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One of the OpenAI directors who ousted CEO Sam Altman is issuing some stark warnings about the future of unchecked artificial intelligence.

Doom and Gloom

"There's a lot of other ways that AI could really take things in a bad direction."

Former OpenAI Director Warns There Are Bad Things AI Can Do Besides Kill You

Fusion startup Helion is in talks for a deal with OpenAI to "buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers."

Nuclear Vaporware

Could Sam Altman's fusion pet project really save the future of AI?

OpenAI Negotiating to Buy "Vast Quantities" of Fusion Power, Which Doesn't Exist Yet

During a recent summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was stumped after being asked how his company's AIs actually work, pointing to a larger issue.

Misinterpreted AI

"We certainly have not solved interpretability."

Sam Altman Admits That OpenAI Doesn't Actually Understand How Its AI Works

Less than 10 days after dissolving its old safety team, OpenAI has announced a one — with CEO Sam Altman at its helm. 

Switch It Up

That was fast. 

Sam Altman Replaces OpenAI’s Fired Safety Team With Himself and His Cronies

Egregious and Unusual

"We want to make sure you understand that if you don't sign, it could impact your equity."

Leaked OpenAI Documents Show Sam Altman Was Clearly Aware of Silencing Former Employees

It sounds like Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, did something interesting last year: he asked Scarlett Johansson for consent.

Altman Down

He just took the mask off.

Sam Altman Ignoring Scarlett Johansson's Lack of Consent Shows Us Exactly What Type of Person He Really Is

OpenAI allegedly asked Scarlett Johansson if it could use her voice for the latest ChatGPT update — and then pushed on without her consent.

I'm With Her

"I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference."

Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Asked to Use Her Voice for ChatGPT, and When She Said No They Did It Anyway

OpenAI got a lot of criticism this week for departures and a restrictive nondisclosure agreement. Sam Altman is clearly freaked.

Mea Culpa

"This is on me and one of the few times I've been genuinely embarrassed running OpenAI."

Sam Altman Clearly Freaked Out by Reaction to News of OpenAI Silencing Former Employees

It might sound like a joke, but OpenAI has dissolved the team responsible for making sure advanced AI doesn't turn against humankind.

Sky Nyet

"But over the past years, safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products."

OpenAI Researcher Quits, Flames Company for Axing Team Working to Prevent Superintelligent AI From Turning Against Humankind

After chasing it for years, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is humblebragging that all his international fame is taking a toll.

Humble Brag

"It's a strangely isolating way to live."

After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized in Public Too Much

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI cofounder and chief scientist, is leaving the company after moving to oust CEO Sam Altman in November.

Au Revoir

Thus ends a protracted saga in OpenAI history. 

Scientist Who Said Neural Networks May Already Be Conscious Leaves OpenAI After Leading Coup Against Sam Altman

An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.

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