January
- Opinion
- AI
The sweet irony of OpenAI’s DeepSeek beef
OpenAI thinks DeepSeek took its private data to train its models; the hearts of writers, artists, musicians and journalists around the world must bleed for it.
- Paul Smith
- Analysis
- AI
These four graphs show why DeepSeek is spooking investors
The little-known (until this week) Chinese AI start-up has its American rivals on edge. Could it actually be faster, smarter and use fewer resources?
- Amelia McGuire
AI’s next big (risky) thing: Special agents to organise your life
Tasks that would have taken a month can now be done in an hour, but people will be exposing a lot more digital information, raising privacy and security concerns.
- Gerrit De Vynck
December 2024
Musk raises $9b for ‘anti-woke’ AI company
xAI’s funding round signals the battle with OpenAI and Anthropic is intensifying.
- Paul Smith
- Analysis
- AI
How AI is about to change, according to Altman (and what Musk will do)
Two years after he stunned the world with the launch of ChatGPT, Sam Altman says human-level artificial intelligence is almost upon us, but we don’t need to worry yet.
- Paul Smith
September 2024
This poker pro wants to teach you how to be a better gambler
Nate Silver’s account of the gaming industry can be read as a useful manual for aspiring card sharps and professional sports gamblers, but it doubles as an indictment.
- Max Chafkin
July 2024
Look out Google, here comes SearchGPT
OpenAI has unveiled a prototype of SearchGPT, a new web search chatbot that could rival Google, and change how people navigate the online world.
- Gerrit De Vynck
June 2024
OpenAI co-founder’s new company promises safe ‘superintelligence’
Last year, Ilya Sutskever tried to force out OpenAI boss Sam Altman. Now he has a new company, aiming to build a machine that is more intelligent than humans – safely.
- Cade Metz
- Opinion
- AI
Investors give a belated cheer to Apple’s AI foray
The tech giant’s strategy unveil has pushed its share price to records this week. But, in the background, safety and privacy concerns are also rising.
- Karen Maley
May 2024
- Updated
- AI
‘Like AI from the movies:’ New ChatGPT arrives
The launch was not without some snags: after coaching a researcher through solving an algebra problem, it said: “Wow, that’s quite the outfit you’ve got on.”
- Paul Smith
April 2024
How soon will machines outsmart us? Biggest brains in AI can’t agree
Elon Musk’s prediction that artificial intelligence will surpass human experts by 2025 sets him apart from rivals at OpenAI, Google and Meta.
- George Hammond
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain it, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law.
- Cade Metz, Cecilia Kang, Sheera Frenkel, Stuart A. Thompson and Nico Grant
March 2024
Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Altman for breaching founding mission
The lawsuit argues that OpenAI’s close relationship with Microsoft has undermined its original mission of creating open-source technology.
- Saritha Rai
February 2024
- Opinion
- AI
AI hype has echoes of the telecoms boom and bust
The tech transformation may take years longer than suggested by the record share prices and funding targets.
- June Yoon
January 2024
Who would give this guy millions to build his own utopia?
Dryden Brown wants Praxis to be a crypto-city for tech bros and tastemakers. Just don’t ask for details.
- Joseph Bernstein
- Opinion
- Leadership lessons
Will Elon Musk and Sam Altman redefine the rules for corporate bosses?
Other executives can only look on with astonishment, and perhaps a little envy, at the behaviour that’s tolerated from some billionaire tech entrepreneurs.
- Karen Maley
- Analysis
- AI
The AI revolution’s first year: has anything changed?
Whether generative AI turns out to be as revolutionary as boosters claim, or merely a useful addition to the IT arsenal, should start to become clearer in 2024.
- Richard Waters
December 2023
Why OpenAI staff lobbied for Sam Altman’s return
The head of the company behind ChatGPT has shown the world he’s an exceptional leader.
- Shirin Ghaffary
Fear and money: How the AI fuse was lit
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fuelled a spiralling competition.
- Cade Metz, Karen Weise, Nico Grant and Mike Isaac
November 2023
Ousted Australian OpenAI director breaks silence on Altman chaos
Helen Toner said board members who sacked Altman weren’t trying to slow down AI development and hinted more would come out about what had happened.
- Nick Bonyhady