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Contentious California AI bill passes legislature, awaits governor's signature

California lawmakers passed a hotly contested artificial-intelligence safety bill on Wednesday, after which it will need one more process vote before its fate is

Contentious California AI bill passes legislature, awaits governor's signature
Technology

OpenAI supports California AI bill requiring 'watermarking' of synthetic content

ChatGPT developer OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content, which can range from harmless memes to

OpenAI supports California AI bill requiring 'watermarking' of synthetic content
Business|Technology

Decagon raises $35 million for AI-powered customer service

- Decagon, a startup that sells artificial intelligence-powered customer support solutions, said on Tuesday it had raised $35 million in Series A and seed

Decagon raises $35 million for AI-powered customer service
Business

OpenAI team to focus on democratic processes for artificial intelligence software

Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI is forming a new team to create democratic processes to shape how its AI software should be governed to address bias and other

OpenAI team to focus on democratic processes for artificial intelligence software
Business

Top ex-Google researchers raise $30 million for Tokyo-based AI lab

Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google researchers, said on Tuesday it had raised $30 million in a seed

Top ex-Google researchers raise $30 million for Tokyo-based AI lab
Business

OpenAI launches GPT Store to capitalize on ChatGPT's consumer success

Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has launched its GPT Store, a marketplace for personalized artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the company said in a

OpenAI launches GPT Store to capitalize on ChatGPT's consumer success
Business

Exclusive-Unity Software cutting 25% of staff in ‘company reset’ continuation

Videogame software provider Unity Software will target laying off approximately 25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, the company said in a regulatory filing and internal

Exclusive-Unity Software cutting 25% of staff in ‘company reset’ continuation
Business

OpenAI outlines AI safety plan, allowing board to reverse decisions

By Anna Tong Artificial intelligence company OpenAI laid out a framework to address safety in its most advanced models, including allowing the board to reverse safety decisions, according to a plan

OpenAI outlines AI safety plan, allowing board to reverse decisions
Business

Alphabet announces reduced costs for its leading AI model Gemini

By Anna Tong In a bid to attract developers to build on its artificial intelligence platform, Alphabet on Wednesday said it was making a version of its most advanced model available to developers

Alphabet announces reduced costs for its leading AI model Gemini
Business

OpenAI CEO's ouster was over "breakdown of communications," not "malfeasance" -memo

By Anna Tong OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's firing was over a "breakdown in communication between Sam and the board," and not "malfeasance or anything related to our financial, business, safety, or security/

OpenAI CEO's ouster was over "breakdown of communications," not "malfeasance" -memo
Business

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms

OpenAI, whose generative AI products initially raised fears of widespread cheating on homework, is now exploring how it can get its popular ChatGPT chatbot into

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms
Business

Stanford researchers issue AI transparency report, urge tech companies to reveal more

Stanford University researchers issued a report on Wednesday measuring the transparency of artificial intelligence foundation models from companies like OpenAI and Google, and

Stanford researchers issue AI transparency report, urge tech companies to reveal more
Political

OpenAI seeks to allay election meddling fears in blog post

- Artificial intelligence lab OpenAI published a blog post Monday seeking to address fears that its technology will meddle with elections, as more than a third

OpenAI seeks to allay election meddling fears in blog post
Business|Technology

OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say

OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition

OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say
Technology

OpenAI releasing version of ChatGPT for large businesses

Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI said on Monday it is releasing a version of ChatGPT targeted to large businesses, increasing the overlap in what OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft offer to customers. ChatGPT Enterprise offers more security, privacy and higher-speed access to OpenAI’s technology, the company said. Early customers include Block, Carlyle and Estee Lauder Companies. When OpenAI released the consumer-focused ChatGPT in November, it set off frenzied use of generative AI in daily tasks from writing to coding, and reached 100 million monthly active users in January. Many people in the U.S. have used ChatGPT

OpenAI releasing version of ChatGPT for large businesses
News|Technology

Ex-OpenAI board member provides her first detailed account of CEO ouster

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI's board only learned of the existence of ChatGPT when they saw it on Twitter, former board member Helen Toner said in an interview on "The Ted AI Show" podcast that

Ex-OpenAI board member provides her first detailed account of CEO ouster

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