OpenAI disbanded preparedness team that monitored AI model risks
OpenAI appears to be going through turmoil. The company has reportedly disbanded its preparedness team, which was supposed to be responsible for assessing the potential risks posed by the company’s AI models. This move allegedly comes amid the AI company goes through a period of crucial changes.After the decision, responsibilities earlier handled by the preparedness
AI can track your location from photos even without GPS
With the advancement of powerful AI tools, we have made them a part of our lives. Social media users must be careful about the photos they share online. A McAfee report has found that AI models can identify where an image was clicked even when the photo does not contain GPS information, location tags or
SpaceX Closes $60 Billion Cursor Deal
SpaceX has recently closed the acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor. Cursor said on August 15 that the acquisition has officially closed, bringing the AI coding company into SpaceX. The transaction follows an agreement announced in April that combined technology development between the two companies with an option for SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60
Nvidia Cuts OpenAI Data Center Backing
Nvidia cut its OpenAI Ohio data center guarantee from $250 billion to under $120 billion, backing only the campus’s first phase.The cut follows investor pushback. Nvidia’s stock fell 5% in a single day after the original figure leaked. Here’s what changed, why Nvidia pulled back, and what it means for OpenAI’s AI buildout.Nvidia originally agreed
Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
Meta will head into federal court on Tuesday to fend off accusations from a group of state attorneys general that it designed its social media platforms to hook children, lied to the public about the risks those platforms posed and gathered data on kids in violation of the law.Four states California, Colorado, Kentucky and New
Amazon’s Twitch is using livestreams to train its generative AI
Amazon indicated for the first time this week that any video broadcast via its livestreaming platform Twitch could be used to train generative AI, unless users take steps to avoid it, which has caused a significant backlash from both audiences and content creators.That, in turn, served as a couple of additional implicit announcements: Amazon intends
SpaceX has officially acquired AI coding startup Cursor
Cursor, the startup that became famous for its AI coding tool, is now officially owned by SpaceX. The companies announced the acquisition in June, but the process apparently started in April, when they teamed up for Cursor’s model training efforts. In its announcement, Cursor said that it will now have access to “the largest fleet
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Fund grows sevenfold
Thrive Capital’s 2022 early-stage venture capital fund, a $516 million investment vehicle that made early bets on OpenAI, SpaceX and Anduril Industries Inc., has grown to be worth more than $3.7 billion as of the end of June. That figure, which is net of fees and other charges, was included in a letter to limited
Google faces Android blow as judge orders easier installation of rival app stores
After years of legal dispute between Google and Epic Games, the Sundar Pichai-led firm has been reportedly ordered to make it easier for Android users to find and install rival app stores on the Google Play Store. The order came from US District Judge James Donato over Google’s control of Android app distribution. During the
Five injured, one critically, in shooting at Virginia State University
Five people have been injured, one critically, in a shooting at Virginia State University which involved multiple suspects. Officers responded to the incident outside a residence halls at about 01:28 local time (05:28 GMT) on Saturday. Five individuals, who were all found with gunshot wounds, were taken to local hospitals. Four had injuries which were