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OpenAI raises $6.6 bln funding from Microsoft, Nvidia, and others
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion in new funding, attracting major investors including Microsoft, Nvidia, Thrive Capital, and Khosla Ventures, according to a recent Reuters report.
Analysis / AI's next feat will be its descent from the cloud
Google owner Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram and Facebook, are forecast to spend a combined $160 billion in capital expenditures next year,
OpenAI unveils new tool to simplify AI voice assistant development
OpenAI has recently unveiled the 'Realtime API' in public beta, a tool designed to help developers create low-latency, voice-interactive applications.
Apple to leave OpenAI's funding round: report
Apple has stepped away from negotiations to invest in OpenAI's latest funding round, which is expected to raise about $6.5 billion, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
OpenAI for-profit shift: Sam Altman to get 7% equity
OpenAI is planning on granting CEO Sam Altman a 7% equity stake as part of a broader shift towards becoming a for-profit entity, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati to step down
Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OpenAI and an important figure behind the development of ChatGPT and DALL-E, the platform’s text-to-image generator, has announced she will be stepping down from her role.
OpenAI's stunning $150 billion valuation hinges on upending corporate structure, sources say
OpenAI is planning to raise funding at a potential valuation of $150 billion, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News. If the funding goes through, this would position the AI tech company as one of the biggest startups in the world.
OpenAI now has more than 1 million paid business users
OpenAI now has more than 1 million paying users across its business products, ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu, according to an announcement made by the company on Thursday.
AI startup by OpenAI co-founder raises $1 bln
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new AI startup co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist and co-founder at OpenAI, has raised $1 billion in cash. In an interview with Reuters, SSI announced its goal to build "safe AI systems that far surpass human capabilities".
ChatGPT hits 200 million weekly users
The popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has hit over 200 million weekly users, as per a recent announcement by OpenAI. This number is reported to be double what it was last year around the same time.
OpenAI blocks Iranian accounts for deceptive US election content
OpenAI recently announced that it has shut down several Iranian accounts that were using ChatGPT to create deceptive content regarding the US presidential election.
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves ChatGPT maker for rival Anthropic
The news was first reported by The Information, which added that Peter Deng, a product manager who joined OpenAI last year, has also exited the company.
Microsoft leaves OpenAI board
Microsoft has decided to leave its board observer seat at OpenAI, a position that has attracted regulatory scrutiny in both the United States and Europe. The company stated that this move was prompted by significant improvements in OpenAI's governance over the past eight months, rendering the observer seat unnecessary.
OpenAI was hacked last year
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Sora, was hacked last year, compromising access to the company's internal messaging systems, as per a recent report by The New York Times. The attack also stole details about the design of the company's AI technologies, states the report.
Watch the first-ever commercial ad made by OpenAI's Sora
Toys"R"Us, the US-based toy brand, has recently released a teaser trailer that, according to the company, has been created with OpenAI's video generation AI tool, Sora. The video, which depicts the story of Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, is being called the first-ever commercial ad made by Sora.
Apple and Meta might form AI partnership: report
Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms has talked about incorporating its generative AI model into Apple's newly revealed AI system for iPhones, reveals a report from The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. These discussions are reportedly in preliminary stages and could still be abandoned.
OpenAI begins training new AI model more powerful than GPT-4
OpenAI has recently announced it has begun training its next flagship AI model, which is expected to surpass the capabilities of GPT-4. According to the company, this new model, currently unnamed, is expected to drastically improve various AI-based applications such as chatbots, search engines, and image generators.
Co-founder Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI
Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist at OpenAI, has recently announced his departure from the AI tech startup. His leave was confirmed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a public blog on OpenAI's official website and by Sutskever himself on a post in X.
OpenAI is building a search engine inside ChatGPT
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, a language model, is venturing into the search engine market with plans to expand ChatGPT's capabilities, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. The company aims to equip ChatGPT with a web-crawling feature that can search the internet for answers and provide detailed responses with source citations that mirrors the functionality of Google Search.