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Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words
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Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied about safety standards for a new AI...

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‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk
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‘I Actually Thought He Was Going to Hit Me,’ OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Says of Elon Musk

OpenAI president Greg Brockman testified about a contentious 2017 meeting with Elon Musk where he felt physically...

Wired AI
OpenAI’s president does ‘all the things,’ except answer a question
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OpenAI’s president does ‘all the things,’ except answer a question

Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, testified in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, demonstrating evasive testimony...

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Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race
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Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race

Stuart Russell, an AI researcher and Elon Musk's expert witness in the OpenAI trial, warns about the risks of an AGI...

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Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims
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Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

Elon Musk allegedly sent threatening text messages to OpenAI's president Greg Brockman and CEO Sam Altman, warning they...

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ChatGPT now tracks users for ads by default as OpenAI looks for new revenue
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ChatGPT now tracks users for ads by default as OpenAI looks for new revenue

OpenAI has enabled marketing cookies by default for free ChatGPT users in countries with ads, automatically tracking...

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A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
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A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat

A nonprofit organization linked to OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz executives is funding influencers to promote American...

Wired AI
Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.
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Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.

Elon Musk is in a legal battle against OpenAI, arguing that the company betrayed its nonprofit mission by converting to...

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Musk v. Altman is just getting started
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Musk v. Altman is just getting started

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, arguing that the company's conversion to a for-profit model betrayed its original nonprofit...

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Elon Musk had a bad week in court
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Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, where he claims the company stole a nonprofit and that he was the driving force...

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How Shivon Zilis Operated as Elon Musk’s OpenAI Insider
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How Shivon Zilis Operated as Elon Musk’s OpenAI Insider

Trial messages reveal how Shivon Zilis, mother of four of Elon Musk's children, served as an intermediary between Musk...

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After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too
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After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too

OpenAI is restricting access to its new GPT-5.5 Cyber cybersecurity testing tool to critical cyber defenders only,...

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Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?
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Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?

The Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial extends beyond their personal rivalry to have significant implications for OpenAI...

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OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico
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OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico

OpenAI is launching additional opt-in security protections for ChatGPT accounts, including a new partnership with...

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OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts
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OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts

OpenAI is launching Advanced Account Security to protect ChatGPT and Codex users from phishing attacks and account...

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On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets
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On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets

Elon Musk testified for the second day in his legal attempt to dismantle OpenAI, with his own tweets being used as...

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How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’
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How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’

Elon Musk testified in court during the third day of his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, with tensions...

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All the evidence unveiled so far in Musk v. Altman
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All the evidence unveiled so far in Musk v. Altman

The Musk v. Altman trial is revealing evidence from OpenAI's founding, including emails, documents, and photos showing...

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Tumbler Ridge families are suing OpenAI
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Tumbler Ridge families are suing OpenAI

Seven families of victims from a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging...

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