OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks
OpenAI has fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the decision after the trio accused the company of prioritizing corporate interests over safety.
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OpenAI projected to bring in $20bn less in revenue than expected
Questions raised over AI growth as ChatGPT maker forecasts this year’s revenue at $50bn, way below the $70bn signalled before
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Fired OpenAI safety researchers say they were pushed out over ‘suspicious’ circumstances
Three OpenAI safety researchers say they were fired from the company and are openly questioning the reasons for their dismissals.
Business
Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company
The offer would have been the biggest debut on the stock market since the telecommunication giant in 1997 Firmus Technologies has scrapped what was set to be Australia’s...
Technology
Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets
Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday.
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Tech stocks drop after report that OpenAI’s revenue is lower than expected
Tech stocks dropped on Thursday after a news report that OpenAI’s annualized revenue is about $20 billion less than previously reported.
AI
A top OpenAI safety staffer just resigned. He tells Amanpour why.
Amidst warnings of looming tech catastrophe, David Robinson says we now need to be a "totally different kind of careful."
Technology
Why are the tech lords so bad at signing their names? | CNN
When the biggest names in the artificial intelligence industry signed a voluntary safety pact alongside President Donald Trump last week, their signatures on the agreement made...
AI
Did AI find a new gene-editing tool? Why Anthropic’s ‘autonomous discovery’ is sparking controversy
Anthropic’s claim its AI agents discovered an unusual pattern in viral DNA similar to what’s seen in the gene-editing tool CRISPR Cas-9 has set off controversy.
OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites
Exclusive: Revelation comes after company’s executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message OpenAI used AI to help write the email to...
AI
OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from experts
Leaders worry OpenAI is not doing due diligence to vet results and that AI models aren’t accessible to broader field of mathematicians
Technology
Huge companies have dominated AI. Two startups with an entirely different approach think they can do better
Among the AI heavyweights, Europe has long been missing a contender. The US has produced OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and SpaceXAI; while China has a whole host of AI labs...
Technology
Delta CEO Ed Bastian sees no slowdown in travel demand despite higher fares
Delta CEO Ed Bastian sits down with CNN's Randi Kaye to discuss rising airfares, artificial intelligence and the future of flying as the airline looks toward its next century.
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OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions | Toby Walsh
We don’t accept drugs killing a few people because they cure most patients. Or a few planes crashing because most land safely. AI should be no different
Technology
AI regulation takes focus at Abu Dhabi summit
CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks to Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch about the debate over artificial intelligence safety at Abu Dhabi’s AI Everything summit.
World
Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker
OpenAI’s CEO seems to want to privatise his company’s huge financial gains while making all of us pay for any negative consequences, says author Chris Stokel-Walker
Business
US stocks hit record high, shrugging off bond market turmoil
The artificial intelligence boom keeps rolling, sending stocks to record highs: The S&P 500 rose 0.7% on Tuesday and hit 7,830 points, an all-time high and its first intraday...
Trump makes it clear his power is becoming entwined with AI
New alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence and AI companies are looming ominously Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery...