In the sleek, unrelenting world of Silicon Valley, where disruption is a mantra and youth is both a currency and a burden, Suchir Balaji stood out as someone who questioned the very foundations of the empire he helped build. At just 26, he was a researcher who worked with OpenAI, one of the most influential…
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old Indian American researcher who spent four years at OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. Balaji, who had recently left the company and raised significant concerns about its practices, leaves behind a final social media post that offers a rare and compelling insider’s perspective on the ethical challenges facing…
Balaji, a former employee at the AI giant OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. The tragic death of 26-year-old Suchir Balaji, a former employee of OpenAI and outspoken critic of the company’s practices, has shocked the tech world. Balaji, who had been vocal about his concerns over the ethical…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has taken a subtle jab at Microsoft’s AI strategy. When asked about Google’s progress in AI compared to its competitors in a recent interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Pichai highlighted a key difference: Google develops its own AI models, while Microsoft relies on external models from companies like…
Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle with OpenAI by filing a preliminary injunction in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking to prevent the artificial intelligence company from converting to a fully for-profit entity and alleging multiple anti-competitive practices.The lawsuit targets OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, Microsoft, and…
OpenAI is facing new legal challenges in Canada. Five major Canadian news media companies, including the Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press, Postmedia, Metroland, the Toronto Star and the CBC/Radio-Canada, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement and breach of online terms of use. The lawsuit accuses the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence (AI) startup…
He might as well have been speaking about his new BFF and the nation’s first buddy Elon Musk who just can’t stop winning since Donald Trump came back to power. Elon Musk, already a dominant force in the business world, has now cemented his place in history as the wealthiest person ever. Thanks to a…
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….
