OpenAI’s plans to acquire the trending AI startup Windsurf for $3 billion have unexpectedly fallen apart, as reported by The Verge. In a surprising turn of events, Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen, along with several top researchers, are set to join Google DeepMind. A Google spokesperson, Chris Pappas, expressed excitement over the […]
OpenAI is reportedly adjusting its compensation strategy in response to a recent talent exodus to Meta. Following the recruitment of several senior researchers from OpenAI by Meta, Mark Chen, OpenAI’s Chief Research Officer, expressed his concern in a Slack memo, stating that it felt like a breach of trust, akin to having something stolen from […]
Legal filings from OpenAI and Jony Ive’s startup, io, reveal details about their efforts to develop a mass-market AI hardware device amid a trademark dispute with iyO, a Google-backed startup. iyO is working on custom-molded earpieces designed to connect with various devices. The complication arose when OpenAI withdrew promotional materials related to its $6.5 billion […]
OpenAI has removed a widely-discussed video that highlighted the relationship between its CEO, Sam Altman, and renowned Apple designer, Jony Ive. This video also touched upon OpenAI’s proposed $6.5 billion acquisition of Ive and his device startup, io. Following a court order related to a trademark dispute involving the name "io," all related promotional material […]
OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly experiencing increasing tensions in their partnership. A recent Wall Street Journal report highlights that OpenAI executives are contemplating publicly accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior. This follows OpenAI’s discussions about potentially seeking federal regulatory review on their contract with Microsoft. The conflict centers around OpenAI’s efforts to minimize Microsoft’s control over […]
OpenAI is demonstrating significant growth in enterprise adoption, surpassing its competitors in capturing businesses’ spending on AI technologies. Recent data from fintech company Ramp reveals that as of April, 32.4% of U.S. businesses were subscribed to OpenAI’s models and tools, a notable increase from 18.9% in January and 28% in March. In contrast, other AI […]
A recent vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT allowed minors, defined as users under 18, to generate explicit erotic content. This bug was uncovered during testing by TechCrunch, which prompted OpenAI to acknowledge the issue and commit to deploying a fix. In certain instances, the chatbot actively encouraged these underage users to request more explicit material. OpenAI […]
In a competitive landscape featuring two sophisticated coding tools, Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex CLI, developer sentiments are skewing in favor of the latter. This shift is influenced by Anthropic’s recent decision to issue takedown notices against a developer attempting to reverse-engineer Claude Code, a tool governed by strict licensing restrictions compared to the […]
A recent evaluation of OpenAI’s o3 AI model has raised concerns about the accuracy of the company’s initial claims regarding its performance. When OpenAI introduced o3 in December, they asserted that the model could correctly answer just over 25% of questions on FrontierMath, a challenging mathematics test. This performance significantly outstripped competitors, who managed only […]
OpenAI has recently launched its new o3 and o4-mini AI models, which showcase state-of-the-art capabilities in many aspects. However, these models exhibit a significant drawback: they tend to hallucinate more frequently than several of OpenAI’s earlier models. Hallucinations—instances where AI makes unfounded claims—remain one of the most challenging issues to resolve in artificial intelligence, even […]