openai OpenAI Releases Full GPT-2 Text Model After Safety Concerns Fade OpenAI makes its complete GPT-2 language model available to the public after finding no strong evidence of misuse. The AI generates convincing but flawed text, demonstrating both its capabilities and its limitations.
openai OpenAI Releases Full GPT-2 Text Generator After Misuse Fears Fail to Materialize OpenAI officially releases its complete GPT-2 language model after withholding it due to concerns over automated fake news generation. The organization states it has observed no strong evidence of misuse since the initial phased rollout.
openai OpenAI Agents Evolve Tool Use and Teamwork Through Hide-and-Seek OpenAI researchers discover that AI algorithms develop surprisingly complex behaviors like tool use and collaboration simply by playing hundreds of millions of virtual hide-and-seek games.
openai OpenAI Agents Develop Clever Tool Use During Hide-and-Seek Simulation OpenAI researchers observe machine learning agents teaching themselves sophisticated tool use and rule-breaking strategies in a virtual hide-and-seek game. This simulated environment serves as a stepping stone for teaching AI to navigate real-world physics.
openai OpenAI Slowly Releases Powerful Fake News AI After Staged Rollout Experiment OpenAI is gradually releasing larger versions of its deceptive text generator GPT-2 after a six-month phased rollout. A new report shows this cautious approach successfully helps researchers anticipate and study the AI's malicious applications.
microsoft Microsoft Commits $1 Billion to OpenAI for Azure Supercomputing Partnership Microsoft invests one billion dollars in OpenAI to jointly develop advanced AI supercomputing technologies on the Azure cloud platform. The multiyear deal makes Microsoft the preferred partner for commercializing OpenAI's future AI breakthroughs.
microsoft Microsoft Pours $1 Billion Into OpenAI to Develop Human-Like AI Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to jointly build advanced artificial general intelligence on the Azure cloud platform. The partnership aims to tackle complex global challenges while making Microsoft OpenAI's exclusive commercial partner.
microsoft Microsoft Bets $1 Billion on OpenAI to Chase Human-Like Artificial Intelligence Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI, making the AI research group a major Azure cloud customer and joint partner in developing supercomputing technology.
openai Openai Shifts From Nonprofit To Capped Profit To Attract Capital OpenAI transitions from a nonprofit to a capped-profit model, allowing investors to earn up to 100 times their initial investment before profits redirect to the parent nonprofit.
sam altman Sam Altman Steps Down as Y Combinator President to Lead OpenAI Sam Altman is transitioning from Y Combinator president to chairman so he can become the CEO of OpenAI, leaving behind a massively expanded accelerator program.
y combinator Y Combinator President Sam Altman Steps Down Amid Major Accelerator Shake-Up Sam Altman transitions from his role as Y Combinator president to chairman as the accelerator undergoes significant operational changes. The company is relocating its headquarters to San Francisco and expanding the size of its startup batches.
sam altman Y Combinator President Sam Altman Steps Down to Focus on OpenAI Sam Altman leaves his daily role as president of Y Combinator to dedicate his time to artificial intelligence research at OpenAI. He remains with the startup accelerator as chairman.
openai OpenAI Holds Back New AI Text Generator Over Misuse Fears OpenAI creates a highly convincing text generation AI but refuses to release the full model to the public due to concerns about malicious abuse.
openai OpenAI Withholds Powerful Text Generator Over Misinformation Fears OpenAI refuses to release its highly advanced GPT-2 language model to the public due to concerns about automated fake news and abuse. The controversial decision sparks backlash from researchers who accuse the organization of breaking its open-access promises.
elon musk Elon Musk Parts Ways With OpenAI Over Strategic Disagreements Elon Musk leaves the OpenAI board due to conflicting views on the company's future direction and development pace. The departure highlights growing divisions in how to safely accelerate artificial intelligence research.