Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead
… When OpenAI completed its controversial for-profit restructuring in October, it needed Microsoft’s blessing — and in the process of getting that blessing, the two companies struck a new deal. …
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Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI
Elon Musk officially began his testimony in the trial he has brought against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman. …
Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk
… Musk is calling for a number of remedies, including asking the court to strip both Altman and Brockman of their roles and to unwind OpenAI’s for-profit restructuring.
The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
… This bid happened as OpenAI was restructuring itself so that the for-profit arm could be cleared to go public. In Birchall’s testimony, that bid was made because Musk, Birchall, and others thought Altman might undervalue the nonprofit as the company restructured itself. …
Musk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messy
… Some of the damages Musk is calling for in his lawsuit — like the demands to unseat executives and change the company’s business structure — are likely unrealistic. State attorneys general from California and Delaware both blessed OpenAI’s restructuring. …
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
… Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the recent Xbox leadership changes and renewed focus on Windows in an earnings call, saying the company is making an effort to “win back fans across Windows, Xbox, Bing, and Edge.” Sharma also took to X to admit that “player and revenue growth has not yet me… …
AI warfare is already here
… Google employees argued their company should take a stand — and it did, choosing not to renew its contract amid the controversy in mid-2018. …
That UL logo is more complicated than it looks
… Is that still the basis of the company? How does that work? I like to say that the basis of our company was to address the safety of the technology of the day. …
Microsoft AI chief on why it’s ‘dangerous’ to call AI ‘alive’
… This is a technology that basically everyone in a major company has. It hasn’t evolved in 25 or 30 years. We definitely have to wear it. It’s provided by the company itself, by the system administrator. …