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AI 'Accelerationists' Come Out Ahead With Sam Altman's Return to OpenAI

Silicon Valley is convinced it can create superhuman intelligence—but can’t decide on the pace. Silicon Valley is convinced it can create superhuman intelligence—but can’t decide on the pace. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the…

Our Guide to OpenAI, Sam Altman and What the Heck Happened

Nov. 24, 2023 10:04 am ETIn the past week, Sam Altman was fired as CEO of OpenAI, stumbled in a coup to return and then finally secured his old job at the artificial intelligence company. A team of reporters at The Wall Street Journal has hustled to find out what happened, why, what’s next and what the consequences are for Altman, employees, investors, customers—and the future of AI. Here, please find a selection of our work thus far. Much more to come.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Holiday Shopping Can Be Easier With AI Tools. Sort Of.

Listen to article(1 minute)Artificial intelligence could upend the way we shop for loved ones around the holidays. It’s just not ready to do everything yet.A third of people say they plan to use ChatGPT or some other generative AI while holiday shopping this year, according to a September analytics survey by Adobe. Those surveyed said they wanted AI to surface good deals, brand recommendations and gift alternatives.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

OpenAI Got Its CEO Back. What Happens Next? 

Sam Altman is back at the helm of OpenAI, days after the board abruptly ousted him. Almost everything else is still in flux.The deal struck Tuesday night to restore Altman as CEO is a long way from the ultimate goal he wanted to achieve heading into a weekend of intense negotiations. He had lobbied for an entirely new slate of directors—built on the ashes of the directors who fired him—and wanted to rejoin the board again himself, according to people familiar with the matter.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

How Effective Altruism Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI

Listen to article(2 minutes)Over the past few years, the social movement known as effective altruism has divided employees and executives at artificial-intelligence companies across Silicon Valley, pitting believers against nonbelievers.The blowup at OpenAI showed its influence—and the triumphant return of chief executive Sam Altman revealed hard limits, capping a bruising year for the divisive philosophy. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to

How a Fervent Belief Split Silicon Valley—and Fueled the Blowup at OpenAI

Listen to article(2 minutes)Over the past few years, the social movement known as effective altruism has divided employees and executives at artificial-intelligence companies across Silicon Valley, pitting believers against nonbelievers.The blowup at OpenAI showed its influence—and the triumphant return of chief executive Sam Altman revealed hard limits, capping a bruising year for the divisive philosophy. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to

Overwhelmed by Email? How AI Tools Can Get You to Inbox Zero

NO MATTER HOW much time we spend unclogging our email inboxes on any given day, more calendar invites, premeeting memos and “urgent” tech updates will pile up tomorrow. Given the scale of the problem, it might feel like a personal email butler is necessary.Enter artificial intelligence. Companies like Shortwave, launched by ex-Googlers, or Sanebox, a $3.49-a-month utility, offer third-party extensions that can triage your unread messages. Major email platforms are increasingly developing similar tools. When drafting a…

OpenAI Is a Mess. So What Happens to ChatGPT Now?

Listen to article(1 minute)If the chaos at OpenAI has you wondering what’s next for ChatGPT, it’s OK. I’m right there with you.It’s also OK if you aren’t sure who’s running the company—the office goldfish, your Uncle Don, ChatGPT itself.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Listen to article(1 minute)If the chaos at OpenAI has you wondering what’s next for ChatGPT, it’s OK. I’m right there with you.It’s also OK if you aren’t sure who’s running the

Sam Altman to Return as CEO, OpenAI Says

Updated Nov. 22, 2023 3:53 am ETOpenAI said Sam Altman will return as chief executive of the artificial-intelligence startup that he co-founded, ending a dramatic five-day standoff between him and the board that fired him.OpenAI said the parties were “collaborating to figure out the details.” The company announced the formation of a new initial board that won’t include three of the four board members involved in removing Altman.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Behind the Scenes of Sam Altman’s Showdown at OpenAI

Updated Nov. 22, 2023 7:14 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Sam Altmanwas in Las Vegas for the biggest party of the weekend, the Formula One race, when he opened the Google Meet link that would set off a whiplash-inducing corporate power struggle about the future of artificial intelligence. In the moments before he clicked on the link in his hotel room, the 38-year-old CEO was living a charmed life. Ever since his company, OpenAI, ushered in the AI age a year ago with the release of ChatGPT, Altman had been jet setting