Elon Musk accused Sam Altman and OpenAI of pursuing profit over bettering humanity in a new breach of contract lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court yesterday, Feb. 29.
Musk helped Altman found OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015 (Musk left the board of directors in 2018 and no longer has a stake). Central to the lawsuit is OpenAI’s “founding agreement,” which, per the lawsuit, stated the lab would build artificial general intelligence (Agi) “for the benefit of humanity,” not to “maximize shareholder profits,” and that the technology would be “open-source” and...
Musk helped Altman found OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015 (Musk left the board of directors in 2018 and no longer has a stake). Central to the lawsuit is OpenAI’s “founding agreement,” which, per the lawsuit, stated the lab would build artificial general intelligence (Agi) “for the benefit of humanity,” not to “maximize shareholder profits,” and that the technology would be “open-source” and...
- 3/1/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Elon Musk, a co-founder of the company OpenAI, raised his concern about a potentially dark turn for artificial intelligence.
In an interview at the Dealbook summit, Musk hinted at the possibility that OpenAI has discovered “something dangerous” that has raised concerns for the current board members, leading to the firing of CEO Sam Altman.
Altman was hired back just days later after nearly all the staff threatened to quit.
OpenAI, which was founded by Altman and Musk with Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman, was initially created as a non-profit to serve humanity and offer potential benefits to modern life.
Musk expressed his “mixed feelings” about both the company and Altman.
Most of these feelings were put on display when Musk announced his resignation from the company in 2018 because of disagreement over its direction, criticizing the company for making the switch from a not-for-profit to for-profit.
Musk has said that OpenAI,...
In an interview at the Dealbook summit, Musk hinted at the possibility that OpenAI has discovered “something dangerous” that has raised concerns for the current board members, leading to the firing of CEO Sam Altman.
Altman was hired back just days later after nearly all the staff threatened to quit.
OpenAI, which was founded by Altman and Musk with Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman, was initially created as a non-profit to serve humanity and offer potential benefits to modern life.
Musk expressed his “mixed feelings” about both the company and Altman.
Most of these feelings were put on display when Musk announced his resignation from the company in 2018 because of disagreement over its direction, criticizing the company for making the switch from a not-for-profit to for-profit.
Musk has said that OpenAI,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Morgan Lee Powers
- Uinterview
Twitch co-founder and former CEO Emmett Shear is taking the reins at OpenAI.
If you’re not caught up on the OpenAI saga, here’s a good explainer. But the tl;dr is: this past Friday, OpenAI (the company responsible for generative AIs like ChatGPT and Dall-e) abruptly fired its CEO Sam Altman, allegedly because of a disagreement over profitability between him and OpenAI’s researchers, and because he was “not consistently candid” with the company’s board.
After a leadership scramble over the weekend, there were talks to bring Altman back in, but those apparently fell through. Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed it’s tapped Altman and Greg Brockman, who co-founded OpenAI and was removed as its president alongside Altman, to lead a new AI team.
That left OpenAI with an open position–and it’s filling that position with Shear.
Today I got a call inviting me to consider...
If you’re not caught up on the OpenAI saga, here’s a good explainer. But the tl;dr is: this past Friday, OpenAI (the company responsible for generative AIs like ChatGPT and Dall-e) abruptly fired its CEO Sam Altman, allegedly because of a disagreement over profitability between him and OpenAI’s researchers, and because he was “not consistently candid” with the company’s board.
After a leadership scramble over the weekend, there were talks to bring Altman back in, but those apparently fell through. Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed it’s tapped Altman and Greg Brockman, who co-founded OpenAI and was removed as its president alongside Altman, to lead a new AI team.
That left OpenAI with an open position–and it’s filling that position with Shear.
Today I got a call inviting me to consider...
- 11/20/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Updated Nov. 20 with news of new roles: Sam Altman, who was ousted last Friday as CEO of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, is moving to Microsoft to help lead a new group researching artificial intelligence.
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Altman, a major figure in Silicon Valley‘s burgeoning AI industry who earlier this year testified before Congress on the dangers of the technology, has been removed as CEO of OpenAI, according to a company statement. The surprise firing has set off a flurry of questions about why a startup currently positioned for a valuation of up to $90 billion would cut ties with its chief executive.
Shortly after news of Altman’s ousting, the company’s president Greg Brockman, who earlier stepped down from the board, announced he was quitting.
Shortly after news of Altman’s ousting, the company’s president Greg Brockman, who earlier stepped down from the board, announced he was quitting.
- 11/17/2023
- by Miles Klee and Lorena O'Neil
- Rollingstone.com
When Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was recently extolling the capabilities of artificial intelligence, he turned to “Game of Thrones.”
Imagine, he said, if you could use AI to rewrite the ending of that not-so-popular finale. Maybe even put yourself into the show.
“That is what entertainment will look like,” said Brockman.
Not six months since the release of ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence is already prompting widespread unease throughout Hollywood. Concern over chatbots writing or rewriting scripts is one of the leading reasons TV and film screenwriters took to picket lines earlier this week.
Though the Writers Guild of America is striking for better pay in an industry where streaming has upended many of the old rules, AI looms as rising anxiety.
“AI is terrifying,” said Danny Strong, the “Dopesick” and “Empire” creator. “Now, I’ve seen some of ChatGPT’s writing and as of...
Imagine, he said, if you could use AI to rewrite the ending of that not-so-popular finale. Maybe even put yourself into the show.
“That is what entertainment will look like,” said Brockman.
Not six months since the release of ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence is already prompting widespread unease throughout Hollywood. Concern over chatbots writing or rewriting scripts is one of the leading reasons TV and film screenwriters took to picket lines earlier this week.
