ChatGPT company OpenAI acquires two startups: Rockset and Multi. Rockset, known for its real-time analytics database, will strengthen OpenAI’s infrastructure. The five-person team at Multi, specialists in screen sharing and collaboration, will strengthen the development of the ChatGPT desktop application. Industry experts are speculating about possible new features such as AI computer control or enhanced …
In an open letter, current and former OpenAI employees warn of a “reckless” development in the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence. They call for sweeping changes in the AI industry, including more transparency and better protection for whistleblowers. The signatories criticize a culture of secrecy and profit at any cost at OpenAI. The company …
This year’s Tribeca Festival will be the first to feature short films created entirely with OpenAI’s upcoming video AI, Sora. Five filmmakers will present their Sora-generated works and discuss the new technology at the festival.
PwC, one of the largest accounting and consulting firms, has selected ChatGPT Enterprise to become OpenAI’s largest enterprise customer. PwC is deploying the AI software to more than 100,000 employees in the US and UK.
OpenAI continues to expand its partnerships with media companies: Following deals with News Corp. and other publishers, The Atlantic and Vox Media have signed agreements with the ChatGPT maker. OpenAI will gain access to the publishers’ content and data to train its AI models in exchange for financial compensation and access to its technology.
OpenAI is working on a new, powerful AI model that will outperform GPT-4. The new model is expected to be released in the next nine to twelve months.
OpenAI has received a lot of criticism in the last two weeks. The company apparently had disproportionately strict rules for employees leaving the company. For example, they are not allowed to criticize the company or else lose their valuable shares. CEO Sam Altman claims to have been unaware of this and has apologized. However, internal …
ChatGPT offers a new feature: users can import files directly from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. For example, spreadsheets can be inserted into ChatGPT and edited with the AI.
Musician Washed Out released a new music video for his song “The Hardest Part,” which was created entirely using OpenAI’s Sora AI model. Director Paul Trillo used 55 short AI-generated video clips and combined them into a four-minute clip that demonstrates the current abilities of generative video AI.
OpenAI co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Ilya Sutskever is leaving the company after being involved in the failed coup attempt against CEO Sam Altman in November. Sutskever will now focus on a new, as-yet-unknown project, while Jakub Pachocki has been named OpenAI’s new Chief Scientific Officer.