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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin startup is dropping the coin and doubling down on Orbs
18 Oct

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin startup is dropping the coin and doubling down on Orbs

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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is going to need some new business cards printed up because it’s dropping the “coin” in its name. The OpenAI CEO’s startup is shifting from cryptocurrency to focus more on its identification technology and it just unveiled a new version of its signature gadget. reported that the new company called (wait for it) World will focus its eye scanning tech on confirming identities, something that could come in handy in a world of deep fake videos popping up all over the internet.Co-founder and CEO Alex Blania introduced the World’s newest device called Orb, a biometric eye scanner…
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New report details OpenAI’s plan to switch to for-profit mode
26 Sep

New report details OpenAI’s plan to switch to for-profit mode

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A major shakeup is in the works at OpenAI. reported that the artificial intelligence research company is restructuring its business from a non-profit board into a for-profit corporation. The publication also says Sam Altman would be given equity in the new corporation.OpenAI’s move to for-profit wouldn’t eliminate its non-profit entity entirely. The non-profit would own a stake in the new for-profit venture but it won’t have nearly the power as it did. An OpenAI spokesperson gave a statement that’s identical to the one they gave to Fortune’s initial report about the restructuring. Couldn’t they at least have used OpenAI’s software…
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Jony Ive confirms he’s working with Sam Altman on a secret project
22 Sep

Jony Ive confirms he’s working with Sam Altman on a secret project

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Rumors emerged last year of a collaboration between former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, but the two have until now kept quiet about it. In a profile by that was published this weekend, though, Ive confirms his company LoveFrom is leading the design on an AI product being built with Altman. Also on board are Tang Tan and Evans Hankey, both of whom held big design roles at Apple.There’s so far a team of about 10 employees involved with the project, based in a San Francisco office building that’s one of several properties Ive has purchased…
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OpenAI’s new safety board has more power and no Sam Altman
16 Sep

OpenAI’s new safety board has more power and no Sam Altman

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OpenAI has announced significant changes to its safety and security practices, including the establishment of a new independent board oversight committee. This move comes with a notable shift: CEO Sam Altman is no longer part of the safety committee, marking a departure from the previous structure.The newly formed Safety and Security Committee (SSC) will be chaired by Zico Kolter, Director of the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Other key members include Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo, retired US Army General Paul Nakasone, and Nicole Seligman, former EVP and General Counsel of Sony Corporation.This new committee replaces the previous Safety…
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OpenAI will now use content from Wired, Vogue and The New Yorker in ChatGPT’s responses
21 Aug

OpenAI will now use content from Wired, Vogue and The New Yorker in ChatGPT’s responses

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Condé Nast, the media conglomerate that owns publications like The New Yorker, Vogue and Wired, has announced a multi-year partnership OpenAI to display content from Condé Nast titles in ChatGPT as well as SearchGPT, the company’s prototype AI-powered search engine. The partnership comes amid growing concerns over the unauthorized use of publishers’ content by AI companies. Last month, Condé Nast sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI search startup Perplexity, accusing it of plagiarism for using its content to generate answers.“Over the last decade, news and digital media have faced steep challenges as many technology companies eroded publishers’ ability to monetize…
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OpenAI Co-Founders Schulman and Brockman Step Back
06 Aug

OpenAI Co-Founders Schulman and Brockman Step Back

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Greg Brockman, the president of OpenAI and a central figure at the company, said he is is going on leave until the end of the year. At the same time, researcher John Schulman is leaving for rival artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Both men are OpenAI co-founders, and their moves mark a shift at the company following already significant management churn this year. Source link lol
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OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
26 Jul

OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine

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OpenAI on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search engine prototype called SearchGPT. The move marks the company’s entry into a competitive search engine market dominated by Google for decades. On its website, OpenAI described SearchGPT as “a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.” The company plans to test out the product with 10,000 initial users and then roll it into ChatGPT after gathering feedback.The launch of SearchGPT comes amid growing competition in AI-powered search. Google, the world’s dominant search engine, recently began integrating AI capabilities into its…
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