OpenAI is considering transforming itself into a profit-seeking corporation that also is legally committed to socially beneficial works.
Tag: AI
SHOULD AI RESEARCHERS HAVE WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY?
This year’s chemistry Nobel went to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, two AI scientists at Google’s DeepMind research subsidiary, and University of Washington biochemist David Baker for their work in developing AIs that can decode and forecast the structure of proteins.
AI MAKES FOR HAPPIER EMPLOYEES, SURVEY FINDS
Roughly two-thirds of people using AI in their jobs say that the tools create "new opportunities for them to enjoy work," according to HP’s latest Work Relationship Survey, which quizzed 15,600 employees across several industries.
DEEPMIND AND BIONTECH ARE BUILDING A CADRE OF AI LAB ASSISTANTS
Google’s DeepMind AI lab and BioNTech, co-developer of a COVID vaccine, are each creating automated lab assistants to help researchers design experiments and predict their results.
MOTHBALLED NUCLEAR PLANT REOPENS TO MEET AI’S ENERGY DEMAND
Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant came to the end of its useful life in 2022. Energy company Holtec International bought it and planned to dismantle it.
AI INTRODUCES YOU TO YOUR FUTURE SELF
A research project led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created an AI that enables you to communicate with the self you will become.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS JOBS GO WITH IT
There were 72,821 job cuts in the U.S. in September, down 4 percent from August, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas
OPENAI BETS ON AI AGENT
As it transforms itself into a primarily profit-seeking entity, OpenAI is betting big on AI agents, the automated programs that can carry out tasks without human prompting, to jump-start revenue.
DEVELOPERS ARE FIELDING A NEW GENERATION OF AI AGENTS
AI giants including Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are introducing a new generation of AI “agents” to give businesses another and perhaps more useful reason to embrace generative AI.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR VETOES NATION’S MOST STRINGENT AI BILL
California governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have put strong guardrails on AI after the legislature passed the measure by wide margins more than a month ago.