Tony Fadell, known for his work on Apple iPod and Nest Labs, expressed skepticism about the current state of large language models (LLMs) and their potential for harm. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco, US, Fadell took aim at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Talking about his understanding of the history of AI development before…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. NEW DELHI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella‘s compensation for fiscal 2024 increased by 63%, reaching $79.1 million, a company filing revealed on Thursday. This surge was primarily due to stock awards. Nadella’s compensation in 2023 was $48.5 million.The filing detailed that Nadella’s stock awards rose to about $71 million from $39 million…
Apple‘s CEO Tim Cook says the company doesn’t need to be first in artificial intelligence (AI), it just needs to be the best. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Cook explained Apple’s approach to AI with four words: “Not first, but best.”Apple is about to release its AI system called Apple Intelligence….
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has adopted an unconventional daily habit. The CEO of the $3 trillion tech giant carves out time each day to personally connect with two different executives, ranging from AI innovators to sports coaches, according to a recent report by The Information. This practice, deeply woven into Nadella’s routine, serves as his…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella OpenAI and Microsoft are locked in a high-stakes negotiation over how to translate Microsoft’s nearly $14 billion investment into equity as the AI startup transitions to a for-profit corporation, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This pivotal discussion comes as tensions emerge in their once-celebrated…
Geoffrey Hinton, often hailed as the “godfather of AI,” has openly expressed reservations about Sam Altman’s leadership of OpenAI, criticising Altman for focusing more on profits than safety. Hinton, who recently won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, mentioned his pride in one of his former students, Ilya Sutskever, for playing a pivotal role in…
Mira Murati decided to quit as chief technology officer of OpenAI. Murati’s decision sprouted from the need to create “time and space for personal exploration.”Sharing her “difficult decision,” Murati shared her resignation letter on X which said: “There’s never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right.”“I’m…
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, announced her resignation in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to leave OpenAl,” she wrote in a note that she shared with OpenAI. “I’m stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration,”…
Apple and Nvidia are in discussions to invest in OpenAI as part of a new funding round that could value the artificial intelligence startup at over $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential investments by the tech giants would join a round led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, which is…
Mark Zuckerberg-owned Meta rolled out its Meta AI chatbot to WhatsApp, Instagram and other platforms last month. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appears to be struggling with a basic mathematics question. When asked ‘which is bigger 9.9 or 9.11’, Meta AI on WhatsApp responded ‘9.11 is bigger than 9.9’. On further asking to explain why…
