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
Be glad UK’s watchdog has its eyes on what just happened at OpenAI Failures in the regulation of social media companies a generation ago must not be repeated
Elon Musk’s AI startup seeks to raise $1bn in equity Billionaire wants xAI to keep pace with rivals including OpenAI, Microsoft and Google
‘Huge egos are in play’: behind the firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s Sam Altman The surprise sacking of the AI venture’s CEO was followed by a near mutiny at the company and his reinstatement
OpenAI ‘was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff’ Reports say new model Q* fuelled safety fears, with workers airing their concerns to the board before CEO Sam Altman’s sacking
Does Australia exist? Well, that depends on which search engine you ask … Microsoft’s Bing falls victim to long-running part-joke internet conspiracy theory
Microsoft chief says ‘no OpenAI’ without tech giant’s involvement Satya Nadella reveals Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor, was not consulted about Sam Altman’s dismissal as fallout continues
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Tech company creates advanced new artificial intelligence team as Twitch’s Emmett Shear joins OpenAI
What’s been going on at the company behind ChatGPT – and why it matters OpenAI has been at the centre of a Silicon Valley corporate drama since the recent sacking of CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman was the trusted face of AI. His firm, though, is much more complex The conflicts of interest built into OpenAI’s corporate structure may be a bigger story than the loss of its leader
Microsoft releases AI tool for photorealistic copying of faces and voices In response to criticism that Azure AI Speech was simply a ‘deepfakes creator’, Microsoft said it had implemented safeguards
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 review: still unique but should be better Big chip and graphics upgrades come at great cost to wallet and battery life for difficult second act
Cloud service firms lock customers in while nickel-and-diming them It’s a company’s dream business model – the services are too difficult to switch, and small price increases are often overlooked