OpenAI Whistleblowers Claim Company Stifled Workers from Raising Alarm on AI Dangers
OpenAI faces allegations of violating federal whistleblower protection laws, potentially hindering employees from reporting concerns about AI risks to regulators.
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OpenAI faces allegations of violating federal whistleblower protection laws, potentially hindering employees from reporting concerns about AI risks to regulators.
A Senate Commerce Committee document exposes how the head of an AI safety agency at the Commerce Department could stifle competition, consolidate AI developments in the hands of a few big tech companies, and facilitate “government-Big Tech collusion seen during the pandemic and the 2020 election,” Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
A former OpenAI safety employee has raised concerns about the company’s approach to artificial general intelligence (AGI), likening it to the ill-fated Titanic’s prioritization of speed over safety.
Universities reportedly fail to catch answers generated by OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot ChatGPT in exams, which typically result in students obtaining higher scores than their peers who turn in real work.
OpenAI, the troubled startup behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has announced the appointment of retired U.S. Army General and former NSA chief Paul Nakasone to its board of directors, claiming it will leverage his extensive experience in cybersecurity to safeguard its cutting-edge technology.
Apple and OpenAI recently struck a deal that will see the tech giant compensate the AI company for the use of its ChatGPT technology through distribution, rather than traditional financial means. This means that the eyeballs of every iPhone user in America are worth much more than billions of dollars to OpenAI.
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X/Twitter and CEO of Tesla, has voluntarily dismissed his breach of contract claims against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman.
Apple’s has announced announced a partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT technology to devices ranging from iPhones to Mac computers. Elon Musk has responded by threatening to ban Apple devices from his companies’ premises if the integration moves forward.
OpenAI, in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), has announced the launch of ChatGPT Edu, a specialized AI platform that it claims will revolutionize the academic landscape.
Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member who helped remove CEO Sam Altman in November before he was promptly rehired, recently shared insights into the events that led to Altman’s firing.
As the integration of artificial intelligence in the news industry accelerates, corporate media outlets are reaping the benefits of becoming training fodder for AI, while many right-leaning publishers find themselves left out in the cold. The result will be ChatGPT and other popular tools that spout leftist answers backed up by the Atlantic, Financial Times, and other left-wing media sources.
In a move to address the growing concerns surrounding AI safety and security, OpenAI has announced the formation of a new governance body tasked with overseeing the development of its future AI models, including the successor to GPT-4.
In a race to secure partnerships with top AI start-ups, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI have been engaging in discussions with chatbot-maker Character.ai, as the AI arms race in Silicon Valley intensifies.
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it has begun training a new flagship AI model to succeed the GPT-4 technology powering its popular chatbot, ChatGPT.
In a significant move to cement its position in the AI industry, Elon Musk’s xAI has secured $6 billion in Series B funding from investors including Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding.
Max Tegmark, a leading scientist and AI campaigner, has cautioned that the tech industry’s lobbying efforts have diverted attention from the existential threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity.
OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, has announced a partnership with media giant News Corp. to improve its AI chatbots.
OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that “Her” actor Scarlett Johansson says sounds “eerily similar” to her own.
Ilya Sutskever, the co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has decided to leave the ChatGPT dedveloper after a tumultuous period marked by internal disputes and high-level management changes.
As Google prepares for its annual I/O conference, the tech industry is abuzz with news that OpenAI is gearing up to announce a search product powered by AI that could directly compete with the search giant.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI recently released draft documentation exploring the possibility of allowing users to generate porn and other explicit content through its AI technology.
Clarkesworld, a renowned science fiction and fantasy magazine, has temporarily closed its doors to new submissions after being inundated with a large number of AI-generated stories.
In a move that could reshape the relationship between news publishers and AI giants, eight prominent newspapers owned by investment firm Alden Global Capital have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI has reportedly struck a deal with the Financial Times that allows it to use the newspaper’s journalism content as a means for training artificial intelligence systems.
A consulting firm called Gladstone AI published a report commissioned by the State Department this week that recommended more government involvement with the development of artificial intelligence (A.I.) to avert “urgent and growing risks to national security,” which could metastasize into an “extinction-level threat to the human species.”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was not a hit at the usually tech friendly SXSW festival this week, despite the festival’s attempt to laud it.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI has come out swinging against Elon Musk’s recent lawsuit, labeling the legal action as a “frivolous” and “incoherent” attempt to gain access to the company’s proprietary technology.
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is reportedly testing the potential of commercial AI chatbots like OpenAI’s GPT-4 to assist in military strategy and battle planning, claiming to keep AI within the confines of a simplified wargame simulation.
Three prominent digital media companies including The Intercept have filed lawsuits against AI giants OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement related to the ChatGPT chatbot.
What if OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s $7 trillion to make artificial intelligence chips is not enough? We will have to wait and see.
Popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has experienced troubling technical issues in recent days that have led it to provide users with nonsensical and disturbing responses.
AI giant OpenAI has revealed its newest creation, an AI system named Sora that can generate realistic videos from text descriptions. As AI-generated deepfake videos already cause problems online ranging from fake porn to realistic scam calls, the advent of easy to create video comes with the potential for trouble.
State-affiliated hacking groups are increasingly using AI to expand and improve their cyberattack capabilities, a new report from Microsoft and OpenAI claims.
The Biden administration has launched a consortium of over 200 major tech companies, academic institutions, and research groups to collaborate on developing ethical guidelines and safety standards for AI technology. Biden’s “AI Safety Institute Consortium” claims it has the goal of developing ways to “mitigate AI risks and harness its potential.”
Climate change alarmists have praised ChatGPT as a reliable purveyor of global warming groupthink, fruit of instructions from woke programmers.
OpenAI has recently launched the GPT Store, a platform for developers to sell AI apps and tools, but has notably taken a stance against AI relationships — particularly AI girlfriends. Despite the company’s stated position, the app store is still filled with AI girlfriend apps and “relationship simulators.”
OpenAI’s newly launched GPT store is reportedly already flooded with AI girlfriend bots, raising questions about the enforcement of usage policies and the societal implications of so many men turning to AI bots for companionship.
As the New York Times continues its lawsuit against OpenAI, the group behind ChatGPT, the AI firm recently stated tools like ChatGPT could not exist without the use of copyrighted material.
In a recent test, ChatGPT-4, the latest version of OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, showed a significant failure to diagnose medical conditions in children accurately.
Michael Cohen, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, said in court papers unsealed Friday that he had accidentally given his lawyers fictitious legal citations generated by an artificial intelligence program — an admission that could undermine his credibility when he testifies against his former boss.