4 h. ago Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ at OpenAI as ChatGPT contends with rivals

Chief executive tells staff it is ‘critical time’ for chatbot as it faces intense competition from Google’s new Gemini 3Sam Altman has declared a “code red” at OpenAI to improve ChatGPT as the chatbot faces intense competition from rivals.The chief executive of the San Francisco-based startup told staff in an internal memo: “We are at a critical time for ChatGPT,” according to a report by tech news site the Information. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago DVSA issues 1.5 metre rule reminder as drivers risk breaking Highway Code

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has reminded motorists about Highway Code guidance

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11 h. ago OpenAI’s Sam Altman declares ‘code red’ after rivals make advances

$500bn start-up to refocus efforts to improve ChatGPT as Google and Anthropic narrow its early lead

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6 d. ago ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology

OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himselfThe maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his “misuse” of its system and was “not caused” by the chatbot.The comments came in OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, by the family of California teenager Adam Raine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OpenAI’s Sam Altman joins Giving Pledge, focusing his money on tech that ‘helps’

Altman says he wants to focus his philanthropic giving on ‘technology that helps create abundance for people’

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2 w. ago Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease

Sam Altman and his husband have reportedly invested in a gene-editing startup which aims to eliminate hereditary diseases

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3 w. ago Sam Altman’s bet: Can OpenAI’s ambitions keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?

As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimismIt is the $1.4tn (£1.1tn) question. How can a loss-making startup such as OpenAI afford such a staggering spending commitment?Answer that positively and it will go a long way to easing investor concerns over bubble warnings in the artificial intelligence boom, from lofty tech company valuations to a mooted $3tn global spend on datacentres. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts

Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientistsIt has been an excellent year for neurotech, if you ignore the people funding it. In August, a tiny brain implant successfully decoded the inner speech of paralysis patients. In October, an eye restored sight to patients who had lost their vision.It would just be better, say experts, if the most famous investors in the space – tech magnates such as Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman – were less interested in uploading their brains to computers or merging with AI. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Child 'cracks code' for claw machines but someone who tried it issues warning

People were stunned when they watched a video of the young girl securing the win for herself, but others issued a warning about trying the hack, claiming it can be troublesome

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3 w. ago Child 'cracks the code' for frustrating claw machines but some issue warning

A young girl has figured out exactly how you need to play a claw machine arcade game to win every single time, but some have warned it may land you in hot water...

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3 w. ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman served legal papers during speech in dramatic on

The 40-year-old billionaire tech tycoon was speaking inside the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco on Monday when a lawyer stormed the stage.

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3 w. ago Lisa Nandy issues statement after 'deeply regrettable' breach of government code

"I deeply regret this error," the Culture Secretary told the Prime Minister in a letter

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