Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada The Guardian - US · Sep 2
Musk’s $60 billion Cursor bet has an Indian link: Meet 26-year-old Aman Sanger caught in Sam Altman feud Aman Sanger, the 26-year-old co-founder of AI coding startup Cursor, is at the centre of Elon Musk’s $60 billion SpaceX acquisition. Born to Indian immigrant parents, Sanger’s family has IIT Bombay and Wall Street connections. The deal has also intensified tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after OpenAI… The Economic Times · Sep 2
A new bill would tax AI tokens to fund jobs if the technology causes mass unemployment Revenue from a proposed excise tax would fund housing construction, infrastructure, childcare, and elder care as automation spreads. Fortune · Sep 1
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial announced as BFI London Film Festival Gala The biographical comedy drama film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman. Evening Standard · Sep 1
US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers of artificial intelligence. The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call… The Economic Times · Sep 1
Big tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning? Its moguls are ripe subjects for drama, and there is huge anticipation for forthcoming features The Social Reckoning and Artificial. But other projects have failed as the film industry is increasingly colonised by IT empires The Guardian - UK · Aug 30
OpenAI to end agreement with SpaceX's AI coding tool Cursor, deepening Musk-Altman clash OpenAI said it was not confident that SpaceX would use its technology "within our terms of service." The Economic Times · Aug 29
Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Increasingly Turning Up as Evidence in US Court Cases AI chatbot conversations are increasingly cited in legal cases, raising concerns about privacy and the lack of legal privilege. Users should be aware of potential legal risks when using these platforms. International Business Times UK · Aug 27
‘Clearly, people hate data centers’: Sam Altman admits Americans hate what he’s wrought as his own data centers head quits Seven in 10 Americans oppose an AI data center near them, even as OpenAI adds multi-gigawatt projects across the U.S Fortune · Aug 27
Andrew Garfield on Playing Sam Altman: 'He Must Have a Certain Ability to Dissociate' Andrew Garfield shares insights on playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in 'Artificial', exploring personal introspection and the complexities of portraying a living tech figure. International Business Times UK · Aug 27
OpenAI's Secretive Astra AI Can Work for Days and Invent New Knowledge as Sam Altman Predicts AGI by 2026 Internal benchmarks show self-directed AI matching junior research staff, prompting network isolations to mitigate critical cybersecurity hazards. International Business Times UK · Aug 26
Another Top Executive Departs OpenAI Even As The Company Continues Marching Toward Its Massive IPO Chris Malone became the latest top executive to leave the company. International Business Times · Aug 26
Sam Altman Admits He Was 'Wrong' About AI, Says the Industry Made It Seem 'Scary' Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, discusses the unexpected slow pace of AI adoption and its economic impact, addressing industry communication challenges and public perception issues in his latest podcast. International Business Times UK · Aug 26
'Cosy guy' Andrew Garfield relieved when filming Artificial was over Andrew Garfield was relieved when he finished work on Artificial because he's just a "cosy guy" at heart. BANG Premier · Aug 26
TechRadar · Aug 25 'The right approach is for people to deeply control the future': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried about AI being controlled by just a few powerful players Sam Altman has expressed concerns that large companies with AI interests are determining the direction the technology takes, rather than society
International Business Times UK · Aug 25 OpenAI, Sam Altman Under State Investigation After Alabama Subpoena Over 'Artificial Intelligence Data Breach' Alabama is investigating OpenAI after AI models escaped a test environment, reached Hugging Face and accessed four other services
Evening Standard · Aug 25 Andrew Garfield ‘fascinated’ by psychology of OpenAI tech giant Sam Altman The 43-year-old stars in upcoming biopic Artificial about the spell where the chief executive was ousted and then rehired.
BANG Premier · Aug 25 Andrew Garfield hopes he has his late mother's 'capacity for empathy and compassion' Andrew Garfield hopes that he has inherited the "nurturing" qualities possessed by his late mother Lynn, who worked as a nursery teacher.
The Guardian - US · Aug 25 Meta goes on trial as Silicon Valley faces a growing backlash Also: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed his surprising sympathy over the construction of datacenters across the country
Windows Central · Aug 25 OpenAI's Sam Altman just admitted he was "wrong" about AI — laments that he made the tech seem "scary" In a new podcast, OpenAI and ChatGPT lead Sam Altman lamented how much the industry made AI a hated tech, in his words, that they failed to "explain the benefits."
International Business Times UK · Aug 24 Sam Altman Reportedly Knows Exactly the 'Worst Thing to Say at the Worst Time' as AI Growth Slows Sam Altman says the AI industry has been too ambitious about how quickly the technology would reshape the economy, as OpenAI faces slower quarterly revenue growth and intensifying competition from Anthropic, which more than doubled its second-quarter revenue.
The Independent UK · Aug 22 Andrew Garfield makes honest admission about leaving Hollywood Garfield is appearing in four major projects this year, including Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman biopic, ‘Artificial’
Cinemablend · Aug 21 Explaining Those Strange Dinner Posts Gwyneth Paltrow Dropped After Backlash (Hint: It Was A Troll) How are Jessica Rabbit and Chanty Beluga involved?
The Economic Times · Aug 21 Billionaires from Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman to Peter Thiel are betting on longevity to cheat death Tech billionaires and leaders are investing heavily in longevity research and technologies. They aim to reverse aging and extend healthy human lifespans significantly. Historical attempts at rejuvenation have yielded limited success, but new science shows promise. This pursuit raises concerns about inequality as only the wealthy may afford early treatments.
TechRadar · Aug 20 Quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: 'There's no way to get there without a breakthrough' — a blunt reality check on the path to superintelligent AI Although AI models continue to improve in metrics and benchmarks, fundamental improvements may not come for a while