OpenAI's Venture Fund Shifts Control from Sam Altman to Ian Hathaway
Initially backed by $175 million in commitments last year, the OpenAI Startup Fund has now grown to hold $325 million in gross net asset value, as per an SEC filing.
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OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Accessible Without Sign-Ups
To ensure user safety, OpenAI has implemented additional content safeguards for users accessing ChatGPT without signing up, including blocking prompts and generations in certain categories, although the specific categories were not disclosed.
Skyflow Raises $30 Million Led by Khosla Ventures for Data Privacy in AI
Skyflow's solution addresses this challenge by providing robust permissions and governance capabilities, ensuring that only authorized data is utilized by AI models and their users.
Musk's xAI Set to Launch Upgraded Chatbot, Grok-1.5
One of the most important upgrades in Grok-1.5 is its expanded context window, allowing the model to consider a larger amount of preceding text (up to 128,000 tokens) before generating responses.
Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for FTX Fraud
Bankman-Fried's defense team plans to appeal both the conviction and the sentence, indicating a continued legal battle in the case.
Parent of FTX Victim Advocates Leniency in Bankman-Fried's Sentencing
Supporting letters from other concerned parents and acquaintances further show Bankman-Fried's positive attributes and contributions to society.
Amazon Increases Investment in AI Startup Anthropic to $4 Billion
As part of the deal, Anthropic will leverage Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider for critical workloads, including safety research.