… Apple used it to put prototype vehicles through their paces as the tech company oscillated through different variations of its car project. That effort — known as Project Titan — was ultimately scuttled in early 2024 after Apple had spent billions of dollars on it. …
… The company has never applied for an exemption to the FMVSS standards requiring those controls. …
… They argue that the work at OpenAI’s for-profit was commercially focused, while the foundation was left essentially dormant, without full-time employees, and, ultimately, not even in control of the for-profit. …
… In Altman’s telling, Musk said, “Maybe OpenAI should pass to my children.” Altman said that Musk’s focus on controlling the initial for-profit gave him pause because OpenAI was dedicated to keeping advanced AI out of the hands of a single person, and Altman, with his experience running the prominen… …
… Ultimately, he said that there was a tension between the pursuit of AGI and safety. …
… With communities, Bluesky is ultimately betting that people are looking for an exit from platforms operated by Big Tech players, and could be enticed to explore more open technologies where they feel they have more control over the experience and won’t have their account disabled by rogue AI modera… …
… This could allow organizations and creators to establish communities they control, rather than ceding that control to tech giants, leaving them at the mercy of inscrutable algorithms and ever-changing policies. …
… But when the other founders wouldn't give Musk control, their partnership unraveled. "It should not be the case that there exists one person with full and absolute control over OpenAI," Brockman testified. …
… Platt controls his Stretch using a voice-operated iPhone app; he can task it to autonomously move to somewhere in his house, then take over direct control to manipulate objects and perform tasks. …
… Autonomous vehicles, defense drones, mining equipment, agricultural machines — these manifest in the real world in ways governments can’t ignore, raising questions about safety, data collection, and who ultimately controls systems that operate inside a nation’s borders. “Almost consistently, every … …