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SoftBank to boost OpenAI stake with up to $1.5bn investment
Masayoshi Son says his mission is to bring about artificial superintelligenceBusiness - Financial Times - 7 hours ago -
SoftBank returns to profit as Indian IPOs boost Vision Fund gains
Investors await founder Masayoshi Son’s next big move on artificial intelligenceBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer
OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.Business - CNBC - 28 minutes ago -
SoftBank posts blowout quarterly gains at Vision Fund tech arm
The company lodged a steep quarterly increase on Vision Fund gains after swinging back to black in the three months to June.Business - CNBC - November 12 -
Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investmentsTech - ABC News - November 12 -
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son: AI will become ‘super wisdom’ for the happiness of all humanity
In gunmetal grey jacket and a Jobs-esque black turtleneck, Masayoshi Son has a heartening message for the world.Business - MarketWatch - November 12 -
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search Engine
The popular online chatbot can now access and deliver information from across the internet in real time, including news, stock prices and sports scores.Tech - The New York Times - October 31 -
OpenAI brings online search to ChatGPT
Move takes aim at rivals including Google and PerplexityBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
OpenAI’s Transcription Tool Hallucinates. Hospitals Are Using It Anyway
In health care settings, it’s important to be precise. That’s why the widespread use of OpenAI’s Whisper transcription tool among medical workers has experts alarmed.Tech - Wired - October 30 -
OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT search, positioning the company to better compete with search engines like Google, Microsoft's Bing and Perplexity.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
OpenAI Adds Search Engine to ChatGPT, Challenging Google
OpenAI has embedded a search engine in its popular ChatGPT chatbot, as tech companies compete to use artificial intelligence to improve search results.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 1 -
Judge dismisses news outlets' lawsuit against OpenAI
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two news outlets’ lawsuit against OpenAI over its use of their copyrighted content to train ChatGPT, finding that failed to show an actual injury. Raw Story ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop integrations, rivaling Copilot
ChatGPT on Mac OS can launch VS Code, Xcode, Terminal and iTerm2 straight from the desktop app.Tech - VentureBeat - November 14 -
OpenAI, Competitors Look for Ways to Overcome Current Limitations
The AI arms race is heating up even as the field has hit limits.Business - Inc. - November 14 -
Elon Musk Adds Microsoft to Suit Against OpenAI
In a new legal filing, the Tesla chief executive accuses the A.I. start-up of undermining antitrust law.Tech - The New York Times - November 15 -
Elon Musk Ramps Up Legal Fight With OpenAI, Microsoft
The billionaire accused the ChatGPT maker of anticompetitive behavior in new court filings.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 15 -
Musk makes new antitrust claims against OpenAI
Elon Musk added new antitrust claims to his lawsuit against OpenAI on Thursday, accusing the ChatGPT maker of colluding with Microsoft to block competition from other artificial intelligence (AI) ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Elon Musk targets Microsoft in expanded OpenAI lawsuit
Billionaire alleges Microsoft and OpenAI illegally sought to monopolize AI market and sideline competitors. Elon Musk has expanded his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker OpenAI, adding federal ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
This OpenAI Transcription Glitch Means Your Doctor’s Orders May be Wrong
Doctors have a reputation for having illegible handwriting, with implied risks for medical misunderstandings later. In the AI era, things may be even worse.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
How OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's lobbying power tamed Washington
OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman has emerged as one of the most powerful people shaping AI policy.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
OpenAI Just Made an Important Service 80 Percent Cheaper
Voice-to-voice chatbots, now at a much more reasonable rate.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Microsoft CFO says OpenAI investment will cut into profit this quarter
Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI, a bet that's weighing on the company's profitability.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
ChatGPT’s AI Search Tool Is Now Available From OpenAI
OpenAI just launched its newest artificial intelligence search experience for ChatGPT. Here’s how to get the AI search update, and WIRED’s initial impressions.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets
OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking ...Tech - ABC News - October 31 -
ChatGPT Will Work as a Search Engine After OpenAI Partners With News Outlets
The AI race moves into online search as competitors to Google gain visibility.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
OpenAI Hires Co-Founder of Social Platform Rival to X
Gabor Cselle, a serial entrepreneur, was a Twitter employee a decade ago. More recently he helped start Pebble, a safety-centric competitor to Elon Musk’s X. What’s OpenAI up to now?Business - Inc. - November 4 -
OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts
The former head of Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
OpenAI Speaks to California Attorney General About Becoming For-Profit Company
A new report says CEO Sam Altman’s efforts to shed its nonprofit AI research lab status are moving forward.Business - Inc. - November 5 -
OpenAI Scored a Legal Win Over Progressive Publishers—but the Fight’s Not Finished
A judge tossed out a case against OpenAI brought by Alternet and Raw Story, in what could be a significant ruling in the larger battle between AI companies and publishers.Tech - Wired - November 8 -
ChatGPT blocked over 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates, OpenAI says
ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 AI image requests in the month leading up to Election Day according to a Friday blog post from OpenAI. Users tried to generate photos of President-elect Trump, Vice ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Why OpenAI Is Trying New Strategies to Deal With an AI Development Slowdown
As quantum leaps in AI capabilities get harder to pull off, the market leader is pivoting to progress. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s Grok AI may be opening to more X users.Business - Inc. - November 11 -
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returns after three months of leave
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has returned to the company after taking a sabbatical that began in August.Business - CNBC - November 12 -
OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China
OpenAI's official blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure involves AI economic zones and government projects funded by private investors, according to a document.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Why OpenAI’s Push Into Classrooms Could be Important For Your Company
OpenAI addresses one of the elephants in the AI room by trying to help educators navigate an era when students can use AI to help with their work. Its handbook could help your company’s thinking too.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago