Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

As Sam Altman looks to steer OpenAI through choppy waters following the turmoil of his ouster and return as chief executive, he will be working with an initial board of directors consisting of two new faces—and one holdover from the previous board that fired him. The two joiners are seasoned tech veteran Bret Taylor, who was formerly co-CEO of Salesforce and chairman of Twitter, and Larry Summers, the onetime Treasury secretary and Harvard University president whose appointment surprised some observers. Remaining on the…

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.…

Talks continued Tuesday on the future of OpenAI, the artificial-intelligence company that has been roiled by turmoil and uncertainty since the nonprofit board that oversees the startup ousted Chief Executive Sam Altman last week.The company’s board, senior leaders and Altman were discussing a way to “reunify” the company, according to an internal memo from Anna Makanjuon Monday night. “Our number one goal remains to reunify OpenAI and discussions are actively ongoing,” Makanju wrote in the memo, which was reviewed by The…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pushed out by the company’s four-member board on Friday, leading to an employee revolt that jeopardizes the future of the artificial-intelligence leader. Here is what you need to know about the board: Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 OpenAI CEO Sam Altmanwas pushed out by the company’s four-member board on Friday, leading to an employee revolt that jeopardizes the future of the artificial-intelligence leader. Here is what you…

Nov. 21, 2023 10:00 am ETFaded baby photos. Cracked wedding pictures. Water-damaged graduation shots. Old family photos don’t always survive the test of time. AI can help revive them. In the past, photo restoration was complicated and costly, often requiring an artist to fix the images by hand. Adobe Photoshop and other advanced graphic-design tools shifted the work to computers, but such programs can be too complicated for the average person. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

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…

Last Friday, Ilya Sutskever sent a text message to his boss and fellow board member, Sam Altman. Could he jump on a video chat at noon Pacific time?On the call was the rest of OpenAI’s board, but it was Sutskever, the company’s chief scientist and co-founder, who delivered the news. Altman was fired, “and the news was going out very soon.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Last Friday, Ilya Sutskeversent a text message to his boss and fellow board…

Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama within the company and in the world of artificial intelligence.Shear, the co-founder of the popular videogame-livestreaming service Twitch, became OpenAI’s interim chief executive after the surprising and dramatic ouster of its former boss Sam Altman over the weekend.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late…

Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama in both the world of artificial intelligence and within his new company.Shear, the co-founder of the popular videogame-livestreaming service Twitch, became OpenAI’s interim chief executive after the surprising and dramatic ouster of its former boss Sam Altman over the weekend.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI…

Updated Nov. 20, 2023 10:27 am ETMore than 500 employees of OpenAI have threatened to leave the company if the current board doesn’t resign and reinstate former Chief Executive Sam Altman and former President Greg Brockman.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Nov. 20, 2023 10:27 am ETMore than 500 employees of OpenAI have threatened to leave the company if the current board doesn’t resign and reinstate former Chief Executive Sam Altmanand former…