Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster
Mira Murati's deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman's ouster The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry’s biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT-maker. The explanation? That Altman was “not consistently candid in his communications with the board.” Now, via […]
Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
Apple's AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production AirPods Pro 3 | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Currently, Apple testers are “actively using” prototypes that are in the […]
SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas
SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas Elon Musk’s plans to get into the AI chip manufacturing business are going to be costly. As the New York Times and CNBC report, SpaceX is planning to invest at least $55 billion into its “Terafab” chip plant in Austin, Texas. That’s according […]
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
Google's taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air The Fitbit Air can be preordered today and will be available starting May 26th. | Image: Google It’s a Whoop dupe. That was my first thought when I saw the new $99 Google Fitbit Air. You can hardly blame me. The band is […]
Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability
Musk's biggest loyalist became his biggest liability I sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis the question on everyone’s minds: Girl, what the fuck are you doing? Zilis, who testified under oath that she is the mother of four of Musk’s […]
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI – and from before […]
Elon Musk had a bad week in court
Elon Musk had a bad week in court Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI “stole a nonprofit,” and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he won’t win his case against the […]
Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents
Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that’s specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles document edits, negotiation history, and complex documents to help legal teams handle tasks like reviewing contracts. “Instead of relying on general AI models to interpret […]
The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room Okay, I am not a lawyer so I only understood about half of what just happened. But I am fairly sure, given the context, that Elon Musk’s lawyers may have just fucked up big. Jared “James Brickhouse” Birchall, Musk’s […]
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI's models to train Grok In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI’s models to improve its own. The matter at question is model distillation, a common industry practice by which one larger AI model acts as a […]