OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft failed to escape a trial over Elon Musk’s claims that Sam Altman’s startup betrayed its founding mission as a public charity when it took billions in funding from the software giant and made plans to operate as a for-profit business. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right) and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. (AFP) On […]
Apple Inc. has chosen Google Gemini over ChatGPT to power its AI technology as well as Siri in a multi-year deal, in what is seen as a big win for Alphabet Inc. over Sam Altman’s OpenAI in the global AI race. The Apple-Google deal unlocks unlocks two billion active Apple devices for Google Gemini to […]
OpenAI is paying employees more than any tech startup in recent history, according to financial data it has shown investors. File photo of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (REUTERS) The company’s stock-based compensation is about $1.5 million per employee, on average, across its workforce of roughly 4,000. That is more than seven times higher than the […]
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, […]
