OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset

Al Jazeera  

Partnership will allow South Korean tech firm to use ChatGPT for its artificial intelligence services. OpenAI chief Sam Altman has inked a deal with South Korea’s tech giant Kakao as the California-based firm seeks new alliances after Chinese rival DeepSeek shook the global AI industry. Kakao, which owns an online bank, South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app and KakaoTalk, on Tuesday announced a partnership allowing it to use ChatGPT for its new artificial intelligence services, joining a global alliance led by OpenAI amid intensifying competition in the sector. “We’re excited to bring advanced AI to Kakao’s millions of users and work together to integrate our technology into services that transform how Kakao’s users communicate and connect,” Altman said in Seoul. Jaejune Kim, executive vice president of Samsung’s memory business, said last week that the company was “monitoring industry trends considering various scenarios” when asked about DeepSeek.

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Elon Musk takes another dig at OpenAI CEO, calls him ‘Scam Altman’ over a resurfaced video about THIS claim…
1 month ago

Elon Musk takes another dig at OpenAI CEO, calls him ‘Scam Altman’ over a resurfaced video about THIS claim…

Live Mint  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has once again taken a jibe at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, referring to him as ‘Scam Altman’ in a fresh round of feud between the two moguls. I have no equity in OpenAI.” He further emphasised, “I’m doing this because I love it.” Musk’s sarcastic rebuke suggests he remains unconvinced by Altman’s altruistic stance. However, Altman …

Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt urges open source AI models as DeepSeek looms
1 month, 1 week ago

Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt urges open source AI models as DeepSeek looms

The Hindu  

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the development of open-source AI models, as U.S.-based AI firms reassess their model development plans following the entry of China’s DeepSeek R1, which was developed at a fraction of its rivals’ costs. Schmidt warned that unless action was taken, China would ultimately become an “open-source leader” while the rest of the world would …

OpenAI's Sam Altman praises DeepSeek's strong competitor Chatbot performance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI's Sam Altman praises DeepSeek's strong competitor Chatbot performance

Hindustan Times  

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has acknowledged that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek did some “nice work” in the creation of the chatbot now rivalling his firm’s ChatGPT. Mr Altman acknowledged that said regional differences in AI products was inevitable, given current geopolitics, and that AI services would likely “operate differently in different countries”. “A lot of people, even recent AI sceptics, …

Elon Musk’s USD 97 billion offer for OpenAI, rejected by Sam Altman
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s USD 97 billion offer for OpenAI, rejected by Sam Altman

India TV News  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has once again made headlines by offering USD 97 billion to buy OpenAI, the AI company he co-founded but later sued. However, CEO Sam Altman swiftly rejected the proposal, reportedly responding with a firm “No, thank you.” In a cheeky rebuttal, Altman took to Musk’s platform, X, and quipped, "No thanks, but we’d be willing to …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to issue a 'grave' warning to world leaders at Paris AI Action Summit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to issue a 'grave' warning to world leaders at Paris AI Action Summit

Firstpost  

Altman’s participation at the summit is part of OpenAI’s growing push to engage with policymakers worldwide. He and other tech leaders will hold private meetings with government officials to discuss AI’s current impact on users and developers across various countries Altman’s call for balancing risk with opportunity echoes concerns raised by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi in a …

OpenAI chief Altman signs deal with South Korea's Kakao after DeepSeek upset
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI chief Altman signs deal with South Korea's Kakao after DeepSeek upset

The Hindu  

OpenAI chief Sam Altman signed a deal with tech giant Kakao in South Korea on Tuesday as the U.S. firm seeks new alliances after Chinese rival DeepSeek shook the global AI industry. “We’re excited to bring advanced AI to Kakao’s millions of users and work together to integrate our technology into services that transform how Kakao’s users communicate and connect,” …

OpenAI to Deepen Services Within Korea’s Largest Social Media
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI to Deepen Services Within Korea’s Largest Social Media

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakao and OpenAI have agreed to integrate ChatGPT and other AI services more deeply into Korea’s largest social media platform, another significant customer win for Sam Altman’s startup. The OpenAI chief joined Kakao Chief Executive Officer Shina Chung in Seoul to announce the strategic partnership, which will include joint product development and the use of more OpenAI technology in services …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once again hints that he wants to make an AI device
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once again hints that he wants to make an AI device

India Today  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has once again shared his plans to develop an AI-first device in collaboration with Jony Ive, the man who is credited to designing some of Apple’s most iconic products, including the 1998 iMac, the iPhone, and even the Apple Park campus. The latest report about OpenAI’s AI hardware comes via a report from Nikkei Asia, according …

OpenAI on the wrong side of history and needs a new open-source strategy says CEO Sam Altman
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI on the wrong side of history and needs a new open-source strategy says CEO Sam Altman

Firstpost  

OpenAI, which has largely kept its models proprietary to maintain intellectual property and protect revenue, now finds itself in contrast with other AI developers like Meta, DeepSeek, and Mistral, who have embraced open-source models Altman also admitted that OpenAI will not maintain the same level of lead it once had over its competitors, citing the growing momentum of open-source AI …

