microsoft Microsoft Hires Inflection AI Cofounders in Unusual Non-Acquisition Deal Microsoft hires Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan from Inflection AI to lead its consumer AI division without acquiring the startup. The unusual arrangement raises immediate questions about antitrust scrutiny and the future of Inflection's consumer chatbot.
figure Figure and OpenAI Unveil Highly Advanced Humanoid Robot Figure and OpenAI showcase a new humanoid robot with impressive conversational and physical capabilities. The demonstration highlights a significant leap in robotics that surpasses current competitors.
elon musk Elon Musk Announces Plans to Open Source Grok Chatbot This Week Elon Musk reveals that his AI startup xAI will open source its Grok chatbot this week. The move follows a recent lawsuit against OpenAI in which Musk accuses the company of abandoning its original open source mission.
elon musk Musk Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman Over Founding Mission Elon Musk takes legal action against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of abandoning the company's original nonprofit mission. The lawsuit claims the AI developer illegally shifts its focus toward profit-driven goals.
elon musk Elon Musk Sues OpenAI Over Abandonment of Nonprofit Mission Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of abandoning the company's original nonprofit mission in favor of massive profits through a partnership with Microsoft.
elon musk Elon Musk Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Betrayal of Nonprofit Mission Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and its leaders, accusing them of abandoning the company's original nonprofit mission to benefit humanity in favor of maximizing profits for Microsoft.
elon musk Elon Musk Sues OpenAI Over Abandoned Nonprofit Mission Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and its leadership, accusing them of breaking their founding agreement to prioritize public benefit over profits. He asks the court to force the company to open its technology to the public.
figure Figure Raises $675M at $2.6B Valuation for Humanoid Robots Bay Area robotics startup Figure secures a massive $675 million Series B round backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The company focuses on building general-purpose humanoid robots for industrial workplaces.
figure ai Humanoid Robot Startup Figure AI Raises $675 Million From Tech Giants Figure AI secures a massive $675 million funding round at a $2.6 billion valuation, backed by Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, and Microsoft. The startup partners with OpenAI to advance the AI capabilities of its general-purpose humanoid robot.
openai Diffusion Transformers Power OpenAI's Sora and Reshape Generative AI OpenAI's impressive Sora video generator relies on an older but powerful AI architecture called the diffusion transformer. By replacing older U-Net backbones with transformers, this new approach enables generative models to scale to unprecedented levels.
microsoft Microsoft Invests $16 Million in French AI Startup Mistral Microsoft pours $16.3 million into Paris-based Mistral AI as part of a broader distribution partnership. The deal gives Azure users a new alternative to OpenAI's models and draws regulatory scrutiny from the European Commission.
mistral ai Mistral AI Challenges OpenAI With New GPT-4 Rival and Chat Assistant Paris-based startup Mistral AI introduces Mistral Large, a flagship language model designed to compete directly with GPT-4 and Claude 2. The company also launches Le Chat, a beta chat assistant, as it shifts toward a commercial API business model.
microsoft Microsoft Invests in French AI Startup Mistral to Expand Beyond OpenAI Microsoft partners with European AI startup Mistral, making it the second company to host its models on Azure. The move comes as Microsoft faces increasing antitrust scrutiny over its massive OpenAI investment.
reddit Reddit Secures $203 Million in AI Data Licensing Ahead of IPO Reddit reveals $203 million in data licensing contracts as it prepares for its public market debut, highlighting the growing financial value of conversational data for training large language models.
google Google Pauses Gemini AI Image Tool Over Historical Inaccuracies Google temporarily halts its Gemini AI image generator following user complaints about historically inaccurate depictions. The company promises to release an improved version of the tool soon.