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ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million

On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman merely tweeted “chat.com,” announcing that the company had acquired the short domain name, which now points to the company’s ChatGPT AI assistant when visited in a web browser. As of Thursday morning, “chatgpt.com” still hosts the chatbot, with the new domain serving as a redirect. The new domain name… Read More »

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

Benj Edwards reader comments 25 On Monday, OpenAI kicked off its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, unveiling four major API updates for developers that integrate the company’s AI models into their products. Unlike last year’s single-location event featuring a keynote by CEO Sam Altman, DevDay 2024 is more than just one day, adopting a… Read More »

As OpenAI CTO and two others depart, Altman denies link to restructuring plans

In a subsequent statement at the Italian Tech Week conference in Turin, as reported by Reuters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied any connection between the executive departures and the company’s restructuring plans. “That’s totally not true,” Altman said, addressing speculation about a link between the two events. He clarified that the board has been considering… Read More »

OpenAI plans tectonic shift from nonprofit to for-profit, giving Altman equity

Benj Edwards / OpenAI reader comments 77 On Wednesday, Reuters reported that OpenAI is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation, moving away from control by its nonprofit board. The shift marks a dramatic change for the AI company behind ChatGPT, potentially making it more attractive to investors… Read More »

OpenAI’s Murati shocks with sudden departure announcement

Enlarge / Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. reader comments 69 On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati announced she is leaving the company in a surprise resignation shared on the social network X. Murati… Read More »

OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days”

reader comments 112 On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for an AI-driven future of tech progress and global prosperity in a new personal blog post titled “The Intelligence Age.” The essay paints a picture of human advancement accelerated by AI, with Altman suggesting that superintelligent AI could emerge within the next decade.… Read More »

Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics

Enlarge / An ABC handout promotional image for “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” reader comments 100 On Thursday, ABC announced an upcoming TV special titled, “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special.” The one-hour show, set to air on September 12, aims to explore AI’s impact on… Read More »

Ex-OpenAI star Sutskever shoots for superintelligent AI with new company

Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever physically gestures as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. reader comments 211 On Wednesday, former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever announced he is forming a new company called Safe Superintelligence, Inc. (SSI) with the goal of safely building “superintelligence,” which is a hypothetical… Read More »

Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes

OpenAI / Apple / Benj Edwards reader comments 125 On Monday, Apple announced it would be integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant into upcoming versions of its iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems. It paves the way for future third-party AI model integrations, but given Google’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Apple for preferential web search, the OpenAI… Read More »

Apple unveils “Apple Intelligence” AI features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

reader comments 96 On Monday, Apple debuted “Apple Intelligence,” a new suite of free AI-powered features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia that includes creating email summaries, generating images and emoji, and allowing Siri to take actions on your behalf. These features are achieved through a combination of on-device and cloud processing, with a… Read More »