… Pichai’s statement on the changes emphasizes Google’s strong position. “We’ve got amazing talent, world-class compute, and products that bring AI to more people than any other company,” said Pichai. These staffing changes happen against a backdrop of slowing progress. …
… That is a retreat from some of its earlier ambitions, in a way, as the company takes advantage of changing winds to try to plot a new course. …
… The exchanges between Liu and Peng, as well as other evidence that Apple cited—including support for allegations that Apple’s former vice president of product design for iPhone, Tang Yew Tan, is spearheading the OpenAI scheme—are just the “tip of the iceberg,” Apple claimed. …
… Since Musk filed the lawsuit, Altman has insisted that Musk is only after revenge, supposedly stemming from his jealousy that he was not picked as OpenAI’s CEO and that his rival company, xAI, now lags behind. …