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Microsoft Veteran Dee Templeton Takes Seat on OpenAI Board as Non-Voting Observer: Microsoft executive Dee Templeton, with 25 years of experience, has joined OpenAI’s board as a non-voting observer. Her role grants access to board meetings and confidential information but not voting rights. Templeton oversees operations for 1,500 scientists and engineers at Microsoft and leads significant technical partnerships with OpenAI. OpenAI is also in discussions to fill additional board seats. - Artificial Intelligence topics! #ai #artificialintelligence #intelligenzaartificiale

The recent events with OpenAI and X are a stark reminder that technology is powerful, but its power should not be concentrated in the hands of a few individuals. It's time to ensure that tech giants answer to the public, their employees and regulators at large. We must strive for transparency and accountability when building solutions for society #TechDemocracy #TechnologyForGood #PowerToThePeople

Sam Altman Fired as CEO of OpenAI In a surprising turn of events, Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. The board cited a lack of candor in his communications as the reason for his termination. Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman have both resigned from the company's board. Microsoft, which is a major investor in OpenAI, has stated that it will continue to partner with the company. This is a developing story, and we will continue to update it as more information becomes available. Key takeaways: 1.Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. 2.The board cited a lack of candor in his communications as the reason for his termination. 3.Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman have both resigned from the company's board. Microsoft has stated that it will continue to partner with OpenAI. #OpenAI #SamAltman #CEO #fired https://lnkd.in/daxHZYUy

#technology #unitedstates #nobelprizesummit About 650 OpenAI employees, including OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, who posted on X that he "deeply regretted" being part of the move to oust Altman, are threatening to quit and join Microsoft to continue to work with Sam Altman. This is not a reflection on the OpenAI board which fired Altman. The commercial arm of OpenAI whose pursuit led to Altman’s firing could become mostly part of Microsoft to pursue a better and sober path to integrating AI into the economy under adult supervision at Microsoft with the company restructuring its investment of $13 billion. OpenAI with its current board can return to its ‘non-profit global open interoperable standards for safe AI’ roots, similar to IEEE internet, World Wide Web (WWW), and Open Geospatial Consortium, just as One World (TAMIRISA, https://www.tamirisa.com) is for global #sustainability. The non-profit employee-owned and operated corporation is the future of the corporation, https://lnkd.in/eZsCQ3-p.

🚀 Exciting news in the world of AI and ML! Microsoft's Dee Templeton joins OpenAI's board as a non-voting observer, bringing over 25 years of expertise to the table. This move reflects the growing collaboration between tech giants and AI innovators. Stay tuned for more updates! #AI #ML #Microsoft #OpenAI #TechNews

In a surprising twist, OpenAI employees' threat to quit if CEO Sam Altman was not reinstated appears to have been a strategic bluff. Despite their collective stance, insiders reveal that joining Microsoft was not a desirable move for the team, who pride themselves on being at the forefront of innovation. The real sticking point? A financial one, with a tender offer on the horizon that could lead to a significant payday for staff. This revelation not only sheds new light on Altman's position but also signals to the industry that OpenAI's influence may not be as unwavering as once thought. #AI #OpenAI #TechNews #Innovation #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #TechIndustry #SamAltman #StrategicMoves #IndustryInsights

In this week's Take a Byte: OpenAI's new text-to-video model, tech companies signing a pact to prevent AI from disrupting elections, and a warning from the FTC for U.S. companies. 👩🔬 . . . . . . #TechNews #AIinTech #TechInnovation #AIethics #AIpolicy #ElectionTech #OpenAI #FTCWarning #TechPact #AIandSociety #DataScience #AIModels #DataPrivacy #TechUpdates #DataScienceHeadlines #TechSegment #AppleTech #MicrosoftEU #GoogleMemo #ai #artificialintelligence #updates #news #resource #resources #nonprofit

While OpenAI say they will ban the use of Sora, its new video-generation tool, for political *campaigning*, this is scant consolation in this year of elections in Bangladesh, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico, and the UK. Take a look at the tool below and imagine it being used to skew thinking based on things politicians and other groups of people hadn't actually done or said.

Elon Musk has decided to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI, highlighting a significant development in the tech world. This move could have substantial implications for the future of AI and its governance. Stay tuned for more updates on this evolving story. #TechNews #AI #ElonMusk #OpenAI

Turns out it was just the very debate that has existed at OpenAI since Elon Musk and Sama disagreed. The brilliant reporters at https://lnkd.in/eyPFngCF got number of exclusives where they have been talking to OpenAI staff. My quick take is.. nothing to see here folks.. just the usual stuff you get in big platform shifts like the internet and the PC era - open vs closed, perfection vs move-fast-break-thing, centralised vs decentralised etc ————— "You can call it this way," Sutskever said about the coup allegation. "And I can understand why you chose this word, but I disagree with this. This was the board doing its duty to the mission of the nonprofit, which is to make sure that OpenAl builds AGI that benefits all of humanity." AGI stands for artificial general intelligence, a term that refers to software that can reason the way humans do. (Another person said Sutskever may have misinterpreted a question related to a potential hostile takeover of OpenAl by other parties.) When Sutskever was asked whether "these backroom removals are a good way to govern the most important company in the world?" he answered: "I mean, fair, I agree that there is a not ideal element to it. 100%."