Monthly Archives: May 2024

OpenAI board first learned about ChatGPT from Twitter, according to former member

Enlarge / Helen Toner, former OpenAI board member, speaks during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023. reader comments 100 In a recent interview on “The Ted AI Show” podcast, former OpenAI board member Helen Toner said the OpenAI board was unaware of the existence of ChatGPT until… Read More »

Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin

Flavio Coelho/Getty Images reader comments 52 Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to about $2 million worth of bitcoin he stored in encrypted format on his computer, Grand turned him down. Michael, who is based in Europe and asked to remain anonymous, stored the cryptocurrency… Read More »

Karl-Anthony Towns stats Game 4: Timberwolves star overcomes fouls, criticism to help force Game 5 vs. Mavericks

The Timberwolves live another day, avoiding the sweep and forcing a Game 5 in the Western Conference Finals. It’s Minnesota’s first Western Conference Finals win since 2004 when Kevin Garnett led Minnesota against the Los Angeles Lakers. Two decades later, Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns are vying for the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance. Towns,… Read More »

US sanctions operators of “free VPN” that routed crime traffic through user PCs

Getty Images reader comments 17 The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Chinese nationals for their involvement in a VPN-powered botnet with more than 19 million residential IP addresses they rented out to cybercriminals to obfuscate their illegal activities, including COVID-19 aid scams and bomb threats. The criminal enterprise, the Treasury Department said Tuesday, was… Read More »

Texans players, fans happy to see Nico Collins earn contract extension

The spending spree continued for the Texans this offseason. Houston agreed to a three-year, $72.75 million extension with wide receiver Nico Collins, according to multiple reports. Collins will make around $24 million per year, which ranks seventh among all receivers in the NFL. He will also make $52 million guaranteed with his new contract. Collins enjoyed a… Read More »

OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee

reader comments 85 On Monday, OpenAI announced the formation of a new “Safety and Security Committee” to oversee risk management for its projects and operations. The announcement comes as the company says it has “recently begun” training its next frontier model, which it expects to bring the company closer to its goal of achieving artificial… Read More »