Though the Writers Guild of America is striking for better pay in an industry where streaming has upended many of the old rules, AI looms as rising anxiety.
“AI is terrifying,” said Danny Strong, the “Dopesick” and “Empire” creator. “Now, I’ve seen some of ChatGPT’s writing and as of...
- 5/5/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
If artificial intelligence evangelists’ predictions pan out, generative AI systems like ChatGPT and Dall-e are set to transform Hollywood by developing and writing scripts for the next hit TV show, “diversifying” casts with AI-generated actors and generating imagery across multiple mediums, practically instantly, for a fraction of the cost of a real, human artist. But how long will it take for the vision to meet reality, and can a select group of companies — similar to the rise of Facebook and social media — be trusted to herald the way?
Driving much of the current conversation around AI innovation has been OpenAI, an AI research company with both non-profit and for-profit arms. Just four months after the formal launch of OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, industry titans like Bill Gates were ready to hail artificial intelligence as the most revolutionary technology of our time since the advent of cell phones and the internet.
Driving much of the current conversation around AI innovation has been OpenAI, an AI research company with both non-profit and for-profit arms. Just four months after the formal launch of OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, industry titans like Bill Gates were ready to hail artificial intelligence as the most revolutionary technology of our time since the advent of cell phones and the internet.
- 3/24/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Were you one of the millions of fans who wished HBO’s Game of Thrones didn’t end the way it did? Fix it with A.I.!
That’s, at least, one of the use cases that OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman proposed for his company’s generative A.I. program ChatGPT. Likening the technology to a group of “assistants” who aren’t perfect but are “eager and never sleep,” Brockman said ChatGPT could help do the “drudge work” for writing and coding but also have the ability to add a more “interactive” entertainment experience.
“That is what entertainment will look like,” Brockman said at a Friday panel at SXSW. “Maybe people are still upset about the last season of Game of Thrones. Imagine if you could ask your A.I. to make a new ending that goes a different way and maybe even put yourself in there as a main character or something.
That’s, at least, one of the use cases that OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman proposed for his company’s generative A.I. program ChatGPT. Likening the technology to a group of “assistants” who aren’t perfect but are “eager and never sleep,” Brockman said ChatGPT could help do the “drudge work” for writing and coding but also have the ability to add a more “interactive” entertainment experience.
“That is what entertainment will look like,” Brockman said at a Friday panel at SXSW. “Maybe people are still upset about the last season of Game of Thrones. Imagine if you could ask your A.I. to make a new ending that goes a different way and maybe even put yourself in there as a main character or something.
- 3/11/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If last year’s SXSW was driven by panels and events around Web3, NFTs and the metaverse, this year’s has decidedly cooled on the crypto craze and is instead focused on something entirely different: chatbots.
Though chatbots are by no means new technology, the launch last fall of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has sparked renewed interest in — and anxiety over — the use of AI-powered chatbots across multiple industries, in part because of their growing sophistication. Screenwriters in film and TV have become more wary of the impact ChatGPT could have on the scriptwriting process, given that the chatbot is already capable of churning out short scripts; organizations like the Writers Guild of America West say they are actively monitoring the technology “in the event they require additional protections for writers.”
All of these dynamics will be at play in Austin on March 10, the first day of SXSW, when executives and...
Though chatbots are by no means new technology, the launch last fall of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has sparked renewed interest in — and anxiety over — the use of AI-powered chatbots across multiple industries, in part because of their growing sophistication. Screenwriters in film and TV have become more wary of the impact ChatGPT could have on the scriptwriting process, given that the chatbot is already capable of churning out short scripts; organizations like the Writers Guild of America West say they are actively monitoring the technology “in the event they require additional protections for writers.”
All of these dynamics will be at play in Austin on March 10, the first day of SXSW, when executives and...
- 3/9/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film premiered in competition at SXSW under original title Dara Ju.
Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films have secured North American rights to first-time filmmaker Anthony Onah’s drama The Price.
The story centres on a young Nigerian-American working on Wall Street who is forced to confront himself after his ambition leads him into morally dubious waters.
Aml Ameen, Lucy Griffiths, Bill Sage and Hope Olaide Wilson star alongside Michael Hyatt, Peter Vack, and Souléymane Sy Savané.
Onah also wrote the screenplay for The Price based on his short film Dara Ju. The film premiered in competition SXSW earlier this year.
Justin Begnaud, Kishori Rajan and Onah produced the film, while Tom Dolby, Susanne Filkins, Abdi Nazemian and Lynda Weinman served as executive producers.
Jennifer 8 Lee, Greg Brockman, Peter Hess Friedland, Aston Motes, and Daniel Davila also served as executive producers.
“We are very excited to be working on Anthony Onah’s feature debut. The Price is...
Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films have secured North American rights to first-time filmmaker Anthony Onah’s drama The Price.
The story centres on a young Nigerian-American working on Wall Street who is forced to confront himself after his ambition leads him into morally dubious waters.
Aml Ameen, Lucy Griffiths, Bill Sage and Hope Olaide Wilson star alongside Michael Hyatt, Peter Vack, and Souléymane Sy Savané.
Onah also wrote the screenplay for The Price based on his short film Dara Ju. The film premiered in competition SXSW earlier this year.
Justin Begnaud, Kishori Rajan and Onah produced the film, while Tom Dolby, Susanne Filkins, Abdi Nazemian and Lynda Weinman served as executive producers.
Jennifer 8 Lee, Greg Brockman, Peter Hess Friedland, Aston Motes, and Daniel Davila also served as executive producers.
“We are very excited to be working on Anthony Onah’s feature debut. The Price is...
- 7/12/2017
- ScreenDaily
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