OpenAI claims New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit In a filing Monday, OpenAI claims a ‘hired gun’ took ‘tens of thousands of attempts to generate the highly anomalous results’
OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7tn. For all our sakes, pray he doesn’t get it The man behind ChatGPT is wooing the UAE to invest in energy-hungry AI. But if it turns out his tech can’t fix the world, he’s got his escape plan
Microsoft-backed OpenAI valued at $80bn after company completes deal Company to sell existing shares in ‘tender offer’ led by venture firm Thrive Capital, in similar deal as early last year
Tech firms sign ‘reasonable precautions’ to stop AI-generated election chaos Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok outline methods they will use to try to detect and label deceptive AI content
Microsoft bringing Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo, amid major strategy shift Four games that were previously exclusive to the Xbox console will be made available for the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, as the company focuses on its software products
North Korea and Iran using AI for hacking, Microsoft says US tech giant says it has detected threats from foreign countries that used or attempted to exploit generative AI it had developed
AI firm considers banning creation of political images for 2024 elections Midjourney’s CEO David Holz says company close to ‘hammering’ images of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and others ‘for next 12 months’
Microsoft’s Activision acquisition and bets on AI yield high quarterly revenue Tech giant now second business in history to reach a stock market valuation of $3tn, overtaking Apple as the world’s most valuable
Data gold rush: companies once focused on mining cryptocurrency pivot to generative AI Tech companies are cashing in on an unprecedented demand for computing power needed to operate artificial intelligence
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox staff Tech giant acquired video-game publisher Activision Blizzard three months ago for $69bn
Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI may face EU scrutiny, officials say European Commission says it is checking whether multibillion-dollar stake is reviewable under merger regulation
TechScape: Cybercrime, AI supremacy and the metaverse – the tech stories that will dominate 2024 From the future of X to Apple’s Vision Pro headset, we make a call on the deals, products and technologies that could define this year
For all the hype in 2023, we still don’t know what AI’s long-term impact will be As with the printing press and the dotcom boom, initial frenzy and speculation obscures the lasting legacy of new technologies
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement Lawsuit says companies gave NYT content ‘particular emphasis’ and ‘seek to free-ride’ on paper’s investment in its journalism
ChatGPT exploded into public life a year ago. Now we know what went on behind the scenes The fallout from AI’s ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ has been dramatic. In tech, 12 months can seem like an eternity