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Microsoft Gives OpenAI More Freedom in AI Compute, Sparking a $500 Billion ‘Stargate’ Venture
January 22, 2025 – Microsoft announced an adjustment to its partnership with OpenAI yesterday, January 21st, allowing OpenAI to utilize computing resources from competitors. This modification is aimed at accommodating OpenAI’s escalating demand for computational power and easing tensions between the two parties arising from compute supply issues. Previously, OpenAI’s compute requirements were exclusively reliant…
Stargate: A $500 Billion Investment in AI Infrastructure Led by Tech Leaders OpenAI and SoftBank
January 22, 2025 – Today, technology giants including OpenAI and SoftBank announced their joint venture into a new project named “Stargate.” This newly established company, Stargate, aims to invest $500 billion over the next four years to build AI infrastructure in the United States for OpenAI. Both OpenAI and SoftBank have stated that they will…
OpenAI CFO Calls Musk’s Suit a ‘Competitive Tactic,’ Says AI’s High Costs Make Nonprofit Model Unsustainable
January 22, 2025 – During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sarah Friar, the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI, sat down for an interview with Bloomberg to discuss Elon Musk’s legal efforts to prevent OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company. She characterized these actions as a form of competition. “We hope he doesn’t continue to…
OpenAI Set to Unveil o3 mini Inference Model in Weeks
January 18, 2025 – In a recent post on X, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced the completion of a new inference AI model, the o3 mini. The company plans to roll out this model, which includes API and ChatGPT options, in the coming weeks. This development is aimed at making advanced inference AI more…
Microsoft and OpenAI’s AGI Gamble: A $100 Billion Quest for Intelligence
December 27, 2024 – According to a contract document revealed by tech media outlet The Information on December 26th, Microsoft and OpenAI have secretly attached a price tag to the elusive concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). For clarity, AGI refers to a hypothetical machine intelligence capable of understanding or learning any intellectual task that…
Microsoft and OpenAI Clash Over Cloud Collaboration and Revenue Sharing Terms
December 27, 2024 – According to recent reports from The Information, Microsoft and OpenAI are engaged in a dispute over the terms of their collaboration, with friction points primarily centering around their cloud computing transactions, revenue sharing, and intellectual property (IP) issues. It is alleged that since approximately October, Microsoft and OpenAI have been in…
OpenAI’s Next Move: Exploring the Development of Humanoid Robots
December 25, 2024 – According to a report by The Information today, insiders from OpenAI have recently revealed that the company is exploring the possibility of developing humanoid robots. This news was learned from two “directly informed sources” by the media. However, details about this potential project remain scarce, and it is currently unclear when…
OpenAI CEO Offers Unlimited Sora Access as a Christmas Gift to Subscribers
December 24, 2024 – Yesterday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on the X platform that all ChatGPT Plus subscribers will enjoy unlimited access to Sora during the Christmas holiday season. “As people take time off at the end of December, our GPU resources will have some extra capacity,” Altman stated. “Therefore, we’re offering unlimited Sora…
Korean Report Reveals: 9.8% of Jobs at Risk of Being Replaced by AI Like ChatGPT
December 20, 2024 – The Korean Statistical Office released the “Social Trends 2024” report today, shedding light on significant social and economic shifts in Korean society. The report particularly underscores the impact of AI on employment, the rise in obesity rates, and demographic changes. According to the report, approximately 2.77 million jobs, accounting for 9.8%…
OpenAI Confirms: No Immediate Plans for Sora API Launch
December 18, 2024 – OpenAI has clarified today that it currently has no plans to release an Application Programming Interface (API) for its video generation model, Sora. This model has the capability to generate videos based on text and images. During an online question-and-answer session with members of the OpenAI development team, Romain Huet, the…