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Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images)There’s been a lot of talk about AGI lately—artificial general intelligence—the much-coveted AI development goal that every company in Silicon Valley is currently racing to achieve. AGI refers to a hypothetical point in the future when AI algorithms will be able to do most of the jobs that humans currently do. According to this theory of events, the emergence of AGI will bring about fundamental changes in society—ushering in a “post-work” world, wherein humans can sit around enjoying…

Sam Altman officially returned as CEO of OpenAI Wednesday, bringing back his party which includes Greg Brockman as President, Mira Murati as CTO, and new board members. OpenAI’s co-founder, former chairman, and chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, is not back yet, and his position at the company is yet to be determined.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked“I love and respect Ilya, I think he’s a guiding light of the field and a gem of a human being,” said Sam Altman in a press release. “I harbor zero ill will…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image OpenAI's recent shake-up saw Sam Altman returning as CEO after some intense events. Microsoft, a major investor with a 49 percent stake, now has a non-voting observer seat on the board. The new board includes chair Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. “We will build a qualified, diverse board of exceptional…

The saga of OpenAI co-founder and former CEO Sam Altman triggered fallout at the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular ChatGPT tool and across the technology sector. OpenAI announced late Tuesday that it would bring back Altman as CEO and form a new board of directors. The announcement came four days after OpenAI’s previous board fired Altman and two days after Microsoft announced it would hire the ousted CEO to lead an AI division. Here’s what we know so far about the…

Economist and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will serve on a new board for OpenAI as part of the fallout from a tumultuous week that saw OpenAI’s ousting and eventual reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman. OpenAI announced early Wednesday it reached an agreement with Altman to return to the company as CEO with a new initial board to be chaired by Bret Taylor, the former chair of Twitter, and also include Summers and Adam D’Angelo, the co-founder of Quora, a question-and-answer platform. Summers,…

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)Whatever you believe about the future of AI, there’s probably a cult out there for you. Ideological factions have been drawing lines for years and they each seem to bring pseudoreligious trappings with them. If you believe AI will inevitably kill everyone on the planet you might want to join the MIRI cult. If you believe that AI is dangerous but you and your close personal friends are the only people smart enough to control it, you might fit in with the Effective Altruist cult. And if…

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly roundup where we do a deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechWell, holy shit. As far as the tech industry goes, it’s hard to say whether there’s ever been a more shocking series of events than the ones that took place over the last several days. The palace intrigue and boardroom drama of Sam Altman’s ousting by the OpenAI board (and his victorious reinstatement earlier today) will doubtlessly go down in…

On Tuesday night, OpenAI announced that it had reached an agreement in principle for cofounder and recently ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to the company. As part of the arrangement, the $80 billion company will also have a new board composed of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo—the latter of whom is the sole holdover from the previous board. Former president Greg Brockman, who quit in protest of Altman’s firing, will also return to his old post. That seemingly puts a lid on one of the wilder corporate dramas…

Elon Musk tweeted a link to a strange letter Tuesday, supposedly written by former OpenAI employees detailing “a disturbing pattern of deceit and manipulation by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.” Altman and Brockman, OpenAI’s CEO and president, were fired and then rehired in a dramatic failed coup that played out over the last five days. The letter (reprinted below) describes secretive and abusive behavior which, on Altman’s part, was allegedly “motivated by his grudge against Elon following their falling out.”Did Elon Musk…

Sam Altman was reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer late on Tuesday night. The board that fired Sam Altman due to a lack of confidence, just four days ago, was largely replaced with profiteering veterans Larry Summers and Bret Taylor. Co-founder Greg Brockman will return to OpenAI, minus his board seat, as well.I Gave Sam Altman a Copy of My Eyeballs | Future Tech“I love OpenAI, and everything I’ve done over the past few days has been in service of keeping this team and its mission together,” said Sam Altman on…