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You could own the birthplace of OpenAI — if you have $1.5 million to spare.When OpenAI first launched in 2015, its founders, including Sam Altman, did not have an office and primarily worked out of cofounder Greg Brockman’s apartment in the Mission. That very loft apartment on the upper levels…
OpenAI is making compute resources a core part of its sales pitch for a new safety fellowship. Loading audio narration… According to the application, OpenAI will dedicate approximately $15,000 in compute per month to its first AI safety fellows, who will work alongside members of the frontier lab’s safety team.Compute…
OpenAI’s acquisition of popular tech talk show TBPN has left many in Silicon Valley stunned — but not speechless. Loading audio narration… Sam Altman’s AI behemoth has made a slew of big moves this year, from introducing ads on ChatGPT to shutting down Sora, its AI video app.While OpenAI is…
ARM has long run its business as an architect behind the scenes, designing chips that power almost all the world’s smartphone and making money off royalties from the chips it designs for customers. Loading audio narration… Now, Arm is changing it up by announcing its own AI chip, the Arm…
Earlier this month, Fidji Simo laid out a sharper strategy for OpenAI: the startup’s everything era is over. Now, it’s about focus. Loading audio narration… “We cannot miss this moment because we are distracted by side quests,” Simo said at an all-hands meeting, according to Business Insider’s must-read profile of…
Workers leave Big Tech for OpenAI. They fan out across a growing ecosystem of startups. Rinse and repeat.Since it launched ChatGPT, the Sam Altman-led company has quickly become a magnet for AI talent. It has pulled hundreds of researchers and engineers from competitors like Google, Meta, and Apple, according to…
Some people are angry with OpenAI, and it’s about more than just the company’s deal with the Pentagon.On Tuesday evening, I visited the OpenAI headquarters in Mission Bay, San Francisco, and I was met with a relatively small but energetic and diverse group of protesters, each with very different demands.…
OpenAI’s latest funding round is unprecedented. The following charts put the deal in perspective.The startup announced the $110 billion financing last week, pushing its valuation to $840 billion, including the new cash. It brings Amazon and Nvidia on as major backers and puts questions about OpenAI’s financial stability to bed.…