OpenAI chief Sam Altman says AI company needs new open-source strategy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI chief Sam Altman says AI company needs new open-source strategy

The Hindu  

OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is "on the wrong side of history" when it comes to being open about how its technology works. Altman's comments came during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit where he fielded questions including whether he would consider publishing OpenAI research. "I personally think we have been on …

Inside the Chinese AI labs and how our chatbot secrets could be weaponised
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inside the Chinese AI labs and how our chatbot secrets could be weaponised

The Independent  

It’s not often that nearly $600bn gets wiped off the share value of a corporation in a single day. “Deepseek R1 is AI’s Sputnik moment,” said venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. “We really don’t know how to get these machines to reliably follow our instructions,” says Gary Marcus, a neuroscience professor and AI entrepreneur who has become a prominent sceptic of …

Today’s Cache | OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation; Meta settles Trump lawsuit; Tech CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Today’s Cache | OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation; Meta settles Trump lawsuit; Tech CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek

The Hindu  

OpenAI alleges Chinese AI distillation ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has alleged that China-based companies are distilling the models of U.S.-based AI companies, stressing that it would work closely with the U.S. government to protect its technology from foreign rivals. The statement comes as China-based DeepSeek’s AI model R1 triggered both euphoria and alarm as the model, reportedly produced at a far lower …

OpenAI says Chinese firms like Deepseek try to copy U.S. AI tech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI says Chinese firms like Deepseek try to copy U.S. AI tech

The Hindu  

ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with U.S. authorities. OpenAI's statement came after Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked panic on Wall Street this week with its powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its U.S. competitors. "We know …

DeepSeek’s ‘Open AI’ Should Terrify Sam Altman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek’s ‘Open AI’ Should Terrify Sam Altman

Bloomberg  

Since launching ChatGPT two years ago, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has maintained that his business is fueled by a few key ingredients: chips, data and money. Across the world, similar open-source models are being built, ready to eat into Altman’s market share with systems that are vastly cheaper or even free to use. That’s an unnerving prospect for businesses …

Column: OpenAI accuses China of stealing its content, the same accusation that authors have made against OpenAI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Column: OpenAI accuses China of stealing its content, the same accusation that authors have made against OpenAI

LA Times  

The unveiling Monday of a Chinese-made AI bot that seems cheaper, more efficient and in some ways more accurate than American-grown versions certainly kicked up a fuss in the AI space. At some level, “OpenAI may well have done analogous things to YouTube, New York Times, and countless artists and writers” that it now charges DeepSeek with, observes AI critic …

Sam Altman’s old remark on AI scene in India goes viral amid rise of China’s DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sam Altman’s old remark on AI scene in India goes viral amid rise of China’s DeepSeek

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese AI startup took the world and AI experts by surprise after it claimed to have built an immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those created by tech giants in the US. The old video from 2023 shows Sam Altman attending an event in India where he was asked, “How is a small, smart team …

Elon Musk makes fun of DeepSeek AI as he is not satisfied with OpenAI's strong competitor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk makes fun of DeepSeek AI as he is not satisfied with OpenAI's strong competitor

India Today  

Elon Musk has expressed scepticism about the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has been making waves in the tech world. When Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff praised DeepSeek’s accomplishments and suggested that data and metadata are the real value of AI, Musk responded with a dismissive "Lmao, no." While DeepSeek claims to use around 10,000 A100 Nvidia GPUs, …

ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman is ‘impressed’ by DeepSeek, hints at new releases by OpenAI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman is ‘impressed’ by DeepSeek, hints at new releases by OpenAI

Live Mint  

OpenAI founder Sam Altman, credited with the success of ChatGPT, has reacted to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's rapid rise in the AI world and stated that it is invigorating to have a new competitor. Altman has also hinted at potential new releases by OpenAI to counter DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model. DeepSeek's LLMs are built at much lower costs and processing …

OpenAI's Sam Altman breaks silence on DeepSeek, the Chinese startup that shook Silicon Valley
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI's Sam Altman breaks silence on DeepSeek, the Chinese startup that shook Silicon Valley

Hindustan Times  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has broken his silence on the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek that sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley last week when it released its open-source AI model, DeepSeek R1. Altman, whose company OpenAI ignited the artificial intelligence revolution with the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, acknowledged that R1 is an “impressive model” in an X post shared …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls rival DeepSeek impressive, promises to deliver AGI soon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls rival DeepSeek impressive, promises to deliver AGI soon

India Today  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently took to X praising the debut of its rival, a Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek. For perspective, according to a post on DeepSeek's official WeChat account, the recently launched DeepSeek-R1 is 20 to 50 times more cost-effective than OpenAI's o1 model, depending on the specific task. Giving a hint about its upcoming AI models, he …

What’s DeepSeek, China’s AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What’s DeepSeek, China’s AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech?

