But OpenAI has received more than $13 billion in funding from Microsoft over the years, and that money has come with a strange contractual agreement that OpenAI would stop allowing Microsoft to use any new technology it develops after AGI is achieved.
Microsoft and OpenAI have a very specific, internal definition of artificial general intelligence (AGI) based on the startup's profits, according to a new
TL;DR: OpenAI’s new o1 model marks a significant leap in AI reasoning capabilities but introduces critical risks. Its reluctance to acknowledge mistakes, gaps in common-sense reasoning, and literal prompt-following behavior — especially in tool-use contexts — demands a new approach to safe and effective deployment.
This week, I’m dedicating the newsletter to a conversation I had recently with the futurist Zack Kass about some of the risks and myths that will come with the advent of AI across business and society. Kass, who was head of go-to-market at OpenAI, is the author of the upcoming book, The Next Renaissance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential.
Sam Altman asked his followers on X for ideas to improve OpenAI in 2025.Altman responded to suggestions about creating family accounts and improving video features.OpenAI had a rocky year following new litigation from competitor Elon Musk.
OpenAI's biggest moments in 2024 included lawsuits, Sam Altman's comeback, a historic funding round, and a legal fight with Elon Musk.
Spill the Beans Suchir Balaji, the young OpenAI whistleblower whose death was made public earlier this month, was apparently being considered as a witness against his former employer in a major lawsuit,
OpenAI's challenges in 2024 will shape the future of AI, setting precedence for AI regulation, AI governance and usage of data to train AI models.
AI founders and investors told TechCrunch that we're now in the "second era of scaling laws," noting how established methods of improving AI
A story of control and competition unfolds, with the ongoing feud between OpenAI co-founders, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. What's the future of ChatGPT, inside the conflict?
Microsoft and OpenAI have had something of a symbiotic relationship, with the former giving billions of capital to a startup AI lab and in return gaining early access to cutting-edge models that are now baked into Microsoft’s suite of productivity software.
Most notably, there’s co-founder Elon Musk, who now runs rival startup xAI, and is in the midst of a heated legal battle with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.