A mock job advertisement that has done the rounds recently calls for a “killswitch engineer” for OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT. The description requires the successful applicant to stand by servers all day and unplug them “if this thing turns on us”. Useful skills include the ability to “throw a bucket of water on the servers, […]
Walt Disney Co. agreed to invest $1 billion in OpenAI and license iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to Sora, OpenAI’s short-form, artificial intelligence video platform. Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI, using its tools to build new products and experiences and deploying ChatGPT for its employees. (AFP) As part of the […]
OpenAI is said to be in advanced talks to partner Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. to build AI infrastructure in India. That’s seen as a win-win for the world’s largest AI company and what can become the world’s largest AI-led services company. A TCS-OpenAI deal would also mark the beginning of Stargate in India. (Reuters) The […]
OpenAI Inc. has unveiled a free AI shopping tool that it says can generate a personalised buyer’s guide for ChatGPT users during the upcoming holiday season in the US. ChatGPT’s new AI shopping tool is different from the regular text interaction that ChatGPT users have grown accustomed to. (Photo: Adobe Illustrator) While ChatGPT has always […]
OpenAI is partnering with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn) to design and manufacture hardware for AI data centres, amid a grow need for AI infrastructure globally. Foxconn has separately announced a venture with Intrinsic to explore AI data centres. (Reuters) Foxconn will co-design and develop data centre server racks with OpenAI, and work to […]
Nvidia Corp. is working with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn) to bring AI to the factory floor and manufacturing, CEO Jensen Huang’s son Spencer Huang said on Friday. Spencer works as a product line manager at Nvidia’s leading robotics product. Signage at the Foxconn Technology Co. battery cell plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Bloomberg) Earlier, […]
Alphabet Inc.’s Google debuted an updated version of its AI model Gemini that executives said represents a “massive jump” in reasoning and coding ability. As part of the Gemini 3 rollout and in this push for growth, Google will be offering US college students Gemini Pro for free for a year. (Unsplash) The new model, […]
SoftBank Group Corp. sold its entire stake in Nvidia Corp., pocketing $5.8 billion ahead of a rash of planned investments by founder Masayoshi Son to build his own sphere of influence supporting artificial intelligence. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. (Reuters) The Tokyo-based company had raised its stake in Nvidia to about $3 billion by the end […]
Sam Altman has pushed back at the idea that OpenAI Inc. would seek federal guarantees to reduce the risk of its AI infrastructure spending spree, one day after a top executive at the ChatGPT maker suggested there may be a role for the government to help finance the technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it […]
ChatGPT creator OpenAI, the world’s largest private company, is asking the US government to provide loan guarantees for its massive infrastructure expansion that will eventually cost more than $1 trillion. Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc. (Bloomberg) Speaking at a Wall Street Journal business conference, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explained that government backing […]
