Rumors of ChatGPT’s sudden career change have been greatly exaggerated. Over the weekend, social media users began freaking out over claims that OpenAI had banned ChatGPT from offering legal or medical advice after an October 29th policy update. The story spread…
OpenAI and Microsoft AI boom is running out of juice
Sam Altman and Satya Nadella have a problem most people can only dream of: too many chips, not enough power outlets. On a recent episode of the BG2 podcast, the OpenAI and Microsoft CEOs confessed that their companies are bumping up…
Studio Ghibli demands OpenAI halt training on their work
It’s not every day that Studio Ghibli ends up in a showdown with Silicon Valley, but here we are. Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), a trade group representing heavy hitters like Studio Ghibli, just sent a strongly worded letter to…
Sam Altman hits back at critics: OpenAI’s finances are just fine
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sounds tired of the haters. On a recent episode of the Bg2 podcast, Altman joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to talk about their AI partnership. Things got spicy when host Brad Gerstner asked how OpenAI plans to…
Meta is spending on AI products more than most
In the middle of Silicon Valley’s AI gold rush, Meta has decided to go full prospector, only instead of shovels, it’s buying supercomputers and enough data centers to power a small country. Reports suggest US infrastructure spending could hit $600 billion…
Canva wants to be your all-in-one creative AI design tool
Canva’s having a glow-up, and this time, it’s thinking bigger than posters and PowerPoints. The company just dropped a batch of new digital marketing and video-editing tools, all powered by what it’s calling a “world-first design-focused AI model.” These upgrades are…
Researchers say AI browsers are a cybersecurity mess
Your web browser just got a brain, and a bit of an attitude. Last week, OpenAI and Microsoft cranked the AI browser race into overdrive with ChatGPT Atlas and a new “Copilot Mode” for Edge. These souped-up browsers can answer your…
xAI’s Grokipedia is apparently racist and transphobic
Elon Musk recently flipped the switch on yet another of his “world-changing” ideas, an online encyclopedia called Grokipedia, built by his AI startup, xAI. Musk bills it as the antidote to woke bias, a truth-telling alternative to Wikipedia. Its motto? “The…