openai OpenAI and Anthropic Grant US Government Access to Test New AI Models Two leading AI startups agree to let the U.S. AI Safety Institute evaluate their latest models before and after public release. The partnership aims to establish safety standards and mitigate risks associated with advanced artificial intelligence.
nist NIST Safety Institute Partners With Anthropic and OpenAI for AI Testing The U.S. AI Safety Institute establishes formal agreements with Anthropic and OpenAI to advance research on artificial intelligence safety and evaluation.
openai OpenAI Co-Founder John Schulman Leaves for Rival Anthropic OpenAI co-founder John Schulman departs the ChatGPT maker to join competing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. His exit represents another significant leadership change within the top ranks of the leading AI company.
openai OpenAI Faces Key Leadership Exits as Co-Founder Joins Anthropic OpenAI co-founder John Schulman leaves for rival Anthropic to focus on AI alignment, while president Greg Brockman takes an extended sabbatical through the end of the year.
ai startups AI Startups Drastically Increase Federal Lobbying Spending Amid Election Year Major AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic are pouring record amounts of money into federal lobbying as regulation debates heat up. The overall number of groups lobbying on AI issues also jumps significantly in the first half of 2024.
meta Meta Unveils Llama 3.1 to Rival Top Closed AI Models Meta releases its largest open-source AI model to date, Llama 3.1 405B, which directly competes with leading closed models like GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet. The updated model family also features an expanded context window and new multilingual capabilities.
meta Meta Releases Llama 3.1 to Challenge Closed AI Models Meta unveils Llama 3.1, a massive 405-billion-parameter open-source AI model that directly rivals top closed systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. The updated model family features a massive 128,000-token context window and broad multilingual support.
anthropic Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet to Challenge OpenAI Anthropic releases Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a faster and more capable AI model that outperforms its predecessors on key benchmarks. The update also introduces Artifacts, a new interactive workspace for editing generated content.
anthropic Anthropic Unveils Claude 3.5 Sonnet to Challenge OpenAI Anthropic releases Claude 3.5 Sonnet, its most advanced AI model to date, featuring faster speeds and a new interactive workspace feature called Artifacts. The launch intensifies the ongoing arms race in the generative AI market.
openai OpenAI Seeks Trillions to Break Nvidia's Grip on AI Chip Supply OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pursues a staggering $7 trillion to expand global chipmaking capacity and reduce reliance on Nvidia. Meanwhile, the FTC investigates major AI partnerships and the EU AI Act moves forward.
ai news Major Tech Firms Invest Heavily in AI Safety and Robotics August 2024 brings massive AI shifts as Amazon acquires top robotics talent from Covariant and Apple and Nvidia consider a landmark investment in OpenAI. Meanwhile, leading AI labs voluntarily share advanced models with the US government for safety testing.
anthropic Anthropic Hires Former OpenAI Safety Lead Jan Leike for New Superalignment Team Jan Leike joins Anthropic to lead a new superalignment team after resigning from OpenAI and publicly criticizing its safety practices. The new group will focus on scalable oversight and automated alignment research.
amazon Amazon Web Services Accelerates Cloud Growth With Strong AI Revenue Amazon Web Services exceeds first-quarter expectations with 17% revenue growth and record profit margins. The cloud unit benefits heavily from rising demand for artificial intelligence services.
stability ai Stability AI CEO Steps Down to Pursue Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Stability AI founder Emad Mostaque resigns as CEO, arguing that the AI industry needs decentralized governance rather than centralized corporate control. The startup appoints its COO and CTO as interim co-CEOs amid ongoing financial struggles and high executive turnover.
ftc FTC Launches Broad Inquiry Into Big Tech AI Partnerships The Federal Trade Commission uses its special authority to scrutinize billions of dollars in AI investments by Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft. This probe seeks to determine if these massive partnerships stifle fair competition in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence market.