OpenAI-backed Speak raises $78M at $1B valuation to help users learn languages by talking out loud
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ChatGPT now allows you to schedule reminders and tasks: OpenAI just keeps improving its flagship product, ChatGPT. The AI giant has announced that paying users ...
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OpenAI presents its preferred version of AI regulation in a new 'blueprint' | TechCrunch
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Quick Glance: New Strategy: UK Focuses on AI Development
- The government plans to integrate AI into the UK economy, potentially creating investments and 13,000 jobs.
- Sir Keir Starmer emphasizes that AI can drive transformative changes across sectors but requires a supportive government.
- New AI growth zones and the construction of a supercomputer are planned to increase UK computing power twenty-fold by 2030.
- The announcement received support from tech leaders, while the opposition raised concerns about funding and economic strategy.
OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science: The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells.
technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1110086/openai-has-created-an-ai-model-for-longevity-science/
Behind the Curtain — Coming soon: Ph.D.-level super-agents: Super-agents could make AI a true replacement for human workers.
axios.com/2025/01/19/ai-superagent-openai-meta
Quick Glance: Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Espionage
- The U.S. faces the challenge of modernizing its intelligence with AI to stay ahead in global competition.
- Integrating AI, especially through large language models, significantly enhances the speed and efficiency of analysis and decision-making.
- However, the use of AI also poses risks as adversaries develop similar technologies that could undermine U.S. intelligence efforts.
- Close collaboration with the private sector is crucial to swiftly harness AI's benefits while ensuring citizen security and privacy.
OpenAI's ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, answering your queries
theregister.com/2025/01/19/openais_chatgpt_crawler_vulnerability/
Users report a revamped "Custom Instructions" interface on the ChatGPT web app
neowin.net/news/users-report-a-revamped-custom-instructions-interface-on-the-chatgpt-web-app/
Quick Glance: New Customization Interface for ChatGPT Users
- Users have reported an updated interface for customizing interactions with ChatGPT.
- The new design replaces the previous 'Custom Instructions' layout and allows customization in four main areas.
- Users can select from a list of traits to shape ChatGPT's behavior.
- This feature is being rolled out gradually and is not yet available to all users.
OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup | TechCrunch
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Sam Altman offers clues about where OpenAI is headed: In his latest blog post, Sam Altman gave his take on what's been happening behind the scenes at ...
fastcompany.com/91255808/sam-altman-offers-clues-about-where-openai-is-headed
Quick Glance: Sam Altman Denies Sexual Abuse Claims from Sister
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faces a lawsuit from his sister Ann, alleging sexual abuse between 1997 and 2006.
- The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, details repeated incidents occurring at their family home.
- Altman and his family have denied the allegations, claiming they are 'utterly untrue' and highlighting Ann's mental health issues.
- Additionally, Altman is involved in a separate lawsuit filed by Elon Musk regarding breach of contract.
OpenAI finalizes 'o3 mini' reasoning AI model version, to launch it soon: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and ...
reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-finalizes-o3-mini-reasoning-ai-model-version-launch-it-soon-2025-01-17/
US Blacklists Tencent-Backed AI Startup as Tech Curbs Deepen: Washington has added Tencent Holdings Ltd.-backed startup Zhipu to a trade-restrictions blacklist ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/us-blacklists-tencent-backed-ai-startup-as-tech-curbs-deepen
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AI benchmarking organization criticized for waiting to disclose funding from OpenAI | TechCrunch
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OpenAI tests letting users sign up for ChatGPT with only a phone number | TechCrunch
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Sam Altman and OpenAI are now looking toward artificial superintelligence: Sam Altman has stated that OpenAI is now looking to the future and aiming beyond AI to ...
neowin.net/news/sam-altman-and-openai-are-now-looking-toward-artificial-superintelligence/
Meta execs obsessed over beating OpenAI's GPT-4 internally, court filings reveal | TechCrunch
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OpenAI Whistleblower's Mother Tells Tucker Carlson Her Son Was Murdered: OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's mother appeared on Tucker Carlson's podcast and ...
