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X threatens lawsuit over student disciplined for tweets
According to recent reports, Elon Musk’s X has made good on its promise to support users facing consequences over their posts, coming to the defense of a University of Illinois student facing disciplinary action over his posts. According to information … Continue reading
Seize Control of Your Data
With news of data breaches and scandals around the misuse of people’s data becoming a worrying norm, one company is working to put data ownership back in the hands of individuals and organizations. Akord is a web3 platform offering digital … Continue reading
YouTube rolls out AI music makers to take on TikTok
YouTube has unveiled two new AI-powered music creation tools — Dream Track and Music AI — to help creators make engaging short videos that compete better with rivals like TikTok. The new tools allow users to generate original songs and instrumentals … Continue reading
Child sweatshops power the AI industry
A disturbing Nov. 15 report has revealed that child labor is being used to train artificial intelligence systems by major tech companies. Children as young as 11 are working long hours labeling data and moderating content on crowdsourcing platforms like … Continue reading
Social media emerges as recruiting ground for human smugglers
As migrant flows to the U.S. border reach historic highs, human smugglers are increasingly turning to social media platforms like Snapchat and Facebook to recruit American drivers, according to law enforcement officials and defense lawyers. According to a recent Bloomberg … Continue reading
AI boss Sam Altman ousted after board loses confidence
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it ‘no longer had confidence’ in his ability to lead.
WTF is going on at OpenAI? We have theories
In perhaps the most unexpected tech news of the year, billionaire and AI evangelist Sam Altman has been ejected from his CEO role at OpenAI by the company’s board after an apparent vote of no confidence. Its exact wording in … Continue reading
Greg Brockman quits OpenAI after abrupt firing of Sam Altman
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman has quit the firm, he said Friday, hours after the Microsoft-backed giant abruptly fired its chief executive Sam Altman and assured that Brockman would remain at the startup. Brockman’s sudden departure adds to the … Continue reading
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Removed as CEO
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati will take on the CEO role temporarily while the organization searches for a new head.
Worldcoin’s future remains uncertain after Sam Altman fired from OpenAI
Sam Altman, the now former CEO of OpenAI, has departed his role and is leaving its board, according to a company post on Friday. But questions about his role at other entities like Worldcoin, the crypto project he co-founded, remain … Continue reading
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