… OpenAI and Anthropic didn’t respond to requests for comment. Several venture capital firms that invested in OpenAI and Anthropic also declined or didn’t respond to requests for comment about why they decided to back both. …
“Millions of people turn to ChatGPT with money-related questions, from understanding debt to building budgets and learning financial concepts,” says Niko Felix, an OpenAI spokesperson, when reached for comment. “ChatGPT can be a helpful tool for exploring options, preparing questions, and making fi… …
… Altman’s history of investing in companies that work with OpenAI has faced extensive scrutiny. But Brockman’s potentially conflicting ties had received comparatively less attention until Monday. …
… Zilis left the OpenAI board in 2023 after Musk launched the rival lab xAI. It wasn’t the only board member conflict OpenAI faced. …
… Other groups and experts plan to follow the trial because of its potential to conflict with decisions by the attorneys general of Delaware and California, each of which have regulatory authority over OpenAI’s nonprofit. …
… On Monday night, news broke that a House oversight committee had sent a letter to Altman asking for more information regarding his potential financial conflicts that could interfere with his work at OpenAI. …
… OpenAI did not respond to requests for comment. …
… The parties have revealed minimal details so far about how exactly the Department of Defense has used Claude or how much progress it has made in transitioning staff to other AI tools from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, or others. …
… Another benchmark, SimpleQA, developed by OpenAI in October 2024, posed more than 4,000 single-answer questions to models from OpenAI and Anthropic. …
Anthropic launched in 2021 after a group of OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei, left to form a rival lab. …