newsweek.com/openai-tucker-carlson-whistleblower-death-2015874
OpenAI's AI reasoning model 'thinks' in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why | TechCrunch
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OpenAI quietly revises policy doc to remove reference to 'politically unbiased' AI | TechCrunch
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT: A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes ...
nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technology/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend-companion.html
How OpenAI's bot crushed this seven-person company's web site ‘like a DDoS attack’ | TechCrunch
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You can now schedule ChatGPT to perform actions in the future, like setting reminders or getting weekly personalized news briefings
fortune.com/2025/01/16/openai-chatgpt-tasks-features-how-it-works/
Paid articlePaywall OpenAI is bankrolling Axios' expansion into four new markets | TechCrunch: This deal is part of a broader partnership between the two organizations and is the ...
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‘I’m in love with an AI boyfriend’: Woman describes affair with ChatGPT: A 28-year-old woman spends hours on end talking to her AI boyfriend.
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ai-chatgpt-boyfriend/
OpenAI's newest AI model is switching languages to Chinese and others while reasoning, puzzling users and experts
techspot.com/news/106355-openai-new-ai-model-switches-languages-mid-reasoning.html
Sam Altman says he ‘stalked’ his OpenAI cofounder to convince him to join the company
fortune.com/2025/01/16/sam-altman-stalked-ilya-sutskever-openai-artificial-general-intelligence/
Paid articlePaywallHere's a recap of major OpenAI ChatGPT features and events of 2024: From GPT-4o and ChatGPT via landline to multiple lawsuits and legal battles ...
neowin.net/news/heres-a-recap-of-major-openai-chatgpt-features-and-events-of-2024/
Report: Amazon is facing issues bringing generative AI to Alexa: Generative AI is trending, and Amazon wants to update Alexa with it. However ...
neowin.net/news/report-amazon-is-facing-issues-bringing-generative-ai-to-alexa/
OpenAI appoints BlackRock exec to its board: OpenAI has appointed an executive at investment firm BlackRock, Adebayo 'Bayo' Ogunlesi ...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/openai-appoints-blackrock-exec-to-its-board/
AI agents coming soon to a workplace near you: AI agents can work autonomously and could theoretically replace real humans.
axios.com/2025/01/10/ai-agents-sam-altman-workers
OpenAI's Sam Altman cozies up to Trump by posting Democrats' letter worrying he's cozying up to Trump
mashable.com/article/openai-sam-altman-trump-letter-democrats
Samsung reportedly teams up with OpenAI to develop 'AI TV': After announcing a partnership with Microsoft and Google, Samsung has seemingly joined ...
neowin.net/news/samsung-reportedly-teams-up-with-openai-to-develop-ai-tv/
ChatGPT will soon be able to remind you to walk the dog: OpenAI plans to roll out an early version of a new ChatGPT feature that lets users schedule simple tasks ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/01/15/chatgpt-will-soon-be-able-toremind-you-to-walk-the-dog
Futurism Jan 06
It Costs So Much to Run ChatGPT That OpenAI Is Losing Money on $200 ChatGPT Pro Subscriptions
futurism.com/the-byte/openai-chatgpt-pro-subscription-losing-money
OpenAI is turning its attention to ‘superintelligence’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he believes OpenAI knows how to build AGI — and is beginning to turn its ...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/openai-is-beginning-to-turn-its-attention-to-superintelligence/
Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
pbs.org/newshour/nation/google-signs-deal-with-ap-to-deliver-up-to-date-news-through-its-gemini-ai-chatbot
Viral ChatGPT-powered sentry gun gets shut down by OpenAI: But actual autonomous AI weapons systems are much more terrifying.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/viral-chatgpt-powered-sentry-gun-gets-shut-down-by-openai/
'The New York Times' takes OpenAI to court. ChatGPT's future could be on the line
npr.org/2025/01/14/nx-s1-5258952/new-york-times-openai-microsoft
A Corporate Anatomy Of Elon Musk: Elon Musk is the world's wealthiest person. Tesla is just one of the engines of his empire.
investors.com/news/elon-musk-tesla-spacex-x-twitter-business-ownership/
Quick Glance: Musk Revises DOGE Budget Goals to More Realistic Cuts
- Elon Musk stated that the goal of finding $2 trillion in federal budget cuts is likely unrealistic.
