The Real Losers of the Musk v. Altman Trial
… In practice, the focus appeared to be on buying expensive servers to generate more powerful AI models, albeit with significant research into developing safeguards around them. …
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Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’
… In addition, Sutskever mentioned how the superalignment team he helped lead, which focused on the safety of future models, was doing the most important work at OpenAI “for the long term.” The team was disbanded in May 2024, shortly after Sutskever left the company. …
Musk v. Altman Is a Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
… He adds that Encode’s focus is on holding OpenAI accountable to its AG deals, “particularly given the pressures OpenAI may be under to cut corners on those commitments in the context of racing for an IPO.” Jill Horwitz, a law professor with expertise in nonprofits and innovation at Northwestern Uni… …
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
… Google’s unchecked progress on AI development had sparked concerns for both OpenAI cofounders, and they wanted to create a competing lab with a greater focus on safety. “My perspective is OpenAI exists because Larry Page called me a speciesist for being pro-humanity,” Musk said, referring to the Go… …
Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI
… As a nonprofit, OpenAI could focus on keeping AI from destroying humanity without having to concentrate on maximizing value for shareholders. …
Meta’s New Reality: Record High Profits. Record Low Morale
… Pay has been further diminished by Meta shares falling about 5 percent this year as the company shifts focus from struggling virtual reality projects to even more costly AI development. “For many employees, salary is half stock, so that sucks,” the Instagram employee says. …
Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram
… While many online scams involve direct outreach to victims by scammers who are often themselves human trafficking victims trapped in scam compounds , CFA’s lawsuit focuses on fraudulent advertising that CFA alleges Meta profited from and allowed to "proliferate on its platforms,” despite publicly p… …
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere: ‘It’s Highly Profitable to Be a Dick on the Internet’
… For his documentary, Theroux focused on the extreme edges of the manosphere that push racist and misogynistic content to lure in young viewers. “The aim isn't just to push toxic content,” says Theroux. “That, in a sense, is the entryway, that's the front door through which they get people's attenti… …
To Land a Job in AI, Try Reading Kant
… That’s where Gabriel is focusing his research. “The thing that has now become a very rich area is this question of value alignment—essentially, what it means for the technology to be actively good,” he says. “It turns out that you can sink a lot of philosophical man-hours into trying to understand … …
How Shivon Zilis Operated as Elon Musk’s OpenAI Insider
… A few days later, Altman posted on X that “society underestimates how much it owes Elon for raising the collective ambition level at a time when optimism for the future was receding.” This case has brought into focus the striking influence Zilis wielded in OpenAI’s early days, despite being relativ… …