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OpenAI is restructuring as a public benefit corporation (PBC) to protect itself from hostile takeovers and ensure CEO Sam Altman’s autonomy. reports the Financial Times. This new model, also adopted by other AI companies like Anthropic and xAI, aims to balance shareholder interests with public benefits and stakeholder needs. The PBC structure could hinder potential …
OpenAI and publishing giant Hearst have entered into a partnership. The agreement allows OpenAI to integrate content from over 40 local newspapers and 20 magazine brands owned by Hearst into its products like ChatGPT. Well-known titles such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and the Houston Chronicle are part of the deal. The content will be provided with …
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to AI pioneers Geoffrey E. Hinton and John J. Hopfield. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognizes their groundbreaking work in the field of artificial neural networks. The prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately 1.06 million US dollars) will be shared equally between the …
AI startup ElevenLabs may soon be valued at $3 billion as investors scramble to participate in the rapidly growing company. The firm develops AI tools for audiobooks and video dubbing. TechCrunch reports that ElevenLabs’ annual recurring revenue has surged from $25 million to $80 million in recent months. This makes the two-year-old startup one of …
Google is expanding its AI voice assistant Gemini Live to include more languages. In addition to English, it will now support French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Spanish. Allison Johnson from The Verge reports that these new languages will be available to all users in the coming weeks. Google plans to integrate over 40 languages in …
The controversy surrounding the AI language model Reflection 70B continues to spark debate. Sahil Chaudhary, co-developer of the model, has now published a post-mortem report. In it, he admits mistakes in the rushed release and explains discrepancies between the originally claimed and actual performance data. According to Chaudhary, a programming error led to inflated results …
OpenAI has secured a flexible credit line of $4 billion, which can be increased to $6 billion. This is reported by Hayden Field for CNBC. The additional funds provide the company, recently valued at $157 billion, with a total liquidity of over $10 billion. Several major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Goldman Sachs, participated …
OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round, valuing the company at $157 billion, according to Bloomberg. The investment aims to help OpenAI maintain its leading position in generative AI technology. It is one of the largest private investments ever made. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital. Investors include Microsoft, Nvidia, …
Accenture is forming a Nvidia business group with 30,000 professionals to help enterprises adopt AI, reports Dean Takahashi. The goal is to train Accenture’s team to advise clients on process optimization and scaling AI solutions. Lan Guan, Chief AI Officer at Accenture, emphasizes the growing demand for generative AI. This new group expands the existing …
Character.ai is changing its strategy following a $2.7 billion deal with Google. As new interim CEO Dominic Perella told the Financial Times, the company is abandoning the costly development of its own AI models. Instead, Character.ai will focus on improving its popular chatbot products that simulate conversations with various characters and celebrities. After the Google …