- He now estimates that only about $1 trillion in savings is feasible, marking a significant reduction from his earlier target.
- Musk co-leads the DOGE initiative, which aims to provide recommendations to the White House but holds no official authority.
- Experts have indicated that substantial savings would require cuts to mandatory programs like Medicaid.
Open AI to fund four new Axios Local newsrooms: The deal gives Axios access to OpenAI tech, and ChatGPT can use Axios content to answer users' questions.
axios.com/2025/01/15/open-ai-axios-local-newsrooms-funding-deal
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Large Publisher Lays Off More Than 100 Employees After Striking Deal With OpenAI: Dotdash Meredith, one of the largest publishing companies in the US ...
futurism.com/large-publisher-layoffs-openai
There’s a Better Way to Predict a Technology’s Future: Follow the Rate of Change: It’s possible to get better answers on the evolution of technology ...
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Paid articlePaywallUS supports Musk argument in OpenAI lawsuit: U.S. antitrust enforcers weighed in on Friday on Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI's conversion to a ...
reuters.com/legal/ftc-weighs-musks-lawsuit-against-openai-2025-01-10/
Gizmodo Jan 13
OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Feed Its Data Into AI Systems: To hear OpenAI tell it, the U.S. can only defeat China on the global stage with the help of ...
gizmodo.com/openai-calls-on-u-s-government-to-feed-its-data-into-ai-systems-2000549302
Jack Clark Anthropic Cofounder: Reporter to AI Billionaire | Entrepreneur: Jack Clark was a reporter at Bloomberg before quitting to join OpenAI in 2016. Now ...
entrepreneur.com/business-news/jack-clark-anthropic-cofounder-reporter-to-ai-billionaire/485545
ChatGPT isn't responsible for the Los Angeles fires, but it does use a crazy amount of water
mashable.com/article/chatgpt-water-los-angeles-fires
California Congressman Ro Khanna calls for ‘full and transparent’ investigation into death of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji
chicagotribune.com/2025/01/15/openai-whistleblower-death/
ChatGPT’s newest feature lets user assign it traits like ‘chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’: OpenAI is introducing a new way for users to customize their interactions with ...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/chatgpts-newest-feature-lets-user-assign-it-traits-like-chatty-and-gen-z/
Reddit comments are 'foundational' to training AI models, COO says: Reddit signed deals with Google and OpenAI last year that allows the tech companies to train ...
businessinsider.com/reddit-comments-ai-training-models-google-openai-jen-wong-huffman-2025-1
Sam Altman says he’s losing money on OpenAI’s $200-per-month subscriptions: ‘People use it much more than we expected’
fortune.com/2025/01/07/sam-altman-openai-chatgpt-pro-subscription-losing-money-tech/
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Shares ‘Funny’ Letter From Democratic Senators Questioning His Donation To Trump Inaugural Fund
forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/01/17/openais-sam-altman-shares-funny-letter-from-democratic-senators-questioning-his-donation-to-trump-inaugural-fund/
Why Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Are Fighting—and How It Could Help Google
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Paid articlePaywall Elon Musk agrees that we’ve exhausted AI training data: Elon Musk concurs with other AI experts that there's little real-world data left to train AI models ...
techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/elon-musk-agrees-that-weve-exhausted-ai-training-data/
AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it: Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all ...
technologyreview.com/2025/01/06/1108679/ai-generative-search-internet-breakthroughs/
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by sister: Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
bbc.com/news/articles/cz6lq6x2gd9o
Anthropic’s Pending $60 Billion Valuation Will Make All Seven Cofounders Billionaires
forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2025/01/08/anthropic-60-billion-valuation-will-make-all-seven-cofounders-billionaires/
Elon Musk won’t abuse his political power to target competitors, says rival OpenAI boss Sam Altman—but cautions he ‘may turn out to be proven wrong’
fortune.com/2025/01/06/elon-musk-wont-abuse-his-political-power-to-target-competitors-says-rival-openai-boss-sam-altman-but-cautions-he-may-turn-out-to-be-proven-wrong/
Paid articlePaywallAnthropic to raise $2 bln in deal valuing AI startup at $60 bln, WSJ says: AI startup Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in a deal valuing the ...
reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-raise-2-bln-deal-valuing-ai-startup-60-bln-wsj-reports-2025-01-07/
How to use AI to keep your New Year's resolutions: If you need help sticking to your goals, chatbots may offer some.
axios.com/2025/01/16/chatgpt-claude-gemini-new-years-resolutions
Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO and a ‘legendary’ VC saved OpenAI and ‘stopped me from making several mistakes’ after he was briefly fired in 2023
fortune.com/2025/01/06/sam-altman-airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-sv-angel-ron-conway-saved-openai/
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Elon Musk wants courts to force OpenAI to auction off a large ownership stake: Owner of Grok has asked judges in California and Delaware to force sale.
ft.com/content/596dddb3-0607-44b9-b565-9c0d62e49b9f
Musk asks state AGs to auction off OpenAI stake in nonprofit restructuring, sources say
reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/musk-asks-state-ags-auction-off-openai-stake-nonprofit-restructuring-sources-say-2025-01-10/
Futurism Jan 10
OpenAI’s Most Advanced AI Release Stumped by New York Times Word Game: OpenAI's o1 reasoning model was caught massively struggling to solve the New York ...
futurism.com/the-byte/openai-o1-nyt-connections
Here's how AI startup Cohere is deploying AI agents for businesses: Cohere is trialing a new platform called North, which makes it easier for companies to deploy ...
businessinsider.com/cohere-ai-agents-for-businesses-2025-1
OpenAI rival startup may be about to blow past its valuation: A new AI market standout is attracting valuable new attention.
trib.al/h4KmVA5
Futurism Jan 08
OpenAI Cuts Ties With Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle: An engineer created an ungodly ChatGPT-enabled robotic rifle that can aim and ...
futurism.com/the-byte/openai-cuts-off-chatgpt-robot-rifle
Futurism Jan 09
Former Enron Banker Points Out "Intriguing" Parallels With OpenAI: An investment banker who once dug into Enron's finances says it bears ...
futurism.com/the-byte/enron-banker-parallels-openai
OpenAI's new o3 model freaks out computer science majors: But it's not clear how soaring AI performance in math and science will affect employment prospects.
axios.com/2025/01/07/openai-o3-college-students-computer-science
Opinion | Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Us or Empower Us?: People will need a lot more education to be able to harness A.I. rather than be elbowed aside.
nytimes.com/2025/01/13/opinion/artificial-intelligence-jobs.html
OpenAI wooed Democrats with calls for AI regulation. Now it must charm Trump.
washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/13/openai-data-centers-trump-infrastructure/
From SpaceX to OpenAI and Anthropic, here are the top 5 US unicorns: Anthropic's latest funding round will place it among the most valuable unlisted companies in ...
businessinsider.com/top-5-unicorns-startups-spacex-openai-anthropic-2025-1
Futurism Jan 13
Parents of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Say They Believe He Was Murdered: In the wake of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's death, the young man's ...
futurism.com/the-byte/parents-openai-whistleblower-believe-murdered
AI hit 'peak data.' Google researchers think they found a solution.: There's not enough human-generated data to keep AI models improving at the same rate ...
businessinsider.com/ai-peak-data-google-deepmind-researchers-solution-test-time-compute-2025-1
OpenAI, Google Are Paying Content Creators for Unused Video to Train Algorithms: YouTubers and other digital content creators are selling their unused video ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-10/youtubers-are-selling-their-unused-video-footage-to-ai-companies
Paid articlePaywall OpenAI, Google and Runway race to generate AI video: Big tech and small startups are racing to create tools that generate videos from prompts.
axios.com/2025/01/03/openai-sora-google-veo-runway-video
thedailystar.net Jan 04
AI may be able to 'taste' colours: study finds: A recent study suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) models, like OpenAI's ChatGPT ...
thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/ai-may-be-able-taste-colours-study-finds-3791486
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