“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
That famous line from 2001: A Space Odyssey computer Hal is becoming an uncomfortable reminder for many that AI needs a firm hand. And recent developments along those lines are not encouraging.
A shake-up at OpenAI that has seen the exit of its safety department and two key executives has observers worried about the corporate turmoil.
The OpenAI chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, announced on X that he was leaving on Tuesday. Later that same day, his colleague, Jan Leike, also departed.
Sutskever and Leike led OpenAI’s super alignment team, focusing on developing AI systems compatible with human interests.
“I have been disagreeing with OpenAI leadership about the company’s core priorities for quite some time, until we finally reached a breaking point,” Leike wrote on X on Friday.
Cofounder Sam Altman called Sutskever “one of the greatest...
That famous line from 2001: A Space Odyssey computer Hal is becoming an uncomfortable reminder for many that AI needs a firm hand. And recent developments along those lines are not encouraging.
A shake-up at OpenAI that has seen the exit of its safety department and two key executives has observers worried about the corporate turmoil.
The OpenAI chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, announced on X that he was leaving on Tuesday. Later that same day, his colleague, Jan Leike, also departed.
Sutskever and Leike led OpenAI’s super alignment team, focusing on developing AI systems compatible with human interests.
“I have been disagreeing with OpenAI leadership about the company’s core priorities for quite some time, until we finally reached a breaking point,” Leike wrote on X on Friday.
Cofounder Sam Altman called Sutskever “one of the greatest...
- 5/18/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Elon Musk, a co-founder of the company OpenAI, raised his concern about a potentially dark turn for artificial intelligence.
In an interview at the Dealbook summit, Musk hinted at the possibility that OpenAI has discovered “something dangerous” that has raised concerns for the current board members, leading to the firing of CEO Sam Altman.
Altman was hired back just days later after nearly all the staff threatened to quit.
OpenAI, which was founded by Altman and Musk with Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman, was initially created as a non-profit to serve humanity and offer potential benefits to modern life.
Musk expressed his “mixed feelings” about both the company and Altman.
Most of these feelings were put on display when Musk announced his resignation from the company in 2018 because of disagreement over its direction, criticizing the company for making the switch from a not-for-profit to for-profit.
Musk has said that OpenAI,...
In an interview at the Dealbook summit, Musk hinted at the possibility that OpenAI has discovered “something dangerous” that has raised concerns for the current board members, leading to the firing of CEO Sam Altman.
Altman was hired back just days later after nearly all the staff threatened to quit.
OpenAI, which was founded by Altman and Musk with Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman, was initially created as a non-profit to serve humanity and offer potential benefits to modern life.
Musk expressed his “mixed feelings” about both the company and Altman.
Most of these feelings were put on display when Musk announced his resignation from the company in 2018 because of disagreement over its direction, criticizing the company for making the switch from a not-for-profit to for-profit.
Musk has said that OpenAI,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Morgan Lee Powers
- Uinterview
After all that, Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as the company’s CEO after being fired last Friday.
The artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT announced on X that it had an “agreement in principle” to reinstate Altman late Tuesday night, Nov. 21, on X (formerly known as Twitter). OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who quit in solidarity with Altman when he was fired last week, also confirmed he was returning to the company as well.
Altman marked the news first with a retweet containing a couple of hearts and a saluting emojis.
The artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT announced on X that it had an “agreement in principle” to reinstate Altman late Tuesday night, Nov. 21, on X (formerly known as Twitter). OpenAI president Greg Brockman, who quit in solidarity with Altman when he was fired last week, also confirmed he was returning to the company as well.
Altman marked the news first with a retweet containing a couple of hearts and a saluting emojis.
- 11/22/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In another plot twist, artificial intelligence start-up OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, said that co-founder Sam Altman was set to return as its CEO after days of drama following a showdown between him and the company’s board that fired him.
“We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo,” OpenAI said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, overnight. “We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.”
Taylor is the former co-ceo of cloud-based software company Salesforce, while Summers is a former Treasury Secretary. D’Angelo, the CEO of social question-and-answer website and online knowledge market Quora, will be the only member of OpenAI’s previous board to stay in place.
The previous board and the returning...
“We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo,” OpenAI said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, overnight. “We are collaborating to figure out the details. Thank you so much for your patience through this.”
