… OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seemed to acknowledge the various upheavals in a recent blog post. “I am also very aware that OpenAI is now a major platform, not a scrappy startup, and we need to operate in a more predictable way now,” he wrote. “It has been an extremely intense, chaotic, and high-pressure f…
… Meta is investing in at least one new project that would bring encryption protections to more of its users: a partnership with Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike to deploy his new private AI technology, known as Confer, for Meta AI. …
… The group, which is backed by private donors, aims to improve the safety practices of frontier AI companies. Other AI safety nonprofits also signed on, including Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, Encode AI, and The Midas Project. …
… Nevertheless, Roher and Tyrell call viewers to action, concluding the film by suggesting that ordinary citizens can pressure governments and corporations to ensure that AI evolves along the safest, narrowest path toward prosperity for all. …
… Meta’s Clayton denies performance philosophies have changed, saying people are evaluated on their impact and have been asked “to embrace AI for themselves and their organizations to enhance productivity.” He says adopting AI is “a well-known” company priority and the company is “focused on using AI… …
… But some of the projects developed under Cook, such as Apple’s self-driving car, were less successful. Apple Vision Pro, the company’s delayed foray into virtual reality headsets, was widely considered to be too expensive and failed to gain traction. …
… He said it was all “a bit Hunger Games,” meaning he slept when they slept, and curried favor among his sponsors, also known as “TLs”—the team leaders who seemingly had the ability to hire and fire us at will. “It feels like we are all in a fishbowl waiting for our human masters to drop some food in… …
… Meta is also urged to disclose any known instances of its wearables being used in stalking, harassment, or domestic violence cases; disclose any past or ongoing discussions with federal law enforcement agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, about … …
… Aside from dealing with his routine mental-health issues, he was now under tremendous financial pressure: unemployed, yet on the hook for upwards of $3,000 a month in AI subscriptions and hosting services. “Last night I just laid down and cried,” he said to me during one vulnerable moment. “I was l… …