Al Jazeera  

Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms. US President Donald Trump, who last week announced the launch of a $500bn AI initiative led by OpenAI, Texas-based Oracle and Japan’s SoftBank, said DeepSeek should serve as a “wake-up call” on the need for US industry to be …

Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek is spooking investors on U.S. tech
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Chinese AI company DeepSeek is spooking investors on U.S. tech

LA Times  

The New York Stock Exchange is shown on June 2024 in New York. Major U.S. tech stocks, including Nvidia, Oracle and Broadcom, plummeted Monday after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek unveiled a system that it says can compete against OpenAI’s ChatGPT model at a much lower cost. “Companies are worried that DeepSeek will crush the profit capabilities of U.S. AI …

Elon Musk will do ‘all sorts of bad s***,’ OpenAI boss claims
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk will do ‘all sorts of bad s***,’ OpenAI boss claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, doesn’t think too highly of his scorned …

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is now backed by the 'godfather' of AI: Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is now backed by the 'godfather' of AI: Report

Hindustan Times  

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the godfather of AI due to his work in neural networks is supporting Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI becoming a for-profit company, according to a Business Insider report. OpenAI was launched as a nonprofit research organization in 2015, but has recently started taking steps to become a for-profit company. "OpenAI was founded as an explicitly safety-focused …

Sam Altman lambasts Elon Musk as ‘Bully’, reveals why he has ‘issues’ with OpenAI
3 months ago

Sam Altman lambasts Elon Musk as ‘Bully’, reveals why he has ‘issues’ with OpenAI

Hindustan Times  

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has opened up about his complicated relationship with billionaire Elon Musk, calling the Tesla CEO a “bully.” Altman also discussed Musk's propensity to publicly quarrel with other well-known people, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. Sam Altman argued that Elon Musk's problems with OpenAI are a result of his need for power and that …

OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'
3 months, 1 week ago

OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so …

OpenAI co-founder joins arch rival Anthropic to build AI ‘responsibly’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI co-founder joins arch rival Anthropic to build AI ‘responsibly’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Durk Kingma, who helped setup OpenAI in 2015 alongside Elon Musk and current CEO Sam Altman, said …

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman is chasing trillions of dollars as investments to disrupt AI, chip industries
1 year, 1 month ago

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman is chasing trillions of dollars as investments to disrupt AI, chip industries

Firstpost  

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and a leading figure in the advancement of artificial intelligence, is now setting his sights on a monumental endeavour: raising trillions of dollars to revolutionize the global semiconductor industry. Apart from spearheading the generative AI revolution with OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in 2022, Altman has also made substantial investments in startups focused on nuclear fusion …

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeking trillions to fund chips for AI, report says
1 year, 1 month ago

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeking trillions to fund chips for AI, report says

Al Jazeera  

Altman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, the WSJ says. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars from investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, to boost the world’s capacity to produce advanced chips and power artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Altman’s “wildly ambitious tech initiative” …

Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for network of AI chip factories: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for network of AI chip factories: Report

The Hindu  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to use the billions of dollars he is trying to raise for a chip venture for setting up a network of factories that will manufacture semiconductors, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the plans. Altman has had talks with several large potential investors in the hopes of raising the vast sums …

OpenAI's Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for artificial intelligence chip factories venture
1 year, 2 months ago

OpenAI's Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for artificial intelligence chip factories venture

Hindustan Times  

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking to raise billions of dollars to set up a network of Artificial Intelligence chip factories that will manufacture semiconductors, Bloomberg reported on Friday. According to the report, Altman recently had talks with several large potential investors like Abu Dhabi-based G42 and Japan's SoftBank Group. What we know so far about Sam Altman's new chip …

Sam Altman plans for a new AI venture | All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Sam Altman plans for a new AI venture | All you need to know

India TV News  

Sam Altman plans for a new AI venture | All you need to know OpenAI’s hardware efforts are in the very early stages. Sam Altman, the developer of OpenAI has reportedly told the investors that he is planning to launch a new artificial intelligence venture. More details, meanwhile, have also emerged about Altman’s broader ambitions in developing AI.” It is …

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company
1 year, 4 months ago

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company

Associated Press  

ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board of directors. But later on X, formerly Twitter, Brockman posted a message he sent to OpenAI employees in which he wrote, “based on today’s news, i quit.” In another X …

OpenAI against regulation of smaller AI startups, says CEO Sam Altman
1 year, 9 months ago

OpenAI against regulation of smaller AI startups, says CEO Sam Altman

The Hindu  

Sam Altman, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, the firm best known for its ChatGPT AI-enabled chatbot product, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Mr. Altman said the discussion included “the need to think about global regulation to make sure we prevent some of the downsides from happening” to an audience at the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi. …

OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses
1 year, 9 months ago

OpenAI chief seeks to calm fears on job losses

The Hindu  

The boss of OpenAI, the firm behind the massively popular ChatGPT bot, said on Friday that his firm's technology would not destroy the job market as he sought to calm fears about the march of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, on a global tour to charm national leaders and powerbrokers, said in Paris that AI would not -- as some have …

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