Musk-led group offers $97.4bn for OpenAI takeover; Sam Altman gives counter-offer – The Times of India

A group of investors led by Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion bid to acquire the nonprofit entity that controls OpenAI, escalating a long-running power struggle between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of artificial intelligence.The consortium includes Musk’s AI firm xAI, investment firm Vy Capital, and Hollywood power broker Ari…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meets IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw; clarifies ‘hopeless’ remark in India – The Times of India

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman met with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss India’s AI strategy and address previous comments about AI development. During the meeting, Altman also explained the “hopeless” remark he made a few years ago and expressed his willingness to collaborate with India on building its AI stack, encompassing GPUs, models…

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Ashwini Vaishnaw and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Collaborate for India’s AI Revolution | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss India’s strategy for developing a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem.Following the meeting, Vaishnaw posted on X: “Had super cool discussion with Sam Altman on our strategy of creating the entire AI stack – GPUs, model, and apps. Willing to collaborate…

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Keep your heads down and …: Microsoft CFO Amy Hood to employees in internal memo – The Times of India

“Our focus is clear: delivering real-world AI solutions while simultaneously globally scaling our cloud and AI infrastructure,” wrote Microsoft CFO Amy Hood in her memo to the employees, urging them to stay focused on delivering real-world AI solutions amid “a lot of AI-related news this week,” including Chinese startup DeepSeek’s cost-efficient AI model and the…

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OpenAI unveils ‘Deep Research’ tool as China’s DeepSeek heats up AI race – The Times of India

OpenAI introduced a new ChatGPT feature called “deep research” on Monday, coinciding with high-level discussions in Tokyo, while China’s DeepSeek chatbot intensifies the competition in artificial intelligence.DeepSeek’s entry into the AI landscape has created a stir in Silicon Valley, with its purported cost-effectiveness and efficiency prompting American developers to accelerate their efforts.OpenAI, which brought generative…

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China’s DeepSeek ‘divides’ OpenAI: I personally think we have been on the wrong… ChatGPT maker CEO Sam Altman – The Times of India

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a surprising revelation during a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session: his company has been excessively secretive about its AI technology. Altman expressed his personal support for publishing OpenAI’s research and acknowledged that the company’s historically closed approach to development has positioned them “on the wrong side of history” regarding open-sourcing.He…

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Shark Tank judge Anupam Mittal ‘reminds’ Sam Altman of his “completely hopeless” comments for India; says “Apna…” – The Times of India

Sam Altman recently faced criticism for his ‘hopeless’ comment of building an artificial intelligence (AI) model under $10 million to compete with the ChatGPT. During an Economic Times conversation in 2023, Altman remarked “It’s totally hopeless to compete with us on training foundation models”. In a latest, People Group founder and Shark Tank judge Anupam…

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‘Godfather of AI’ warns ChatGPT maker OpenAI and other tech giants about competing with DeepSeek – The Times of India

A new report by experts has warned about how the increasing competition among tech majors may boost the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The report’s lead author, Yoshua Bengio, also known as “one of the godfathers of modern AI,” highlighted the risks associated with the rapid advancement of AI technology, particularly with the…

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‘Chor Ke Ghar Chori’: ChatGPT maker OpenAI roasted after theft claims against China’s DeepSeek – The Times of India

AI industry’s one of the biggest and most common names ChatGPT maker OpenAI is worried. Reason: It says that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models. “We know (China) based companies — and others — are constantly trying to distill the models of leading US AI companies,” an OpenAI spokesperson told…

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