geoffrey Hinton, Soft-spoken Godfather Of AI

For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geoffrey Hinton were poking out from TV screens across the world.

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OpenAI's "collapse" fears reportedly date back to Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever's abrupt departure — beyond recent bankruptcy reports with projections of $5 billion in losses within the next 12 months

The departure of OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever raised concern among top officials in the firm behind the curtains. They reportedly tried to get the Chief Scientist back on the team by extending him a new and possibly lucrative deal, but their efforts were turned down.

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OpenAI raises $6.6 billion from Microsoft and NVIDIA, pushing its market cap to $157 billion — with "the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars" and $11.6 billion in sales vision on the horizon

OpenAI has officially closed its funding round with a $157 billion market capitalization after raising $6.6 billion from many big tech corporations, including Microsoft, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and more.

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Sam Altman denies plan to give him equity in for-profit OpenAI

Altman said there are “no current plans” to give him equity in the company.

Fortune

Only one person is left from this iconic photo of the OpenAI leadership team

CEO Sam Altman said in a post that OpenAI is "not a normal company."

Fortune

OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders

The Independent UK

Mira Murati leaving OpenAI highlights how much the company is starting to look like any other Big Tech giant

The company has been radically transformed in the 10 months since CEO Sam Altman was temporarily removed in a boardroom coup.

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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving firm to do her ‘own exploration’

Chief technology officer had taken over the ChatGPT maker when its board ousted CEO Sam Altman in November

The Guardian - US

Former OpenAI co-founder raises $1 billion for safety-focused firm while the ChatGPT maker prioritizes shiny products and is on the cusp of bankruptcy

Former OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever recently raised $1 billion through investors for his new AI firm, Safe Superintelligence Inc., to further its safety-focused advances.

Windows Central

Exclusive: Laravel, an open source startup in Arkansas founded by Taylor Otwell, raises $57 million Series A from Accel

Laravel, a PHP-based open source framework, has raised $57 million in Series A funding from Accel, Fortune can exclusively report.

Fortune

OpenAI is suffering an exodus of senior talent

The newest departures leave OpenAI with only three of its 11 original cofounders.

Fortune

OpenAI Co-founder John Schulman Departs To Join Amazon-backed Anthropic

His departure follows OpenAI's recent dissolution of its superalignment team, a group dedicated to ensuring human control over advanced AI systems.

International Business Times

Sam Altman might be one of the last original founders remaining at OpenAI as another departs to focus on AI alignment at a rival firm

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is going on sabbatical leave through the end of the year, while researcher John Schulman is leaving to join OpenAI competitor, Anthropic.

Windows Central

A year ago today, OpenAI launched a bold four-year plan that didn't even last a year

A four-year plan to boldly go where no AI had been before, now consigned to history

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OpenAI Co-Founder Launches Safe Superintelligence Venture Amid Safety Concerns‌OpenAI Cofounder Starts New Firm Dedicated To Safe AI‌

Ilya Sutskever's new firm, SSI, aims to develop AI technology prioritizing safety and ethics, following his exit from OpenAI.‌ After trying to oust OpenAI’s CEO due to safety concerns, Ilya Sutskever cofounds Safe Superintelligence (SSI) firm based in Tel Aviv and Palo Alto. ‌

Fortune

Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI after mutinying against Sam Altman—now he’s launching his own startup for safe AI

A star in the field, Sutskever left his former employer in May hinting he wasn't leaving AI research. His departure came almost six months to the day since he joined board directors in sacking Altman.

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Former OpenAI Chief Scientist starts new AI firm with a keen focus on building safe superintelligence over its rival's priority on 'shiny products'

Former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever is starting a new company dubbed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), focusing on building safe superintelligence, which remains a critical issue in the new age of AI.

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'The world isn’t ready, and we aren’t ready. And I’m concerned we are rushing forward regardless and rationalizing our actions': OpenAI employees sound the alarm ahead of Apple partnership

Apple is expected to announce a partnership with OpenAI next week at WWDC, but former OpenAI employees are raising the alarm. Could controversy at OpenAI derail Apple's AI ambitions?

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A timeline of OpenAI controversy: November 2023 to May 2024

Is Altman taking too many risks in his pursuit of artificial general intelligence? The answer lies in Altman's past, from leading a victorious coup to trading blows with a Hollywood A-lister.

Fortune

OpenAI rolls out a new safety team just days after dissolving its old one

CEO Sam Altman will lead the team.

Axios

OpenAI announces new safety committee and successor to GPT-4

This new committee will make critical security decisions for all OpenAI projects, company says.

Fortune

OpenAI’s week of chaos has reopened a festering wound at the $80 billion startup that was supposed to have healed

The departures and scandals at OpenAI reveal a company that suddenly appears to be on the brink of civil war as it grapples with a crisis over leadership and direction.

Fortune

OpenAI drama eclipses Microsoft AI product announcements

Controversy over whether OpenAI deliberately mimicked Scarlett Johansson's voice for its AI assistant has overshadowed Microsoft's AI product announcements

Fortune

OpenAI promised 20% of its computing power to combat the most dangerous kind of AI—but never delivered, sources say

The company's "Superalignment team" repeatedly had its requests for computing power rejected, sources say.

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building

The people charged with making sure AI doesn’t destroy humanity have left the building. Plus, AI-generated ‘slop’ is taking over the internet

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