Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in suicides, delusions
In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours.
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Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her ‘frenemy’
Kim Kardashian admitted that she has failed legal exams after blindly relying on ChatGPT’s advice.
Lost in AI translation
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Bring back the iBook, you cowards
Apple is reportedly working on a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip. This could be a small deal, a decision made by supply chain economics and the fact that the M1 MacBook Air continues to sell well at Walmart. Or it could be huge, a return to form for a company that once seemed […]
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker. Over 75 percent of shares voted in favor of the proposal. The vote gives Musk enormous sway over his electric vehicle company, as well […]
Laude Institute announces first batch of ‘Slingshots’ AI grants
Slingshots AI grants provide resources that would be unavailable in most academic settings. Its debut program has 15 startups focused on AI evaluation.
Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments
Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.
Amazon offers AI translation for self-published Kindle books
Amazon is making it easier for self-published authors to release their ebooks in multiple languages with Kindle Translate, a new AI translation tool that launched in beta on Thursday to a limited number of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors. In its early form, it can translate between English and Spanish and from German to English, […]
Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
The furor over Sarah Friar’s comments grew so loud that Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks weighed in.