Sam Altman
Opinion
AI
Why Elon Musk’s epic troll of AI company is totally justified
Billionaire Elon Musk has sued the world-leading AI company and its chief, Sam Altman, for breaking their founding agreement about working to benefit humanity.
- by Parmy Olson
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How the ‘king of the cannibals’ Sam Altman took over Silicon Valley
Controversy at OpenAI led to his firing and rehiring last month. In the end, Altman’s reputation has only been burnished by his temporary downfall.
- by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Marc Fisher and Nitasha Tiku
Opinion
AI
AI, profit and power: Is Sam Altman sugarcoating the apocalypse?
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, 38, has assumed the role of the upbeat face of AI’s future. But is that what the world needs right now?
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
AI
When OpenAI’s CEO was sacked I thought it was corporate trivia. Here’s why it’s not
Sam Altman thinks artificial intelligence will “end poverty”. First, his company must get past the in-fighting and present a united front amid growing fears of AI overreach.
- by Sean Kelly
Threat to humanity: The mystery letter that may have sparked the OpenAI chaos
Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, sources say researchers sent the board of directors a letter warning about Q star, a powerful artificial intelligence discovery.
- by Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin and Krystal Hu
ChatGPT chaos takes another turn as ousted CEO returns
The poster child of the artificial-intelligence technology – Sam Altman has regained his throne at OpenAI after four days of high-stakes negotiations.
- by Rachel Metz, Emily Chang and Vlad Savov
U-turn: Sam Altman, OpenAI in talks about stunning return to company after staff rebellion
Just days after being shown the door, Sam Altman and members of the OpenAI board are in negotiations as pressure builds to bring him back as CEO.
- by Ashlee Vance, Ed Ludlow and Emily Chang
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AI
Open AI’s future uncertain as nearly all staff threaten to follow ex-boss Sam Altman to Microsoft
More than 700 of OpenAI’s roughly 770 employees signed a letter demanding that the current board resign after a chaotic week for the AI company.
- by Ashlee Vance, Ed Ludlow and Vlad Savov
Opinion
AI
Sam’s out: The multibillion-dollar divide that drove the OpenAI coup
Artificial intelligence has been described as the biggest business opportunity of this generation. But the stunning ousting of Sam Altman exposes a growing divide in the industry.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Government may force companies to label AI content to prevent deep fakes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Industry Minister Ed Husic have discussed ways to minimise the potential negative effects of the rapidly advancing technology.
- by Matthew Knott
We have put the world in danger with AI, admits ChatGPT creator
Tech companies are in danger of unleashing a rogue artificial intelligence that will cause “significant harm to the world”, the creator of ChatGPT has admitted.
- by Matthew Field
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