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Trump orders all federal agencies to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology

Anthropic's main rivals, OpenAI and Google, voiced support for Amodei's stance in an open letter late on Thursday

The Independent UK

OpenAI's Sam Altman Draws Firm Limits on Military AI Use Amid Pentagon Tensions With Anthropic

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees this week that the company will hold firm on two ethical limits in any work with the U.S. military.

International Business Times

OpenAI announces $110bn funding round that would value firm at $840bn

Deal signals feverish pace of AI investment with multibillion-dollar backings from Nvidia, Amazon and more

The Guardian - US

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI receives groundbreaking $110bn investment from tech giants

Founder Sam Altman revealed ChatGPT's considerable reach, boasting over 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million consumer subscribers

The Independent UK

Sam Altman Casts Doubt on Space-Based Data Centers, But This 1 Hot Stock Is Determined to Make Them a Reality

While OpenAI’s CEO remains skeptical about space-based data centers, this stock is boldly betting that the future of AI infrastructure lies in orbit.

Barchart

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight

But he still wants a Pentagon deal.

Axios

Artificially aged Musk, Bezos and Altman appear in ad predicting dystopian AI future

An AI advert featuring older versions of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman has given a scary glimpse into the potential future.

The Independent UK

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Sam Altman says plans for data centers in space are 'ridiculous' — is this the start of a new war of words with Elon Musk?

Sam Altman dismisses current plans for orbital data centers, citing high launch costs, hardware fragility, and infrastructure limitations.

TechRadar

Ex–presidential candidate Andrew Yang warns that millions of white-collar workers will lose their jobs within 18 months: ‘The AI jobpocalypse is here’

AI is about to gut millions of office jobs, says ex–presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Even dog walkers, hairstylists, and restaurants will be impacted.

Fortune

Random Musing: Does Sam Altman think of humans as batteries?

If intelligence is measured in energy and output, where does that leave the human?

The Times of India

McDonald's CEO is a 'supersubscriber' of AI tools—and even used it to photoshop all his kids into a Christmas card

Chris Kempczinski said he’s also used AI to make recommendations for potential menu innovations like McRib Nuggets and Korean sauces.

Fortune

Tech’s politics push at home and abroad

We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China

The Guardian - US

Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It takes a lot of energy to train a human’

Altman said data centers have moved past water-intensive cooling, but 56% globally still use evaporative systems.

Fortune

ChatGPT creator defends AI energy use because humans need food too

Concerns around water use are ‘fake’, says OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman

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The Guardian - US

Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’

OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India

TechRadar

Sam Altman says ChatGPT water use claims are 'completely untrue' — but admits AI energy use is a concern

Sam Altman dismisses viral claims about ChatGPT’s water use — but the bigger question of AI’s growing energy and environmental impact remains unresolved.

The Guardian - US

If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?

Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?

Tom’s Hardware

Sam Altman fires back at Elon Musk's proposal for space-based data centers, says orbiting data centers 'ridiculous' for now — cites high failure rates and cost as primary limiters

Contrary to what Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos say, orbital data centers will not make sense any time soon, believes Sam Altman.

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Tom’s Hardware

AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human — one ‘takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart’ he argues

AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human

TechRadar

OpenAI celebrates 10 years of existence — but how has it lived up to its promise of AGI which 'benefits all of humanity'?

OpenAI officially launched as a non-profit 10 years ago, and it's come a long way

The Times of India

Canada school shooting: OpenAI flagged trans shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert police

Sam Altman-led OpenAI had identified and banned an account linked to Canadian transgender teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar months before one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings, but did not alert law enforcement at the time, according to company statements.

TechRadar

Sam Altman claims ChatGPT's adult mode will 'be able to safely relax the restrictions' of the chatbot, but firing a critic of the plan is a reason to be wary

As OpenAI prepares to launch an adult mode for ChatGPT, the firing of a top internal critic has intensified concerns about safety, governance, and the company’s willingness to embrace internal dissent

The Guardian - UK

AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit

Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy

Fortune

Mark Cuban says AI won’t take your job anytime soon because it still acts like a hungover college intern—with a $100K price tag to show for it

As tech CEOs predict mass job displacement, billionaire former Shark Tank star Mark Cuban just revealed the “smartest counter” to that narrative.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.

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