Taylor is the former co-ceo of cloud-based software company Salesforce, while Summers is a former Treasury Secretary. D’Angelo, the CEO of social question-and-answer website and online knowledge market Quora, will be the only member of OpenAI’s previous board to stay in place.
The previous board and the returning...
- 11/22/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s been three days of chaos for OpenAI, the major artificial intelligence firm, after the board of directors suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman on Friday, Nov. 17. Rumors have swirled, alliances have formed and crumbled, heart emojis have been tweeted, investors have scrambled, rivals (sorta) have pounced, employees have threatened mass resignations, and questions have been raised once more about the potential powers and perils of an AI-driven future. Even after all that, it’s safe to say the dust has definitely not settled.
For those trying to catch up,...
For those trying to catch up,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Updated Nov. 20 with news of new roles: Sam Altman, who was ousted last Friday as CEO of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, is moving to Microsoft to help lead a new group researching artificial intelligence.
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, July 6 (Ians) Microsoft-owned OpenAI has said that it is assembling a team of top machine learning researchers and engineers to steer and control “Superintelligent” artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
The concept of superintelligence refers to a hypothetical AI model that excels at a wide range of different skills, rather than one domain like some previous-generation models.
The new team will be co-led by Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI’s chief scientist and one of the company’s co-founders) and Jan Leike (the research lab’s head of alignment).
“Superintelligence will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction,” OpenAI said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
According to the company, such a model could...
The concept of superintelligence refers to a hypothetical AI model that excels at a wide range of different skills, rather than one domain like some previous-generation models.
The new team will be co-led by Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI’s chief scientist and one of the company’s co-founders) and Jan Leike (the research lab’s head of alignment).
“Superintelligence will be the most impactful technology humanity has ever invented, and could help us solve many of the world’s most important problems. But the vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction,” OpenAI said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
According to the company, such a model could...
- 7/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Though he’s barely started on his vision to transform Twitter into a super-app, Elon Musk now says he’s going to dive into the artificial intelligence chatbot arena to save the world from “political correctness.”
Musk told Tucker Carlson on Monday that he plans to create his own chatbot, after taking credit for jumpstarting the development of ChatGPT, the hugely popular chatbot software from OpenAI.
“I’m going to start something which I called TruthGPT, or a maximum truth seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe,” Musk told Tucker Carlson on Monday.
Elsewhere in his “Tucker Carlson Tonight” interview, the embattled Twitter CEO boasted that he came up with the name “ChatGPT” as well as the concept and “had a number of dinners around the Bay Area with some of the leading figures in AI” through its development.
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Musk told Tucker Carlson on Monday that he plans to create his own chatbot, after taking credit for jumpstarting the development of ChatGPT, the hugely popular chatbot software from OpenAI.
“I’m going to start something which I called TruthGPT, or a maximum truth seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe,” Musk told Tucker Carlson on Monday.
Elsewhere in his “Tucker Carlson Tonight” interview, the embattled Twitter CEO boasted that he came up with the name “ChatGPT” as well as the concept and “had a number of dinners around the Bay Area with some of the leading figures in AI” through its development.
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- 4/18/2023
- by Eileen AJ Connelly
- The Wrap
Are the robots going to kills us? Film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei speaks to a range of interviewees including Elon Musk’s computer scientist in an eye-opening, anxiety-inducing film
What will happen when robots become smarter than humans – will they want to kill us? No, according to the computer scientist in charge of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence research company OpenAI. His name is Ilya Sutskever and he believes that super intelligent machines won’t hate us, but they will prioritise their own survival. Think about the way we treat animals. We’re fond of them but we don’t ask their permission to build a road; it’ll be like that. His analogy is an extraordinary moment in this doom-laden documentary about the future of AI from Norwegian film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei – an eye-opening film if your anxiety levels are up to it.
Another interviewee jokes that AI is being...
What will happen when robots become smarter than humans – will they want to kill us? No, according to the computer scientist in charge of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence research company OpenAI. His name is Ilya Sutskever and he believes that super intelligent machines won’t hate us, but they will prioritise their own survival. Think about the way we treat animals. We’re fond of them but we don’t ask their permission to build a road; it’ll be like that. His analogy is an extraordinary moment in this doom-laden documentary about the future of AI from Norwegian film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei – an eye-opening film if your anxiety levels are up to it.
Another interviewee jokes that AI is being...
- 12/8/2020
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
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